Ashly D. Thomas
Hardin,IL
Summary
Experienced professional seeking a position to leverage skills and work experience, enabling professional growth. Committed to utilizing expertise to contribute to organizational success. Eager to expand knowledge and embrace new challenges in a dynamic and collaborative work environment. Dedicated and driven to make a meaningful impact and contribute to company goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Clinical Coordinator
South University
11.2022 - Current
- Manages the flow of online clinical students through the approval process for South University, ensuring appropriate and required documentation is maintained in the student file within the student management systems in accordance with prescribed policies, procedures, and cycle times
- Provides initial approval of Clinical Placement for students during the on boarding admissions process
- Communicates with nursing students and other stakeholders throughout the approval, collection, and on-boarding process to answer questions and provide transparency as to the stage and process outcome
- Ensures creation and maintenance of student records
- Performs periodic file and system audits/reviews to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness per established policies and procedures of South University and to ensure the clinical programs meet all applicable CCNE requirements
- Ensures proper documentation procedures with regard to contracts, affiliation agreements, students, evaluations, and academic records
- Approve site changes when necessary
Associate Dean Correctional Programs
Lake Land College
06.2021 - 11.2022
- Ensure adherence to guides for courses offered in their programs
- Plan and schedule course offering at the correctional facility
- Review and monitor purchase orders prepared by facility staff
- Ensure proper registration and admissions procedures are followed
- Ensure maintenance of accurate and complete financial records of all college transactions at assigned site
- Ensure compliance with purchasing regulations
- Ensure completion of required reports in a timely manner
- Ensure time keeping regulations are followed and time reports are filed accurately and in a timely manner
- Ensure supplies, equipment and materials are available to each program as required
- Ensure contract required student loads are maintained
- Ensure compliance with Lake Land college regulations and procedures by assigned staff
Substitute Teacher
North Greene Unit District #3
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Create and adapt lesson plans according to students’ academic needs, including both individual and group work
- Responsible for ensuring that all students fully comprehended the taught curriculum and provided support to students who required extra guidance
- Worked closely with the other teachers to ensure all avenues of the curriculum are met and delivered
- Maintain accurate, detailed records of student’s grades, achievements and behaviors
Director (Registrar) of Admissions, Records and Registration
Lincoln Land Community College
06.2018 - 08.2019
- Serve as College Registrar
- Supervise admissions office staff and functions, including processing admissions applications and related correspondence; assessment of external transcripts; evaluation of degree/certificate completion; collection, data entry and distribution of student grades; and processing transcript requests in an accurate, timely and secure manner
- Ensures related college policies reflect state regulations
- Maintain appropriate documentation to assure residency policies are appropriately applied
- Work with Students individually to verify and/or evaluate residency questions
- Serve as primary institutional contact for the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) international I-20 admissions and supervises the Designated SEVIS Officers
- Reviews admissions materials and has final approval on all I-20 applicants
- Supervise registration department, including oversight of registration processes, staffing, etc
- Organize the final grade process to include dissemination and collection of all grades
- Provide oversight to 10th day attendance verification and midterm verification processes
- Monitor FERPA compliance standards and train staff
Assistant Director (Registrar) of One-Stop Student Services
MacMurray College
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Create and modify ground/online academic schedule for fall and spring courses
- Perform graduation audits for ground/online students planning on graduating
- Assist in managing the One-Stop Student Services Department
- Assist in creating new and revising current department policies
- Create and maintain advising trees (advising worksheets) for ground/online students
- Monitor FERPA compliance standards
- Work in a team setting to accomplish all tasks
- Maintain positive relationships with partner districts
- First contact point for partner district concerns/comments
- Advise current students on courses needed to take to graduate
- Advise and create schedules for new incoming freshman
- Notify Disability Support Services on any new or current students needing assistance
- Assist with creating four-year academic plans for all academic divisions of the college
- Work effectively with people from culturally diverse backgrounds
- Assist with retention efforts by working closely with faculty and our learning center to monitor academic progress
- Maintain database on cooperating teacher evaluations
Student Services & Placement Coordinator
MacMurray College
05.2016 - 07.2017
- Provide excellent customer service to all individuals
- Maintain positive relationships with partner districts
- Advise freshman and current students on courses needed to take to graduate
- Advise and create schedules for new incoming freshman
- Notify Disability Support Services on any new or current students needing assistance
- Assist with creating four-year academic plans for all academic divisions of the college
- Work effectively with people from culturally diverse backgrounds
- Assist with retention efforts by working closely with faculty and our learning center to monitor academic progress
- Maintain database on cooperating teacher evaluations
- Place clinical candidates with input from Program Directors
- Prepare field/clinical experience data to be included in state reports
- Work effectively with people from culturally diverse backgrounds
- Work in a team setting to accomplish all tasks
Associate Casualty Claims Adjuster
American Family Insurance
03.2015 - 07.2015
- Investigate auto claims and determine liability who is responsible for the accident
- Review accident reports completed by police departments, review video, and pictures from vehicle accidents
- Review repair estimates from outside of network repair facilities
- Take recorded statements from insured drivers, claimants, passengers, and witnesses
- Make referrals to certified repairs shops, injury department, special investigation unit and risk management
- Provide excellent customer service to all individuals involved throughout the claims process
Senior Admission/Transfer Counselor
MacMurray College
09.2008 - 03.2015
- Advise prospective/accepted students on courses they will need to take to meet requirements for certain majors
- Interact and collaborate with campus offices such as Advisors, Financial Aid, Disability Support Services, and Learning Center to ensure student success
- Evaluate college transcripts for admission and make decisions to admit, deny, or hold application
- Supervisor for the national ACT test and residual testing
- Organize, approve and maintain the official college calendar for the entire Admissions Counseling staff
- This includes approving all new college fairs and submitting purchase order requests to the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Admissions Officer and maintaining a log of all college fairs attended
- Supervise and analyze Counselor Activity Report for counseling staff, notifying the Chief Admissions Officer of any discrepancies or tactics for better activity yield
- Design, communicate, and implement Mac First Day programs to enrolling students and campus faculty, staff, and catering services
- Recruit and assist students throughout the admission and enrollment processes
- Counsel and provide support to student athletes and families in the transition from high school and transfer students to a four-year college
- Develop and maintain relationships with high school and community college counselors, teachers, and administrators
- Schedule, attend, and evaluate visits to high schools, college fairs, PICU fairs and community/junior colleges within an assigned territory
- Implement Open Houses and communicated with campus faculty, staff, and catering services
Education
Masters of Science - Sports Management
American Military University
Charles Town, WV11-2011
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education
Illinois State University
Normal, IL12-2001
Skills
- CampusNexus
- Complio
- Colleague
- Jenzabar
- Salesforce
- Claims Integrated System
- Outlook
- Excel
- Live Text
Certification
11/18, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Timeline
Assistant Clinical Coordinator
South University
11.2022 - Current
Associate Dean Correctional Programs
Lake Land College
06.2021 - 11.2022
Substitute Teacher
North Greene Unit District #3
08.2019 - 04.2020
Director (Registrar) of Admissions, Records and Registration
Lincoln Land Community College
06.2018 - 08.2019
Assistant Director (Registrar) of One-Stop Student Services
MacMurray College
07.2017 - 06.2018
Student Services & Placement Coordinator
MacMurray College
05.2016 - 07.2017
Associate Casualty Claims Adjuster
American Family Insurance
03.2015 - 07.2015
Senior Admission/Transfer Counselor
MacMurray College
09.2008 - 03.2015
Masters of Science - Sports Management
American Military University
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education
Illinois State University
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