Student Programs Coordinator

• Jul 2023 - Present

• Oversee international student recruitment and admissions• Coordinate International Student Program• Assist in the design, coordination, and execution of events for the office of Campus Ministry. The office of Campus Ministry is responsible for student retreats, chapel programming, student leadership, mission trips and service learning.• Arrange venues, transportation, entertainment, and accommodations for activities • Assist in the development of a leadership program for students in elected into the offices of ASB. Show less

Substitute Teacher

• Apr 2023 - Present

Director of Online Undergraduate Admissions

• Nov 2016 - Feb 2023

• Managed enrollment growth from 0 to 900+ and recruitment of programs that grew from 1 to 11 over 6 years.• Facilitated recruitment, selection, onboarding, training and development (recruitment, sales, customer service, admissions, overcoming objections, financial aid, and academic advising), coaching, management, and supervision of direct reports and staff of other divisions.• Selected as 1 of 10 McKinsey & Company Workstream leaders, managing 15+ initiative owners and $1.5 million in funding and for undergraduate/graduate/summer spotlight team to tackle enrollment challenges and student needs in response to Covid.• Led team to recruit 25% more students of color (50% more Latinx and 100% more Black) than the traditional undergraduate population, supporting the university goals of a more ethnically diverse student body and moving the needle toward HIS certification.• Improved inquiry-to-enroll matriculation 31% and admit-to-enroll matriculation 23% over 4 years.• Encouraged and worked for change in university policies to better serve the adult/post-traditional student audience. • Successfully advocated for transfer student policy to be more generous and align with state school AA, AS, AA-T/AS-T.• Educated university leadership about current market trends for this student audience, which was a new population, and collaboratively created innovative proposals to meet aspirational recruiting goals.• Established the Pathways office and successfully built the university’s first dual enrollment program.• Served other enrollment and student services leaders as a hiring partner by evaluating applications and resumes, taking part in applicant interviews, contributing to employee fit decisions, and creating pathways to promotion strategic plans.• Managed $200K department and $1.5M Workstream budgets, contributed to University Enrollment promotion pathways budget building.• Partnered with and advised internal and external agency advertising/marketing teams. Show less

DEGREE COMPLETION RECRUITER/ ASSISTANT

• Dec 2015 - Oct 2016

• Recruited prospective students through events, phone calls, text, email, and visits to campus.• Managed admitted student pool, evaluating their academic, spiritual, and social fit.• Accepted prospective students and provided ongoing customer service, educated them about university policies and procedures.• Advised students on their transfer credit evaluations and requirements to complete their degree.• Worked with prospective students and the Financial Aid office in the financial aid process – informed about various applications and available aid, problem-solved, awarded Admissions scholarships, etc. • Collaborated with Student Success, academic program directors, digital learning, and student services offices to build processes for new student population.• Provided academic advising to students while they selected their courses – identified students with special academic needs and prescribed various directives (limiting class load, remedial courses, etc.) - educated myself through webinars, conferences, networking, etc. to become the primary campus adult student expert.• Advocated for online students by educating the administration about hurdles to growing the programs.• Demonstrated need for director-level leadership in the area and was promoted. Show less

Professional Seat Filler

• Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

I have served as a professional seat filler for various award shows and TV specials: 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020), Los Angeles, CA Filled various locations at front row tables 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019), Los Angeles, CA 2nd Row Middle Section (behind show opener Anthony Anderson) 50th Annual NAACP Image Awards (2019), Los Angeles, CA Main Show Audience, Front Row 61st Grammy Awards (2019), Los Angeles, CA Main Show Side Stage Filler 50th Annual NAACP Image Awards (2019), Los Angeles, CA Main Show Audience, Front Row Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebate (2019), Los Angeles, CA Main Show Audience, Front Row Kelly Clarkson Show (2019), Los Angeles, CA Main Show Audience America’s Got Talent (2019), Pasadena, CA General Audience Show less

Independent Senior Director

• Jun 2011 - Sep 2017

•• Built networks of leads, provided excellent and personal customer service. • Booked sales opportunities and coached leads to implement successful events. • Trained, coached, and mentored the sales team. • Attended leadership conferences, retreats and camps to improve personal sales and better assist team. • Social media marketing. • Consistently performed in the top 2% of the company – selected as one of the top thirty in the company of 30,000+ consultants to train in workshops at the national conference. Show less

Admission Counselor

• Aug 2004 - May 2006

• Managed the admission process of Bachelor of Science in Management (BSM), a degree completion program for working adults, and assisted with the Full-Time master’s in business administration (MBA) Program. • Responsible for the accurate and timely execution of the application flow process, including receipt, data entry, review and monitoring of applications for file completion. • Evaluated and approved transfer of units required for admission—used AACRAO guidelines. • Counseled applicants with specific admission requirements; audited and processed incoming transcripts. • Advised, denied, or deferred students how to meet the admission requirements for re-application. • Assisted the BSM and MBA Admissions Committees and advocated for students below the admission requirements. • Trained Admission Counselors, Program Office, and Marketing and Recruitment staff regarding undergraduate admission requirements and trained the Admission Counselors on the transfer credit process. • Served as key liaison with community colleges/feeder schools to establish/maintain ongoing relationships. • Participated in new student orientation and registration. • Provided analysis to school administration on the effectiveness of the program’s recruitment and application process. • Placed third in the “Innovation Challenge”—made suggestions on improving enrollment to the BSM program. Show less