Experience

Christ School
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Registrar and Executive Assistant to the Headmaster

  • Aug 2020 - Present


Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

• Qatar
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Student Academic Counselor

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  Increased counseling office visits by 80% in my first year by introducing Outlook Calendar appointments. Reduced student course failures by 15% between my first and second year by designing an at-risk student tracking sheet for meetings with Medical Education admins. Increased student engagement in counseling services by 20% through poster sessions in the student lounge. Learned and carried another counselor’s unfamiliar caseload for six months on top of mine while creating a training manual for the position’s permanent replacement. Show less



Awsaj Academy

• Qatar
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professional School Counselor and Executive Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2017

  Improved student attendance by 12% over five years by convincing admin to connect attendance to graduation credit. Wrote, edited, and annually updated the student handbook and school policies. Defined credit-based graduation requirements for the first time in the school's history. Fully implemented PowerSchool student information system so that it could be used for GPA calculation, course advising, and graduation planning. Tracked minutes and assignments for high school Leadership Team and Positive Behavior committee for four years. Created and maintained Awsaj's first alumni database. Received Qatar Foundation's Thanaa Award for Excellence in June 2014. Show less



Carthage, MO Junior High School

• School Counselor

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2012

  Reduced Ds and Fs on homework by 50% by creating an MS Access database to track students’ late assignments. Improved student attendance by 5% over 3 years by helping the attendance office use data to inform practices. Reduced Ds and Fs on homework by 50% by creating an MS Access database to track students’ late assignments. Improved student attendance by 5% over 3 years by helping the attendance office use data to inform practices.



The Ohio State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2009

  Created and taught a semester-long 3-credit-hour course to undergraduate students two semesters in a row with only nominal faculty direction. Also edited professors’ papers for publication. Created and taught a semester-long 3-credit-hour course to undergraduate students two semesters in a row with only nominal faculty direction. Also edited professors’ papers for publication.



Amherst Exempted School District

• Substitute Teacher, Counseling Intern, and Tech Support

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

  Designed and coordinated development of a database to automate record-keeping for the school's career shadowing program and local scholarship application process. Installed and updated PC and Mac hardware and software at the high school. Substituted for teachers at every grade level throughout the district. Designed and coordinated development of a database to automate record-keeping for the school's career shadowing program and local scholarship application process. Installed and updated PC and Mac hardware and software at the high school. Substituted for teachers at every grade level throughout the district.



Middle East Texts Initiative

• Assistant Editor for Arabic

  • Mar 2005 - Aug 2006

  Proofread English translations of classic philosophical and medical texts from the 10th to 14th century. Created matching opposite page layouts for English and Arabic versions of the text, as well as their corresponding footnotes. Prepared digital Arabic teaching materials for use in college and high school classrooms. Proofread English translations of classic philosophical and medical texts from the 10th to 14th century. Created matching opposite page layouts for English and Arabic versions of the text, as well as their corresponding footnotes. Prepared digital Arabic teaching materials for use in college and high school classrooms.