Derek Wills Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Stony Brook, New York, United States

Schomburg-West Apartments

Pleasantville, Ny

• Directly supervise, train, and evaluate 6-8 Resident Assistants (RAs) • Manage three distinct First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs) based in student leadership, nursing, healthy living (14-15), and entrepreneurship (15-present)• Meet and collaborate with FIG faculty partners and Faculty-In-Residence to encourage faculty integration and cross-campus collaborations• Chair the RA Selection committee, assisting and then leading the revamping of recruitment and selection process of 37-40 student staff members• Serve as a member of the professional development committee, assisting with professional staff training, recognition and ongoing development• Handle crisis and conflict situations, such as mental health incidents, roommate conflicts, student conduct and staffing issues• Provide night and weekend duty responsibilities for 1,300 residential students• Serve as a judicial hearing officer for alcohol and drug violations and issue developmental and educational sanctions • Serve on the Leadership Advisory Board, within the Student Development & Campus Activities office with other faculty, staff, and students to assist with growth of campus leadership programs• Developed job description and selected first ever ACUHO-I Summer Residence Director Intern• Advised Hall Council, including the recruitment and training of members as well as the promotion of activities and involvement in issues related to campus life

Geneseo, Ny

- Implement events primarily for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights that promote socially responsible programming and increase student involvement-Advise student organizations and event staff on how to plan and events through the Geneseo Late Knight (GLK) grant program, and assist with oversight of a $50,000 late night budget-Aide in implementation of departmental and annual events, including Student Organization Expo, Student Organization Awards Ceremony, Weeks of Welcome and Holiday Jubilee-Complete nightly event reports that include description, evaluation, and attendance-Co-Supervise, schedule, and train seven undergraduate GLK Event Assistants-Conduct bi-weekly staff meetings, as well as coordinating and implementing team building and staff development exercises-Partake in rotating schedule as supervisor for events after hours and on weekends-Work collaboratively to implement marketing strategies through use of Twitter and KnightLink

-Assisted with planning and coordination of 30 summer conference groups ranging in size from 30 to 700 conference attendees-Supervised, trained, and evaluated seven undergraduate full-time Conference Assistants-Oversaw all residence hall preparations, including pre and post building walkthroughs-Collaborated with various offices including Conference Planning, Housekeeping, Maintenance, ID Office, Event Services, University Police and Athletics to ensure successful conferences-Scheduled check-in, check-out, front desk and duty operations-Managed and updated key card interface using Onity software

Buffalo, Ny

-Provide support to undergraduate students regarding graduate school search and application process, resumes, cover letters, volunteer/internship opportunities and the job search process-Counsel students declaring major through interpretation of assessments including personality and the Strong Interest Inventory-Create and implement advertising/programming to promote services and events-Present to first-year seminar classes about the TypeFocus personality inventory-Develop presentations and workshops regarding career related topics including interviewing and resume writing-Created new Career and Community Engagement Support Center as a resource to assist students with internship and volunteer opportunities

Buffalo, New York

East Amherst, New York

Rochester, Ny

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Learning And Teaching In Social Contexts

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Resource Management

Master Of Science (Ms), College Student Personnel Administration

Activities and Societies: College Student Personnel Graduate Association

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Resident Hall Council, Psychology Peer Mentor, Peer Tutor, Psi Chi