Karen E. DeSerres
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Qualifications
*Vermont State Colleges, Community College of Vermont *Present
Coordinator of Academic Services, Tech Prep dual enrollment program
o Direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status.
o Design and facilitate statewide professional development opportunities
o Expand public awareness of programs by planning events, maintaining program website, creating a blog, and designing mailings.
o Communicate regularly with instructors statewide to address ongoing strategies and concerns.
o Provide leadership to technical center instructors preparing to teach post-secondary at the high school level
o Review and approve program curriculum
o Compile program statistics and data under requirements of Federal Perkins Grant.
o Maintain program website and create dual enrollment blog
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*St. Thomas More School, Oakdale, CT
Computer Science Faculty
o Design and execute curriculum for four sections of Microcomputer Applications
o Qualified HTML instructor
o Maintain campus computer lab including upgrades to hardware and software.
o Counsel students on defining career and work related goals and objectives.
o Serve as Academic Advisor for nine students each academic year
o Mentor a burgeoning residence life program ________________________________________
Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vermont
Dean of Students, Interim
o Provided interim leadership for a professional staff dedicated to providing quality student services to the campus population.
o Provided leadership and coordination for new student orientation,
o Consistently enforced existing policy
o Worked closely with the Director of Admissions to present analytical reports to the Board of Trustees
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The School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont
Director, Residence Life and Housing
o Created a structured yet flexible system for housing 200 domestic and international students on a rotating academic schedule
o Developed and administered the departmental budget
o Developed and implemented housing policy and procedure
o Recruited, hired, trained and supervised a multi-cultural staff of twelve
o Cooperated with facilities management to provide realistic long range planning for optimal use of campus facilities.
Education
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
MA, Liberal Studies
Vermont College of Norwich University
BA, Psychology
*References Furnished Upon Request