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Katherine A. Holland

Bakersfield,CA

Summary


Attentive Admissions Specialist experience with success in postsecondary education sector, including application review, data verification and student advisement. Positively fosters university mission and drives enrollment to facilitate growth.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Outreach & Admissions Specialist

Fresno Pacific University
09.2022 - 01.2024

Assisted applicants with admissions packet and served as point of contact throughout admissions process.

  • Helped with graduate student interview process, orientation program and implementation of admissions policies as applications were considered and members selected.
  • Reviewed all incoming applications and transcripts for the Psychology Graduate programs to verify student eligibility and compliance with admissions criteria.
  • Communicated with students to explain application process and answer questions regarding the University and the specific program requirements.
  • Provided clerical support to academic administration officials and admissions team.
  • Utilized Salesforce daily in order to compile and analyze admissions trends and data regarding student enrollment and streamline outreach.
  • Collaborated with admissions team to develop and implement strategies to improve admissions process.
  • Worked closely with the Graduate School Programs for School Psychology and Applied Behavioral Analysis to recruit and mentor quality candidates.
  • Effectively organized and ran events for groups of approximately 50-100 people (educational incentives, social, and philanthropic outreach) to maximize community outreach opportunities and student involvement.
  • Managed admissions processes for incoming students, promptly collecting and processing necessary documents.
  • Performed document filing, bookkeeping, and faxing for busy student admissions office.
  • Evaluated student transcripts to identify applicable transfer credits.
  • Completed admissions duties with timeliness and accuracy.

Behavior Specialist

Valley Achievement Center
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Implemented and designed Behavioral Analysis therapy programming for case load of 38 students.
  • Oversaw data collection from behavioral support staff and compiled into analytic reports for other members of the care team to be informed on.
  • Helped to educate parents and guardians on different behavioral techniques to redirect undesired behaviors.
  • Attended IEP meetings with other members of the care staff to work together on comprehensive care programs.
  • Worked mostly with dual diagnoses and nonverbal clients.
  • Oversaw proactive crisis intervention training for campus employees.
  • Created and implemented department support framework to address strategic goals.
  • Crafted Behavioral Intervention Plans for individual students.
  • Partnered with administrative leadership to improve discipline practices based on data findings.

Clinical Social Work Assistant

Brookdale Riverwalk Skilled Nursing
01.2015 - 12.2015
  • Administered and charted formal assessments for mental status (BIMS) to evaluate and monitor cognition and potential decline in patients.
  • Helped patients and families understand medical literature and palliative care options that were available to them.
  • Scheduled, organized, facilitated and charted patient care conferences with each member of the medical care team, the patient, and their families.
  • Responsible for auditing the psychotropic medication charts against the original patient care plan with the Psychiatrist and Psychologist to ensure and promote quality care.
  • Assisted family members and patients with understanding insurance issues.
  • Provided additional supportive staff and clerical work.
  • Detailed residents' medical and social needs for personnel and arranged for appropriate services.
  • Completed comprehensive psychosocial evaluations for new residents to identify needs and strengths.
  • Coordinated referrals to community services to help clients obtain needed support: hospice, transportation services, physical therapy, and specialist visits,.
  • Managed residential discharges for facility and coordinated after-care activities.
  • Protected clients' health information with strict protocols focused on controlling access to confidential information.
  • Facilitated communication between clients and other service providers.
  • Managed an average of over 100 incoming calls, emails, and faxes per day from patient care teams, families, and other providers.

Education

Bachelor's of Arts - Psychology

California State University
Bakersfield, CA
01.2012

Skills

  • Experience working in an Higher Education Setting
  • Results Driven Team Leadership
  • Data Analysis: Excel, Minitab, SPSS, Salesforce
  • Collaboration Skills
  • Project Management
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Report Writing
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Transfer credit evaluation
  • Application processing
  • Registration processes
  • Adobe and PeopleSoft

Certification

  • Healthcare Provider CPR/AED First Aid Combo, 06/2022, 06/2023, National CPR Foundation
  • ALAT-Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (IACUC), 01/01/10, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE
  • Institutional Review Board (IRB), 01/01/10, INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
  • Crime Analysis Terms/ Concepts and Intelligence Charting, IACA, Issued October 2022
  • Crime Mapping and Spatial Analysis/Forecasting, IACA, Issued October 2022
  • Data Management and Internet Resources, IACA, Issued October 2022
  • Law Enforcement Models and Analytical Data, IACA, Issued October 2022
  • Professional Communication for Behavioral Technicians, Central Reach LLC, Issued June 2022
  • Applied Research Methods and Qualitative Analysis, IACA, Issued January 2022

Languages

American Sign Language
Limited Working

Timeline

Outreach & Admissions Specialist

Fresno Pacific University
09.2022 - 01.2024

Behavior Specialist

Valley Achievement Center
01.2016 - 01.2017

Clinical Social Work Assistant

Brookdale Riverwalk Skilled Nursing
01.2015 - 12.2015

Bachelor's of Arts - Psychology

California State University