Experience

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  Braven

  • Leadership Coach

    • Jan 2024 - Present

    Coach and develop a diverse cohort of college students by facilitating weekly group Learning Labs (2-hour sessions where students practice and build professional competencies)Give real-world application to leadership concepts by sharing experiences and career knowledgeProvide professional mentorship over the course of 15 weeks, including supporting Fellows to each design a personal career vision and goalsFoster a strong team culture and community through modeling giving and receiving feedback

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  The Pleiniche Group

  • Leadership Coach & Consultant

    • Dec 2023 - Present

    Coach and develop BIPOC women in middle management to reduce the overwhelm in work settings. Serve as a thought leader to mitigate challenges arising from change management. Empower mid-level and senior leaders to identify their worth and invest in their own growth and development. Facilitate learning opportunities that teach managers how to build and steward productive teams, maximize performance and productivity, and increase staff satisfaction and retention. Increase intercultural awareness and competency.

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  Relay Graduate School of Education

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Vice President of Student Affairs and Student Services

    • Jan 2023 - Present

    Provides direction and oversight of a virtual Student Affairs and Student Services staff. Effective budget forecasting and deployment, administration, and relevant communications, policies, and procedures.Mobilize, engage and lead cross-functional teams to execute on high leverage projects while promoting agility, collaboration, creative problem solving, and change management,Coordinates and facilitates the execution of short, medium, and long-term strategic initiatives for the Student Affairs and Student Services team.Collaborates with staff, faculty, and students across the institution to accomplish projects and support achievement of relevant institutional strategic initiatives and its goals. Leverages critical thinking and interpersonal skills to proactively identify interdependencies between issues and outcomes, recommends solutions, and works collaboratively to resolve and/or mitigate challenges.Guides relevant decision making throughout the Student Affairs and Student Services team in ways that are consistent with institutional policies, procedures, and strategic priorities.Cultivate an inclusive and high-performing team where team members report feeling valued and supported while responsibly contributing to outstanding outcomes.

  • Vice Provost of Student Affairs

    • May 2021 - Jan 2023

    Increase staff and student satisfaction by designing and implementing a centralized student advisement system.Reduced institutional risk by collaborating with general counsel to train staff, supervising staff to de-escalate student issues, and implementing an ombuds service to support students.Designed and oversaw implementation of advisor onboarding that resulted in increased new employee preparedness and satisfaction.Positively impacted institution wide student support and alumni engagement by creating a tutoring program that leverages alumni talent and expertise.Created a more equitable student experience by advocating for and designing the Academic Review Board.Improved institutional compliance by advocating for, designing and participating in the Policy Exception Review Committee.Increased visibility and prioritization of veteran and disabled student experience at the institution.Increase individual team members' job satisfaction by effectively leading teams through several major institutional transitions in the midst of a global pandemic. Researched, designed and implemented people management model that led to increased achievement rates for both students and staff from traditionally marginalized groups.Effectively managed $2.5+ million budget.Lead a team of 38 employees who serve in Admissions, Student Advisement, Student Affairs, Student Financial Services, Student Support, and the Registrar's office.Gather, analyze and use data to manage multiple projects simultaneously during the institution's transition.

  • Dean of Student Affairs

    • Jun 2019 - May 2021

    Reduced institutional risk by collaborating with general counsel to educate and advise staff when student issues arose.Advocated for and led the implementation of high-quality and student-centered approaches to support graduate student success Collaborated cross-functionally across the institution to realize a responsive, equitable, inclusive, and seamless graduate student experience.Developed a coordinated approach to crisis management, student engagement, wellness services, student conduct and diversity.Designed academic and advisement policies that increased outcomes in graduate student performance and satisfaction with student experience.Created a crisis management team to support students during social unrest and national disasters.Co-founded the Pi Delta Kappa chapter at the institution.Developed content and design of orientation courses in Canvas.Improved student orientation experiences to be more informative and holistic.Streamlined and centralized the accommodations process across all Relay locations.Visited campuses and interfaced with personnel and students to gain first hand experience of campus culture and climate, assess campus needs, and engage with the local campus communityIncreased student and alumni engagement by designing and implementing engagement opportunities Reimagined the Student Advisory Committee to include alumni stakeholders resulting in more comprehensive participation.Ensured the institution's compliance with a variety of state and federal regulations including but not limited to Title IX.Served as a central resource for staff and students when student facing challenges arose.

  • Dean

    • Nov 2017 - Jun 2019

    Engage with key internal stakeholders including president, vice provost, and CFO to set and implement equitable institutional policiesthat promote diversity and inclusion.Set overall vision for campus and invest faculty and staff to executepractices aligned to the vision.Oversee campus budget of $1.4 million dollars and ensure fiscalresponsibility.Streamline program offerings resulting in 30% increase of revenue.Maintain and strengthen relationships with existing stakeholders, andinvest new stakeholders including regulatory bodies, externalpartners, prospective graduate students and faculty in the missionand vision of the organization.Successfully coach and develop team members toward consistentlymeeting both overall campus’ institutional and individual goalsresulting in 88% staff retention.Design and facilitate graduate level instructional sessions.Plan and execute orientation program for over 200 graduate students.

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  Relay Graduate School of Education

  • Assistant Dean of Students and Assistant Professor of Practice

    • Jul 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Instructional Fellow

    • Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

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  Dionne Warwick Institute

  • Teacher

    • Mar 2005 - Apr 2012