Experience

The University of Olivet

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President of Admissions

  • 2018 - Present

• Assistant Vice President

  • Jun 2016 - Present

• Director of Admissions

  • Feb 2013 - Present

  Direct leadership of the admissions staff with strong emphasis on facilitating college wide enrollment initiatives and meeting enrollment goals as established by the administration. • Implementation and execution of all new student recruiting initiatives • Responsible for meeting and/or exceeding enrollment goals based on institutional goals set by the President, Dean and Provost• Weekly interpretation of enrollment reports as they relate directly to admissions staff metrics measurement • Render admissions decisions on students outside of the standard range of admission requirements• Collaboration with the marketing department on campus regarding all materials sent to new, prospective students• Daily directives and supervision of admissions staff• Recruitment Event Planning• New Student Orientation planning team member• Responsible for ongoing staff training and development, including employee reviews both quarterly and yearly• Assist in creating and implementing new financial aid awarding strategies, policies and procedures• Support the Assistant Vice President of Admissions in all aspects of driving enrollment• Communicate and collaborate with faculty and staff across campus to establish enrollment practices Show less

• Associate Director of Admissions

  • Feb 2011 - Feb 2013

  Responsible for providing leadership and direction to the admissions team under the guidance of the Director of Admissions. Provide daily directives to a team of admissions representativesEngage daily with high school students, non-traditional students and their familiesField questions and advise students with regard to college/career decisionsCreate, plan and implement recruiting events for targeted audiences Daily discussions with students on an individual and group basis Review resumes and assist with hiring new team membersTrain new team membersLead weekly meetings related to goals and team initiativesTrack admissions representatives progression and provide feedbackAssign necessary duties to admissions representativesDelegate tasks and follow through with assignments to team members Responsible for cross campus relationship building Run and review weekly enrollment reportsAssist in developing new recruitment strategies Show less

• Admissions Representative

  • Nov 2006 - Feb 2011

  Responsible for recruitment of students from a designated territory.Serve as a positive, responsible, informative representative of Olivet CollegeBuild a solid pool of prospective students by marketing in a designated territory, visiting high schools and attending college day and night programsDaily calls to prospective students to provide information, answer questions and schedule campus visitsGuide each prospective student/family through the admissions and financial aid processProvide prospective transfer students with guidance with regards to the admissions, financial aid and credit evaluation processDevelop solid relationships with high school guidance counselors by visiting them twice a yearConduct onsite and offsite group presentations pertaining to college admissions and financial aidTravel various high schools and colleges throughout Michigan to meet with prospective students and high school guidance counselors and administrators Coordinate and plan all onsite recruitment eventsWork closely with faculty and staff on all recruitment activities and inquiries from prospective students and familiesAttend weekly meetings to report recruiting activity in my territoryMeet weekly metrics regarding recruiting effortsConduct one-one-one visits with students and parents, providing them with specific admissions information as well as detailed financial aid estimates outlining costs for the year Show less



Comphealth Medical Staffing

• Recruiter

  • May 2006 - Nov 2006

  Responsible for placing Speech Language Pathologists in traveling positions across the country Cold calling prospective Speech Language Pathologists daily to inform them of positions and discuss options for employment Negotiated pay rates Assisted in verifying licensure Responsible for recruiting a number of SLP's each week into various positions Weekly sales meetings Responsible for placing Speech Language Pathologists in traveling positions across the country Cold calling prospective Speech Language Pathologists daily to inform them of positions and discuss options for employment Negotiated pay rates Assisted in verifying licensure Responsible for recruiting a number of SLP's each week into various positions Weekly sales meetings



AeroTech Engineering

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Recruiter

  • Aug 2005 - Apr 2006

  Responsible for placing technical engineers into various positions within West Michigan companies Cold calling prospective engineers in the West Michigan market Explained in detail position, job requirements, pay rates and work commitments to prospects Met with hiring professionals at various engineering facilities to gather information regarding their employment needs Negotiated contracts with engineers Explained benefits and wages Responsible for placing technical engineers into various positions within West Michigan companies Cold calling prospective engineers in the West Michigan market Explained in detail position, job requirements, pay rates and work commitments to prospects Met with hiring professionals at various engineering facilities to gather information regarding their employment needs Negotiated contracts with engineers Explained benefits and wages



Saranac Community Schools

• Student Teacher and Coach

  • Jan 2005 - May 2005

  Responsible for teaching Health and Physical Education to grades K-12 along with a supervising teacher Responsible for teaching Health and Physical Education to grades K-12 along with a supervising teacher



The University of Olivet

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Admissions Representative

  • Jul 2002 - Dec 2004

  Responsible for recruitment of prospective students from across Michigan Daily one-on-one visits with prospective students and parents regarding admission to Olivet College Travel to various schools throughout Michigan to present information to prospective students about Olivet College Calls to students nightly regarding college programs, available scholarships and visiting campus Attended all necessary recruiting events Met a record enrollment mark in 2003 Toured groups of students on campus and presented them with information Show less