RESUME
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I've been an academic counselor, instructor and scholarship coordinator since 2011 helping students navigate a myriad of concerns including career decision making, student education planning, academic counseling, resume development, transfer advocacy, and financial aid.
Skills
Assist.org, PeopleSoft, DegreeWorks,Banner,
Microsoft Office Product Suite, STATA,
Work​
experience​
Counselor Instructor Los Angeles Valley College+ Long Beach City College
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Interpret and research requirements for Associate’s degrees, certificates or transfer
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Assist students in clarifying academic goals
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Creates and approves Student Educational Plans
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Student Orientation and Probation Workshops
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Teach Counseling 1 and 20: Post-Secondary Education: Scope of Career Planning (3 unit course transferable to UC and CSU)
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Course provides students with the tools to make appropriate educational, career, and lifestyle choices
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Facilitates major exploration for students who are undecided
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Counselor De Anza College
2014-2018
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Created and approved student academic plans
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Supported students in creating academic and career goals
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Created detailed student success plans for students on academic or progress probation
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Input graduation applications and GPA calculations
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Counselor Coordinator Skyline College
​2011-2018
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Delivered MBTI, SII, financial coaching, resume and major decision-making workshops
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Evaluated coursework for credit and or transfer using Assist.org, IGETC and or CSU certification and private college/university catalogues.
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Transfer advocate panel member and transfer pathway workshop committee member
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Assisted in writing and research for Career Counseling Comprehensive Program Review
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Spearheaded Google Campus onsite Career Exploration visit
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Involved in Major Pathways focus exploration focus groups and Major Decision-Making Explorers Program
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Chaired faculty committee to select low -socioeconomic status (SES) Career and Technical Education (CTE) students for scholarship program providing $4,000 of support to each student
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Designed printed and web-based materials for use in group presentations related to scholarship
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Wrote financial and operational reports which have resulted in funding+$400,000
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Coordinated CLASP project awarding $325,000 to Skyline College to create a Benefits Access for College Completion (BACC) Project.
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Managed LaGuardia Community College Executive Leadership site visit
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Languages
Spanish Language: (reading, writing, speaking)
Education
Cal State Dominguez Hills.
​2011
​​MA Education: Counseling
3.9 GPA
Pepperdine University
​2006
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
Fresno Scholar
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Agnes Scott College
​2004
BA History
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