Jenny Veltri
Career Connect NW/NW Washington STEM at Northwest Educational Service District 189- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner
ProsciSep, 2020- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Northwest Educational Service District 189
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Career Connect NW/NW Washington STEM
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Aug 2021 - Present
Catalyst for Career Connected Learning and STEM education in Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties. Catalyst for Career Connected Learning and STEM education in Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties.
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Skagit Valley College
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Associate Dean of Instruction
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Jul 2019 - Jul 2021
Provided leadership for Instructional area especially focused on Instructional Tech and the Workforce Unit. Assured alignment with institutional core themes, strategic priorities and unit objectives and work within unit to manage program budgets and performance outcomes. Secured resources including grants and monitor grant-specific budgets and activities. Developed data-driven strategies to improve program performance toward student achievement and equity.- Writing Awarded Grants and Grant Management: Federal and state grants resulting in over $900,000 in awards and allocations for 2020-21. - Student Technology Survey: Collaboration with key faculty and staff to create and administer a student technology needs survey to inform curricular offerings to prepare students technically.- Learning Outcomes and Program Assessment Taskforce: Collaborated to build a learning outcomes and program assessment cycle for the college, focusing on student equity and driven by data. Created the organization of all program learning outcomes for all college courses into one master list. Show less
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Director of Title III Grant Activities
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Jul 2017 - Jun 2019
Directed and tracked progress of activities for Skagit Valley College's federal Title III Strengthening Institutions grant and served as project and change manager for the implementation of the TargetX CRM.- Coordinated multiple college-wide student achievement strategies including SVC's First Quarter Experience Course, advising policy, equity and inclusivity training, and software implementations. - Responsible for completing the comprehensive Federal Annual Performance Report for the Title III Strengthening Institutions grant. Show less
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Manager of Student Recruitment and Outreach
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Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
Directed, developed and supervised district-wide recruitment and outreach efforts with high school, professional, multicultural, dual credit and program specific goals. Created comprehensive recruitment plans in accordance with strategic enrollment management strategies.- Supervised and guided recruitment staff in developing targeted and measurable workplans based on specialty.- Worked closely with marketing to transform materials and branding. - Developed student inquiry and applicant communication and workflows. - Fostered relationships within the community including high schools, government offices, and community partners.- Intake redesign team: redesigned student application and intake process to provide applicants with timely, next step information. Added an online orientation, online RSVP process for new student advising, and means to track each step in the process. Show less
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Retention Specialist
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Dec 2013 - Sep 2014
Worked directly with students and faculty/staff on retention efforts for students in danger of failing to make satisfactory academic progress. Coordinated the Early Alert retention program by organizing referrals and worked with Early Alert team of 24 advisers and staff members to contact each student and collect/analyze data to evaluate program. - Prep for Success Welcome Back Event: created event for returning students to prepare for the quarter ahead including three days of workshops, culminating in orientation. - LEAN Facilitator: Trained as a facilitator for the college; conducted LEAN event on the intake through orientation registration process for BEdA/ELA programs. Show less
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State of Montana
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Manager for Jobs for Montana's Graduates
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Aug 2009 - Oct 2013
Provided program management for Jobs for Montana’s Graduates, a program for at-risk high school and middle school students which provides career and leadership training through classwork, civic projects, and hands-on learning activities. Managed Northeast Montana JMG schools by maintaining relationships with administration and teachers and offering training, technical assistance, and program monitoring. - Event Planning: Planned annual Fall Leadership Conference (over 200 attendees), coordinated yearly spring competitive events (organization of 20+ off and on-site events), and recruited over 60 community leaders for conference table hosts and event judges. Coordinated and conducted 3-day middle school teacher training. - Curriculum Creation and Update: Edited and reformatted updated curriculum including over 60 lesson plans with included documents, competitive events manual, middle school training manual, and project adventure booklet. Show less
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University of Washington
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Admissions Counselor for the Information School
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Apr 2008 - Aug 2009
The admissions professional for the Information School for the school’s four degrees: PhD, two masters, and one bachelors. Created strategic recruitment and communication plans for each program, recruited prospective students, coordinated and staffed on/off site recruiting events, and managed admission processes including application design, records management and facilitating admission reviews. - Increased Applications: Significantly higher application numbers in three programs: 21%, 28%, and 34%. - Online Application Review: Moved application review processes online, saving time and increasing efficiency and ease of use for reviewers. - Prospect CRM Database: Helped design a database which kept track of prospective students and their contact information, allowing better communication and the ability to track marketing strategies Show less
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Seattle Pacific University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Director of Admissions
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Oct 2004 - Apr 2008
Assistant Director of Admissions: (June 2006-April 2008); as well as below mentioned tasks, developed strategy for distributing admissions publications in an effective manner. Point person for undergraduate admissions publications, including a thrice-yearly magazine, various brochures, search pieces, and applications. Streamlined Processing and Staff: With addition of CRM software, less need for temporary work. Saved thousands of dollars for admissions through this staff analysis. Paperless Processing: Updated application review process to be paperless while also increasing efficiency and ease of reading.Admissions Communication Manager (July 2005-May 2006); in addition to below mentioned responsibilities, additional supervision responsibility over recruitment processing staff and processes (total staff of 10-18). Created computerized data entry cards and organized data entry process. Implementation Committee: for CRM recruiting software; one of only two administrators of the system Application Processing Coordinator (October 2004-June 2005); maintained quality production and customer service standards with regard to undergraduate applications. Ensured timely data entry of applications and credentials; calculated GPA for applicants and evaluated credentials; generated and analyzed various admissions department reports; handled inquiries regarding students’ status; managed the quarterly cancel process; supervised temporary and student workers (staff of 5-7). Efficient Filing System: Implemented to better organize and compile student materials Record Breaking Entry: Led processing team to beat application input goal dates by multiple days each year Show less
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Counseling and Project Intern/Teacher's Assistant
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Sep 2006 - Jun 2007
Worked with the ACCESS program and the Student Academic Mentor program, both programs assisted first year college students with their transition.
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Scottsdale Community College
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United States
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Higher Education
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400 - 500 Employee
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Honors Program Coordinator
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Mar 2004 - Oct 2004
Managed the honors program office. Highlight was awarding scholarships to students who otherwise would not have been able to afford college; inspiration for career in education, striving to provide equitable access and opportunities. Managed the honors program office. Highlight was awarding scholarships to students who otherwise would not have been able to afford college; inspiration for career in education, striving to provide equitable access and opportunities.
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Education
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University of Washington
Master’s Degree, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in Higher Education, Student Services -
University of Utah
Bachelor’s Degree, Communication -
University of Utah
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics
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