Admissions Counselor Resume Example University Of Oregon

ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR

Summary

Creative adviser and teacher with extensive experience serving underrepresented populations

Highlights

Ease with electronic tracking
Familiarity with UO and community resources
Training and supervision expertise
Grant writing and development
Talented public speaker

Certified in special education and English
Extensive teaching, tutoring and workshop experience
Trained meeting facilitator
Outstanding communication, relational and collaboration skills

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 CounselorUniversity of Oregon － Eugene, OR

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 ManagerFamily Relief Nursery － Cottage Grove, OR

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 CoordinatorParent Child Development Center － Turners Falls, MA

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 － Santa Cruz, CA

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 － Watsonville, CA

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 － Eugene , ORGPA: 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 － New Britain, CTGPA: GPA: 3.80

1989

B.A: EnglishEastern Connecticut State University － Willimantic, CTEnglish; 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

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

University of Oregon
Family Relief Nursery
Parent Child Development Center
Early Start
Santa Cruz County Office of Education

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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