Experience

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  Frederick Community College

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Director of Career Services and Advising

    • Jul 2017 - Present

    Spearheading leadership and development of comprehensive Career Services for our diverse student population at the community college level. Collaborating across campus on college-wide career initiatives. Working with employers to connect them with student and alumni talent. Learning something new each day from our students and local/regional businesses which makes this position incredibly interesting and engaging.

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • Aug 2016 - Present

    As part of my passion in working with students contemplating career issues and direction, I facilitate a Career Planning and Assessment course one evening a week with a diverse group of students who bring so much talent to the table.

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  Center for Dependable Strengths

  • Master Trainer and Board Member/President

    • Aug 2004 - Present

    Serving as a.Board Member of the Center for Strengths located in Maryland. I am always inspired by facilitating career planning and organizational development programs utilizing this powerful peer-assisted group process. Whether it is facilitator trainings or participant workshops, the narrative stories behind people's successes are what make them unique in having an impact.

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  Stevenson University

  • Owings Mills, MD

  • Vice President, Career Services

    • 2012 - 2017
    • Owings Mills, MD

    Imagine Your Future...Design Your Career.Led innovative strategies of engagement in the Career Architecture process across the university and with corporate partners. Created collaborative partnerships between employers, faculty, students and alumni to infuse career throughout the student experience. I incorporate a strength-based coaching with students to maximize their success and potential both within the university and in the workforce. Led the employer relations team in an industry model to connect talent with organizations through customized venues.

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  University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  • Director, Career Services

    • 2005 - 2012

    Departmental leadership, employer/company customized recruitment strategies, team building and comprehensive career counseling. Served as the key point of contact for the center's employer partnership program.Industry Liaison for: Engineering, IT, Computer Science and the Arts BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE Employer and alumni relations, within higher education, non-profits, private industry and government agencies. Led on-going strategic development initiatives for several career centers. As a liaison between diverse agencies and departments, experienced in developing collaborative partnerships on multiple levels. Strong proponent of strengths-based applications in the workplace and in working with candidates.

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  Johns Hopkins Univeristy, SAIS

  • Associate Director

    • 2004 - 2005

    Managed employer relations primarily within the private sector.

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  Frederick Community College

  • Frederick, MD

  • Manager, One-Stop Employment Partnership

    • 2001 - 2004
    • Frederick, MD

    Built relationships with key partner agencies to establish processes for a one-stop employment and business development center with a key focus on customer care and seamless service. Noted as one of the model centers in the state of Maryland.

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  University of Washington

  • Associate Director, Career Services

    • 1994 - 2001