Vice President for Institutional Equity and Belonging

• Oct 2023 - Present

Chief Diversity Officer

• Jul 2020 - Present

As a member of the college’s senior leadership, the CDO will lead the college’s efforts to create and sustain a campus culture that embraces and promotes diversity and inclusion. I serve as a key advisor and advocate, and lead in developing the vision for Daemen’s new Center for Diversity and Inclusion.• Provides strategic leadership and administrative oversight for researching, developing, implementing and maintaining a range of successful practices for supporting a College climate that values and prioritizes equity, diversity and inclusiveness• Assist in the management of services and programs designed to increase the recruitment, retention, matriculation, and ultimate graduation of a diverse population• Implement and manage campus-wide training and educational efforts on micro- aggressions, cultural competencies, and inclusive instruction• Serve as the Equal Employment Officer for the College• Serve as the College’s Title IX Coordinator, assisting with the Dean of Students with training for all deputies• Serve as ex-officio and coordinator for the Council for Diversity and Inclusion• Oversee the implementation of the Bias Reporting system, advisingEmployee Engagement functions and processes Show less

Director of Arthur O. Eve HEOP

• Sep 2018 - Present

As Director, I provide cooperative leadership while coordinating, evaluating, and administering the academic and operational activities of the program, prioritizing the development of academic support and enrichment services designed to foster student growth and success. • Prepare grant proposals to New York State Department of Education (NYSED) and other agencies and submit regular reports • Ensures recruitment and enrollment of the most educationally and economically disadvantaged students in accordance with NYSED guidelines• Prepares, monitors and reports on the program’s institutional and state budgets• Serves as the Foster Youth College Success Initiative liaison, assisting in the identification of eligible students and monitoring the receipt and distribution of funding • Structuring and overseeing the TRI Scholars Academy summer curriculum and transitional experience• Serves on campus-wide committees related to diversity, retention and student success Show less

Assistant Director of Arthur O. Eve HEOP

• Apr 2015 - Sep 2018

• Assist in the oversight and coordination of the daily operations of the HEOP Office• Organizes, plans, and implements the five week Pre-Freshmen Summer Program for entering first-year students, and serves as a Summer Program Counselor.• Provide proactive academic and personal support for caseload of first and second year students• Closely monitors student academic progress for assigned caseload including reviews of degree audits, schedules, and transcripts.• Organizes and facilitates the Career, Personal, and Professional Preparation (CAPP) weekly seminar for first year students.• Facilitates HEOP Board of Trustees, student leaders representing their respective cohorts in the decision making process of student-centered, student-driven programming.• Creates, organizes, and facilitates Emerging Leaders Program using the Social Justice Model of Leadership. • Liaises with faculty and campus constituents with respect to HEOP students' academic and personal needs.• Identifies, recruits, enrolls and retains academically and historically disadvantaged first-year students from strategic demographic areas and serves on HEOP Admission Committee. • Serves on CARE Team as campus advocate for students by reviewing behavioral reports and prescribing appropriate interventions.• Assists the Director in representing the programs to enhance their visibility and identity at all of the institution's general student recruiting and admission events on campus; including summer previews, open houses, accepted student days, Lobby Day, and orientation programming.• Assist in the preparation of annual enrollment reports, campus annual reports, and assessment activities for NYSED and Daemen College.• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of HEOP. Show less

Student Success Advocate

• Oct 2009 - Mar 2015

• Instruct INT101- Learning in College, a college preparatory course on expectations of a liberal education and academic success strategies • Provide intrusive academic coaching to a caseload of over 200 project participants, including but not limited to facilitating activities that promote participant engagement in college, holistic needs assessment and graduation plans, minimizing historic barriers, tracking participant progress toward academic goals and facilitate timely and effective interventions, and acting as a liaison to campus support offices • Design and facilitate workshops, with an emphasis on financial literacy and the FAFSA process • Identify and implement instructional support to Student Support Services students for retention of good academic standing • Coordinate the Alumni Mentor Program with the Alumni Association to foster an exchange of career-related ideas and expertise to enhance the college experience • Collaborate with Student Support Services staff to develop and facilitate programming supportive of federal Student Support Services Program objectives to retain and graduate project participants • Coordinate with program staff to comply with new HEOA federal legislation governing the TRIO Student Support Services grant, including assistance with data collection for and preparation of the project’s Annual Performance Report Show less

Graduate Assistant for Student Life

• Jun 2008 - Mar 2009

• Coordinated event planning with campus departments for student organizations including space planning for events • Mentored leaders in student organizations on time management, professionalism, event planning and life after college • Co-supervised work study students in the Information Center • Responsible for maintaining the Max Facility reservations system • Input data for system and print daily and monthly reports, ensuring that events were never double booked • Educated facility users on services available to them (such as catering, decorating, additional equipment, etc.) • Served as an integral part of the Student Life staff by assisting in planning, coordinating and providing support for activities such as Homecoming, Welcome Back and Union Bash Show less

Commercial Accounting Manager

• Aug 1998 - Jun 2008

• Demonstrated an advanced track record of promotion and increased responsibility - August 1998-June 2008 • Supervised staff of 6, ensuring all departmental and organizational expectations were met • Provided mentoring and staff development on interpersonal growth and management skills • Completed staff development training courses on Leading Change, Fundamentals of Supervising, and Fair and Legal Management • Responsible for training new employees based on vast knowledge of several Mortgage Accounting roles • Prioritized and managed high volume business activity Show less