Carolyn M Kitz

• Design and implement yearly campus-wide events, activities, programs, and learning initiatives for student body to promote positive personal and social growth framed around Catholic principles and the College 4-Core: Scholar, Leader, Citizen, Disciple
• Actively integrated Catholic worldview and principles into Student Life programs
• Advise Student Government Association and student clubs fostering leadership formation according to the educational vision of the Congregation of Holy Cross and Servant Leadership model
• Elevated SGA Senate's governance role by instituting a Student Advisory Council and establishing a specialized student club funding budget for Senate oversight
• Enhanced student engagement by integrating and promoting collaboration between student clubs, SGA, and the Office of Student Activities thus cultivating greater community among student constituencies
• Developed yearly training program for student leaders for SOAR (orientation and registration) and Welcome Weekend (matriculation), including student recruitment

• Developed curriculum including creating and writing all formative and summative assessments for 11 Junior-Senior level courses
• Devised creative delivery of curriculum benchmarks to better promote and engage conversation while instilling commitment to discipleship and community responsibility that impacted over 2,000 students
• Formulated assessments that included life skills to assist students’ transition into college and beyond
• Member of Diocese of Lansing team for writing Secondary School Theology Curriculum Standards based off USCCB Theology Framework and reworking ACRE test
• Advised: Student Council, Young Women's Ministry, Human Trafficking Club

Campus Ministry Program was developed and executed while maintaining a full teaching load

• Established dynamic Campus Ministry Program and designed strategic plan to develop intentional disciples willing to bring the truths of the Gospel to their personal lives and the world
• Developed and implemented comprehensive ministry plan for the school community that included on-going faith formation
• Crafted formation program for student ministry leadership; wrote training binder that facilitated the formation of over 270 Seniors
• Generated, developed, and implemented a 4-year retreat program for over 1,200 students with a focus on fostering a personal relationship with Jesus, empowerment in the Holy Spirit, and discipleship and evangelization

• Devised library system for Religious Education teaching aids, reference materials, and books
• Trained and managed 30 teaching volunteers
• Taught religious education including Sacramental preparation for over 100 young people
• Initiated, formulated, and led young adult and family ministry programs for entire parish
• Recruited and formed leadership teams; 3-tiered programs based on spiritual formation, service work, and social activities
• Coordinated and executed parish wide conferences

• Crafted and supervised national direct marketing initiatives and strategic alliances for Dodge cars and trucks which resulted in significant customer interest and sales
• Developed and oversaw creative execution of numerous specialized owner events, including integrated marketing, to ensure customer retention
• Supervised account, creative, and production teams for all programs as well as collaborative supervision of outside vendors

• Built brand positioning strategies, media plans, and supervised creative development and production for the Mercury Brand based on innovative "mindset" target audience
• Formulated strategic positioning and supervised advertising creation and development as well as integrated media plan for corporate launch of the Lincoln Navigator
• Redefined target audience of Lincoln Town Car based off strategic research; created new communications plan, and managed creative process and production of national campaign which helped achieved sales increase of 23%
• Managed and supervised Lincoln-Mercury brand account budgets including media, creative, and production costs