Experience

Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director of Admissions

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Coordinate Counselor Engagements

• Assistant Director Of Admission

  • Feb 2019 - Sep 2022



Self-employed

• Houston, Texas

• Independent College Counselor

  • Nov 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Build customer base through networking opportunities. • Counsel and assist high school students with admissions applications and financial aid. • Connect students with scholarship resources. • Review and revise college application and scholarship application essays. • Advise current college students in regards to their college degree plan. • Assist college students with building their resumes and LinkedIn profiles. • Advise college students on internships and graduate school opportunities. Show less



Texas Tech University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Recruitment Manager

  • Feb 2017 - Nov 2017

  • Managed regional recruitment team of 3 freshmen admissions counselors and 1 transfer admissions counselor. • Planned and coordinated regional recruitment events: Raider Roadshow, Houston Scholars Reception, Transfer Fair, and counselor updates. • Reviewed and made final admission application decisions on the Leadership Committee. • Daily administrative work and reporting. • Value Added Actions: o Reorganized high school territories by College Board Geomarkets. o Prioritized high schools by historical number of applications and number of test scores received. o Created team expectations and recruitment strategies: - In Office Day with duties - Created weekly tracker and progress reports - Focused on top producing schools by running weekly reports to determine which schools to schedule visits - Focused school visits for targeted student populations – Top 10% and underrepresented student populations - Ran incomplete reports for school counselors to collect missing items during visits - Calendar everything including travel times to ensure on-time arrival to all appointments - Included local community events to represent TTU in the Greater Houston Area - Collaborated with on-campus department recruiters, Houston Area Alumni chapters, and the local TTU Parent Association Show less



YES Prep Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• College Counselor

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Research, establish and maintain long-term relationships within the college admissions and financial aid arena. • Work with appropriate YES grade level chairs, as well as entire college counseling department, to ensure that every student in every high school grade level is participating in available college-related activities when possible. • Help coordinate registration, supervision and other related issues regarding standardized tests. • Help coordinate and host high school visits and college fairs college admissions representatives. • Directly advise and counsel seniors and juniors while assisting with all aspects of our comprehensive college counseling program. • Plan and Coordinate all logistics and programming for Junior Spring Trip. • Teach three Senior Seminar classes. • Serve as primary point person for College Counseling staff for Financial Aid and Scholarships. • Coordinate and disseminate scholarship information to all students. • Coordinate and Implement Student Opportunities in regards to Volunteer Opportunities, International programs, Outdoor/Adventure programs, and Pre Collegiate programs for 7th-12th grades. • Assist with specific projects and areas as determined by the Director of College Counseling and/or School Director. Show less



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Admissions Counselor

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2014

  • Managed up to 60 schools in the Houston region including high schools & community colleges; disseminated information about the front to end process of admissions & financial aid for Texas A&M University. • Coordinated, managed and publicized 20 on-site visits per month at multiple locations including high schools, community colleges, and non-profit organization college & career fairs. • Advised & reviewed academic degree plans with transfer students as well as with entering freshmen. • Strong knowledge of FAFSA filling procedures; including special cases such as Homeless Youth, Dependency overrides, and the Texas Application for Financial Aid for HB 1403/SB 1528 students. • Interpreted & maintained up-to-date on Federal, state, and institutional policies and regulations that must be followed & adhered to by all financial aid administrators. • Built, developed, and nurtured relationships with prospective students’ families, community partners, high school faculty, administration, and staff to provide an exchange information and to enhance the counseling & advisement of students considering/planning on attending Texas A&M University. • Aided in clearing Banner database issues that may prevent financial aid awarding and aid in training new hires and colleagues on the financial aid and scholarship use of Banner database. • Attended local, state, and national workshops and conferences; have served as workshop facilitator at multiple conferences independently and in conjunction with other institutions. • Completed monthly administrative duties including updating CRM system to reflect all monthly visits, communications, and general activity to provide proper data analysis of impact on region. • Planned & coordinated 2009 Aggie Summer Institute held in Houston market; the local week long college readiness program at San Jacinto College. Lead meetings, collected mandatory risk management forms from participants, and completed and confirmed all logistics needed for program. Show less



The Student Loan Corporation

• Account Manager/Admin. Assist.

  • 2006 - 2008

  • Managed college loan accounts at colleges and universities from regions extending from Houston to Brownsville; provided information on Citibank’s programs to initiate new accounts (sales) to students and education institutions in the varying regions. • Analyzed and monitored loan volume per account to retain and grow existing volume whilst meeting set goals; updated database on a weekly basis and in turn helped maintain national loan database. • Planned, organized, and implemented marketing events at conferences to promote student loan products; including coordinating with Citi financial centers Citibank and CitiFinancial. • Conducted student loan workshops as well as financial education seminars to high school and college students. Counseled and assisted students regarding financial aid and the student loan process. • Completed Action Selling sales training program, stayed up to date with loan industry and regulations. Show less



Walt Disney College Program

• Orlando, Florida

• Cast Member, Customer Service

  • Jun 2000 - Dec 2000

  Live, Learn, Earn Live, Learn, Earn