Joe Kheuasida
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Dynamic leader with a robust background in strategic planning and operational management, dedicated to leveraging expertise for institutional success. Proven ability to foster team collaboration and adapt to evolving campus needs, ensuring a cohesive and productive environment. Strong track record in curriculum development, staff mentoring, and community engagement underscores a commitment to educational excellence. Recognized for exceptional leadership and problem-solving skills, consistently striving to make meaningful contributions that enhance organizational effectiveness and drive impactful educational initiatives.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Campus President
Unitek College
Sacramento, CA
03.2025 - Current
- Maintaining day to day operations of the campus such as budget and forecasted budgets
- Conducting training & coaching of company provided policies and procedures
- Mentoring and working with Program heads to ensure successful academic outcomes
- Maintaining continuance strong relations with other department heads
- Act as liaison between other departments for all issues and questions
- Oversaw campus operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and institutional policies.
- Developed strategic initiatives to enhance student enrollment and retention rates.
- Fostered partnerships with community organizations to create internship and job placement opportunities for students.
- Led faculty recruitment, training, and performance evaluations to maintain high educational standards.
- Implemented innovative curriculum changes based on industry trends and student feedback.
- Monitored financial performance, optimizing budget allocations to support program growth and sustainability.
- Fostered an inclusive campus culture that promoted diversity, equity, and mutual respect among all constituents.
- Increased campus enrollment by implementing strategic recruitment and marketing initiatives.
- Drove results, accountability and profitable performance and executed operational activities.
- Improved student retention rates through the development of comprehensive academic support services.
- Streamlined administrative processes for increased efficiency, cost savings, and improved overall campus operations.
- Created opportunities for student leadership development through the establishment of new clubs, organizations, and extracurricular activities.
- Improved policies and procedures to maximize student safety and campus security.
- Cultivated engaged student population with successful orientation programs.
Campus Director/Assistant Campus Director/Title IX Coordinator/ADA Coordinator
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Concord
Concord, CA
09.2017 - 03.2025
- Proper Planning and executing of management and financial outcomes.
- Ensure strong student outcomes, retention & job placement
- Maintaining day to day operations of the campus such as budget and forecasted budgets
- Conducting training & coaching of company provided policies and procedures
- Mentoring and working with Program heads to ensure successful academic outcomes
- Act as Title IX Coordinator to resolve student complaints
- Act as ADA Coordinator and approving accommodations
- Maintaining continuance strong relations with other department heads
- Effectively finding areas of opportunities for development and training
- Resolving questions, inquiries or conflicts with students
- Act as liaison between other departments for all issues and questions
School Director of Operations
Career Education Corporation
San Francisco, CA
07.2013 - 09.2017
- Maintaining Budget and sales goals established by Corporate Campus
- Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements and payroll
- Provide daily oversight of the business operations ensuring compliance with federal/state/university guidelines
- Develop or implement policies, standards and procedures for the work perform to ensure regulatory compliance or operations enhancement
- Manage equipment inventory, facilitate timekeeping and payroll
- Implementing and training on policies created
- Assist with Campus training and events
- Finding best practices for development and training of
- Act as liaison between other departments for all issues and questions
- Outreach and building community events
Director of Student Management
AIU University
Houston, TX
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Successful Management of new Student starts and show rate %
- Forecasting accurate projections of starts & enrollments
- Maintaining high % of retention
- Conducting training & coaching to be highly productive in servicing students
- Effectively giving accurate projections and forecasting accurate start numbers
- Scheduling Orientation events and student activities
- Maintaining continuance strong relations with other department heads
- Effectively finding areas of opportunities for development and training
- Resolving questions, inquiries or conflicts with students
- Act as liaison between other departments for all issues and questions
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
Senior Academic & Retention Advisor
AIU University
Schaumburg, IL
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Responsible for supporting students who are at risk academically
- Maintain retention rate by providing effective advising to students
- Conducting follow up calls with students and giving feedbacks
- Built and maintained relationships with team and management
Admissions Advisor
AIU University
Schaumburg, IL
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Conduct and recruitment of new students and starts
- Effectively assisting students through enrollment cycle and start cycle
- Consistently producing and achieving expected student population
- Guided prospective students through admissions process, addressing inquiries and providing tailored information.
- Mentored junior advisors, providing training on best practices in admissions counseling and customer relationship management.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of prospective students' qualifications and academic goals.
- Mentored junior advisors in best practices for student outreach and admissions policies compliance.
- Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
Education
MBA -
University of Austin
Austin, TX01-2010
B.A - undefined
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL01-2005
Skills
- 20 years in Education, including Campus Management, Marketing, Admissions and Student Management
- Proven results in high Campus retention, enrollments, and student job placements
- Immense knowledge of understanding methods and principles for Management
- Demonstrating strong Management skills and Leadership with proven results
- Ability to effectively communicate on various levels with strong interpersonal, analytical and problem resolution skills
- Aptitude for willingness to learn and adapt
- Superlative communication skills both verbally and written
- Strong dedication, innovative and self-motivated team player
- Profound database skills, excellent attentive to detail
- Thrive in both independent and collaborative work environments
- Collaborative Problem-solving
- Data-driven decision making
- Community engagement
- Accreditation compliance
- Organizational development
- Visionary leadership
- Faculty development
- Enrollment management
- Student retention
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Operational efficiency
- Leadership development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Educational leadership
- Strategic planning
- Project management
- Performance metrics
- Budget management
- Change management
Certification
- Achieve Global Management Leadership Training
- High Achievement Leadership
- Road to Success
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Campus President
Unitek College
03.2025 - Current
Campus Director/Assistant Campus Director/Title IX Coordinator/ADA Coordinator
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Concord
09.2017 - 03.2025
School Director of Operations
Career Education Corporation
07.2013 - 09.2017
Director of Student Management
AIU University
01.2007 - 01.2013
Senior Academic & Retention Advisor
AIU University
01.2005 - 01.2007
Admissions Advisor
AIU University
01.2003 - 01.2005
B.A - undefined
Northern Illinois University
MBA -
University of Austin