Experience

Mercer University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Of Admissions - Mercer University School of Business

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  I currently manage enrollment, from recruitment to matriculation, along with some student success for the Stetson-Hatcher School of Business MBA, MAcc, and Business Analytics programs. Our team provides top-notch customer service from prospective student inquiry to current student graduation. • Responsible for supervising day-to-day operations within the admissions team, such as recruitment activities, hiring and training of staff, budget management, and print communications • Collaborate with our marketing team in creating a recruitment funnel that makes sense and building our recruitment eco system • Each year, responsible for creating and executing the strategic plan for the School of Business admissions to include full life cycle recruiting and strategic initiatives into different markets. • Responsible for meeting the institution goals placed on the admissions team each year. In 2022, for three terms we saw 782 applications, admitted 457 and enrolled 323 new students with over a 75% conversion rate for admit to matriculate. This was a 4% increase of the previous year • Increased the Online MBA new student enrollment. The goal for Fall new student enrollment increased 200% over 2 years. Goal was hit and passed each term. • Along with attending recruitment events, hosting information webinars and attending corporate events, had responsibility to review assigned files as well as be the second review for my team mates. • Coordinate the onboarding process for all admitted business students. • Collaborates with different departments around campus to make the student experience a smooth one including marketing and leadership • In collaboration with the admissions and student success team, redesigned the admissions and onboarding process to handle lead generation to enrollment management Show less



Georgia Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Recruitment Coordinator and Assistant lacrosse Coach

  • Aug 2010 - Present

  • On and off-field responsibilities for the club team • Working alongside an alum, and utilizing a large alumni base, coordinate the recruitment of qualified student-athletes from all over the U.S. utilizing recruitment sites, research, contacts, and on-site visits. All with a limited budget. • Conduct visitation programs by setting up travel, hosts, and programming for the student over a weekend. • Collaborated within the team and alum to create a new website for the program to create better exposure for the program and provide quality information for fans, family members and recruits. gtlacrosse.com • Initiated and implemented organizational change for the program. Over time, developed a strategy to build a winning program and provide current coaches with the resources to succeed. When I became a part of the club team, we were 9-7 with a roster of low 20’s and have now moved to a roster over 40 and currently 13-0 (14-0 three years later after the “4.0 plan”). • On-field duties assigned by the head coach and develop leadership programming and opportunities with current members. • Created an onboarding program for incoming freshman Show less



Columbus State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Transfer and Graduate Recruiter/Senior Counselor - Enrollment Management

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2020

  • Manage the full-cycle execution of campus recruitment activities (such as information sessions, career fairs, webinars, coffee shop connections, counselor connections) at multiple institutions within GA, AL and other events assigned by Director.• Current Transfer and Graduate student POC• Develop and execute campus/program recruiting strategies, pre-interviews, advisement, and navigate student applicants through the application and on-boarding (orientation) processes.• Admissions lead for new website design for UX • Cold calling as well as utilize texting platform to connect• Collaborate with College partners, program coordinators, and Campus Recruiting Team on the enhancement of our campus programs which includes identifying creative recruiting solutions and process improvements• Create talent pipelines for an assortment of programs including athletics and the Honors College• Created and implemented marketing and recruitment strategies for our transfer and graduate population including recruitment literature• Continually multi-tasking and innovating to meet semester goals• Increased transfer applications by 17% the first year and averaging 3% per year thereafter• Partner with key business unit leadership in identifying campus/program recruiting needs. Show less

• Athletics Department Liaison

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2020

  • Work with our athletics staff to help streamline their recruitment efforts • Help build a student-athlete friendly recruitment process• Developed a “brand ambassador” program to help the coaches in their recruitment of student-athletes that meet their needs as well as the institutions. This group conducted tours and meetings with prospective student-athletes on campus• Help coaches to design and implement recruitment events on and off-campus

• International Recruiter and Counselor

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2020

  • International Recruiter – Created recruitment and marketing strategies for the UK, Holland, and Belgium that showed not only an increase in applications but also yields. • I travel to the UK twice per year and set up speaking events• Created an in-depth marketing packet for all UK students including a website• I created and implemented an “in-house” evaluation process for students from the UK. This also consisted of a communication plan• Increased UK applications by 100% in two years with a 25% yield• Created and developed a UK Information websitehttps://international.columbusstate.edu/uk-admissions/index.php Show less

• Undergraduate Traditional Recruiter

  • Aug 2010 - May 2016

  • Territory manager within the state of Georgia executing strategic campaign designed by our team• Set up tours and guidance counselor interactions to meet my monthly goals.• Work alongside my team to host quarterly visitation programsOther responsibilities include:• Inter-Department Relations – To bridge the gaps in the silos on campus, I work with other departments to help them recruit their own students within our current system. • Out of State Recruiter – Responsible for following up and working within my assigned territory around the continental United State Show less

• Dual Enrollment Recruiter

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Recruited qualified students for our Dual Enrollment program from within my assigned territory.• I created, set up and orchestrated several Dual Enrollment “Discovery Days” throughout the year• Created an orientation program for accepted Dual Enrollment students called “My First Step”



Lees-McRae College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Lacrosse Coach

  • May 2005 - May 2010

  • Co-Director of the student-athlete leadership group from interviews (Basic Behavioral) to student-led and guest speaker led programs • Recruited student-athletes, on average around 15 a year, from all over the US, Canada, and the UK. Attended a variety of recruitment programs throughout the year. • Guided and advised students through their collegiate career on their desired career pathway but also graduate school. • All other duties including budgeting, NCAA compliance, practice planning, weight room management, scouting, film breakdown, campus visit coordinator, managed a work-study program, plus any duty assigned by the athletic director. Show less



Wingate University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Lacrosse Coach

  • May 2003 - May 2005

• Resident Director

  • 2003 - 2005

  • Created/Developed a positive living environment designed to link community, faculty, and residents, often resolving conflict• Promoted academic excellence, addressed student needs, and encouraged involvement among residents in a way that supported the mission of the University and the Department of Housing and Residence Life• Managed administrative duties including maintenance requests, incident reports, and room transfers• Promoted the interaction and construction of social networks between community and residents• Marketed/Developed/Led student centered hall programs to promote social, education, diversity, health, emotional, understanding and growth• Assisted in the selection, evaluation and training of incoming RA’s• Communicated, corresponded & collaborated with on and off-campus offices such as counseling, student activities, campus security, Planned Parenthood, maintenance, etc.• Implemented and enforced all University and Housing policies• Collaborated with orientation staff Show less



Wheeling University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant lacrosse Coach

  • Jun 2002 - May 2003