Experience

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  University of Maryland Baltimore County

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Director of Internships & Employment

    • Aug 2018 - Present

    Serve as the primary liaison to students/faculty/staff/alumni/employers in the humanities and social sciences for the coordination of applied learning experiences. Provide career advising and coaching to undergraduate and graduate students. Facilitate connections to internships and employment through one-on-one advising, online job postings, and small/large-scale career development events (career fairs, networking events, and workshops).Notable Accomplishments:- Co-lead the implementation of experiential learning documentation in Handshake, including best practices for enrollment, data collection, end-of-semester evaluations, mass messaging, and staff approvals- Initiate collaboration with the Department of Psychology to guest lecture on a semesterly basis in their “PSYC 309 - Psychology: Exploring the Discipline and Careers” course on career development and applied learning; reaching 120+ students each semester- Oversee The Annual Professional Clothing Closet; secured 2,200+ donated pieces of clothing which was dry-cleaned and provided free of charge to 550+ UMBC students - Analyze data for the Internship/Co-Op/Research publication for use by the Undergraduate Research Awards Program (URA), Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program, and other Academic Departments (PSYCH, IS, BIOL, the HONORS, and etc.)- Serve as temporary supervisor of the Career Center’s front desk operations from 10/2019-03/2020; supervised current student staff, expanded student staff, developed new training documents, and instituted new staff meeting policies to keep front operations informed of weekly updates at the Career Center- Provide strategic direction for UMBC’s participation in a validation study conducted by SkillSurvey and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) to examine and revise NACE’s Career Readiness dimensions; SkillSurvey provided a comparison of UMBC’s performance vs a national data set from the study

  • Instructor - Introduction to an Honors University

    • Aug 2016 - Present

    • Instructor for Fall: 2016-2019 & 21-22 / Spring: 2017, 2020• Facilitate a seminar course added to first-year introductory courses for 15 weeks that focus on college success skills, such as, financial literacy, writing, professionalism, study habits, and more• Developed lesson plans and a syllabus for the weekly seminar course in collaboration with the content course faculty instructor and an undergraduate peer educator • Collaborate with content course professor to align skill-building activities with the subject matters discussed in the content course• Support student transition and immersion into UMBC through one-on-one meetings, assignments, and interactive activities

  • Coordinator of Internships and Employment

    • Sep 2013 - Aug 2018

    Support the Assistant Director of Internships & Employment, Arts and Humanities, with students/faculty/staff/alumni/employers connecting with CAHSS on subjects including but not limited to: career development, professional documents, recruitment of students into applied learning opportunities, classroom career education, and event planning.Notable Accomplishments:- Led and planned workshops in the areas of social sciences on topics including, finding internships, developing professional documents, and developing faculty connections- Initiated collaborations with academic departments on the support available from the Career Center to their applied learning programs and classroom lecture opportunities - Expanded academic partnerships to include the Health Administration and Public Policy (now Public Health), Political Science, and Public Policy programs- Updated the survey questions of students’ performance in applied learning experiences to better align with the dimensions of “Career Readiness” as defined by NACE- Supported miscellaneous data reporting initiatives for the Internships and Employment team

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  University of Maryland Baltimore County

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Career Service Peer

    • Aug 2012 - May 2013

    • Reviewed resumes of UMBC students and offer advice on ways to improve their resumes given their career goals• Created widely distributed weekly emails highlighting career services events, campus activities and jobs for students• Developed relationships with student organizations and keep them informed of Career Services events and programs• Presented career development workshops to student organizations and freshman/transfer student seminar classes in order to introduce them to the services available to them on campus and start them on their career paths• Aided the Associate Director of the Career Services Center and other personnel in the completion of administrative tasks

  • Research Assistant - Social Development Lab, GOALS Program

    • Sep 2011 - May 2013

    • Assessed three-to-five year old children’s emotional development at head start programs in Baltimore City using three test instruments before and after the implementation of an emotional development intervention (GOALS)• Trained and tested undergraduate students in the proper administration of the testing instruments (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Assessment of Child Emotional Skills and Video Provocation responses)• Aided in the administration and revision of GOALS lesson for use with three year old children from its intended audience of four and five year olds• Collaborated with the principle investigator, graduate and undergraduate students in developing data coding guidelines for child responses to open ended questions

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  Discovery Communications

  • Silver Spring, MD

  • Learning & Development Intern

    • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Silver Spring, MD

    • Assisted with the administration and coordination of employee training classes• Started the design and development of an online, e-learning course• Supported the corporate mentoring program and development workshops• Facilitated a training course for interns and employees• Aided employee fe...

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  National Foundation for Cancer Research

  • Bethesda, MD

  • Direct Mail Associate

    • Oct 2007 - Mar 2011
    • Bethesda, MD

    • Assisted the Director of Production Management with the management of the direct mail program• Developed and maintained additional revenue tracking systems for previously untracked donation campaigns resulting in the ability to track the cost effectiveness of previously untracked campaigns• Aid...