Experience

Associate Director, The Educational Opportunity Fund Program

Strategic leader for a comprehensive academic success and retention program supporting over 400 first-generation and low-income college students annually. Oversee a $700K+ departmental budget and manage an 8-person cross-functional team while designing equity-centered initiatives that integrate academic advising, leadership development, emotional wellness, and cultural identity. Lead major efforts including a six-week Residential Summer Bridge Program, year-round identity-based collectives for BIPOC students, and a trauma-informed training framework for staff and student leaders. Spearhead recruitment and admissions processes for 1,400+ applicants annually, manage student crises through restorative and inclusive practices, and maintain university-wide partnerships to align policy and programming. Recognized for implementing a KPI-driven student success model that achieved an 82.6% retention rate, surpassing institutional goals and driving meaningful student outcomes.

Adjunct Faculty

• Community and Power: Introduction to Social Justice Studies

Designed and facilitated an interdisciplinary course exploring how communities resist and navigate systemic injustices through case studies on healthcare, housing, education, labor, the environment, and policing. Students critically examined structures of power and inequality using diverse disciplinary lenses and developed community-based advocacy projects through experiential learning. Emphasized skills in active listening, inclusive storytelling, and civic engagement to prepare students as agents of social change.

• Gendered Lives and Societies

Introduced students to the social construction of gender and its intersection with race, class, sexuality, age, and ability. Guided analysis of how identities and institutions shape power, privilege, and inequality. Employed interactive lectures and media to explore the reproduction of gender norms and foster critical reflection on gendered experiences in students’ personal, academic, and professional lives.

• Will. Power: First-Year Student Transition Seminar

Supported first-year students in building foundational skills in academic success, campus and community engagement, and personal development. Facilitated both online and in-person sessions using culturally responsive and strengths-based strategies to help students navigate the college transition and cultivate a sense of belonging.

• Pioneer Success Seminar

Delivered a student-centered, credit-bearing seminar focused on academic readiness, goal setting, identity exploration, and holistic development. Integrated collaborative learning and campus resource navigation to promote retention, resilience, and student success.