Driven, goal-oriented professional with demonstrated success in student recruitment and placement, graduate level career coaching, and program management. Areas of expertise include:

Talent Sourcing: Recruit business-oriented graduate students and emerging professionals for targeted jobs and internships; introduce grad students to alumni and corporate partners, resulting in mutually beneficial partnerships

Employer Outreach: Conduct external outreach and marketing to employers, resulting in job/internship pipelines and participation in MBA career fairs, panels, workshops, etc.

Professional Development & Career Coaching: Partner with clients to establish goals, focus on strengths, build capacity and provide actionable feedback

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CLARK UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Worcester, MA 2013-present

Associate Director, Stevenish Career Management Center (promoted in 2015)

Manage (design, delegate or execute) career training and special event programs for 350+ graduate students across three graduate programs

Deliver high-touch career advising to students and alumni, enhancing placement opportunities for GSOM students and graduates

Act as primary employer contact for internship and jobs

Work with faculty to ensure career-appropriate learning goals and objectives are being met

Assistant Director, Stevenish Career Management Center (2013-2015)

Manage career development services for MBA students and alumni through individual counseling and workshops, including: LinkedIn Labs, resume and cover letter review, professional development strategies, and in-depth job and internship search techniques

Plan, develop and implement strategies to promote Career Management Center

Conduct external outreach and marketing to employers, resulting in job/internship development and participation in career fairs, alumni panels, and workshops

THE GROWING EDGE, Upton, MA 2011- 2015

Professional Development Coach

Established private coaching business, serving diverse professional clientele, including mid-level professionals and entrepreneurs

Delivered exceptional level of customer focus, drawing from Co-Active Coaching ® model

Expanded business operations to include contract team building services

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATES, Upton, MA 2010-2013

Director

Conceptualized and launched an innovative coaching service offering intensive teaching and training

Performed small business development, marketing/promotion, and client acquisition

Created dynamic website to market services: www.reading-specialist.com

FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY, Framingham, MA 2006-2007

Adjunct Instructor

Created and taught College Writing course; developed syllabus, selected materials, designed exercises/exams, and evaluated students

MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Wellesley, MA 2004-2007

Visiting Lecturer & Learning Specialist

Co-taught Intro to College Writing for a diverse audience of continuing educations students

Developed coaching strategies which fostered academic and self-management skills.

EDUCATION

Framingham State University, Framingham, MA

Master of Education, English Concentration, GPA: 3.8 2005

Bachelor of Arts, English, magna cum laude 2001

ADDITIONAL TRAINING & MEMBERSHIPS

Clark University, College of Professional and Continuing Education, Worcester, MA 2013

Coursework: Organizational Management and Leadership

Columbia University, Teacher’s College, New York, NY

Executive Coaching Certificate Program 2012

Emotional Intelligence Training 2013

Member, International Coach Federation of New England

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