Instructor, Academic and College Success 101

• May 2020 - Present

Office of Alumni Relations, Coordinator

• Mar 2019 - Present

•Event Planning: worked with Catering, Marketing & Communications, Facilities, Campus Operations, Student Activities and Leadership, Center for Civic Engagement, student staff, external vendors, and other parties to gather information, place orders, secure services, for planning, logistics, execution, and organization of myriad events and needs throughout Homecoming and Reunion weekend, 51 + Club and Founders Legacy Society Annual Spring Celebration, and Golden Flyer Egg Hunt.•Graduate Assistants and Graduate Intern Supervision: using a balanced approach based on self determination dimensions of competence, autonomy, and relatedness in working with graduate assistants. This approach is accomplished, for example, by providing clear training, freedom for students to take the lead on a project and manage their own time with clear deadlines, and providing support and acknowledgement of their work and accomplishments. The goal of this style of supervising is to, at the same time, empower as well as nourish the development of each student's professional competencies.•Student Assistant Recruitment: Recruited and trained a competent and diverse team of nineteen student assistants and assigned them to a variety of roles in successful operational execution of 2019 Homecoming and Reunion.•High School Intern Supervision: provided assistance to Director with creating a list of projects for the office’s high school intern for summer 2019. The list of assignments that was created followed developmentally appropriate, logical, and natural progression that started from research to creating a final deliverable product, while ensuring that intern meets the learning objectives he discussed with the office. Coordinator provided support and feedback for intern throughout the internship.

Division for Community and Belonging, Intern

• Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

Center for Life's Work, Graduate Assistant

• Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

Alumni and Employer Relations:•Participated in the preparation, marketing, and implementation of the Spring 2018 Job & Internship Fair, which included but not limited to the following: management and organization of employer participants’ information in Handshake and Excel spreadsheet; design and production of signs and program booklets distributed during the fair to students and employers; data input and quality inspection for The Fairs App used during the event; information and technical assistance to encourage app usage by students during the fair. •Collaborated with designers from other offices and departments to produce marketing collaterals, e.g., posters, as well as online and printed promotion materials that follow branding guidelines provided by Nazareth College’s Marketing & Communications team.•Provided assistance for campus events organized by Center for Life’s Work in collaboration with other offices and departments on campus, such as Life’s Work Speaker Series inaugural event in Spring 2018 and Career Connections Breakfast in Fall 2018. Tasks included but not limited to marketing efforts; day-of-event preparation and registration for student attendees; creation of post-event survey, as well as preliminary data analysis and report on Qualtrics.Internship Program:•Compiled previously disparate databases with student internship placement information, dating back to Spring 2010, into one comprehensive, succinct, and accessible master list. Responsible for ongoing maintenance and improvements to the list as more data becomes available. •Designed and produced program booklet for Spring 2018 and Fall 2018 Internship Symposium, as well as marketing collateral for information sessions by representatives from partner organizations.•Data management in Moodle-based Professional Internship Program courses for Spring 2018, which included attendance tracking, assignment submissions, and site information for student internship placements.

Center for International Education, Intern

• Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

•Part of the planning team to prepare for International Education Week 2018 activities on campus that is part of a larger initiative to increase awareness and interest in Nazareth College's global programming. Tasked specifically with research, planning, and execution of the inaugural Global Flyer Photo Shoot Project that successfully collected 87 individual photographs and accompanying stories of students, staff, and faculty members to be displayed during International Week Reception and to be archived in the Global Flyers Digital Photo Library. Additional duties included the creation of a new logo for the Global Flyers program following Marketing and Communication guidelines, layout and design of digital template for collected photographs to be displayed, necessary editing for pictures taken during the photo shoot, preparation of printed materials for promotion and exhibition, planning and implementation of short and long term marketing plan for Global Flyers initiative social media campaign.•Responsible for planning, marketing, and logistics for off-campus events sponsored and co-sponsored by the department, including an outing to the annual International Student Welcome Picnic organized by Rochester Global Connections, a visit to Niagara Falls State Park, and an outing to Bristol Mountain Fall Fest with International Student Network.•Redesigned English Language Institute's Conversation Partner Program logo and program brochure.•Provided assistance in international student orientation for Fall 2018, which included the following tasks: airport pickup and campus on-boarding for incoming exchange students; training session in Nazareth and Google account setup for international students from China; transportation and support for students with lost luggage issues at the airport, as well as for work-permit application at Rochester's Social Security Administration Office.

Title IX, Graduate Assistant

• Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

English Language Institute - Study Abroad for English (SAfE), Student Assistant - Evening Activities

• Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

•Collaborated in the planning and implementation of evening creative arts programming for international students during SAfE summer 2018 session, which included sessions to make camp arts and crafts, tie-dye t-shirts, collages, and craft musical instruments.•Created and prepared artwork for on-site screen-printing of t-shirts that students tie-dyed in previous sessions.•Participated in the successful planning of and coordination with campus partners and third-party vendors for end of summer session farewell party activities, which included on-site t-shirt and letterpress printing.

Office of Alumni Relations, Graduate Assistant

• May 2018 - Aug 2018

•Updated previously manual process to produce annual department status report to an automated Excel-based template, which maximized efficiency and increased overall accuracy.•Performed basic analysis on user activities to measure alumni engagement on department’s LinkedIn page for the Director of Alumni Relations.•Provided assistance during Homecoming & Reunion weekend, which included but not limited to the following: setup and breakdown; check-in and information for alumni, guests, and students; coordination with third-party vendors during food truck rodeo.

Retention & Student Success, Intern

• May 2018 - Aug 2018

Student Activities & Leadership, Office Assistant

• May 2018 - Jul 2018

•Conducted research and benchmarking, as well as logistics and coordination assistance, for the pilot Parent Orientation program during New Student Orientation in fall 2018•Conducted research and benchmarking as part of a larger initiative to support first generation students on campus.•Created original digital illustration for social media entry to promote new basketball court, as well as for t-shirts distributed to Orientation Leaders during New Student Orientation in fall 2018.•Prepared artwork for print following guidelines provided by third-party vendors.•Co-authored an entry in Nazareth’s Compendium, titled "Home Away From Home", about ten local Rochester highlights to familiarize incoming students to the area.

Center for Service-Learning, Graduate Assistant

• Sep 2017 - May 2018

•Assisted in the preparation, coordination, and execution of department-sponsored campus events (Center for Service-Learning Writing Retreat in Fall 2017, Brown Bag sessions for faculty and Center for Service-Learning Writing Workshop in Spring 2018), which included, but not limited to, the following: room selection and booking through personal communications, Astra, and 25Live; working with Sodexo for catering arrangements throughout the event; research and reservation at local restaurants to entertain out-of-town guest speakers and scholars; research and arrangement for transportation to and from off-campus venues; design and production of digital marketing collaterals in Smore for faculty brown bag event series.•Provided assistance in research conducted within the civic engagement, service-learning, and gerontology areas, which included, but not limited to, the following: liability and risk management for experiential learning activities involving community partners; student participation and outcomes in service-learning courses; evaluation of service-learning courses on campus; intergenerational learning and outcomes for both students and community partners.•Served as third author and co-editor for an article on intergenerational learning pedagogy published in peer-reviewed journal, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.•Assisted in the facilitation of a focus group at St. John’s Senior Living Communities to evaluate Fall 2017 Nazareth College courses held on-site as part of the St. John’s Collaborative for Intergenerational Learning (SCIL) program.•Created a directory of area colleges and universities with civic engagement and service-learning departments

Student Development, Graduate Assistant

• Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

•Researched, designed, and produced a 30-minute online training course in Moodle for Campus Safety. The module is intended for students, faculty, and staff, who have been assigned to crowd manager duty for certain events on campus as required by New York Fire Safety Codes. •Participated in marketing and implementation of Nazareth College Safety Week in fall 2017, which included design and production of a banner for National Preparedness Month; design and production of a poster to promote Campus Safety's Like It? Lock It! campaign to increase awareness in the prevalence of thefts on campus and prevention measures for students, faculty, and staff; provided information and assistance to participants in a survival kit building station as part of the overall effort to increase awareness in natural disaster preparedness for students and other members of the campus community.•Reviewed Nazareth College 2017-2018 Student Handbook & College Policies and provided feedback to the Associate Vice President of Student Development for discussion.•Reviewed a potential textbook for a course facilitated by the Associate Vice President of Student Development in the HESAA master’s program. Also tasked with the creation of a PowerPoint presentation on one chapter of the book for in-class instruction.

Illustrator/Designer

• Jan 2005 - Present

•Created logos, album covers, layout design, web collateral, and illustrations for music groups and organization in the local Rochester region.

Event Management, Graduate Assistant

• Sep 2018 - Feb 2019

•Act as liaison between students, space owners, and campus service providers in approving on and off-campus event requests.•Provide support and assistance for student event organizers with event, space, and service requests in accordance to established process implemented by Center for Campus Life and campus service providers.•Identify potential compliance issues in event requests that would require escalation to appropriate offices and campus contacts.•Identify potential risks involved in activities that are part of events requested by students and create necessary waiver documents using a template provided by RIT Office of Legal Affairs.

Production Manager; Operations Manager

• May 2015 - Mar 2017

•Successfully participated in an overall restructuring of business operations to increase efficiency and accountability with special emphasis on the following: refinement of existing procedures for order receiving and processing; the creation of an entirely new purchase order form; development and maintenance of a dedicated spreadsheet to track and manage orders; implementation of a new system for production scheduling and timeline management; and refocusing on best practices to ensure that sales and production met realistic expectations and deadlines established in collaboration with clients and customers.•Performed major financial review to reconcile financial discrepancies dating back several years to prepare for annual tax reporting and potential audit.•Participated in the interviewing and hiring process of a new print associate position in the production team.•Managed all finances and daily office operations, including: payment of monthly bills and credit card expenses, basic accounting duties, payroll processing, and weekly budgeting of operation costs. •Responsible for garment stock inventory tracking and management to meet production needs, as well as daily garment purchasing and monthly office and shipping supplies replenishment.•Maintained efficient and productive manufacturing schedules to meet established deadlines.•Created a secure and comprehensive record-keeping system to anticipate potential accountability issues.•Established reciprocal working relationships with clients, customers, vendors, and other outside partners to ensure visibility and enhance marketing potential.•Assisted in the development of marketing strategy and company goal setting in a quarterly basis.

Traffic Coordinator

• Apr 2014 - May 2015

•Acted as liaison between clients and internal departments in processing and producing theater advertisements. •Provided assistance to clients with technical issues, which included but not limited to the following: digital file transfer, video editing, digital asset audio adjustments. •Performed quality check for completed supplied advertising materials to maintain the highest overall quality. •Maintained a database in Excel for advertisement scheduling and fulfillment purposes

Digital Production Coordinator

• Oct 2011 - Apr 2014