Experience

Battle Creek Community Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager, Battle Creek College Access Network

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  • Collaborate with local area high schools, postsecondary education institutions, and community agencies to provide college and career readiness programming that encourages a community-based college-going culture. • Oversee Legacy Scholars, a large-scale community-funded scholarship program that provides financial assistance to local high school students which includes eligibility and renewal determination, marketing and communication, and program orientation. • Provide administrative support to two Boards of Directors including meeting packet material preparation, recording meeting minutes, oversight of the Board of Directors nomination process and on-boarding of new Board Members, and providing updates at Board Meetings. • Attend conferences, seminars, and other trainings to maintain current trend knowledge and application. • Maintain and update website and mobile app platforms.



Southwestern Michigan College

• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Director for Financial Aid

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2021

  • Led and managed department and community outreach through increased proactive strategic communications, site visitations, website content management, and community presentations to help educate and engage students and families on financial aid literacy, including advising and counseling of the federal and state financial aid process.• Served on the College’s student retention committee that focused on the creation and assessment of processes that are utilized to measure student retention. • Taught the college’s Educational Exploration (ED120) course that helped students navigate campus resources and support services while assisting in the development of their own academic and career goals though an Educational Development Plan. • Managed the institution’s $100,000 endowment scholarship fund comprised of over 160 individual scholarships each with specific restrictions in accordance with external donor and organization requirements. This process included candidate matching, communication, awarding, record keeping, and reconciliation of funds. • Administered the institution’s policy regarding academic performance and financial aid eligibility, which included review of each student, communication of eligibility status each semester, leading the appeal process and committee, and ongoing review of 75-100 different student contracts each semester with different terms and conditions to maintain eligibility. • Managed office staff, administrative processes, policies, and priorities in absence of Director including leading staff meetings, department representation, committee participation, and supervision of staff.



University of Dayton

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director for Student Life

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2016

  • Managed over 270 organizations with on-boarding, advising/mentoring, training/presentation facilitation, and assessment. • Increased number of participating organizations by 15% through a redesigned application and recognition process.• Created educational content and curriculum-based learning modules and workshops for individuals, organizations, staff, and community stakeholders. • Led and facilitated workshops, trainings, and educational programming to over 2,000 participants annually. • Collaborated with legal and subject matter experts to create risk management best practices, polices, procedures, and trainings to organizations. • Planned and executed a variety of large-scale events that included an annual community involvement fair with over 325 vendors/organizations and 4,000 participants as well as an out of state trip with over 2,000 participants and a budget of over $100,000. • Represented department on institution and community committee workgroups.



University of Louisville

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residence Life Coordinator

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2012

• Residence Coordinator

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2011