Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Student Life

• Jul 2021 - Present

Director for Diversity, Inclusion, and Student Belonging

• Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

Chair, Diversity, and Inclusion (DiveIN) Committee. Create, manage, and promote creative, meaningful, and engaging educational and prevention programs that build and support a welcoming, inclusive, respectful, and diverse community with a focus on understanding diverse and global backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and cross-cultural competencies. Collaborate with faculty to integrate service learning into academic courses and programs. Work with the Vice President of Human Resources/Chief Diversity Officer and other university constituents to develop a vision and anti-racist policies and procedures to promote the recruitment and retention of diverse professional staff. Conceptualized, launched, and continually expanding a summer pipeline initiative to help individuals from underrepresented backgrounds successfully matriculate into law school and the legal profession. Show less

Director for Admissions and Diversity Initiatives

• Sep 2018 - Feb 2020

Collaborated in developing the vision for enrollment management and motivated staff through shared governance to achieve the vision of the Dean of the law school. Managed all operational aspects of the J.D. admissions process, including scholarship modeling, operations, and strategy. Reviewed and rendered admissions decisions based on strength of candidates, enrollment goals and overall pool of applicants. Chair of the law school diversity and inclusion committee. Developed and executed diversity initiatives and programming. Show less

Associate Director of Admissions

• May 2017 - Aug 2018

Recruited and yielded targeted population of students reflecting enrollment goals on academic quality, diversity, and geographic distribution through extensive travel across the United States and abroad. Analyzed and reported weekly and year-end admissions application and recruitment data to senior staff. Responsible for data analytics serving as liaison to admissions strategy consultants. Hired, trained and supervised 18 Law School Ambassadors for the visit experience.

Assistant Director of Admissions

• Jan 2016 - May 2017

Executed the admissions email and mail marketing communication sequence through CRM. Managed interactions between ACES2, Banner and Hyperion technologies to maintain accurate student records from admissions application through enrollment. Processed, updated and communicated all merit-based financial aid awards to the Office of Financial Aid. Established relationships with Pre-Law advisors through on-campus visits and presenting admissions criteria. Managed admissions budget including ambassador programming, travel, events, vendors, and merchandise. Show less

Admissions Coordinator

• Aug 2010 - Dec 2015

Office of Admissions

Administrative Coordinator

• Aug 2007 - Aug 2010

Office of Student Affairs

Adjunct Faculty

• Mar 2021 - Present

Delivering relevant hybrid accelerated training using adult learning methodology to teach undergraduate-level Creativity and Diversity Leadership courses which broaden critical thinking, assessment and development of creative strengths, the ability to identify problematic situations within a variety of settings and fields, and produce plausible and creative solutions to solve real-world dilemmas. Delivering relevant hybrid accelerated training using adult learning methodology to teach undergraduate-level Creativity and Diversity Leadership courses which broaden critical thinking, assessment and development of creative strengths, the ability to identify problematic situations within a variety of settings and fields, and produce plausible and creative solutions to solve real-world dilemmas.

Additional Higher Education Experience

• Jun 2004 - Aug 2007

Operations Coordinator, Office of the University Registrar, January 2005 – August 2007 Student Receivables Representative, Office of the Bursar, June 2004 – December 2004 Operations Coordinator, Office of the University Registrar, January 2005 – August 2007 Student Receivables Representative, Office of the Bursar, June 2004 – December 2004