Experience

• Texas A&M University

  Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

  • Teach ~100 undergraduate students skills related to college and career success

• Texas A&M University

  Senior Career Coordinator

  • Served an over 7,600 student population from 14 academic disciplines regarding professional career planning and act as a liaison between employers, faculty, students and the Texas A&M University Career Center
  • Facilitated the AGLS Career Fair (formerly ACE Day) with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council
  • Increased company participation in AGLS Career Fair by 75% over an annual period
  • Organized and implemented the first annual College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Women’s Summit to provide a professional development opportunity to young women
  • Forged relationships with new employers not currently participating in on-campus recruiting
  • Recruited and partnered with high profile companies to create campus brand and provide students with career opportunities
  • Coordinated and developed 3 to 5 career related programs each semester for students to attend
  • Delivered career related presentations to audiences with up to 500 attendees, reaching approximately 4,200 students annually
  • Managed performance of one graduate assistant
  • Met with students on a one-on-one basis to provide career advising, graduate school advising, and major advising
  • Create, compile and distribute employment statistics of undergraduate agriculture students to the college deans

• Texas A&M University

  Program Director for Industry-Student Engagement - College of Ag & Life Sciences

  • Acted as liaison between employers, students and the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • Facilitated and executed the AGLS Career Fair (formerly known as ACE Day) with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council
  o Increased company participation by more than 150%
  o Increased student participation by more than 125%
  • Forged relationships with new employers not currently participating in on-campus recruiting
  • Put together a strategic, programmatic plan of action to develop students into career ready graduates.
  • Recruited and partnered with high profile companies to build campus brand and provide students with career opportunities
  • Created, compiled and distributed employment and AGLS Career Fair statistics of undergraduate agriculture students to the college deans
  
  
  

• Oklahoma State University

  Graduate Assistant

  • Coordinated curriculum for the fall 2010 semester with Dr. Tanner Robertson
  • Taught specific concepts throughout the semester and coordinated guest speakers
  • Facilitated research projects for Dr. Shelly Sitton in agricultural communications
  • Developed professional mentoring relationships with students
  • Assisted students in developing their writing skills, agricultural knowledge, and communication ability

• Sam Houston State University

  Adjunct Faculty

  -Educate ~30 students on best practices for agricultural advocacy and agricultural communications

• The Association of Former Students

  Coordinator of Fundraising

  • Develop a volunteer fundraising program within The Association of Former Students
  • Strategize with other departments within the organization to provide a collaborative, data-driven analysis of how a volunteer fundraising program should be implemented
  • Lead and hold accountable a 100K by 2020 strategy team with innovation and professionalism to ensure all tactical areas of the volunteer fundraising program are executed
  • Collaborate with senior management ensure the volunteer fundraising program is meeting and achieving the appropriate goals related to the strategic plan
  • Conduct thorough research through peer-reviewed manuscripts, review articles, case studies, and popular press to ensure personal expertise in volunteer fundraising
  • Research current and emerging trends in volunteer fundraising through cultivating relationships with peer institutions; implement changes based on benchmarking with peer institutions
  • Serve and positively represent the Aggie Network through participating in outreach, internal events, and task committees
  • Continuously work with teammates to create an optimistic, collaborative, and high-achieving team culture
  

• National Junior Angus Association

  Foundation Director, Board Member

  • Worked closely with Angus Foundation President Milford Jenkins to raise significant dollars to support the Angus Foundation’s Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus through soliciting donations and public auction events
  • Organized Angus Foundation Golf Tournament held in conjunction with the 2011 National Junior Angus Show
  • Spoke publicly at large American Angus Association events to encourage and promote charitable giving to the Angus Foundation
  
  Junior Board Member of the single largest breed organization with over 8000 members
  • Elected and served on a 12-person board of directors that is responsible for planning, funding and executing the National Junior Angus Show, the world’s largest single breed livestock exposition
  • Orchestrated and organized Leaders Engaged in Angus Development conference that provides leadership opportunity, personal encouragement, industry awareness and character-building activities to youth
  • Developed and presented workshops on resume writing, cover letter writing, and interviewing skills during LEAD and Raising the Bar conferences