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Bianca Vela

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Passionate advocate and educator with 13 years of valuable experience and a comprehensive background in strategic planning, leadership, critical thinking, and public speaking. Dynamic visionary leader and solid team player with a proven track record of collaborating with students, faculty, staff, and community stakeholders. Looking to expand into new responsibilities and challenges in helping students realize success in adult education, the workforce, and higher education.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Interim Grant Project Director: Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant (YARG) Program

Palo Alto College
07.2023 - Current
  • Oversaw a $5.4 million grant Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant was Awarded by the U.S Department of Labor
  • Distributed over $200,000 of support services to YARG students to include housing/utilities, transportation, childcare, food, school materials, technology, Wi-Fi, tuition, and professional attire
  • Connected students with Palo Alto SHARE Center and other community resources
  • Coordinated case management, including initiating, training, advocacy and record oversight
  • Compiled data, wrote and submitted final quarterly reports to the U.S Department of Labor
  • Hired, trained, supervised and motivated full-time employees
  • Established employer partnership to provide Palo Alto College students with apprenticeship opportunities
  • Built and fostered relationships with internal and external partnerships
  • Led recruiting, enrollment, and registration efforts for the program
  • Developed and implemented appropriate goals, policies and procedures
  • Advocated for special student success initiative
  • Created and prepared marketing materials
  • Performed U.S Department of Labor audits and internal audits
  • Leading for closing out a $5.4 million dollar grant

Partner Liaison: Career and Experiential Learning – Grant Funded Position

Palo Alto College
01.2022 - 07.2023
  • Established employer partnership to provide Palo Alto College students with internships, jobs, field observations, and service-learning opportunities
  • Maintain knowledge and resources on industries aligned to the Alamo Institutes
  • Employer partnerships data collection and communication tracking
  • Serving on industry partners advisory boards
  • Communicating available internships, jobs, field observations, and service-learning opportunities to Career and Experiential Learning team and Palo Alto College Students
  • Organize industry partners events: Career Fairs, Industry Panels Discussions, National Career Development Week, and a Bussiness Etiquette Dinning Sessions
  • Assist employers with Handshake

Certified Enrollment Coach: AlamoPROMISE – Grant Funded Position

Alamo College District
11.2020 - 01.2022
  • Assist potential students with becoming AlamoPROMISE scholars
  • Data tracking
  • Student enrollment data tracking
  • Assisted with community outreach and information sessions

Student Success Senior Specialist: Department of Student Life

Northwest Vista College
11.2014 - 11.2020
  • Remote: Emergency Aid Facilitator, Major duties: cases management to a caseload of 500+ students, Conducted student assessments to determine needs and analyze crisis situation
  • Northwest Vista College Institute Academic Programming Team Lead
  • Managed a budget of $250k+: Purchasing, Budget tracking, Creating and processing vendor contracts, Monthly reconciling company card
  • Organized on campus events: Family Fun Day, End of Semester Bash, Welcome Week, Holiday events, Wildcat Camp for incoming freshman
  • Organized National Observance events: Drug and Alcohol Awareness, Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women History Month
  • Organized off-campus events: Kayaking, Horseback Riding, Hiking, and ziplining
  • Organized Volunteering Opportunities: SA Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Alternative Spring Break with United Way
  • Advisor for the Student Programming Board, the National Society of Leadership and Success Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
  • Campus Mascot Advisor: Managed mascot appearance request, Mascot student stipends
  • Managed the Northwest Vista College Student Life social media platforms
  • Supervision of: Two part-time employees, Two work-study students, and fifteen student interns
  • Chaperoned student travel to include over-night and out of state travel
  • Classroom student engagement presentations

Administrative Assistant: Department of Fine Arts and Kinesiology

Northwest Vista College
05.2013 - 11.2014
  • Processed faculty office hour schedules
  • End of the semester final grades
  • Faculty sub pays
  • Faculty class cancellations
  • Planned and organized art exhibitions and drama production opening receptions

Work Study: Department of Student Development - First Year Experience

Northwest Vista College
09.2011 - 04.2013
  • Assisted faculty with room setups
  • Assisted with course evaluation survey
  • Assisted with front desk duties: answering phones, answering student and parent questions, student IDs, and assisting with event setups and breakdowns

Education

Master of Education - Adult Education -

University of The Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX

Bachelor of Science - Leadership Studies, Project Management Minor -

University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
12.2019

Associate of Arts - Liberal Studies -

Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX
05.2014

Certification

  • National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
  • Alamo Colleges Emerging Leaders Program
  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
  • Project Management Essentials
  • Banner 9 End-user Training
  • Ad Astra for Event Scheduler
  • Driver Certification 2023
  • Alamo Colleges Travel Training
  • Adult CPR, First Aid & AED Certified

Leadership

Faculty Liaison for Co-Curricular Programming, Over five years of experience in co-curricular and curricular programming, Creation of the Northwest Vista College event checklist Includes: Marketing, Purchases, and Logistics., Collaborated frequently with faculty, staff, and students to increase retention and completion., Created and assisted with creating NVC Student Life standard operating procedures., Alamo Colleges Student Leadership Summit - Committee Member, Northwest Vista College Food Pantry - Committee Member, Alamo Colleges Experiential Learning Taskforce - Committee Member, Alamo Colleges Student-Focused Principle Centered Leadership - Committee Member, Student Activities Fee - Committee Member, Employee Hiring - Committee Member, Graduation - Committee Member, New Student Convocation - Committee Member, Alamo Colleges Institutes - Committee Member, Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities - Member, Palo Alto College Staff Senate - Member, LeadHERs - Staff Mentor, Palo Alto College ALRISE STEM - Committee Member

Achievements

  • The National Honor Society of Leadership and Success - Inducted Member
  • Student Programming Board - Vice President
  • Peer Mentor
  • College Ambassador
  • Mexican American Student Association - Member
  • Learning to Lead Certificate: Team building, Effective Communication, Time Management

Professionalreferences

  • Leticia Fisher, Palo Alto College Project Grant Director, lfisher28@alamo.edu, 210-486-3814
  • Caroline Haring, Palo Alto College Dean for Performance Excellence, charing1@alamo.edu, 210.486.3941

Proficiencies

Bilingual - Spanish, Microsoft Office Programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Campus Labs/Engage Student Engagement Platform, Banner 9 - Student Records, Ad ASTRA Event Scheduler, Outlook, Monday.com Project Management Platform, Adobe Photoshop

Awards

  • Excellence in Service to Student Awards 2014
  • Excellence in Service to Student Awards 2019
  • NVC Student Life Award 2019

Timeline

Interim Grant Project Director: Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant (YARG) Program

Palo Alto College
07.2023 - Current

Partner Liaison: Career and Experiential Learning – Grant Funded Position

Palo Alto College
01.2022 - 07.2023

Certified Enrollment Coach: AlamoPROMISE – Grant Funded Position

Alamo College District
11.2020 - 01.2022

Student Success Senior Specialist: Department of Student Life

Northwest Vista College
11.2014 - 11.2020

Administrative Assistant: Department of Fine Arts and Kinesiology

Northwest Vista College
05.2013 - 11.2014

Work Study: Department of Student Development - First Year Experience

Northwest Vista College
09.2011 - 04.2013

Master of Education - Adult Education -

University of The Incarnate Word

Bachelor of Science - Leadership Studies, Project Management Minor -

University of the Incarnate Word

Associate of Arts - Liberal Studies -

Northwest Vista College

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