Utah State Educators Licensure, 1985-Current
ENDORSMENTS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
*Organized the committee for the Native American Heritage Month Event 2016
*Initiated and planned the first annual SLCC African/African American High School Day Conference at Salt Lake Community College April 25, 2014
*Organized and chaired the committee for the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th annual SLCC African American/African High School Conferences
*Completed REACH (Representing Ethnic and Cultural Heritage) Training November 26, 2014
04/2008 to CurrentMulticultural Student Success CoordinatorSalt Lake Community College – Taylorsville, Utaj
- Advised and mentored undergraduate students placed on academic probation.
- Monitored students' academic progress and referred students who were struggling to campus resources.
- Served on hiring committees for 3 new core staff members in the Trio, Disability Resources, and Academic Advising Department at Salt Lake Community College.
- Pointed students to relevant information about academic and personal support services available at the college.
- Served on college committees and acted as chair on 2 of 3 the Committees.
01/2008 to 01/2009Outstanding Club Advisor of the Year, SLCC
01/2009 to 01/2010- Educator of the Year Awards, Clearfield Job Corps Center 2000, 2004, 2006.
01/1996 to 01/1998Eagle Awards, Management and Training Corporation
07/2016 to CurrentMulticultural Student Success CoordinatorSalt Lake Community College – Taylorsville, Utah
- Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership, Learning, Community Collaboration, Ethical Leadership, Systems Leadership:.
- Create resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning and growing environment for student success.
- Promote the success of every student by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and vision of learning for all students, particularly students of color.
- Promote success of every student by collaborating with faculty, staff, community members, responding.
- Connect and meet with students on academic and non-academic matters including providing information on campus policies; Making recommendations to our students ways to approach problems; recommending corrective action such as Registration Appeals, Academic Advising, meeting with professors.
- Provide assistance and strategies to students having problems and/or wishing to withdraw, drop classes, mediation, providing advice with respect to wellness and work-life balance; and providing referrals to appropriate campus resources.
- Aid students in the resolution of academic problems towards program completion.
- Developing skills in time management, managing freedom, goal setting, test preparation, and other academic success skills and strategies.
- Consult and network with faculty, Deans, Assistant Deans, Administrative Assistants, and Department staff on student academic and non-academic matters including explaining and interpreting campus policies; informing on best practices.
- Serve as a liaison when needed to assist students with personal, educational, or Contact and consult with Dean of Students when needed to assist students in making crucial decisions and critical conversations.
- Promote the success of every student by acting with, and ensuring a system of, integrity, fairness, equity, and ethical behavior.
- Promote the success of every student by understanding, responding to, and influencing the interrelated systems of political, social, economic, legal, policy, and cultural contexts affecting education.
- Advocate, nurture and sustain so students can remain focused on learning conducive to their healthy growth and retention.
- Represent the Office for Diversity & Multicultural Affairs Office on campus committee and community committees/commitments: Search Committees for staff employment, Juneteenth Celebration, Omega Phi Psi Fraternity community barbeque, Expect the Great Event, Community Talent Hunt-SLCC/Omega Phi Psi Fraternity, Ethnic Minority Employee Committee (EMEC) and other committees and needed.
- Serve as Expect the Great representative for Salt Lake Community College.
- This conference provides encouragement and retention for current African American/African college students, access and success for 9-12 grade students, career and job information for the African American/African community.
- Acted as Director for the Office of Diversity & Multicultural Affairs Office in the absence of the Director.
- Develop partnerships with campus constituencies to support student orientation, wellness and work-life balance.
- Refer student to Counseling Services/Health and Wellness, Tutoring Services, Math Skills Lab, and Writing Center as needed.
- In process of developing and implementing programs to support student success, coordinating with the Academic Standards Advisor, First Year Experience, and Multicultural Success Coordinators to organize strategies and advocate for student success during the first semester experience at SLCC to encourage completion, and graduation.
- Collect and use data for program direction, students' challenges/barriers, and student retention and graduation rate.
- Provide website suggestions for the Office for Diversity & Multicultural Affairs department.
- Serve as a resource to students, making contact with on campus resources and community resources.
- Participate in campus wide outreach activities, representing the Office for Diversity & Multicultural Affairs at Admissions events, Summer Bridge program, Orientation, and campus programming events.
- Attend Community events to assist students with resources, open houses and recruitment events.
- Assist as needed in conducting community outreach activities to promote community awareness of new students.
- Visit off campus resources to assist with student needs for success.
- Connect with all African American/African, Native American, and More Than One Race students on Academic Notification through phone calls, emails, and text messages.
- Monitor and counsel students currently on Academic Notification/probation.
- Communicate with all African American/African, Native American, and More Than One Race students to inform them of workshops on campus and in the community, scholarship opportunities, and other events pertaining to their education, success, and retention.
- Provide assistance and strategies to students with problem solving, and inter-and intra-personal skills, resulting in improved success in the classroom, stronger connections to the campus community, and achievement of goals.
- Coordinator for the TALS (Transition to Adult Living) scholars.
- Maintain monthly and/or weekly contact with TALS students who are absent and/or are not performing well in classes.
- Require monthly grade checks from professors and documented forms for meetings with their assigned mentors.
- Remain connected with the Utah state administrator of TALS and provide end of semester student progress documentation, share other information as needed.
- Document information in SPACMNT (Banner) daily concerning student meetings and/or appointments.
- Weekly/monthly follow-up correspondence and counseling to students as necessary.
- Correspond with TALS mentors monthly to identify and provide strategic outreach to TALS scholars.
- Send monthly emails, phone calls or texts to remind and/or inform students of their responsibilities.
- Identify and contact through emails, phone calls and/or text messages to African American/African, Native American, and More Than One Race student populations who require special ongoing support, and who are having difficulty with their classes and GPA requirement for graduation.
- Provide service through one-on-one appointments or walk-ins to develop learning and life strategies, discuss time management, and create academic needs (tutoring, Learning Center, Math Lab/Math Center) as needed to facilitate successful program completion through academic success.
- Monitor personal student success.
- Suggested and organized twice monthly meetings with Multicultural Student Success Coordinators to discuss plans of action, student issues, departmental goals and other items as they arise.
- Encourage professionalism and positive interactions throughout the office and campus community.
- Demonstrate the highest standard of legal, moral, and ethical conduct as requirement by the college, needed to ensure student success and completion.
- Duties can vary widely depending on the needs of the students.
- Serve as the Advisor for the Black Student Union.
- Assist with all BSU activities on and off campus and community events.
- Actively listening, maintaining availability, addressing student concerns, respecting confidentiality and developing trust are not only duties but personal characteristics.
- Encourage students to embrace their identity and heritage.
- Teach them and learn from them, cultural likenesses and differences, to become a more cohesive unit.
- Provided classroom presentations for professors as requested.
- Maintain constant contact with other connections in Higher Ed institutions at Weber State University, University of Utah, and Utah Valley University to remain informed of events and best practices used for retention for students of color.
- Connect with Secondary Education Institutions to encourage students of color to attend Higher Education Institutions.
- An advocate for ALL Salt Lake Community College students.
04/2008 to 07/2016Academic and Career AdvisorSalt Lake Community College – Taylorsville, Utah
- Major Duties and Responsibilities:.
- Provided guidance and support for students deciding on majors, course choices and written course planners.
- Maintained student awareness of scholarship opportunities, tuition waivers, and known job opportunities.
- Provide students with contact information, documentation and courses needed for transferring to four year institutions.
- Track progress of African/African American students and assess their needs.
- Provide information for group tutoring and focused tutoring.
- Assist students with information for improving classroom and grade performance.
- Collaborate and plan meetings with students and their professors for grades, classroom concerns etc.
- Advise and assist students in understanding the requirements for all SLCC degree, diploma, certificate and completion programs; advise students in developing academic timelines, exploring course work, sequencing and selecting courses and developing class schedules; advise students in understanding transfer programs to four-year institutions and planning efficient transfer.
- Advise and assist students in becoming aware of their values, interests, abilities, and clarifying their academic and career goals.
- Assist students to utilize career assessments, career library, and other resources to explore careers and develop plans.
- Support School Relations in recruitment of African/African American students and assist in student retention at Salt Lake Community College.
- Provide support and assistance with Native American Heritage.
- Closely work with departments on and off campus to enhance positive student learning and college experience.
- Refer students to the Disability Resource Center as needed, Health and Wellness and other campus services/ departments as needed.
- Serve as the Advisor for the Black Student Union.
- Assist with all BSU activities on and off campus and community events.
- Traveled and attended student activities with Multicultural Initiatives Department, MESA and other departments when requested.
- Actively listening, maintaining availability, addressing student concerns, respecting confidentiality and developing trust are not only duties but personal characteristics.
- Provide classroom presentations for professors when requested.
06/2001 to 06/2007Academic Senior Instructor SupervisorGED/ESL
- Management and Training Corporation, Clearfield Job Corps Clearfield, Utah
Major Duties and Responsibilities:.
- Accepted a position in training and education, directly supervising 2 departments with General Education Development (GED) and English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructors.
- Recommend personnel changes to Academic Manager, and Principal.
- Evaluated staff and student progress quarterly.
- Held departmental meetings twice monthly.
- Participated and provided staff development trainings.
- Promoted the development and implementation of new and revised policies and procedures directly affecting the GED and ESL departments.
- Created and changed job descriptions directly relating to positions under my supervision.
- Responsible for GED/ESL yearly budget.
- Maintained accountability of staff, students and property.
- Participated in student employability programs and activities.
- Tutored, evaluated and assisted students in academic development, cultural acceptance and social behavior.
- While working as the GED Senior Instructor, served as a liaison between students with Davis District, Weber State University and GED Testing Services at the State Office of Education to seek testing assistance for students with learning and physical disabilities.
- Worked and communicated directly with students preparing them to take the Language Arts, Writing portion of the GED by Scribing for them or providing a scribe prior to the actual exam.
- Served as an advocate for GED students to obtain testing for Learning Disabilities free of charge paid through Job Corps.
- Located Licensed Psychologists in Davis and Weber Counties to test students for Learning Disabilities.
- Transported students to Weber State University, and Salt Lake Community College as needed for GED testing accommodations.
- Served as counselor, role model, disciplinarian, resource person, providing assistance and recommendations to ensure individual success of students and staff.
- Enhanced and stimulated growth in students to successfully develop academic, social skills and workplace skills to prepare for daily challenges in the workplace.
01/1998 to 01/2001Senior Instructor, GED/ESL/Reading SupervisorManagement and Training Corporation – Clearfield, Utah
01/1996 to 01/1998High School/Workplace Communications InstructorManagement and Training Corporation – Clearfield, Utah
01/1990 to 01/1996Cultural Awareness InstructorManagement and Training Corporation – Clearfield, Utah
01/1986 to 01/1990Math InstructorManagement and Training Corporation
- Clearfield Job Corps Clearfield, Utah.
01/1983 to 01/1986Reading InstructorManagement and Training Corporation
- Clearfield Job Corps Clearfield, Utah.
01/1979 to 01/1983GED Social Studies and Science InstructorManagement and Training Corporation
- Clearfield Job Corps Clearfield, Utah.
01/2009 to 01/2014Let Your Life Speak, Faculty Teaching and Learning Center
- Member of NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education).
- Member of NACADA (National Academic Advising Association).
- Implemented tutoring system for Black Student Union club members at Salt Lake Community College beginning 2008-Current.
- Implemented Library of Used College Books for Black Student Union Members SLCC 2009-Current.
- Implemented Special Accommodations for Students with Disabilities with state GED Testing Services at Utah State Office of Education.
- LEP/ESL Workgroup, Washington, D.C.
- 2003, 2004.
- Introduced ELLIS Utah based ESL program to the
Department of Labor in Washington, D.C.
- Implemented VESL's (Vocational English as a Second Language) class to prepare ESL students for trade and vocational readiness 2000 CASAS (California Adult Student Assessment System) National Summer Institute.
- Evaluated and revised departmental curriculum, including assessment of learning new and creative teaching methods text and software.
- Provided training and support towards the implementation of new GED 2002 at Clearfield Job Corps, from 2000-2002.
- Implemented Mountain Language into the English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum to assist with student success.
- Implemented academic and vocational assessment materials for the Job Corp ESL program to assist student with employment.
04/2007 to 07/2016Academic and Career AdvisorSalt Lake Community College – Taylorsville, Utah
