• Provide university-wide leadership for "Thrive," campus wellness program

• Responsible for the new student orientation program.

• Supervise student service coordinator for student organizations accounts, wellness activity coordinator, and gym attendant.

• Serve as campus Title IX Liaison and Coordinator for Sex and Gender-Based Misconduct

• Provide leadership and management of interpretation, investigation, and administration of the Student Code of Conduct and other policies and procedures related to student behavior.

• Serve as the Complaints Administrator for alleged violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

• Chair the RUSVM Diversity, Thrive Steering Committee, and the Professional Attitude for Student Success (PASS) committees.

• Supports the Director of the Student Experience in the creation and delivery of initiatives to foster student engagement.

• Promote the student experience through a variety of leadership and involvement opportunities, appropriate to student and institutional needs and mission.

• Serve as one of the primary advisors to SAVMA (Student Government) and student organizational management including student organization budgets.

• Provide proactive outreach, programs, and services to educate the campus community regarding matters of student conduct.

• Provide education initiatives to student groups on topics such as ethics, sexual misconduct, gender violence, campus
policies and student conduct.

• Provide updates to the Student Handbook where appropriate.

• Participate in appropriate staff development opportunities and serve on campus, community, and professional association committees.

• Provide leadership and management of interpretation, investigation, and administration of the Student Code of Conduct and other policies and procedures related to student behavior.

• Serve as the Complaints Administrator for alleged violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

• Serve on the Behavioral Assessment and Support Team.

• Supports the Director of the Student Experience in the creation and delivery of initiatives to foster student engagement.

• Provide project management skills in relation to the planning and implementation of Student Experience departmental
goals, objectives and strategic plans.

• Act as a member of the Student Experience leadership team, coordinating cross departmental activities.

• Promote the student experience through a variety of leadership and involvement opportunities, appropriate to student and institutional needs and mission.

• Ensure a variety of student activities to build community, develop students, and enrich the RUSVM experience for all
students.

• Collaborates with the student government (SAVMA) to identify areas of improvement and partner with other student experience colleagues to address these areas.

• Develop programs and initiatives to ensure the student voice is being heard and prepare adequate communication to the RUSVM community to share improvements.

• Provide proactive outreach, programs, and services to educate the campus community regarding matters of student conduct.

• Provide education initiatives to student groups on topics such as ethics, sexual misconduct, gender violence, campus
policies and student conduct.

• Provide updates to the Student Handbook where appropriate.

• Participate in appropriate staff development opportunities and serve on campus, community, and professional association committees.

• Directed the Office of Student Life and appropriate budgets.

• Adjudicated Student Conduct cases and addressed violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

• Chaired the campus Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT)

• Managed the Cooper Student Center inclusive of student offices, public spaces and meeting rooms.

• Oversaw the new student registration and orientation process

• Hired, trained and supervised professional and paraprofessional staff in assigned areas.

• Supervised 15 student workers.

• Coordinated all aspects of student activities including managing department budget and activity budget.

• Facilitated the recognition, requirements and training of student clubs, organizations and advisors.

• Developed and implemented leadership experiences for students through activities, events, and conferences.

• Contracted to do an external review of the Office of Student Life

• Audit based on recognized CAS standards

• Interviewed various constituencies (students, faculty, staff and administration)

• Coordinated all aspects of student activities including managing a $45,000 department budget and a $55,000 activity budget.

• Supervise three employees and a graduate intern.
Share supervision of three other employees.

• Planned and implemented a variety of special campus events (Orientation, Parent’s and Family Weekend, etc.).

• Re-established a Cultural Events Series and embraced the local community through these events.

• Adjudicate Judicial Affairs cases and addresses violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

• Advised the Student Programming Board and the SGA.

• Responsible for producing departmental publications (activity calendars, student handbook, etc.).

• Supported public relations efforts by writing articles for the local newspaper and community newsletter about the positive contributions Penn State has made to the region.

• Assisted in the creation of an action plan for campus based on the teaching theme "Diversity within Community" while simultaneously addressing the Penn State Principles.

• Serve on several campus-wide committees and represent the university in various community groups.

Student Activities Coordinator
Penn State Berks, Reading, PA

• Coordinated all aspects of student activities including managing the $175,000 budget.

• Fulfilled duties as both a Judicial Officer and Judicial Advisor.

• Secured over $15,000 through Student Activity Fee requests for special projects for campus.

• Collaborated with multiple departments to fund and organize a community service trip to Neyri, Kenya.

• Assisted in special programs (i.e. Orientation, Parent’s and Family Weekend).

• Advised several campus clubs (SGA, CAB, Circle K, Chess, and Billiards).

• Managed all aspects of game room operation, including a staff of eight.

• Completed all necessary tasks as the Community Service Liaison.

• Served on a variety of campus-wide committees.

• Aided in the complete operation (light, sound, etc.) of various venues that included lecturers, musicians and various other performance artists.

• Designed flyers and other promotional items for a variety of campus events.

• Managed the reorganization efforts of the student activities handbook. This is a collaborative process between the students and staff.

• Participated in the official judging process for determining which entertainers will present at a regional NACA conference. Judging was done by student and staff representatives from a several universities.

Jan. 2007 to May 2007

Concurrent to employment
at the Reading Eagle

Graduate Intern, Residence Life
Penn State Berks, Reading, PA

• Directed the redesign of the Residence Life programming model which included researching the programming models from more than a dozen universities and conducting meetings with resident assistants and the professional staff.

• Provided counseling services to a student through several one-on-one sessions.

• Participated in weekly staff meetings and covered weekend on-call hours.

• Helped develop new Angel groups (electronic message board) .

• Aided in student interviews about campus incidents.

• Participated in meetings with student’s parents with the professional staff.

Aug. 2006 to Dec. 2006

Concurrent to employment
at the Reading Eagle

• Designed weekly sections and various special sections of the newspaper through creative uses of Quark Express, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

• Supplied majority of the photography for the department, including: weekly feature stories, special sections, posters, ads and other promotional concepts.

• Wrote a monthly column for DriveTime and several feature articles.

• Created various posters, handouts, stuffers, collectible cards, advertisements and rack cards.

• Made improvements to productivity, quality of product, work flow and archival organization.       

Graduate Assistant
Educational Outreach and Retention Programs
Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA      

• Coordinated media relations for the Educational Outreach and Retention Center.

• Produced a variety of publications and advertisements for E.O.R.P and created an image archive.

• Chaperoned and photographed a variety of field trips and various other events.

• Conducted interviews with senior campus administrators, faculty and students

• Worked with students on a variety of assignments
 

Graduate Intern: Upward Bound Program
Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA      

•  Presented various topics to the students

•  Aided in various administrative tasks.

•  Worked with students in small groups and one-on-one.

•  Chaperoned field trips to Virginia Tech, Wallops Island and New York City.

Owner/Driver
Jekyl Hyde Racing, Cressona, PA      

• Built a 600-hp, street-legal race car that was competitive in hillclimb racing, road racing, and drag racing.

•  Ascertained sponsorship for racing from various regional and national companies ($4–$7K/year)

•  Performed all aspects of parts sales ($4–$7K/year) and managed the racing budget ($20+K/year)

•  Drove the race car in an assortment of competitions (24 wins in 41 starts, 2 championships, 5 records)

•  Choreographed the efforts of an array of contractors in the building, modifying and customizing of the car.

•  Supervised the efforts of 8-10 volunteers and sustain the tow vehicle, trailer and other equipment.

•  Designed and maintained the Jekyl Hyde Racing Web site.