Experience

Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of the Alumni Admission Council, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Within this role, I help recruit within the Northeast cluster and read applications from prospective college students from the region. I also oversee the Alumni Admission Council (AAC) with the support of an AAC coordinator. Goals for the first year within this role are to create an implicit bias training (the first formal workshop of its kind) for 3,000+ alumni volunteers and reimagine how Northwestern alums can engage prospective college students through more robust programming. Within this role, I help recruit within the Northeast cluster and read applications from prospective college students from the region. I also oversee the Alumni Admission Council (AAC) with the support of an AAC coordinator. Goals for the first year within this role are to create an implicit bias training (the first formal workshop of its kind) for 3,000+ alumni volunteers and reimagine how Northwestern alums can engage prospective college students through more robust programming.



Perspectives Charter Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Director of Post-Secondary Planning

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

  I supported PCS Joslin students and families throughout the post-secondary planning process, with a special focus on grades 11 and 12. My goals for school year 2020-2021 included increasing quality university and non-profit partnerships, revamping the post-secondary planning process for grades 9 and 10, and increasing family engagement. Successes include leading presentations on institutional racism, instituting weekly career panels, and raising the college-going rate by 13%.

• Youth Interventionist

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2020

  I was a member of the IIT/Math and Science Academy campus' inaugural Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) Team that produced professional development workshops for staff. I empowered students to make better academic, social, and behavioral decisions via one-on-one coaching and family engagement initiatives. I applied research-based best practices to raise MSA's average daily attendance and on-time arrival rates through strategic student, family, and whole school outreach and interventions. Show less



Slingshot Memphis, Inc.

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Pioneers Summer Fellow

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  I assisted with landscape, cost-benefit, best practices, and systems-level change analysis of local, poverty-fighting education non-profits via the collection of interview data, Census data mining, and research. I also aided a full-time staff member's efforts to create an impact assessment writing manual. I assisted with landscape, cost-benefit, best practices, and systems-level change analysis of local, poverty-fighting education non-profits via the collection of interview data, Census data mining, and research. I also aided a full-time staff member's efforts to create an impact assessment writing manual.



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• College & Career Awareness Intern

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  I assisted the Harvard Public Schools Partnerships team expand their portfolio of programs that promote the creation of a college-going identity and exploration of career pathways for middle and high school students who attend public schools in Allston, Brighton, and Cambridge. Projects included creating a one-day conference for Allston, Brighton, and Cambridge high school students on HGSE's campus; presenting college essay workshops at the Harvard Ed Portal; and creating workshops centered on implicit bias and self-advocacy for 8th grade students. Show less



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Community Initiatives, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2018

  In addition to my previous responsibilities, I led an office-wide reading training on how to appropriately read, rate, and move QuestBridge (typically low-income, first-generation college students, and rural applicants) files. I expanded the University's Summer Coalition Internship by building relationships with non-profit leaders in Chicago and Miami. My favorite project was winning a $7,500 grant from the Inclusive Climate Fund to pilot an education summit for 40 Black/African-American male high school juniors in Spring 2019. Show less

• Director of Black/African-American Outreach, Senior Admissions Counselor

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2017

  In addition to my previous responsibilities, I oversaw and doubled the University’s fall diversity prospective student fly-in through strategic outreach. I created a strategic plan for increasing the University’s engagement with predominately Black/African-American high schools and communities. I joined an advisory committee of campus partners that sought to increase academic, social, and emotional supports for low-income College students. In 2016, I began to oversee the University's QuestBridge process, which included scheduling admissions committee meetings, overseeing a larger budget, and creating new outreach materials for QuestBridge students. My territory changed to Northeast Ohio and select Chicago Public Schools for the Fall 2016 and subsequent cycles. Show less

• Admissions Counselor

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  I was graciously given more oversight to hire and train 6-8 UChicago Promise Interns a year. I am proud that many UChicago Promise Interns have continued their career in college access oriented organizations upon graduation. I was given greater oversight to plan and expand campus programs for Chicago Public School students and counselors. My recruitment territory for the Fall 2015 cycle included Michigan and the South and Southwest Suburbs of Chicago. I read over 1,400 Fall 2015 first-year and transfer admissions files.My biggest accomplishment in this role was helping to eliminate the academic-year work expectation for incoming low-income College students. I helped draft a memo that summarized research findings on working low-income college students' experience for UChicago's Board of Trustees. This policy decision was incorporated into the University’s new "No Barriers Initiative," which was announced Fall 2014. Show less

• UChicago Promise Metcalf

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  This internship opened my eyes to the college equity and access profession. As a UChicago Promise Intern, I gained insights into how selective college admissions counselors read applications. I assisted UChicago's Chicago territory manager recruit students at local college fairs and events. However, my primary assignment was to assist the 11th and 12th-grade counselors at UChicago Charter School: Woodlawn Campus (UCW) create and lead their school's 6-to-16 college preparatory curriculum. At UCW, I presented workshops on “Creating Your First Resume”, “Writing Strong College Essays”, and “The Do-s and Don’t-s of College and Job Interviews” to high school juniors and seniors. Show less



Ruffalo Noel Levitz

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Supervisor, University of Chicago Calling Center

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2014

  This was my first experience managing people and tracking organizational data. Nightly, I tracked 12-28 student callers’ progress towards reaching the center's evening, quarterly, and annual giving goals for over 40 giving segments. I also listened in on calls in order to provide coaching and guidance to student callers. Beyond evaluating student callers, I also sought to boost morale within the calling center. Student callers included University of Chicago College and graduate students.

• Student Caller, University of Chicago Calling Center

  • Jul 2011 - Feb 2012

  I learned how to build rapport with University of Chicago alumni, parents, and donors before making giving asks. This job helped me learn how to deal with rejection as well as how to share my story with strangers. At the end of my career as a student caller and supervisor, I raised close to $139,000 for the University of Chicago.



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chicago Academic Achievement Program (CAAP) Summer Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  I helped CAAP students (typically first-generation and/or low-income incoming, first-year College students) become acclimated to living in the City of Chicago by leading groups of 12-25 students to cultural, theater, and sporting outings across the city on public transit. I shared my own college transition story with incoming students. I assisted the Director of CAAP complete administrative tasks, which at times included assisting professors prepare materials for class and placing catering orders. Show less



Chicago Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freshmen Connection Youth Leader, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  This was my first formal internship experience. It allowed me to work closely with one of my high school's school counselors. As a Youth Leader for Whitney Young's Freshmen Connection program, I helped incoming high school freshmen get acclimated to Whitney Young, which is an elite and diverse magnet public school that serves grades 7-12. I shared my story about transitioning to Whitney Young from an all Black neighborhood elementary school that had a higher population of low-income students. I gave students tips for seeking help and making friends at this larger, more diverse school. I also helped teachers prepare for daily lessons by completing administrative tasks and passing out discounted monthly student transit cards. Show less



Chicago Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freshmen Connection Youth Leader, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008