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Professional Summary
Dedicated, passionate, and driven professional with strong work ethic and good judgement. Veteran of post-secondary access and financial aid field with 14+ years of demonstrated track record of success. Extensive leadership and management experience in running high quality programming. Flexible team player who is motivated to continue learning, growing, and exceling.
Work History
08/2018 to CurrentSenior Director of High School & College ProgramsLEAP For Education | City, STATE,
Manage team of 3 full-time employees: College Success Program Manager, Teen Center Coordinator, and Program Administrative Assistant; overseeing hiring, training. and professional development
Oversee the organization’s involvement in the Early College Program at Salem High School & Salem State University, including creating curriculum around college access for 50 HS juniors and 50 HS seniors
Transform the organization as a change agent (spearheaded restructuring and role clarification, as well as processes for new hire on-boarding, interviewing, training, performance reviews, succession planning, etc.)
Increase and improve organizational culture, as well as effective communication and collaboration across all programs/projects
Participate in fundraising activities and write or edit grants as appropriate
Acquire diverse and inclusive team comprised of skills and organizational fit to meet programs’ needs
09/2016 to 07/2018Program Director (College Success Program)LEAP For Education | City, STATE,
Managed and mentored team of 4 college and career advisors, including 1-2 social work interns per year, in order to serve about 100 high school students and approximately 50 college students per year in Salem and Peabody
Assessed, reviewed, and approved all CSP communication to public (website content, brochures, newsletters, etc.)
Sustained and oversaw partnership development and stewardship, particularly with local school districts and area colleges
Drafted budget and monitored spending for program while operating within budgetary requirements
Collected and analyzed data (attendance, student demographics, test scores)
Organized and ran annual FAFSA Day in Salem for general public, which included marketing and promoting event, finding and training 25+ volunteers, and helping over 75 families to complete their FAFSA applications
04/2011 to 08/2016Coordinator (College Success Program)LEAP For Education | City, STATE,
Formalized program structure which yielded award of $300,000 from Department of Higher Education, allowing expansion to Peabody
Supervised staff, volunteers and interns; created training manual; provided guidance and feedback
Reviewed college applications, CSS Profiles, FAFSAs and/or scholarship applications to ensure quality work
Launched annual Family Academies for parents of first-generation-to-college and/or low-income students (topics included: college admissions, application and financial aid processes, understanding financial aid award letters, etc.)
04/2010 to 03/2011College Counselor (College Success Program)LEAP For Education | City, STATE,
Increased student enrollment in program within 1st year (more than doubled from about 20 students to 50)
Secured various scholarships & college acceptances for students
Provided students with confidential, individualized, social-emotional support, and counseling
01/2008 to 04/2010Associate Coordinator (La Vida Scholars)La Vida, Inc. | City, STATE,
Designed, implemented, and taught curricula and activities for 47 honor roll high school students in grades 10-12 on informational college preparation, including MCAS (English Language Arts and Math)
Advised students and parents (in English and Spanish) on financial aid and decisions about college enrollment
Coordinated, assisted and attended campus visit trips and special events such as fund-raising banquets, community service activities, cultural enrichment outings
Kept records of students’ attendance, participation in program, community service hours, college entrance test scores, MCAS scores, and components of each student’s scholarship applications
Aided students with their college acceptance and scholarship awards by proofreading essays, writing recommendation letters, and packaging applications
01/2008 to 06/2008Spanish Literacy TeacherLa Vida, Inc. | City, STATE,
Planned curriculum from scratch for both beginner and more advanced students
Met with 4 students twice per week for 6 hours per week for individualized teaching
Education
Expected in Master of Social Work | Boston University, , GPA:
Clinical Concentration with Advanced Studies in Trauma & a Certificate in Macro
Summa Cum Laude Accolade, GPA: 4.0
Expected in Bachelor of Arts | Human ServicesNortheastern University, , GPA:
Magna Cum Laude Accolade, GPA: 3.6
Skills
Fluent in English and Spanish
Highly dependable
Excellent attention to detail
Collaborative leader
Administrative oversight
Staff and project management
Verbal and written communication
Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Salesforce
Certifications
Certificate in Non-Profit Management and Leadership from the Institute for Nonprofit Practice (Tish College of Civic Life at Tufts University, 2017)
CPR/1st Aid
Affiliations
Northeastern University LaCLA Scholarship Selection Committee Member, 2009-Present
Latino Leadership Coalition, Executive Member (Secretary), 2019-Present
St. Theresa of Lisieux Alumni Champagnat Award from Central Catholic High School, 2018
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