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Skills

  • Team building
  • College application planning
  • Supervision
  • Career counseling
  • Mediation and crisis intervention
  • Process improvement
  • Communication with students and families
  • Team management
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Communications

Work Experiences

  • Collaborated with program teachers to identify academic strengths and weaknesses, leading to more targeted college recommendations for each student.
  • Allowed for more personalized sessions.
  • Achieved results over a two years.
  • Developed a peer mentoring program in 2024.
  • Coordinated with 7 local businesses to secure internships for students, boosting career readiness by 68%.
  • Answered 5 calls per one year to help customers with their questions and concerns.
  • Collaborated with operations.
  • Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
  • Created a cross-departmental collaboration model with customer success, ensuring consistent messaging to students regarding university admissions changes.
  • Advised over 14 international students in Seattle, helping them navigate the admissions process and ensuring their program documentation met all legal criteria.

Summaries

  • Achieved results over the course of several months.
  • Advocate for first-generation college students, having developed targeted support programs resulting in a 84% rise in acceptance rates for this demographic.
  • Accomplished College Counselor with a deep focus on digital transformation, improving tracking and reporting solutions by 82% to streamline student advising.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Miscellaneous.
  • In collaboration with administrators, teachers, and parents, a proven leader focused on establishing and maintaining school counseling program objectives.
  • Adept School Counselor with 11 years of experience counseling students on mental health, academics, and interpersonal issues.
  • Clear understanding of performance reporting and project management as well as budget management training.
  • Within Miscellaneous, senior College Counselor and outstanding performer in stakeholder engagement and project management.
  • Recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions to the Miscellaneous industry's success.

Accomplishments

  • Developed and launched a comprehensive peer mentoring program in 2015, which improved student engagement in the application process by 49%.
  • Provided comprehensive guidance on FAFSA completion, resulting in a 75% increase in financial aid applications across the student population.
  • Trained 2 new counsel staff on the use of Adobe Creative Suite for improved student file management, reducing application processing time by 74%.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Helped secure 54% more financial aid offers by proactively collaborating with financial aid offices to review student applications.
  • Developed an assessment method for college matches based on student academic performance and extracurricular interests, leading to improved outcomes for acceptance at framework institutions by 35%.
  • Developed a parent engagement series to demystify the admissions process, resulting in 45% higher parent involvement throughout the application cycles.
  • Organized panel webinars featuring admissions officers from top-tier universities, which resulted in 6 students securing face-to-face interviews.
  • Led on-campus workshops on standardized test preparation, which saw an average 72% increase in student test scores after attendance.
  • Created a monthly newsletter in collaboration with admissions departments to keep students informed on important deadlines, increasing awareness by 20%.

Affiliations

  • National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
  • National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS)
  • Rotary International
  • International Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC)
  • International Council of Nurses
  • Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
  • Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
  • Toastmasters
  • American Medical Informatics Association

Certifications

  • Postsecondary Counseling Certificate – The American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
  • Certificate in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Instruction – Oregon Board of Education
  • Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • Certified Life Coach (CLC) - International Coaching Federation (ICF)
  • Certified School Counselor initiative
  • College Admission Counseling Basics – Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Certified Educational Planner (CEP) - category
  • CompTIA Security+

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