Emily Holmes
Birmingham,AL
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director
College Bound Campus Tours
08.2019 - Current
- Collaborate with Director in planning annual tour schedule and building out itineraries.
- Serve as a liaison with Birmingham parents and students.
- Coordinate and update company website using Squarespace.
- Organize and manage data using Google Drive
- Plan and execute college tours including leading groups through airports on travel days, coordinating meals and dining hall visits, and leading breakout meetings with college students and professors.
- Evaluate success of trips through feedback from students and parents in order to improve future trips.
Permanent Substitute 12th Grade Counselor
Mountain Brook High School
08.2016 - 10.2016
- Served as liaison between school administration and families, ensuring that concerns were addressed promptly and effectively.
- Coordinated and facilitated 504 plan meetings with parents, students, teachers and administrators
- Evaluated student transcripts regularly to ensure proper course placement and timely graduation requirements fulfillment.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
College Counselor
John Carroll Catholic High School
07.2003 - 01.2006
- Enhanced college application success rates by providing comprehensive guidance on admissions processes and requirements.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Developed strong relationships with college admissions representatives for better understanding of admission criteria and networking opportunities for students.
- Organized an annual college fair, inviting representatives from numerous institutions to educate students about their programs and offerings.
- Developed comprehensive reports detailing the success of the school's college counseling program, including metrics on acceptance rates, scholarship awards, and post-secondary retention rates.
Assistant Director of Admission
Sewanee The University Of The South
08.1999 - 12.2000
- Coordinated and participated in campus recruitment events, orientation programs and open houses.
- Evaluated applications using a holistic review process that considered both academic achievements and personal qualities of each applicant.
- Traveled to high schools throughout the southeast to establish relationships with high school counselors and educate students on the admission process to promote the university.
Education
Master of Arts - School Counseling
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL05-2005
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
Sewanee
Sewanee05-1999
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Scheduling and coordinating
- Process improvement
- Customer relations
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Assistant Director
College Bound Campus Tours
08.2019 - Current
Permanent Substitute 12th Grade Counselor
Mountain Brook High School
08.2016 - 10.2016
College Counselor
John Carroll Catholic High School
07.2003 - 01.2006
Assistant Director of Admission
Sewanee The University Of The South
08.1999 - 12.2000
Master of Arts - School Counseling
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
Sewanee
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