Jayla Hill
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading, and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director, Student Organizations
Johns Hopkins University
05.2021
- Directly supervised a team of 2 graduate assistants as well as 15 undergrad employees
- Advised and met weekly with one Student Government Association Class Council each year
- Monitored student organization compliance with all university and LEED policies and procedures
- Designed and implemented an involvement guide to help students plan their engagement during their time at JHU
- Coordinated and implemented the annual Student Involvement Fair encompassing over 400 student organizations
- Conducted assessment on advising and develop a plan for supporting student organizations through content advisement
- Collected information about available programs and resources and advise student groups about which programs best suit their interests/needs
- Collaborated with university partners to maintain, enhance, and update Hopkins Groups, the LEED website, and other forms of communications/marketing
- Developed and implemented a communication plan to serve new students, including web and hard copy publications such as newsletters, brochures, websites, etc
- Worked with the Associate Director of Leadership Development to plan and implement a series of workshops that will provide resources and training to student organization leadership
- Monitored student organization budgets and work with the Leadership Engagement & Experiential Development Budget Specialist to help groups manage finances
- Created and communicated a compelling view for both undergrad and graduate student orgs that builds belonging and generates consistent engagement
- Evaluated and developed student programs and policies related to student organizations and advocating for necessary changes based on needs, interests, resources, and national trends
- Maintained regular contact with student leaders to develop responsible decision-making, assess student interests, respond to student needs, and anticipate student programming/leadership issues
- Served as an advisor and liaison to a wide array of student clubs and organizations and advice individual students and student groups in event planning and management concerning university policy and event risk management
- Worked collaboratively with staff in Student Life, Academic & Student Services, Athletics & Recreation, and other departments to design and implement a successful student organization management system
- Aided in recruitment, training, supervision, and appraisal, of one graduate assistant who aids in managing the student engagement platform, communicating with the student organization community, and managing relevant projects.
Residence Hall Director
Texas Christian University
09.2021 - Current
- Serve on a 24/7 on-call rotation with a team of 14 Hall Directors
- Oversee 1 first year student residential halls totaling in over 300 residents (past 2 years as HD)
- Oversaw 2 mixed community student residential halls totaling over 350 residents (1st year as an HD)
- Serve as a liaison to facilities and custodial staff in the care and up-keep of the residential community
- Student affairs coach to a group of incoming first year students to support them in their transition to college
- Conduct Administrator for residential buildings integrating restorative justice practices and assigned educational outcomes
- Lead diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives in department, division, and institution as chair of our DEIB committee
- Maintains staff by recruiting; selecting; orienting; training and developing personal growth opportunities; evaluating staff performance
- Creates and promotes a caring atmosphere conducive to academic pursuits through personalized academic plans for students with unsatisfactory grades
- Develops programming that fosters awareness of personal endeavors, academic pursuits, community wellness, civic engagement, and diversity, inclusion, and equity
- Monitors expenses by gathering and reporting budget of $15,500 information, facilitating and monitoring invoices and purchase orders, scheduling and reconciling expenditures
- Participates in summer projects including but not limited to summer conferences, ad hoc committee work, building preparations, summer orientation and frog camp, planning staff training, and other
- Implements tenets of our Knowing, Connecting, Empowering model, which is focused on intentionally building relationships and cultivating a strong sense of community within the residence halls
- Supervised a Graduate Assistant for Multicultural Enrichment and over 40 undergraduate student leads including Resident Assistants, Cultural Connectors, a Community Manager, and Community Assistants
- Maintains daily office hours and offer a high degree of availability and visibility for all residents and staff members to oversee operations of the residence hall or apartment complex; maintains occupancy reports and resident records; ensures maintenance issues are corrected; promotes a secure environment; enforces university and department policies and regulations.
Education
Masters of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) - Higher Education And Student Affairs
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois05.2021
Dual Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Writing Intensive English
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin05.2019
Skills
- Project Management
- Scheduling and Coordinating
- Performance Evaluations
- Hiring and Training
- Team Development
- Program coordination
- Crisis management
- Policy implementation
- Cross-functional collaboration
Organizer Leader
Organizer/Leader, Black and Brown Student Staff Affinity Group at Northern Illinois University and Texas Christian University, TX, Sept. 2019-Present
Facilitate needs of group to the upper administrative team
Promote educational and professional growth via programming
Establish and maintain activities and social spaces for entirety of group
Host bi-monthly meetings that cover a wide range of culturally relevant topics
Partner with different resources on campus to develop student staff scope of knowledge
Host optional 1:1 meetings for individuals in the group in need of further support
Create programming that allows for discussion of how identity impacts our daily functioning
Co-founded and Co-led group that directly serves and cultivates the identities of student staff of color
Awards Honors Scholarships
NASPA IV- East Graduate Student Rising Staff Award, October 2020
Professional Development Involvement Affiliations
- Trainee, Restorative Justice, August 2019
- 2nd Anti-Basileus, Alpha Pi Sigma Chapter, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc, August 2023-present
- NHTI Institutional Host, July 2023
- SACSA Participant, October 2023
Leadership Experience
- Diversity Chair, Professional Staff Training Committee, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, Fall 2020—2021
- Social Chair, Student Staff Training Committee, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, Fall 2019—2021
- DEIB Committee Chair Lead, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, Fall 2022-present
- Housing Orientation Liaison HD Lead, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, Summer 2023
- Good Neighbor Imitative Service & Recognition HD Lead, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, Fall 2023-present
Timeline
Residence Hall Director
Texas Christian University
09.2021 - Current
Assistant Director, Student Organizations
Johns Hopkins University
05.2021
Masters of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) - Higher Education And Student Affairs
Northern Illinois University
Dual Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Writing Intensive English
Marquette University