Visionary leader and advocate for university-wide mission of graduate education initiatives. Join with Provost, Vice Presidents, Deans, Assistant Deans, and Vice Provosts to further advance high caliber interdisciplinary programs for graduates and professionals. Administer academic program development, market analysis, enrollment management, graduate recruitment, marketing, branding, international outreach, CRM optimization, and data analytics. Scope of leadership covers 50 graduate programs attended by 3K students enrolled in College of Arts & Sciences, School of Law, Leavey School of Business, School of Engineering, Jesuit School of Theology, and School of Education Counseling and Psychology.• Established a Graduate Programs Council and teamed with Deans to discuss ways to grow enrollment. Brainstormed ways to partner with admissions and apply best practices to increase yield rates. Instigated initiatives including a marketing brochure highlighting all graduate programs.• Originated a new 'Online' division to focus on marketing outreach and attract students interested in online graduate programs offered by School of Law, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Education & Counseling Psychology, and School of Engineering. Played a role in hiring six FTEs in marketing and admissions support division activities.• Established a Senior Business Analyst role to support user training of Slate CRM, an application platform and comprehensive admissions system.

Decided strategic program direction, continuous improvement, and development, introduction, and evaluation of new graduate business programs. Presided over director-level staff and indirect staff comprising admissions, program management, and career services. Collaborated in defining new job descriptions and salaries for five additional department staff positions. Monitored MBA program budget and administered over a million in scholarship funds. Reviewed programs and curriculum with Graduate Programs Faculty Committee. Represented School of Business on appropriate national and international organizations and committees. Served on several selection committees to hire key leadership positions.• Furthered launch efforts of ‘Online’ program platforms for MS in Marketing, MS in Finance & Analytics, and MS in Business Analytics. Collaborated with an outside vendor and instituted four staff positions to support each platform.• Initiated a marketing assessment to evaluate existing recruiting efforts. Findings incentivized actions to increase the number of monthly information sessions of class visits and prospective students. Enhanced graphics and content for email campaigns.• Administered Evening and Executive MBA online programs, and four Master of Science programs with a total complement of 850 students. Contributed to curriculum updates. • Launched an MBA Alumni Advisory Board to aid future funding initiatives for admissions, career management, and Evening and Executive MBA program curriculums. • Spearheaded creation and implementation of Career Management services. Added additional career workshops. Used career data to emphasize benefits workshop attendance.• Piloted an initiative with Dean of Business to improve graduate program standings. Raised average GMAT, work experience, and peer assessment to move into a top 20 position from US News and World Report and upgraded standing to top 15 in both Poets & Quants and Princeton Review publications.

Served a one-year special appointment to consult with other graduate program leaders regarding Planning and Institutional Effectiveness. Selected by Provost and Vice Provost of Planning. Met with deans to consult and plan improvements to admissions and marketing processes that would effectively streamline and improve efficiency.• Prompted improvement efforts in recruitment, admissions, and marketing for Schools of Engineering, Education, Counseling Psychology.• Increased Engineering Information Sessions/Webinars by 25% subsequently increased enrollment figures by 10%.• Expanded email message campaigns to sustain a higher level of awareness and outreach to students interested in School of Education courses.• Devised a marketing strategy to appeal to international engineering students; utilized an outside firm to assist in recruiting communications.

Teach undergraduate and graduate (online and face to face) sections of Effective Communication in Business. The course helps students to learn to communicate effectively in a business context, including producing quantitative and qualitative analyses and evaluations; creating information graphics, formal multimedia reports, proposals, and presentations. Students will also develop skills in informal business discourse (plans, process and progress reports, email, memos, etc.), including design, development, and delivery of a project that bridges SCU's Mission with the needs of Silicon Valley, presented to an internal and external business audience.I also teach the critical business presentations elective to the Evening MBA and MS students as well as the global immersion class to the Evening MBA students.• Teach a core course on ‘Effective Business Communications’ and an elective course in ‘Critical Business Communications’ to evening and online MBA students. Overall performance rating from students in both courses since 2017 is 4.8/5.0.• Teach a core course on ‘Effective Business Communications’ to juniors and seniors. Overall performance rating for teaching since 2017 is 4.9/5.0.

Hired by the Dean and the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs on a part-time strategic project working from Atlanta that advanced American University's Kogod School of Business. Some of the project included:• Reviewed the admissions website and other relevant pages for errors, problems, and general content suggestions. • Provided suggestions on admissions and recruiting strategies to the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and, at times, the admissions team. • Served in a mystery shopping role for admissions processes. • Reviewed and researched competitor websites and admissions processes.• Participated in weekly admissions, marketing, and enrollment meetings and provided suggestions and support. • Participated in the Discover Kogod event(s) and provided suggestions on approach and recruiting efforts. • Helped to develop an alumni strategy that supported admissions through program promotion, conducting interviews, and outreach. • Meet with KSB alumni in Atlanta and helped with recruiting efforts in Atlanta, GA.• Participated in some admissions fairs, representing Kogod.

Directed strategy and initiatives to increase enrollment and revenue for the business college. Inspired greater student satisfaction and expanded enrollment by originating and implementing a fresh new departmental structure. As a result of growth, added ten additional department professional staff. In over five years, increased enrollment revenue by $7.5 million.• Spearheaded efforts to increase admission applications for international business graduate students. Initiated strategy and positions for a first international recruiting trip to Pune, Delhi, and Bangalore India. Obtained funding for two additional positions to concentrate on recruitment outreach efforts and raised application numbers by 110%. (73% - Fall 2015) and (55% - Fall 2016).• Achieved higher rankings for PTMBA by expanding Dean’s Peer Assessment, attendance at conference presentations, and launching email campaigns. Ranking moved up 20 spots into top 25.• Captained Planning Committee for 2012, two-day PTMBA Conference. Devised agenda, proposals, and venue for 'Emphasized Trends in the PTMBA Space' attended by Deans, Associate Deans, and 150 Assistants.• Contributed in a strategic move to modify 13 programs into one-year formats allowing accelerated degree achievement and greater appeal to students.

• Organized and managed all on-campus and off-campus events which include open houses, informational breakfasts, lunches and yield events that resulted in 35 events a year. • Evaluated applications and coordinated the GMAT waiver process and ran the admissions committee• Hired, trained, and managed three staff• Increased the locations of the PMBA Program from three sites to four sites and grew the number of students from 200 to 300 in just a year.• Successfully recruited and filled the first PMBA/MHA program for the College that resulted in 25 students and a 1.4 million dollars increase in tuition dollars for the college.

• Managed Executive MBA recruitment efforts by traveling to key cities and focus on marketing efforts including radio and print advertising. Coordinated new marketing efforts for the program• Managed all on-campus and off-campus events which included open houses, informational breakfasts, lunches and yield events. • Evaluated applications, coordinated the GMAT waiver process with the admissions committee• Hired, trained, and managed one student employee• Served as admissions liaison with the financial aid office and helped to streamline the process for prospective students

• Managed all University recruitment efforts for New Jersey and Delaware while building and fostering relationships with guidance counselors and interviewing and speaking to students and families• Evaluated 2,500 prospective freshman and transfer students’ applications for admissions and make final decisions for New Jersey and Delaware applicants• Hired, trained, and managed 12 student summer employees• Co-advisor of the Ambassador Program consisting of 125 student volunteers• Served as admissions liaison with the Kogod School of Business marketing team and assisted in making their enrollment class per year• Organized and maintained the overnight program by working with all University departments and schools• Promoted AU to prospective students during information sessions, college fairs, and high school visits• Interviewed prospective students and evaluated applications for admission • Acted as a co-advisor for the Ambassador Program and oversaw the implementation of the program• Primary organizer of 7 overnight visit programs per year for prospective students

• Evaluated and admitted over 6,500 students to six educational programs including middle school, high school, and college students• Participated as Faculty Advisor for the Los Angeles National Youth Leadership Forum on Law in which I supervised a group of 20 high school students and facilitated small group meeting and led discussions• Fielded inquiries, comments, and concerns from students and parents via telephone and e-mail