Experience

Social Justice Learning Institute

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• College & Career Persistence Counselor

  • May 2022 - Present

• Academic & Career Services Coordinator

  • Jul 2021 - May 2022



Orange Coast College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Title V Outreach Specialist

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Title V was granted to Orange Coast Community College to promote recruitment and retention to particularly low-income first-generation STEM Students. As an outreach specialist, I am acquired to recruit incoming and current STEM students into equity programs that will help students achieve academic success via graduation and entry rates. I am charged with programming and creating activities and workshops for students to ensure that they are pipelined into our programs. Title V was granted to Orange Coast Community College to promote recruitment and retention to particularly low-income first-generation STEM Students. As an outreach specialist, I am acquired to recruit incoming and current STEM students into equity programs that will help students achieve academic success via graduation and entry rates. I am charged with programming and creating activities and workshops for students to ensure that they are pipelined into our programs.



Fullerton College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retention Specialist/ Front Desk Clerk

  • Nov 2018 - May 2020

  With a dual role, this position emphasizes multitasking. As a clerk, I am able to book appointments with students, receive and answer calls, create flyers, plan for the following tasks. As a specialist I have the responsibility to ensure student's academic success by ensuring the students partake in their requirements such as attending their appointments and ensuring their financial aid was relieved. With a dual role, this position emphasizes multitasking. As a clerk, I am able to book appointments with students, receive and answer calls, create flyers, plan for the following tasks. As a specialist I have the responsibility to ensure student's academic success by ensuring the students partake in their requirements such as attending their appointments and ensuring their financial aid was relieved.



Advance! On to College

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• College Advisor

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2020

  * Guided first-generation students through various financial aid processes (Chaffey Grant, Dream Act, Pell Grant, Stafford Loans, California Grants) on a one-on-one basis * Coordinated workshops & presentation for K-12 Schools & local non-profits that explained Higher Educational pathways * Created a community partnership network with Orange County non-profits to create a pipeline of resources to clients * Coordinated annual conferences, banquets and meetings for the City of La Habra * Tracked, analyzed & input data to review retention and success rates of participating students * Assigned as the specialist to review and assist high-risk special case students with special needs, (i.e. homeless youth, foster youth, dependency overrides, and juvenile offenders) * Created forms & outreach presentations for staff to present to local non-profits * Conducted training for staff to learn about current changes to Higher Education Policies & new software that different High Educational branches have created (ie. Cal State Apply, FAFSA, Cal Grant, & Assist) * Expanded entry rates by 35%