Jesse Andrews
Centralia,WA
Summary
Higher Education professional with experience in leadership development, student advising, and campus programming. Skilled in designing and facilitating impactful student experiences, advising leadership organizations, and managing student activities, clubs, and events. Demonstrated ability to collaborate across campus, support student success initiatives, and create inclusive, engaging environments that foster leadership, involvement, and community.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Engagement Advisor
Centralia College
Centralia, WA
04.2025 - Current
- Advises and leads student engagement initiatives by supporting SAALT and Phi Theta Kappa in planning and executing campus-wide programs, events, and leadership opportunities
- Designs and facilitates leadership development workshops, strengthening student leadership skills, organizational effectiveness, and campus involvement
- Oversees student club operations, including chartering, training, risk management, and policy compliance, ensuring alignment with institutional standards
- Manages budgets and operations for student activities, including event logistics, vendor coordination, and S&A fee oversight, while ensuring compliance with state and college regulations
Program Specialist
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA
03.2023 - Current
- Works collaboratively with program faculty to support instructional duties for courses offered in the workforce programs of Business Information Management and Computer Science
- Advises potential and continuing students within workforce education programs
- Provides program information to potential students, represents workforce programs at outreach events, and works with admissions, registration, advising, and financial aid to address student issues
Articulation & Degree Certification Generalist
University of Central Oklahoma
Remote
07.2020 - 03.2023
- Responsible for maintaining a computerized transcript evaluation system for undergraduate credit, including data entry, quality control of data input to the system, determining transfer course equivalencies and updating the system to reflect new or altered course equivalencies and general education approved courses
- Evaluates degree requirements and certifies undergraduate degrees
- Communicates with University personnel and undergraduate students regarding status of graduation transcripts and degree audit reports to troubleshoot and resolve GPA requirements, attributes, credit hours, and other degree requirement issues
Coordinator, Graduation Services
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
04.2019 - 07.2020
- Served as the main point of contact for commencement information for students and family members, processed graduation applications while ensuring all information was accurate for publication, and scheduled production of various graduate lists for other departments
- Determined honor rankings and class marshals for each college, posted awarded degrees at the end of the term, and ordered all diplomas for awarded students
Graduate Assistant- Student Engagement
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
08.2016 - 05.2018
- Provided guidance to students on the Freshman Activities Board by teaching the fundamentals of successful event planning, which assisted students in developing leadership and time management skills
- Programmed a campus-wide student involvement fair to showcase student organizations for new and returning students
- Planned leadership programs on topics including communication, event planning, resume building, and networking/etiquette for student organization leaders and advisors
Education
Master of Education - Student Personnel in Higher Education
University of Central Oklahoma
12-2018
Bachelor of Arts - Public Administration
Henderson State University
05-2016
Skills
- Training and mentoring
- Student development
- Leadership assessment
- Event facilitation
- Budget management
Timeline
Student Engagement Advisor
Centralia College
04.2025 - Current
Program Specialist
Big Bend Community College
03.2023 - Current
Articulation & Degree Certification Generalist
University of Central Oklahoma
07.2020 - 03.2023
Coordinator, Graduation Services
University of Central Oklahoma
04.2019 - 07.2020
Graduate Assistant- Student Engagement
University of Central Oklahoma
08.2016 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Public Administration
Henderson State University
Master of Education - Student Personnel in Higher Education
University of Central Oklahoma
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- American Student Association of Community Colleges Certified Advisor, June 2025
- UCO Student Association Advisor, 2017-2022, Facilitated development of executive officers of student government through weekly meetings, leadership activities, and the completion of platform goals.
- Leadership UCO Class 16, 2019-2020, Served as a participant in UCO’s professional development program, Leadership UCO, where I learned leadership skills in areas of self-development, communication, group dynamics, problem solving, and strategic thinking.
- LeaderShape Cluster Facilitator, August 2019 & May 2022, Served as a small group facilitator for student leaders at the LeaderShape Institute, which is a four to six day immersive leadership program for college students.