ISAIAH OJO

• Assisted senior leadership in managing all aspects of operations.
• Led teams of 9 personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans.
• Trained and developed department leaders and management staff for specific projects and ongoing operational needs.
• Drive the program's budgeting and financial management functions; approve purchases and expenditures
• Interpret, implement, and ensure compliance with student and administrative policies
• Collaborate with Student Affairs Division, Disciplinary Committee, Financial Aid office, and Poverty Alleviation Policy to help, assist, alleviate, develop, and implement policy and best practices and resolve issues.

• Managed budgets for staff operations to keep costs low and maximize profits.
• Wrote funding requests and grant applications to obtain additional funds for operating needs.
• Conducted research to identify goals, net worth, and charitable donation history related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.
• Determined target demographics and devised strategic marketing initiatives to reach target audiences.
• Act as Primary liaison to the Office of Research and Administration, office for sponsored programs, and Office for Research Compliance.
• Act as liaison between the Administrator, Chair, faculty, and other staff members, regarding grant and contract proposals,
• Coordinate with the post-award contacts via email and phone, as well as holding quarterly meetings, to ensure a smooth hand-off at the time of award.
• Provide Finance support for all grant writing/reporting-related activities to the Development department and Program departments.
• Manage and prepare the accounting for those private restricted grants that are partnered/ leveraged with public grants as matching funds.
• Maintain up-to-date listings that track grants and all associated deadlines and keep the rest of the grants team informed.
• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state, and Grants, College regulations, laws, and policies.
• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

• Provided academic planning and advising services and conducted advising programming for program participants.
• Recruited and interviewed prospective project applicants.
• Implemented entrance, transition, and referral process for new participants to use services effectively and appropriately.
• Assessed services and intervention effectiveness
• Identified individual participant needs through SSS Individual Service Plans.
• Prepared and maintained participant academic advising records.
• Contacted RLI participants for Academic Performance Interventions.
• Initiated an internal referral system for students needing services beyond SSS, including but not limited to the ACE, Disability Services, external counseling services, Financial Aid and other campus and community offices.
• Advised participants on career goals and graduate school preparation.
• Provided individual academic skills workshops.
• Maintained project records relevant to participants’ academic progress, academic advising and class registration.

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