Yvette Upton Email & Phone Number

Savannah, GA, US

Savannah, Georgia, United States

• Brings 20+ years of experience in higher education and non profits to DEI workshop facilitation for corporations, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and community settings.- Offer customized DEI.
• Workshops include: -Creating an Inclusive Workplace - Acknowledging and Addressing Power and Privilege in the Workplace - Lean In’s “Allyship atWork” and “50 Ways to Figh tBias” workshops- Provide follow-up services.

Savannah, GA

Upstream Consulting is a consulting firm based in Savannah, Georgia, helping health and social service nonprofits win more grants. As a grant writer with Upstream Consulting, I develop grant applications and reports that give nonprofits back the time to focus on their mission.

Savannah, GA

• Taught weekly early literacy classes to pre-K and K classes in local Title I schools.Looping Literacy Together is an arts-integrated early literacy curriculum that aims to reduce disparities in reading readiness among.

Savannah, Georgia Area

- Provided evidence-based, comprehensive prevention education on topics such as body safety, bullying, relational aggression, consent, sexual harassment, sexual assault and bystander intervention to students in local schools and colleges.- Experience presenting Safer, Smarter Kids; MBF Child Safety Matters; Second Step; OneLove; Common Sense Media; and.

Savannah, Georgia Area

• Taught several Gender Studies courses in the general education core curriculum on both the Armstrong and Hinesville campuses prior to Armstrong's merger with Georgia Southern University.
• Developed the syllabi for these courses based on general course descriptions.
• Content included general DEI concepts and focused on intersectional identities in addition tocourse specific materials.
• Created a supportive and welcoming classroom environment to discuss complex DEI topics.
• Taught a wide range of students from different backgrounds, genders, ethnicities and ages,including traditional age college students and veterans. - GNST 1101 Introduction to Gender Studies - GNST 2101 Gender, Values &.

Savannah, GA

• Provided leadership and support to the units within the Office of the Dean of Students to ensure effective services and program for Armstrong students
• Career Services
• Disability Services
• Student Health Center
• Student Integrity
• Student Life ( Emerging Leaders, Greek Life, Navigate orientation, Student Activities, Volunteer Services and Captain's Pantry)

Savannah, Georgia

• Two-year appointment with the following responsibilities:
• Partnered with the Vice President for Student Affairs to lead and implement strategic initiatives for the Division.
• Led research and assessment efforts for the Division. Provide oversight and support to individual units to develop and implement an annual, ongoing cycle of assessment that informs and shapes future services to.
• Co-chaired, with AVP of Academic Affairs, the Behavioral Assessment Team that meets regularly to review and assess individual student(s) or broader campus concerns. BAT enacts proactive efforts and timely responses to.
• Supervised professional and graduate student staff in these functions: Judicial Affairs, Greek Affairs, Student Activities, Student Government Association, Graduate Student Coordinating Council, and Research and.
• Represented Student Affairs on the following university-wide committees: Graduate Affairs Committee; Enrollment Management Council (Executive Committee); Planning, Budget and Facilities Committee; Institutional.

- Directed overall vision and strategy for Georgia Tech’s Savannah campus student services and outreach functions. - Served as member of the campus leadership team and provided direct supervision of staff with the following functions at GTS: Academic Advising, Auxiliary Services, Campus Recreation, Counseling and Health Services, Disability Services.

Assistant Dean Responsibilities:- Served as member of the leadership team of the Office of the Dean of Students while directing a major unit of the office (the Women's Resource Center).- Served in rotation as dean on duty responding to emergencies after hours and weekends (hospitalizations, alcohol abuse, DUIs, suicide attempts, robberies, assaults.

- Directed the strategic and day-to-day operations of the Women’s Resource Center.- Advised student-led programs such as the Women's Leadership Conference and Women's Awareness Month.- Built collaborations across campus including partnerships with academic units, residence life, counseling, health services, student integrity, student organizations.

- Managed special projects in marketing and communications, such as recruitment materials, fundraising brochures, media relations for the 1996 Olympics, and GSU Master Plan communication strategies. - Provided media relations and publications support for various colleges/majors and the Division of Student Services.- Promoted from Information Specialist to.

- Edited/designed monthly magazines for the Atlanta legal community. - Created and implemented text design for books on mediation, jury selection and a courthouse companion guide.

Ed.D., Higher Education

Dissertation: Gender, Power and Influence: Experiences of Mid-Level and Senior Administrators at a U.S. Research University UGA Executive.

M.A., Women'S Studies

Master's Thesis: "Lasting Impressions: Viewing the Georgia Institute of Technology Experience Through the Lenses of First-Year and Senior.

B.A., Journalism

Activities and Societies: President's Scholar, Honors Program, Signal Editor (Student Newspaper)General, Advanced and Research Honors.