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ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR
Summary
Creative adviser and teacher with extensive experience serving underrepresented populations
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Accomplishments
Proven Leadership Skills:
- Nominated for UO MLK Leadership Award
- Received Diversity Excellence Award at Parent Child Development Center for coordinating and leading annual diversity training
- Presented at many conferences. Most recently co-presented with TRIO counselor on High School to College Collaboration: A Team Approach
Experience
01/2007 to Current
Admissions CounselorAugustana University － Sioux Falls , SD
- Support and advise students on admission process, financial aid, academic goals, career plans and appropriate support services
- Develop and implement workshops on college readiness, career exploration, and other relevant topics to programs serving underrepresented student populations
- Advise and mentor student ambassadors
- Present to groups from 2-500 during daily information sessions, campus events such as Duck Preview and off campus events including college fairs
- Work with advisers and faculty from many academic departments
- Revised and improved Undergraduate Support Program referral and committee process to better serve referred students
- Supported Disability Review Committee Chair as needed
- Train and mentor new staff
- Presented at community colleges on topics related to transferring
- Co-presented with academic advising for high school and community college programs for underrepresented students
- Ease with campus communication systems and Banner, Imaging, Transfer Evaluation Reports, Degree Audits and more.
01/2004 to 01/2007
Program ManagerDepartment Of The Treasury － Poughkeepsie , NY
- Coordinated services for families with children at risk for abuse and neglect
- Developed and implemented family service plans addressing parent education, time management, parenting skills, community resource and referral and more
- Conducted workshops on stress management, financial literacy, parenting, health care, domestic violence, and others
- Created drop-in academic support program for parents pursuing higher education
- Hired and trained volunteers to meet demand
- Provided crisis support to families and staff
- Presented at several conferences
- Assisted in development of assessment tools, protocols and data collection methods
- Supervised up to six interventionists and many college interns and volunteers
- Wrote grant proposals for local, state and federal agencies
- Implemented collaborative program providing substance abuse peer mentoring program for parents
01/2002 to 01/2004
Early Head Start CoordinatorBoundless Networks － Austin , TX
- Developed policies and procedures to meet Federal Performance Standards
- Implemented home visiting program for high-risk children
- Worked onsite in local high school with teen parents
- Supervised staff of five home visitors, student volunteers and college interns
- Planned training programs for agency staff including annual diversity training
- Assisted Director with strategic plans and collection of outcome data
01/2000 to 01/2001
Program CoordinatorEarly Start － City , STATE
- Provided resources and referrals to families with special needs children
- Supervised three employees, college interns and volunteers
- Organized and facilitated support groups for parents on stress management, parenting, accessing community services, etc.
- Worked with parents to create family goals and assisted them with skills and support systems to meet the goals
- Wrote grant proposals and managed budget
01/1998 to 01/2000
Disabilities/Mental Health Specialist, Head StartSanta Cruz County Office Of Education － City , STATE
- Ensured compliance with Federal Performance Standards
- Created curricula and policies to create cultural competency and address the needs of a population 90% Latino
- Collaborated with local agencies to leverage services Developed methods to track data to write grant proposals and reports
- Coordinated and facilitated multi-agency case conferences
- Conducted educational assessments on all children
- Co-facilitated mental health workshops on various topics ranging from stress management to positive parenting
Education
2012
Educational LeadershipUniversity of Oregon － City, StateGPA: GPA: 4.03Educational Leadership GPA: 4.03 Research area: Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Populations to four-year institutions
1994
Graduate Certification (45 credits) pre-k - 12: Special EducationCentral Connecticut State University － City, StateGPA: GPA: 3.80
1989
B.A: EnglishEastern Connecticut State University － City, StateEnglish; Certified English Teacher; 7-12
Teaching Experience
Student taught high school English and Special Education, taught elementary special education for five years, tutored homeless teen girls for three years, tutored parents in Head Start, Early Head Start, Relief Nursery in many areas including writing and learning skills
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School Attended
- University of Oregon
- Central Connecticut State University
- Eastern Connecticut State University
Job Titles Held:
- Admissions Counselor
- Program Manager
- Early Head Start Coordinator
- Program Coordinator
- Disabilities/Mental Health Specialist, Head Start
Degrees
- Educational Leadership
Graduate Certification (45 credits) pre-k - 12 : Special Education
B.A : English
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