1643A East 77th Street 	Telephone: (216) 795-1822
Cleveland, Ohio 44103	Email: kjs14@po.cwru.edu
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Extensive management, program development, strategic planning, counseling, and student development experience. Proven effectiveness in identifying, analyzing and implementing successful strategies that enhance academics and diversity in educational settings. Creative and flexible in strategy development. Excellent communication, inter-personal and leadership skills. Innovative and enthusiastic leadership qualities.

· Develop and implement a university-wide strategy designed to increase the enrollment, success, retention, and graduation of students designated as underrepresented enrolled at Case Western Reserve University (African American, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander).

· Develop and provide activities that will improve and support the academic, social, emotional success, and graduation of students.

· Provide ideas and guidance to the university and its initiatives focused on the needs of students.

· Provide academic advising for students.

· Provide programs to educate and enrich the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) community to embrace the importance of building an inclusive, appreciative, and welcoming environment.

· Promote to the CWRU campus community (students, faculty, and staff), the utilization of the Office of Multicultural Affairs as an educational resource.

· Recruitment and selection of underrepresented students.

· Manage and maintain all departmental program budget expenditures.

· Assist in developing articulation agreements with local community colleges.

· Supervised undergraduate and graduate student employees including academic tutors.

· Developed programs that assist African American students in meeting their personal and professional goals.

· Advised three student organizations.

· Worked with recruitment activities for the university.

· Performed program assessments of each individual student oriented program.

· Implemented major events and new programs that had a direct impact on students.

· Taught a course entitled Ethnicity in America.

· Developed a course syllabus and planned instructional modalities.

· Built and enhanced inter-department relationships in order to create a work environment for organizations to accomplish their goals and objectives.

· Evaluated student performance.

· Counseled and advised students.

· Worked with university faculty members in incorporating multicultural activities into individual classes.

· Developed new multicultural strategies which allow faculty members to be successful in incorporating activities into their classrooms.

· Researched multicultural issues prevalent in the educational arena.

· Provided leadership, coaching, training and direction to sales consultants in order to accomplish specific goals and objectives.

· Developed and inspired a work team in a competitive market.

· Influenced the development of strategic sales plans for consultants.

· Developed recommendations and customized marketing plans to increase profitability.

· Managed day-to-day operations of a 1 million dollar annual revenue profit center.

· Collaborated with university personnel in admissions, financial aid and student affairs.

· Counseled and advised students in reference to educational opportunities.

· Wrote grants that provided greater funding for the program.

· Worked with at-risk youth in skill development, which enhanced chances of college enrollment.

· Managed a branch office, which had annual deposits in excess of 3.5 million dollars.

· Incorporated training strategies for all team members in the areas of sales and customer service.

· Conducted regional marketing of new sales strategies.

· Assisted in the development and formulation of new policies that allowed for greater efficiency.

· Managed a loan portfolio of 15.2 million dollars.

· Taught social studies and biology

· Served on school and district-level committees.

· Aligned curriculum objectives to state standards.

· Sponsored various student activities.

o Doctor of Philosophy- Education and Human Resource Studies with emphases in Community College Leadership and Student Affairs. Colorado State University, 2000.

o Master of Education- Administration and Supervision. Southern University, 1997.

o Bachelor of Science- Secondary Education (Social Studies). Southern University, 1992.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

· National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)

· American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

· Kappa Delta Pi Education Fraternity

SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

· Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College (Trustee)

· Cleveland School of the Arts (Trustee)

· St. Thomas Aquinas School (Board Member)

· CWRU Upward Bound Program (Board Member)

· Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated (Member)

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS

· Student Affairs Annual Report Committee (Member)

· Student Affairs Divisional Assessment Development Team (Chair)

· Admissions Standards Committee (Member)

· Faculty Senate Minority Affairs Committee (Member)

· Student Life Facility Planning Team (Member)

· Student Orientation Planning Committee (Member)

· Special Provost Scholarship Selection Committee (Member)

· University Wide Diversity Initiative (Trainer)

· "Creating a Culturally Diverse Campus-Tools for Success" (The annual meeting for admissions counselors in the state of Ohio, Cleveland, OH, March 2002)

· "A plan to Diversify and Retain Students of Color on our Campus" (The President's Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, CWRU, Cleveland, OH, February 2002)

· "Academic Success" (Cuyahoga Community College's High Tech Academy parent and student breakfast, Cleveland, OH, February 2002)

· "Budgeting and the Wise Use of Credit" (The National Society of Black Engineer's (NSBE) financial awareness program, Cleveland, OH, October 2001)

· "Achieving Success in Life's Endeavors" (The Minority Faculty and Staff Organization's (MFSO) annual graduation recognition ceremony, CWRU, Cleveland, OH, May 2001)

· "The Experiences of African American Athletes and Ph.D. Students at a Predominately White University" (The American Educational Research Association (AERA), National Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2000)

· "The Ups and Downs of Being a Graduate Assistant" (Colorado State University's graduate student orientation, Fort Collins, CO, August 2000)

· "Self Help-Navigating the Academic Waters" (Colorado State University's student orientation weekend, Fort Collins, CO, August 1999)

FOR

Dr. Norman St.Amant Dean of Junior Division Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 (225) 771-2394

Dr. Keith Miser Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs University of Hawaii 200 W. Kawili Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4091 (808) 974-7334

Dr. Jennifer Williams-Molock Director, Office of Black Student Services Colorado State University 204 Lory Student Center Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-8016 (970) 491-5781