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Education:
- Master of Science in Education: Student Services Administration
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas (anticipated) 2005
- Graduate Assistant for the Office of the Vice President for Student Life
- Nominated and selected James T. Huckins Graduate Assistant of the Year, 2003-04
- Bachelor of Arts: Communications/Video Production
- George Fox University, Newberg,
Oregon 1997
- Double minor: Religion/Philosophy
- Internship: Portland Fire Bureau, Television Services Unit 1995-96
- Assisted in production of documentary about the Portland Flood of 1996
- Portland Flood of ’96 documentary picked up by the Discovery Channel
- Student Body Vice President 1995-96
- Created and implemented the first ELITE (Empowering Leaders of Integrity Through
Experience) Leadership conference which continues today as the largest Northwest student leadership conference
- Student Body Activities Director 1994-95
- Managed $50,000 activities budget
Professional Experience:
- Graduate Assistant, Office of the Vice President for Student Life
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas 2003-present
- Serve on the Strengths Coordination Council
- Created, developed and currently maintaining the Baylor University Strengths
website: www.baylor.edu/strengths
- Develop and implement Strengths-based initiatives throughout University for both
students and staff
- Recruit and assist new students in the M.S.Ed. Student Services Administration
program
- Manage prospective student contacts
- Manage Graduate Assistantship placement process and procedures
- Program enrollment has more than doubled
- Program inquiry has more than quadrupled
- Created and implemented the Student Services Administration Interview Weekend program and
event
- Co-leader, Call to Serve Baylor Line Camp (Summer orientation and transitional
camp for new Baylor students)
- Coordinate logistics with various local service agencies
- Develop & administer Line Camp curriculum
- Serve as leader and mentor to camp leaders and student campers
- Member, Leadership Team for Spiritual Journey Baylor Line Camp
- Serve as support for leadership team
- Manage technical needs of camp
- Adapt Call to Serve Baylor Line Camp curriculum for Spiritual Journey Baylor
Line Camp
- Teach supplemental curriculum piece: Celebration of Discipline
- Member, Leadership Team for Christian Leadership Institute
- Chapel Friday (Freshmen seminar course) Leader/Instructor
- Developed mentoring relationships with 30 Freshmen
- Administered Chapel Friday curriculum
- Developed class activities to supplement established curriculum
- Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission
- George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon 1999-2003
- Active recruitment of prospective students—exceeded personal enrollment
goal from 1999-2003
- Initiated and maintained mentoring relationships with current student population
- Directed summer orientation program, “Genesis,” bringing 400 new
students to campus for academic advising and class registration.
- Directed and managed eleven (11) Admission Office Student Interns
- Created, developed and maintained departmental Policy & Procedure manuals
- Publications management—responsible for creative content of all print publications,
and marketing look of new publications
- Assisted in development of creative content for University website
- Produced George Fox University Admissions informational CD-ROM & video
- Conducted training of new recruiting staff members by creating, developing and
maintaining the “First-Year Admission Counselor Survival Guide” (training manual)
- Admission Counselor
- George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon, 1997-1999
- Active recruitment of prospective students
- Hospitality and Decorations Coordinator for annual national NACCAP conference
(National Association of Christian College Admission Personnel), over 500 members in attendance
Additional Qualifications:
- Proposal writing: (proposal copies available upon request)
- Scholarship Day program (annual scholarship awarding event hosted by George Fox
University) revision: Total reconstruction of Scholarship Day program and event. Proposed financial savings to University:
approximately $25,000 annually.
- College Prep Summer Camp: Outreach program designed for under-represented student
populations.
- University Players: Complete reconstruction of current touring drama troupe,
to be funded by the Admission Office in an on-going effort to reach prospective students earlier in their academic careers.
- Summer Serve: Service project to help build community and commitment among George
Fox employees.
- Communications Track revision: Restructure of current communications tracks with
prospective students to include younger students (early awareness & outreach) and an e-mail communication sequence
- Admission Student Intern Program revision: Restructure current program to create
stronger sense of unity among student Interns and Admission Call Team while adding a Student Director to the program.
- Employee Educational Benefit Proposal: In order to further develop University
working professionals, add graduate-level coursework to current educational benefit package.
- Workshop Instructor:
- ACUI Southwest Conference, Dallas, Texas Fall, 2004
- ADVANCE Leadership Development Program Workshop Instructor. Workshops include:
- Balance: Finding and Maintaining the Elusive Spring, 2003
- Reaching the Masses: Effective Communication in our Culture Fall, 2002
- Conflict, Collaboration, & Commitment: Effectively Working in Groups Spring,
2002
- Admission Conferences (NACCAP and “Drive-In” Conferences) Workshops:
- Pizza Parties & Paychecks: Working with Student Teams Spring, 2003
- Road Hazards: Avoiding Scheduling Potholes Summer, 2002
- Inside the Big House: Surviving the High School Presentation Summer, 2002
- Great Expectations: Managing Your Expectations of Being an Admission Professional
Summer, 2002
- Sound Designer
- George Fox University Repertory Theatre
- The Crucible, Winter Production, 2003
- I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Winter Production, 2002
Film & Video Editor
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