ABOUT

EDUCATION

• B.S., Psychology, Averett University — May 2014

• Graduate Credit, English & Communication, Liberty University

• M.Ed., Instruction & Curriculum, Liberty University — May 2020

• Ed.D., Instruction & Curriculum, Liberty University — May 2023

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Institute of Advanced Learning & Research + Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM)

  • Career Services Lead (July 2024 — Present, PROMOTION) · Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of a team of career services coordinators, who are responsible providing the job placement resources & 21st century workplace skill training for the students in the ATDM program while also establishing & streamlining hiring industries & companies to viable students. Collecting & analyzing alumni data such as placement, retention & satisfaction with the program.

  • Career Services Coordinator I (February 2024 — July 2024, PROMOTION) · Responsible for the job placement of at least 90% of the graduating cohort by providing resume-writing assistance, mock interviews, assistance with job applications. Maintaining weekly data with the Assistant Director of Career Services to track student job placement

  • Student Support & Student Services Specialist (October 2023 — February 2024) · Provided students with wraparound services & connections to as-needed community services & organizations; services included but not limited to access to food resources, physical & mental health needs, tracking attendance & academic performance while checkpointing morale & success metrics

    ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Raised job placement rate from an average of 35% to 80% in a 6 month span.

  • Created systems to improve student support & career service processes.

  • Established numerous systems for tracking student data including student morale, job placement & retention.

  • Improved relationships between staff & students significantly.

  • Drafted the idea of a career services lead to close gaps between the career services department & stakeholders.

• Danville Public Schools + George Washington High School

  • English Teacher, AVID Teacher, Media & Publications Teacher, English & Language Arts Department Chair (August 2018 — October 2023)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT + LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

• Instructional Leadership Team, George Washington High

• English Department Chair

• Advisory Team, Mayor's Challenge — Danville, VA

• President, Danville After Hours Rotary Club

• Advisor, Gentlemen by Choice — George Washington High

• Co-Advisor, SCA — George Washington High

• Showcase Magazine, Person of the Year 2018

• Singlehandedly campaigned & successfully won a seat on Danville Public Schools School Board