Director of College Counseling and Alumni Advising

• Jul 2023 - Present

College Counselor

• Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

Building and sustaining a college-going culture that engages students, parents and higher education partners by implementing college readiness curriculum and guidance that ensures that all students are on track to apply and matriculate to a best fit 4-year college.• Successfully led our largest senior class to be the 11th consecutive class to receive 100% college acceptance and 100% FAFSA completion• Provide individualized counseling to students and families on the college and financial aid processes• Guide students through the college application and financial aid processes.• Teach College Prep classes to junior and senior students• Support seniors through the college application process including but not limited to applying to a diversity of colleges that are an academic fit, writing letters of recommendation, identifying scholarship opportunities and selecting a college.• Coordinate events such as FAFSA Workshops, College Exploration Day, College Application Boot Camp and Senior Signing Day• Collect, track, analyze and share department data on application submissions, scholarships and testing• Develop and manage partnerships with colleges, scholarship organizations and college representatives• Schoolwide Testing Coordinator - Coordinate testing for the suite of SAT exams, collaborate with the School Counselor/SSD coordinator to coordinate exams for students with disabilities and assist students in registering for the SAT • National Honors Society Co-Moderator Show less

School Counseling Intern

• Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

My role includes responsibilities within the ASCA domains of social/emotional, academic and college and career readiness. Academic: • Counsel students in developing a skill set to be academically successful through interventions including goal creation, time management improvement and self-advocacy • Developed a needs assessment targeting students most at risk of failing and will implement an early intervention program that includes small groups, individual counseling and psychoeducation Social/Emotional: • Conduct individual wellness screenings for students assigned to caseload consisting of 70+ students, serving grades 9-12 • Provide consistent (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly) individual counseling to an ongoing caseload • Collaborate effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational and community resources by utilizing multi-tiered (MTSS) systems of support and for student referrals • Created a virtual counseling webpage which included a calming room, a parent resources page and community mapping resource guide for students and their families • Developed and facilitated student workshops targeting students with various social emotional needs and now creating content for parent workshops based on needs assessment results College and Career: • Discussed summer enrichment programs and scholarship opportunities with 9th and 10th grade students • Reviewed personal statements, provided feedback and will assist with FASFA process for students seeking financial aid and submitting college applications Show less

Senior Recruiter

• Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

Senior Recruiter

• Oct 2017 - Oct 2019

In the field, I continue to recruit part-time Brand Ambassadors and full-time Market Managers while supporting client management. I work closely with Account Teams and our clients to provide staffing updates and insight as the recruitment subject matter expert for 15 markets nationwide.

Recruiter

• Aug 2015 - Sep 2017

I recruit for Brand Ambassadors and Market Managers to promote our clients and engage with consumers at events nationwide. I maintain full cycle recruiting responsibilities for multiple positions and programs simultaneously. I source active and non-active candidates via social media, networking, ad posting, and referrals. I conduct interviews with candidates via phone, Skype, and Montage Video interviews. I develop and maintain a professional relationship with employees and internal account teams to ensure program success.• Involved in all stages of the recruiting process, including posting job requisitions to job boards, sourcing, phone screening potential candidates, scheduling phone interviews between candidates and managers located nationwide, extending offers to selected candidates, following the onboarding process and updating their information into Bullhorn (contact management system).• Develop relationships with 20+ Market Managers and Regional Managers located nationwide in order to build successful programs.• Meet weekly with Recruiters, Market Managers, Regional Managers, and Account Team to discuss program successes, struggles and forecasting.• Successfully built and maintained programs in new markets that eventually led to program growth in additional locations.• Work with Field HR to coach managers through employee relations concerns.• Utilize various staffing websites such as corporate website, College Career Services, Indeed, Craigslist, Facebook in order to post job requisitions and identify quality candidates.• Responsible for accurately maintaining multiple Excel spreadsheets that consist of interview schedules, new hire information, and overall market staffing trackers. Show less

Employee Relations Intern

• Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

Worked directly with associates to resolve any issues that arose and took lead on internal communications to management team • Contributed to client relations, sales and marketing strategies • Utilized sourcing tactics and conducted interviews to recruit the top talent for growing companies in the Milwaukee Area• Managed recruitment teams to cultivate new talent

Human Resources Intern

• Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

Selected out of over 150 candidates to participate in the 10 week Summer internship program. HatchELITE was designed to give college students hands-on business experience in all aspects of Human Resources and Business Management. • Gained networking exposure and contacts with 10 different business leaders of various industry backgrounds including esteemed Fortune Five-Hundred Companies • Earned certificates of achievement for the following areas: Second Place for Introductory Speech, First Place for Social Media Presentation, First Place for Cold Calling Competition, First Place for Summer Apprentice Presentation • Excelled in successfully placing candidates within one week of being in the field• Gained experience face-to-face cold calling businesses in the community to identify and qualify prospects for Hatch• Participated in all aspects of businesses to include sales, account management and Human Resources, including payroll and recruiting• Implemented a weekly newsletter for internal staff• Created the Hatch Instagram account @hatchstaffing Show less

Marketing and Events Intern

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

Assisted with the planning and implementation of corporate engagement events, third-party fundraisers and the annual corporate kickball tournament, including sponsor management and donation solicitations • Assisted with Public Relations work- wrote AP Style press releases and submitted stories to various social media outlets • Created the organization's first-ever Collegiate Brand Ambassador program, including recruitment, volunteer management, milestone reporting, trainings and communications on messaging and branding • Played a role in Playworks' signature event, Corporate Kickball Tournament: co-managed onsite event logistics, managed volunteers, post-event participation stewardship, in-kind recognition and tracking of auction items • Learned the fundamentals of grant writing by drafting proposals Show less