Experience

Talladega College

• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Dean of Student Life & Engagement

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• Director of Student Activity Center/ Programs & Events

  • Jan 2023 - Jun 2023



Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Academic Advisor/Mentor

  • Oct 2018 - Jan 2023

  • Serve as Advisor/Mentor to students from entry to the university until they earn and/or transfer 31 or more passed/earned cumulative credit hours in 2 to 4 semesters.• Conduct pre-registration advising sessions for new and continuing students.• Teach the First Year Experience courses – ORI 101 and ORI 102 – in the fall and spring semester to orient students to better adjust to university life and discuss areas of difficulty that hinders progression and matriculation.• Increase the cooperative and collaborative relationship with departments housed in the Academic Affairs and Student Affairs divisions.• Monitor students’ academic progress using Banner, Blackboard, and other resources & communications (i.e. Navigate), while updating records on assigned students involving academic performance and matriculation to include but not limited to dropping/adding courses, change of major, academic advising, transient student forms, etc.• Develop and present workshops on advising and other student and/or university related issues.• Engage in research and follow-up activities to evaluate the advising component.• Refer students to appropriate agencies/organization – on and off campus – and conduct follow-ups to ensure students’ needs are met.• Attend professional development trainings to remain abreast of trends and new approaches to advising. Show less

• Member of Judicial Review Board

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2023

  Serve on Judicial Board to hear and review allegations of student violations of the university’s Student Code of Conduct and recommend potential sanctions through fair and due process involving the student disciplinary review process.

• Program Supporter to Athletics

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2023

  • Co-Advisor of the AAMU Athletic Ambassadors• Support the planning and implementation of activities and operations of sporting and athletic events to ensure compliance of NCAA and university policies and procedures

• Program Supporter to the Officer of Student Activities and Leadership Development

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2023

  • Volunteer with and support the implementation of programming and events involving and/or sponsored by the Student Government Association [SGA]• Volunteer with and support the implementation of programming and events involving and/or sponsored by the Student Activities Board [SAB]• Volunteer with and support the implementation of the coronation of Miss Alabama A&M University• Guide students and organizations compromising National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) in planning, developing, and implementing programming and services for the university and the surrounding communities.• Support department activities and operations to ensure students’ safety and compliance with university rules and policies • Develop and conduct workshops, seminars, and trainings for university recognized registered student organizations (RSOs) in Robert’s Rules of Order: Parliamentary Procedures• NPHC-AAMU Homecoming Step Show, Committee member & Chairman• NPHC-AAMU Spring 2022 New Member Presentation/Probate, Committee Chairman• The Black Male Initiative, Chairman [Spring 2022] & Committee member Show less

• TRiO-Upward Bound Coordinator

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2018

  • Provide academic & social enrichments to recruited and eligible low-income and/or first-generation program participants with academic needs & their parents/guardians through services such as: educational programming, workshops, activities, & other resources reinforcing the importance of matriculating through & completing secondary & post-secondary educations. Services include ACT preparation and registrations, financial literacy, submission of FASA applications, & other documents.• Understand aspects of the program budget & how it should be managed in accordance with allowable and non-allowable expenditures per federal regulations & university processes to include structure of the budget (i.e. accounts and line items) and serve as a check & balance to program Director. • Track & verify program eligibility of students – i.e. family financial standing & educational level(s), academic need(s), academic performances in secondary schools, verify enrollment in target area & feeder schools through application documentation & interview with students and parent/guardians.• Acquire, interpret, organize, analyze, & evaluate programs participants’ academic records, standardized test scores, program assessments, & documented contacts to determine best methods to address academic and other needs with the assistance of BLUMEN & technologies to compile the data for the Annual Performance Report (APR) that demonstrated adherence to program initiatives. • Coordinate, direct, train, supervise, & evaluate program teaching faculty & supporting staff on application of services as detailed in program’s grant, regulations, & initiatives as it relates to instruction of & interaction with program participants.• Communicate – orally & in writing – with target area & feeder schools & their personnel, university personnel, parents/guardians, & the general public about the program.• Knowledgeable of program policies/procedures, federal standards/regulations, & initiatives/benchmarks. Show less