Experience

University of Illinois Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Admissions Honors College

  • May 2022 - Present

  The Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Admissions is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the student recruitment, admission, and yield activities of the Honors College and special admissions programs. Working closely with the Dean and the college’s management team, this position develops, implements, and assesses recruitment strategies to achieve the college’s goals for quantity and quality of students. The Assistant Dean also provides direct student advising and teaches Honors seminars when necessary. Show less



Chicago State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Director of Admissions and Recruitment

  • Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  Review, coordinate, and enhance the admissions/enrollment business processes to insure enhanced utilization of technology and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the department. Interpret and monitor federal, state and institutional policies and regulations pertaining to admission processes and procedures to insure compliance with these regulations. Coordinate the review, revision and development of enrollment, recruitment and admissions policies, processes and procedures to align institutional and system requirements. Manages staff. Accomplishes personnel management strategies by: setting accountable goals and measuring performance; communicating vertically and horizontally; reinforcing organizational values, policies, and procedures; implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, and counseling for current and new staff; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing staff contributions.Utilizes project management skills to design and implement major campus events, such as open house, admitted students day and our weekly virtual admissions information session seminars. Am skilled at using Accuplacer and have recently taken over as the testing coordinator for first-time freshman and transfer students at the university. Upload the testing data into Banner 9 so academic advising can assist students with registration.Have worked with RLM Media and Spark451, Inc. in sending surveys and engaging in outreach campaigns to recruit potential applicants to the university.Promoted to the position after just over a year as Associate Director. of Admissions at CSU. Show less

• Associate Director Of Admissions and Recruitment

  • Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

  The Associate Director of Admissions serves as part of the leadership team for CSU Admissions. The primary focus of the role is to manage the strategic outreach and recruitment efforts for the office while providing supervision to the team of Enrollment Specialists/Admissions Counselors. In addition to serving as a university representative to high schools, community based organizations, and community colleges, each Enrollment Specialist has a designated "specialty" in the Office of Admissions. Some examples of specialties include Transfer, Events, Recruitment, Communications, In-House Counselor, etc. Show less



Purdue University Northwest

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Recruiter (Chicagoland Area)

  • Aug 2019 - Sep 2020

  • Primary field representative through a range of recruitment activities and benchmarks for the purpose of increasing applications and enrollment from a designated geographic region based outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. • Build, manage and maintain a designated recruitment territory and strategic plan with the Director of Undergraduate Admissions. • Maintain a travel schedule and represent undergraduate admissions at various recruitment events, high school visits, and yield activities throughout the designated region. Show less



The City University of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Admissions Counselor and Recruiter

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2018

  • Counsel prospective freshmen and transfer students for admission to CUNY as well as recruiting at high schools and community-based organizations in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. • Screen, evaluate and update freshmen, transfer and international applications for admittance to the University. Communicates with students, staff, high school counselors and CBO directors to assure paperwork is processed correctly. • Trains newly hired admissions counselors on proper office procedure, how to use CUNYFirst, HOBSONS, AS/400 and CASINQ, as well as preparing them to conduct live presentations to prospective students. • Assists students in applying for FAFSA and TAP and conducts seminars for students and parents regarding the financial aid process. • Remains informed of any changes in CUNY admissions policies and procedures. • Attend various conferences throughout CUNY and other venues related to the higher education field. • Takes initiative with special projects, including writing headlines included on CUNY’s online newsletter as well as creating and editing guidance counselor contact letters for the CUNY recruitment team. Show less



LaGuardia Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• College Office Assistant

  • Dec 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Screened, informed, and directed students in getting support for their many different requirements related to course registration, academic advisement, and financial aid, which requires in-depth communication with both students and staff members. • Extensive use of CUNY SIMS and assisted supervisors with creating and updating the various enrollment forms used by our students. • Proctored the CUNY CPE (College Proficiency Exam) and ACT exams. • Screened, informed, and directed students in getting support for their many different requirements related to course registration, academic advisement, and financial aid, which requires in-depth communication with both students and staff members. • Extensive use of CUNY SIMS and assisted supervisors with creating and updating the various enrollment forms used by our students. • Proctored the CUNY CPE (College Proficiency Exam) and ACT exams.