ACADEMY for COLLEGE and CAREER EXPLORATION, Baltimore, Maryland
2004 – 2008
Academic Advisor, College Advisor and School Counselor Led the organization and execution of career planning and educational programs (i.e., GED, tutoring and remedial educational programs) for over 550 students . Led Student Supports Services team to help school achieve a 95% college acceptance rate for students. Recruited to create the school’s inaugural Pre -Advanced Placement (AP) Program. Effectively utilized formal and benchmark assessment data (e.g., College B oard’s data reports) to improve student achievement. ▪ Member of and subject matter expert (SME) for multiple internal steering committees tasked with supporting the AP program and delivering superior return on investment (ROI) for the high school. ▪ Led leadership development support of the program, primarily consisting of developing participant/educator learning curricula, strategic training, managing training delivery, and updating senior management on program execution. ▪ Effectively coordinated transition activities for special education students and utilized College Board’s Services for Student with Di sabilities to better help meet students’ needs. ▪ Improved transparency through executing communication strategies (i.e. identifying stakeholders, defining key messaging, and defining metrics) and engagement methods. ▪ Identified and implemented continuous-improvement measures for educational outcomes and standardized processes for program execution.
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, Maryland
2004 – 2004
Academic Advisor, School of Computer Science, Natural Sciences & Mathematics Designed, piloted and gained administrative support for the university’s first academic advising department within the Natura l Science & Mathematics College. Established business strategy, which resulted in ensuring more than 1,000 students were on track for graduation through monitoring their academic progress and providing advising services. Completed strategic- planning processes and developed performance targets, linking strategy and operating plans. ▪ Coordinated responses to internal and external inquiries from potential students to communicate about new and/or existing course offerings and programs. ▪ Audited students’ progression towards graduation and supervised data collection and analysis for annual reports. ▪ Developed, designed and disseminated surve y instruments to assess and provide analysis of potential students’ needs and coursework inquires. ▪ Facilitated advising and career programs including planning, marketing, implementation and gathering data to analyze program effectiveness. ▪ Supervised the beginning-to-end enrollment process from initial contact with prospective students to program completion.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2017 NATIONAL COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK Completion Challenge Grant Review Committee Member
2016
AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION (ASCA)
2016 – 2017
National School Counselor of the Year Review Committee Member (ASCA) School Counselor of the Year program honors school counselors from across the country who are running top-notch, comprehensive school counseling programs at the elementary, middle and high school level. 2010 – 2011 Led the development of practices and policies that enhanced the professional development for school counselors state-wide. Built partnerships with leaders within the Maryland State Department of Education, Pennsylvania Association for College Admissions, Maryland Career Development Association, and Maryland School Counseling Association. Oversaw a budget of $16,000. MARYLAND SCHOOL COUNSELOR PRESIDENT
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American School Counselor Association • Marylan d School Counselor Association American Counseling Association • Association of Curriculum & Development • National Career Development Association • National Middle Schoo l Association • National Association of Secondary Principals
Jennifer Dunn, M.A. • Tel: 571.926.2650 • E -mail: jreed430@gmail.com
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