Alyssa Brown
Riverside,NJ
Summary
Passionate Education Specialist with over 5 years of experience. Successful in educational accessibility and integrating modern technology into curriculum. Adept at meeting big-picture goals through day-to-day streamlining of processes and standards.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Education Specialist
Mercer County Community College
07.2019 - Current
- Responsible for coordinating the academic and cultural enrichment services needed for students
- Assist in planning, recruiting, implementing, and evaluating the educational and community service projects with to over 500 students
- Provide one-on-one sessions to students who need additional help mentally and academically
- Conducted interviews for over 50 applicants in a polite/professional manner.
- Assessed individual student needs to create lesson plans addressing academic strengths and interests of students, while fostering development and growth.
- Liaised between faculty, staff and administrators to coordinate educational program delivery.
- Met with parents and guardians to assist in understanding and supporting educational objectives, learning expectations and behavior standards.
Team Leader
Vera Bradley
11.2018 - 01.2020
- Responsible for exceeding sale goals, building traffic, converting Guest and interacting with the product
- Promoted campaigns and contest to drive brand awareness and lasting customer relationships
- Acted as a liaison between store associates and store leadership to create a fun and collaborative work environment.
- Monitored team performance and provided constructive feedback to increase productivity and maintain quality standards.
- Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
- Promoted high standards through personal example to help each member understand expected behaviors and standards.
Peer Mentor
Kean University
07.2017 - 05.2018
- Personally, mentored ten incoming freshmen by acclimating them to campus life and helped them adjust to the collegiate experience
- Performed academic advisement to students to help plan class schedules
- Performed weekly one-on-one meetings with students to help them achieve their long and short-term goals.
- Established trusting relationship with mentee by maintaining professionalism and honoring confidentiality.
- Shared resources, opportunities, and activities to support mentee's learning and development.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
Computer Lab Assistant
Kean University
09.2015 - 09.2017
- Provide student support and customer service to over 250 students per week
- Responsible for the maintenance of a computer lab and over $50,000 worth of computer equipment
- Worked with campus safety to ensure a safe and quiet learning environment
- Remained present, visible and available to students, faculty and staff requiring technical assistance.
- Supported all computer lab operations.
- Handled lab equipment, cleaned keyboards, monitors and disk drives.
- Monitored systems in operation and quickly troubleshot errors.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
KEAN UNIVERSITY Union
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite, IOS Tools, Adobe Acrobat, Google
- Positive Learning Environment
- Diverse Audiences
- IEP Expertise
- Budgeting Understanding
- Positive Interactions
- Manage Classroom
- Positive Student Engagement
- Strategy Planning
- Leadership
- Project Management
Certification
Problem Solving, Time Management, Flexible
Additional Information
- AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: Epsilon Epsilon Omega Honor Society May 2016 & May 2018 Awarded for high academic achievement in order to pursue and further undergraduate education.
- ACTIVITIES: Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Theta Pi Omega Chapter.
Timeline
Education Specialist
Mercer County Community College
07.2019 - Current
Team Leader
Vera Bradley
11.2018 - 01.2020
Peer Mentor
Kean University
07.2017 - 05.2018
Computer Lab Assistant
Kean University
09.2015 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
KEAN UNIVERSITY Union