Master of Science [March 2011]

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Major: Library and Information Science

Bachelor of Arts [May 2004]

University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Majors: Anthropology & Foreign Languages and Literatures

• Membership in Phi Beta Kappa
• Teaching Assistantship
  • Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Study Abroad
  • Kobe, Japan [Summer 2001]
  • London, England [Winter 2002]

Program Manager, Grants Administration

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
December 2014 - Present

• Help identify grant opportunities and match such opportunities with appropriate faculty members
• Assist with preparation, review, and submission of all grant proposals involving department faculty involvement, including ensuring that all proposals meet all applicable department, college, university, local, state, federal, and funding agency regulations and guidelines
• Provide support for all post-award grant management activities including charge corrections, grant reporting, award adjustments, and account close out
• Pre-review all effort reporting involving departmental research grants
• Manage graduate student hiring process including collecting hiring information from appropriate faculty, assisting with TA selection and appointment process, processing appropriate paperwork, and resolving related issues
• Maintain departmental website
• Manage departmental marketing efforts
• Supervise departmental sudent marketing employee
• Act as primary point of contact for multiple university offices with regards to grant administration and marketing including the Bursar, Financial Aid, HR, Payroll, the Office of Research, the College of Engineering Dean’s Office, and University Communications

Associate Director, Graduate Programs

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
December 2012 - November 2014

• Provided curricular information and advice to ECE graduate students
• Advised and assisted ECE graduate students in all administrative matters concerning their education, registration, status, degree requirements, qualifying exam requirements, and related matters
• Advised ECE students in accelerated academic programs such as BS/MS and BS/PhD including developing and reviewing plans of study
• Managed departmental graduate admissions process including preliminary review of and providing recommendations on all graduate applications and responding to applicant inquiries from inquiry to enrollment
• Managed graduate student hiring process including collecting hiring information from appropriate faculty, assisting with TA selection and appointment process, processing appropriate paperwork, and resolving related issues
• Managed MS graduation clearing process
• Supported the graduate course scheduling and planning process
• Created and distributed departmental graduate-related programmatic communications including email, website updates, and printed material
• Utilized enterprise software for analysis and tracking of student data and electronic record keeping
• Acted as primary point of contact for multiple university offices with regards to graduate affairs including OGS, the Bursar, Financial Aid, the Registrar, Graduate Admissions, HR, and Payroll

Graduate Program Coordinator

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
March 2008 - November 2012

• Advised graduate students regarding curricular and administrative issues
• Assisted graduate students in resolving registration, billing and other administrative problems
• Managed graduate student hiring process for the department
• Managed departmental admissions process
• Maintained departmental website
• Provided administrative support to the Assistant Department Head for Graduate Affairs

Assistant Director

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Enrollment Management
October 2006 - March 2008

• Determined admissibility of undergraduate international applicants
• Worked to improve and implement processes, especially those related to international admissions
• Prepared reports to help strategically manage team focus
• Assisted with recruitment and yield events
• Communicated with applicants in person, on the phone and in writing concerning the entire Admission application process
• Acted as a liaison between Admissions and the International Students and Scholars Services office and academic departments

Enrollment Specialist

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Enrollment Management
June 2005 - October 2006

• Communicated with applicants in person, on the phone and in writing concerning the entire Graduate Admission application process
• Worked to improve and implement processes, especially those related to international graduate admissions
• Performed data maintenance and clean-up and processed admission applications and inquiries utilizing enterprise software
• Acted as liaison between Graduate Admissions and various academic departments
• Assisted with recruitment and yield events

Data Specialist

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Enrollment Management
October 2004 - June 2005

• Processed admission applications and inquiries utilizing enterprise software
• Handled questions both on the phone and in person
• Opened, scanned and distributed incoming mail

• HTML/XHTML/CSS
• SQL
• Microsoft Office Suite
• FileMaker Pro
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• SPSS
• Banner
• Hyperion
• Nolij
• COEUSLite

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
January 2008