Experience

School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Academic Advisor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Work with an equity focused, proactive, & holistically integrated academic & career advising team to support a diverse student body. Advise a caseload of students in programs spanning health, education, & the arts. Accurately record student interactions & correspondence. Assist with assessment of interests & values that match appropriate fields of study & career options. Liase with Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (OEDI) to develop and implement high-impact, dialogue-based initiatives that promote an inclusive and welcoming climate. Assist with Peer Advisor hiring and training for Summer Orientation, Advising & Registration. Collaborate with Career Center, Global Engagement Office, & various School of Education departments and programs for training, workshops, programs, & committee work. Stay current on curriculum & assist in developing exceptions for curriculum & policy. Provide input to leadership regarding the development of recruiting, advising, & programming. Serve on Kinesiology Undergraduate Studies committee. Collaborate with units such as Global Financial Aid, Center for Pre-Health Advising, Cross-College Advising Service and other schools and colleges. Create and facilitate formalized advising events such as panel discussions, workshops, drop ins, & guest speakers. Participate in Community of Practice: a student centered network promoting belonging while sharing best practices, academic info, career paths and outcomes, & industry trends. Liase with Madison College to draft course concentration pathways for health majors of Kinesiology and Health Promotion & Health Equity, and Physical Education. Serve as mentor to new employees in the UW Mentor-Mentee Match program, meeting monthly to build connections & relationship. Serve on executive committee for Native Wellness. Present info about Student Services in classrooms. Present to prospective students & guests at "Your UW Days." Participate in campus wide advising community events. Show less



Madison Area Technical College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Support Advisor

  • 2021 - 2022

  Provide comprehensive, holistic and empathetic academic, retention, career, and transfer advising to a diverse student body by phone, web ex, and in person. Nurture and empower students to develop educational plans compatible with their goals. Support successful transfer to and graduation from four year institution, particularly those who are first generation, low income, students with disability, and students of color. Develop & Implement retention strategies and coordinate programs to support students with early responses and interventions while constructing proactive process changes. Develop, coordinate, and present information individually and in group settings (classroom visits, workshops, advising & registration events, staff retreat, etc.). Serve as an advising liaison on Madison College projects, committees and workgroups. Provide proactive engagement through student success campaigns to targeted student populations to support progression, leveraging data driven and holistic interventions. Track, monitor and evaluate data to assess and fold trends into my advising approach. Work in coordination with program directors, counselors, disability resource services, student success coaches, student life staff, the financial aid office, the enrollment center, and veteran services for example, to meet student needs and implement different strategies of intervention. Facilitate appropriate referrals to other departments and campus resources. Thoroughly document all student engagement and communications within Navigate and CRM systems. Proactively pursue training and professional development on equity, accessibility, bias, workplace belonging, inclusive hiring practice, emotional intelligence, and cultural competencies through Madison College Workday Learning. Show less



Family First Care Ethic #Braving

• Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• Working Pandemic Parent

  • 2020 - 2022

  Simultaneously work as a Senior Advisor, delivering top notch results, while caring for family, during global health crisis. Design a work schedule to accommodate family and employer needs. Practice fluidity, flexibility, resourcefulness, and creativity to overcome psychosocial impacts and daily challenges of lockdowns. Oversee daily remote school attendance and studies. Facilitate homework assignments and provide extra support during curricular studies. Provide psychological safety, empathy, and a sense of belonging while developing, implementing, and improving learning strategies for myself and for my team. Multi-tasked priorities and contingency plans so adjustments could be made quickly, in a dynamic and fast paced environment. Perform regular risk assessments for physical health and safety. Institute strategies for physical, emotional and mental health and well-being. Administered daily nutritious meals. Guided, motivated, engaged, and empowered my team to thrive in emergent ways. Led early morning, trauma informed and culturally sensitive affinity groups for BIPOC school aged children and volunteered in remote classrooms. Join together in solidarity with Working Parents affinity group to inspire and uplift one another during lockdowns, social unrest, and global health crisis, and more. Participate in BIWOC and Disability affinity groups, supporting one another while confronting ableism and white supremacy in the workplace during pandemic, and onward. Show less



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Academic Advisor

  • 2011 - 2021

  Advise undecided students in exploration, & socio-emotional domains. Create & lead peer advisor trainings that address academic content, advising technique, and that deepen awareness around inclusion and multiculturalism. Serve as Lead Advisor in a residence hall: Hire, train, supervise & mentor 5-6 student employees to support operations; develop on going training; build a warm environment by tending to morale & inclusion & by managing schedules, facilitating staff mtgs & working with res life staff on events & programming. Coordinate office wide peer advisor hires. Evaluate peer advisors, focusing on developing skills as practitioners. Serve on Training & Professional Development committee to create opportunities for staff growth & skills training. Serve on Orientation committee: Design & implement welcome plan for incoming students. Serve on College Library work group: Devise best practices for drop ins. Serve on Res Heads work group: Achieve effective operations. Serve on Advising & Career Services BIPOC focus group. Represent CCAS at campus functions / committees. Organize staff attendance & duties at Your UW Days. Liase with School of Pharmacy & Center for Academic Excellence (SCE {First Wave, AAP, & PEOPLE students}, Pathways, & The Academy). Serve on Restorative Justice Panels: Help students author goals around academic integrity. Serve as Advisor to Indigneous student group WUNK SHEEK: Mentor Native students on academics, social, & emotional health. Serve on executive committee for Native Wellness. Mentor Chancellor’s & Powers-Knapp scholars, & new employees, to build relationship. Trained in a variety of topics around diversity & inclusivity including LBGTQ & multicultural ally-ship through the Multicultural Student Center, mental health & trauma through the Wisconsin Initiative for Stigma Elimination (WISE), & several trainings in cross cultural competencies through the Division of Continuing Studies and the Office of Talent Management. Show less



Northland College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research And Teaching Assistant

  • 2008 - 2009

  Assisted Professor Joe Rose in teaching Native American History and Experience; Native American Worldview, Native American Literature, Anishinaabe Language, and Ethnobotany. Planned curriculum around Biocultural Restoration & Eco-Psychologies. Worked on a variety of projects spanning: Environmental justice; Indigenous teachings and climate solutions; Indigenous science and botanical medicines; lodge construction; museum studies; oral history projects; and workshops on placemaking and it's role in mobilizing and shaping ethics of care. Assisted in architecting the Native American Museum at the College, and created pieces therein to portray material culture, living memory, and historical engagement. Collaborated with the college, the tribal oral history project, and the Bad River VISTA organization to collect stories about the original gardens in the area. Develop and implement sustainable food systems to strengthen and expand local food production at the household, community, and tribal level--focused on local and traditional varieties of indigenous foods. Show less



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Departments of Anthropology and American Indian studies

  • 2005 - 2006

  Design section syllabus and lesson plans. Led four discussion groups per week, per semester. Staff office hours to encourage student drop in assistance. Help professor design exams. Grade exams and process final grades. Received highest marks each term for excellence in teaching. Design section syllabus and lesson plans. Led four discussion groups per week, per semester. Staff office hours to encourage student drop in assistance. Help professor design exams. Grade exams and process final grades. Received highest marks each term for excellence in teaching.



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • 1999 - 2002

  Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive community that celebrates a range of human experiences through connective first year research opportunities on campus. Organize and facilitate a week long summer, and ongoing trainings of upper class students to serve as peer mentors for first year URS students.Devise training materials that cover professional development and personal introspetion opportunities.Supervise URS peer mentors: inculcating a coaching mindset to foster a culture of self-motivated action and learning.Assist first and second year students in finding research opportunities according to interests and talents in a newly architected program.Assist faculty in learning about best practice in mentorship to prepare to mentor students in their research settings.Facilitate the development of faculty, peer advisor, and student relationships. Help plan and implement Undergraduate Research Scholars seminars and end of the year symposium.Represent URS at campus functions and on campus wide committees. Show less

• • 1999 - 1999

  Offer culturally relevant advising focused on the unique academic, personal, social and cultural needs of Native American Students.Provided a welcome, supportive environment for Native students in an effort to impact the retention rates of native students on campus.Offer guidance on navigating academic expectations and campus resources.Refer students to appropriate student services and resources and provided follow up as needed.Coordinate multi-cultural programs and events such as story telling evenings, craft circles, and the American Indian graduation ceremony.Served on Search and Screen committee for next hire into this important position.Liase with campus offices serving underserved populations, and participate in forums for dialogue focused on creating working, teaching, and learning environments where everyone is heard, valued, and included. Show less