Monica Sara Razavian

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Vienna, VA 22181

Contact Phone- 571-***-****

Home Email: ab854b@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE PROFILE.

Accomplished professional with a strong track record in program

development, corporate partnerships, and employee relations. Well-developed

and extensive network of contacts and resources among government, education

and industry leaders. Highly creative professional with skills in all

aspects of program development and media management; workforce development;

career focused programs from concept to development to execution. Decisive

leader with a results-driven approach and proven successes in various

business sectors who maximizes today's technology to achieve specific

goals.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Consultant Workforce Development/ Employment SpecialistIII/ Career Coach

Consulting Solutions

03/2010-Present

. Didlake Inc.-

o Act as an advocate for my clients to ensure that EEO, ADA, and

other employment policies and procedures are being observed by

existing and potential employers.

o Certified Career Coach

o I design and execute employment plans including:

. Situation Assessment, Job Development and Place & Training

Plans.

o Act as a career coach and mentor to clients and program

participants.

o Research, propose and implement program improvements to better

serve clients.

o Create and present monthly billing and reports to Department of

Rehabilitative Services representatives.

o Research, design and implement department processes to

continuously enhance program practices and achieve program

outcomes.

o Develop relationships with existing and potential employers.

o Conduct employer outreach and develop targeted partnerships that

mutually benefit clients and employers.

o Conduct outreach, presentations and participate in networking

activities to promote services and to learn about available

resources.

o Ensure program goals, objectives and outcomes are met.

. Other activities- Conduct job skills and readiness workshops as well

as conduct individualized counseling to enable clients to develop and

implement personal action plans to obtain or improve employment

situation, including r sum writing assistance, job application

completion, interviewing skills training and job referrals.

Education and Workforce Development Coordinator

Hispanic Committee of Virginia

09/2009-03/2010

Duties and accomplishments

. Supervise department staff, determined work assignments and conduct

employee and volunteer performance evaluations.

. Direct all department functions and programs.

. Act as an advocate for underserved population to ensure that EEO, ADA,

and other employment policies /procedures are being observed to by

existing and potential employers.

. Assistant clients with researching and finding resolution to employee

relations situations with EEO, disciplinary action, or questionable

dismissal.

. Manage all education and workforce development programs. Responsible

for financial management including analyzing and drafting budget

exhibits, spend plans, cost estimating, obligation phasing plans and

tasks planning sheets.

. Develop and utilize management tools to collect, organize, and brief

program information to leadership.

. Collaborate with management to identify and develop potential funding

sources. Manage department budget.

. Act as a career coach and or mentor to clients and program

participants.

. Ensure program goals, objectives and outcomes are met.

. Design and present workshops, presentations and lectures.

. Research, design and implement department processes to continuously

enhance program practices and achieve program outcomes. Research,

propose and implement program improvements to better serve clients.

. Conduct job skills and readiness workshops as well as conduct

individualized counseling to enable clients to develop and implement

personal action plans to obtain or improve employment situation,

including r sum writing assistance, job application completion,

interviewing skills training and job referrals.

. Conduct employer outreach and develop targeted partnerships that

mutually benefit clients and employers.

. Conduct outreach, presentations and participate in networking

activities to promote services and to learn about available resources.

. Write and manage grants.

. Collaborate with other agencies to complement the agency's services

and increase program impact.

. Maintain accurate and complete client records, ensured compliance with

organization's policies and procedures and ensure client

confidentiality.

Director of Career Services

ITT Tech/Chantilly, Virginia

11/3/08-08/01/09

Duties and accomplishments

. Supervised department staff, determined work assignments and conducted

employee performance evaluations.

. Directed and managed the school's Career Services Department to

provide career services and employment assistance to students,

graduates, and alumni by building relationships with local corporate,

non-profit and government employers and providing career counseling.

. Managed all career services and workforce development programs.

Responsible for financial management including analyzing and drafting

budget exhibits, spend plans, cost estimating, obligation phasing

plans and tasks planning sheets.

. Lead and chaired intergraded product team from all disciplines with

the college.

. Responsible for graduate employment results.

. Responsible for oversight of the programs' integrated data

environment.

. Developed and utilized management tools to collect, organize, and

brief program information to leadership.

. Accountable for the overall success of the Career Services Department

Including achieving graduate employment goals.

. Developed and implemented marketing plans to achieve these goals.

. Built effective relationships with local and regional corporations,

non-profit and government organizations and community partners to

identify employment opportunities and to promote the school's

qualified students, graduates, and alumni.

. Verified the operations of the Career Services Department are in

compliance with government and accreditation regulations at all times.

. Managed the quality survey function to measure graduates' employment

success and employer's satisfaction with the quality of education

provided to graduates.

. Participated in public relations activities promoting the school.

. Developed and presented career focused workshops.

Assistant Director of Corporate Outreach

Marymount University/Ballston Center/Reston Center, Arlington, Virginia

/Reston, Virginia

8/2006-8/2008

Duties and accomplishments

. Supervised department interns, determined work assignments and

conducted employee and volunteer performance evaluations.

. Developed contractual partnerships between the University and

corporate and federal entities.

. Acted as point of contact for all official correspondence between

Marymount University's Corporate Outreach and client agencies.

. Develop and utilize management tools to collect, organize, and brief

program information to leadership.

. Lead and chaired intergraded product team from all disciplines with

the college.

. Managed all education programs. Responsible for financial management

including analyzing and drafting budget exhibits, spend plans, cost

estimating, obligation phasing plans and tasks planning sheets.

. Responsible for oversight of the programs' integrated data

environment.

. Created reports, competitive analysis, strategic plans and designed

complaint management system.

. Cultivated relationships with prospective clients and maintained

relationships with existing clients.

. Conducted analyses for both potential and current corporate-university

partners

. Managed overall day-to-day operations of the Office of Corporate

Outreach.

. Worked with technical, management, and contractual teams as well as

Deans, faculty and HR/training professionals to design tailored for

credit certificate and degree programs.

. Analyzed survey information, and marketing research information,

managed multiple large-scale educational programs simultaneously.

. Designed and implemented a comprehensive marketing and communications

plan.

. Represented Marymount at conferences, client and educational events.

Program Specialist II/Career Coach, Student Development

Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC)/ Manassas Park High School

(MPHS),

Manassas, Virginia

1/2005- 7/2006

Duties and accomplishments

. Served as a community college advisor for Manassas Park High School

students.

. Developed speaker series and mentor program for participants in the

Student Success/Bridge Partnership, a secondary-to-post secondary

transitional program.

. Developed and utilized management tools, (i.e., integrated master

schedule) to collect, organize, and brief program information to

leadership.

. Assisted students and parents in preparing financial aid applications

and community college admissions materials.

. Participated in the collection and maintenance of student outcome

data. Planned informational events. Created student activity reports.

Established local outcome criteria in collaboration with the Virginia

Community College System, the community college, and the high school.

. Responsible for oversight of the programs' integrated data

environment.

. Manage all youth, career and team development programs. Responsible

for financial management including analyzing and drafting budget

exhibits, spend plans, cost estimating, obligation phasing plans and

tasks planning sheets.

. Designed and maintain the program web page, composed letters, press

releases, weekly reports and updates, designed and wrote copy for

invitations, flyers and promotional materials.

. Conducted marketing research, analyzed findings and incorporated

findings in to presentations and lecturers.

. Had regular contact with local business community representatives to

promote and fund program and special events.

. Designed the curriculum, wrote the syllabus and taught the Student

Success Course for the college.

. Lectured to small and large groups in both English and Spanish.

Freelance Media/ Public Relations

I-EnvisionDesign.com

Bloomington, Indiana

Vienna, Virginia

6/1996 - 10/2006

Duties and accomplishments

. Provided marketing, design and media services for clients.

Executive Producer/ Creator Health Break

WFHB

Bloomington, Indiana.

10/1995 - 6/2001

. Managed all aspects of production process for the radio program.

Marketing Director

Beverly Nursing Home/Fountain Bleu

Bloomington, Indiana

7/1993-10/1995

Registrar/Intern

Discovery Center Chilren's Museum

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

7/1987 -9/1989

EDUCATION

. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana US Bachelor's Degree -

5/1993 Major: Telecommunications, Minor: Theatre

. Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia US Graduate Certificate

in Organizational Development, GPA-3.76 (all requirements are

complete).

. Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia US Masters in

Management, expected date of completion spring 2012

JOB RELATED GRADUATE COURSES

OD 521 Organization Developments and Change Management, MGT 560 Ethical

Issues in Business and Society, MGT 515 Leading and Managing Teams, OD

524 Consulting Skills, OD 523 Executive Coaching, Program Management,

Leadership.

VOLUNTEER EFFORTS

Art Smart Docent 09/2003 - 6/2009

Fairfax Community Planning Collaborative on Homelessness 4/2004- 11/05

Wonder Lab Science Museum, Chairman, Marketing Committee 04/1995 - 01/1996

JOB-RELATED SKILLS

Bilingual: English and Spanish

Real Estate License - State of Virginia (active from 2003-2007)

Certified National Career Coach

JOB-RELATED COMPUTER SKILLS

PowerPoint Excel Microsoft Publisher Outlook

FrontPage Access Microsoft Word QuickBooks

Advanced Microsoft office skills with the ability to automate Excel and

Outlook. Experience in radio production.

Experience in website design and development.

Experience in Database design and automation.

Experience in online public relations and marketing.

Experience in Publication design and software.

Experience in PowerPoint presentation and automation design.

JOB-RELATED HONORS, AWARDS

1996 Planned Parenthood presented an "Excellence in Media Award " to

Health Break.

May 2009 Certificate of Achievement in recognition of attaining

membership in the 2008 Graduate Corporate ETG. 90% club. ITT Technical

Institute, Chantilly, VA

March 2009/ June 2009 Award Top mid Atlantic District ETG Pre-Grad

Rate. ITT Technical Institute, Chantilly, VA

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