Experience

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  Shasta College

  • Northern California

  • Director of Institutional Research

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Northern California

    Provide leadership in the operations and activities of the Institutional Research department, specifically in research, program review, and program assessment. Develops, evaluates, and implements policies and procedures, assists in strategic and operational planning; coordinates the design and execution of timely research projects; and assists the District in decision making through data monitoring and analysis techniques. Requires excellent communication, administrative management, and leadership skills.

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  The RP Group

  • Research Consultant

    • Nov 2018 - Present

    Provide technical expertise with research, and analysis for the RP Group, a California nonprofit organization that strives to build a community college culture that views planning, evidence-based decision-making, and institutional effectiveness as integral, collaborative strategies that work together to promote student success. Assigned to short-term special projects that involved mining the RP Listserv to inventory email strings that identified an issue or question about the Student Success Metrics, Vision for Success Goals, and Student Equity and Achievement Program reporting to curate a document that provided solutions offered by the field. Developed a crosswalk between the Guided Pathways pillars and the Student Success Metrics with an examination of possible leading and lagging indicators that could be used to forecast or track a colleges ability to effect positive changes in key areas related to the Student Success Metrics and to monitor progress with Guided Pathways efforts. Current member of the Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) research team who works directly with the California Community Colleges Chancellors Office by supporting and conducting qualitative and quantitative research to better understand the effects on equitable English and math placement and outcomes for all students and evaluate the implementation AB 705 system wide.

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  Yuba Community College District

  • Interim Director of Institutional Effectiveness

    • Feb 2023 - Jul 2023

    Responsibilities: Provide leadership in the development, implementation, and assessment of district research, planning and student success initiatives. Supported strategic planning, accreditation, educational master planning, strategic enrollment management, data integrity and accuracy efforts, IPEDS, MIS, and SCFF validation. Work to promote and support data-informed decision-making and provided statistical analyses for planning, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement efforts. Present research findings and analysis to college and district governance groups and executive leadership, as well as the Board of Trustees. Facilitate interactive workshops and training sessions for employees. Manage research studies and projects with consultants contracted by the district. Coordinate with college and district stakeholders to ensure compliance with state and federal reporting including ACCJC Annual Reports, SCFF, dual enrollment, MIS, IPEDS, AB 705/1705. Coordinate with college Deans of Student Success and Institutional Effectiveness on a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research projects and presentations. Participate as a contributing member or resource on district governance committees, always working collaboratively: District Consultation and Coordination Council, District Services Executive Team, District, College, and Academic Senate Leadership Group.

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  Yuba College

  • Institutional Effectiveness Analyst

    • Sep 2021 - Feb 2023

    Significantly contribute to the college's capacity to make data-informed decisions by conducting extensive and technical institutional research, planning and evaluation duties related to student success and institutional effectiveness. This includes the gathering, interpretation, analysis and synthesis of data as well as the development of methodologies, SQL queries, writing reports, drafting recommendations, and presentations. Coordinate qualitative and quantitative research studies with various college and district committees and workgroups. Manage the student incentive budget. Prepare and conduct interactive training/workshops for college staff, faculty, and administrators. Present research findings to various college committees, departments, and workgroups. Provide extensive support with accreditation, strategic enrollment management, grants, the Educational Master Plan, Guided Pathways, AB 705 implementation/assessment, and other initiatives and projects related to the College’s student success and institutional effectiveness efforts. Manage the Program Review cycle and support the budget resource allocation process for one-time expenditures. Act as eLumen Data Steward maintaining Program Review, Annual Update, and SLO/SAOs assessment. Prepare, validate, and submit data for state and federal reporting requirements (MIS and IPEDS), as well as for grant and consortium compliance reporting. Participate as a contributing member or resource on a wide variety of college and district governance committees and appointed district and college workgroups/taskforces, always working collaboratively: District Consultation and Coordination Council, Planning and Budget Committee, Outcomes Workgroup, Program Review Workgroup, Strategic Enrollment Management Workgroup, and Distance Education Committee. Classified Co-Chair of Institutional Effectiveness Committee.

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  Yuba Community College District

  • Interim Director of Institutional Effectiveness

    • Apr 2020 - Aug 2021

    Provide leadership in the development, implementation, and assessment of district research, planning and student success initiatives. Supported strategic planning, accreditation, educational master planning, strategic enrollment management, data integrity and accuracy efforts, IPEDS, MIS, and SCFF validation. Work to promote and support data-informed decision-making and provided statistical analyses for planning, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement efforts. Present research findings and analysis to college and district governance groups and executive leadership, as well as the Board of Trustees. Facilitate interactive workshops and training sessions for employees. Manage research studies and projects with consultants contracted by the district. Coordinate with college and district stakeholders to ensure compliance with state and federal reporting including ACCJC Annual Reports, SCFF, dual enrollment, MIS, IPEDS, AB 705/1705. Coordinate with college Deans of Student Success and Institutional Effectiveness on a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research projects and presentations. Participate as a contributing member or resource on district governance committees, always working collaboratively: District Consultation and Coordination Council, District Services Executive Team, District, College, and Academic Senate Leadership Group.

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  Yuba College

  • Marysville CA

  • Institutional Effectiveness Analyst

    • Jan 2015 - Apr 2020
    • Marysville CA

    Significantly contribute to the college's capacity to make data-informed decisions by conducting extensive and technical institutional research, planning, and evaluation duties related to student success and institutional effectiveness. This includes the gathering, interpretation, analysis, and synthesis of data as well as the development of methodologies, SQL queries, writing reports, drafting recommendations, and presentations. Coordinate qualitative and quantitative research studies with various college and district committees and workgroups. Manage the student incentive budget. Prepare and conduct interactive training/workshops for college staff, faculty, and administrators. Present research findings to various college committees, departments, and workgroups. Provide extensive support with accreditation, strategic enrollment management, grants, the Educational Master Plan, Guided Pathways, AB 705 implementation/assessment, and other initiatives and projects related to the College’s student success and institutional effectiveness efforts. Manage the Program Review cycle and support the budget resource allocation process for one-time expenditures. Act as eLumen Data Steward maintaining Program Review, Annual Update, and SLO/SAOs assessment. Prepare, validate, and submit data for state and federal reporting requirements (MIS and IPEDS), as well as for grant and consortium compliance reporting. Participate as a contributing member or resource on a wide variety of college and district governance committees and appointed district and college workgroups/taskforces, always working collaboratively: District Consultation and Coordination Council, Planning and Budget Committee, Outcomes Workgroup, Program Review Workgroup, Strategic Enrollment Management Workgroup, and Distance Education Committee. Classified Co-Chair of Institutional Effectiveness Committee

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  Sutter Buttes Imaging

  • Yuba City, California Area

  • Billing Coordinator - TARs & Collections

    • Aug 2012 - Jan 2015
    • Yuba City, California Area