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Lori Waltz

Indianapolis ,IN

Summary

*Dedicated to strengthening administrative operations to streamline costs and enhance procedures.

*Cultivate long-lasting relationships with students and staff to strengthen program success.

*Motivational leader with top-notch communication, organizational and strategic planning abilities.

*Perceptive educator with solid record of accomplishment in attaining and surpassing targets during 20-year career. *Stay on top of trends in education to maintain modern, efficient systems meeting needs of diverse students. *Solid relationship-builder with decisive approach to solving operational problems.

*Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. *Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Admissions

South College
02.2023 - Current
  • Served as primary contact for coordination of application screening and tracking, visit and interview arrangement and marketing communications.
  • Designed effective and user-friendly processes for both admissions and applicant review.
  • Devised and implemented strategic recruitment plan with consideration to both long and short term goals.
  • Advised applicants on prospects for admission and strategies for meeting academic and extracurricular credentials.
  • Implemented recruitment methods designed to increase application pool within targeted areas.
  • Improved policies and procedures to maximize Admissions process
  • Managed team of 10 Admission Advisors in daily activities, team building, goal setting

Director of Online Enrollment

Salem University
02.2022 - 02.2023
  • Directed local and remote team of admissions and financial aid representatives
  • Develop and present all new hire training for Admissions and Financial aid department
  • Create and implement all required training and continuing education for admissions department
  • Design, develop and facilitate multi-platform content to support targeted learning and behavioral change using best practices in learning theory, learning technology
  • Facilitates training curriculum, coaching and team building and/or selects internal facilitators for program delivery
  • Prepares team leads as teachers as part of continuous improvement/learning culture
  • Organized Standard operation procedures for all functions of admissions and financial aid and trained all employees on new procedures
  • Supervises, trains, and manages goal-oriented admissions department
  • Supervised and Manages goal-oriented financial aid department
  • Sets goals for assigned teams and employees
  • Manages lead flow, KPIs, pacing, and packaging rates to meet established goals
  • Ensures that team maintains highest level of quality and compliance through continuous improvement and training
  • Creates daily, weekly, and monthly reports of Admissions and Financial Aid Advisor activity accordingly and is responsive to requests for data and updates from leadership

Campus Director

Tricoci University
04.2018 - 12.2020
  • Campus bought out by investors out of Texas
  • Independently direct and manage day to day campus operations to successfully achieve business
  • Goals and objectives and over all campus profitability
  • Ensure high customer service standards and positively influence employees
  • Motivate students and staff, communicate staff and student performance expectations and
  • Develop specific goals and objectives for each
  • Perform administrative functions and complete management reports
  • Accurately and timely abide by TUB, State and Federal standards

High School Teacher and Career and Technical education Program Director

Emmerich Manual High School
08.2016 - 01.2018
  • Instruct Business courses for students 9th thru 12th grade – Marketing, Introduction to Business and Preparing for Colleges and Careers, Business law & Management
  • Instructing includes lesson planning, classroom management, grading and presentation
  • Responsible for training, guiding and directing 5 teachers within Career and Technical Education Department (CTE)
  • Accountable for weekly reports for compliance of CTE department and Charter Schools USA
  • Other activities include: Teacher sponsor for prom committee

Director of Education

Med Tech, Kaplan College And Daymar College
11.2003 - 12.2016
  • Hire and train all new instructors,
  • Responsible for motivating faculty and retaining 89% of student body
  • Creating quarterly schedules for student body
  • Counsel and assist students in goal setting and accomplishing degree programs
  • Manage and coordinate all book store activities
  • Monitor department budget
  • Oversaw development and implementation of quality educational programs.
  • Recruited, trained and mentored faculty and staff in best practices for instruction.
  • Prepared action plans to address concerns discovered through surveys, classroom observations and conversations with stakeholders.
  • Observed teachers and students in classrooms to gather data and improve instruction.
  • Counseled and monitored at-risk students for attendance, academic progress and behavioral concerns.
  • Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
  • Designed or used assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
  • Evaluated programs and monitored implementation and compliance with regulations to achieve objectives.
  • Developed partnerships with parents, businesses and organizations to build awareness, increase support and share resources.
  • Checked on instructor lessons and communication in order to assess quality of education and assistance offered to students.
  • Scheduled educational activities, faculty lectures and departmental events to drive mission and values of institution.
  • Represented educational program at meetings and conferences to serve as subject matter liaison for array of services and activities assigned.
  • Implemented program-level departmental policies and procedures and managed budgets to support educational program and curriculum.
  • Planned, administered and controlled budgets and produced financial reports.

Adjunct instructor

Multiple Schools
09.1999 - 11.2016
  • Taught following business courses: Business Law, Advertising, Marketing, Sales, and Principles of business, Business Communications, Strategies for Success, Freshman / 1st year student strategies and Management
  • Responsible for retention of students within classes
  • Wrote and prepared lessons plans
  • Improved student understanding by efficiently managing teaching materials and answering students' discussion inquiries.
  • Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
  • Collaborated with department head to create dynamic, ongoing curriculum development, and instruction improvement program.
  • Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
  • Examined and graded assignments and assessments to report grades to appropriate personnel.
  • Created and implemented course agendas, lesson plans and activities to successfully meet course objectives.
  • Defined and articulated goal learning outcomes, performance metrics, and changes to improve student learning.
  • Created unique, student-centered lesson plans and assignments for each class to promote maximum learning and knowledge retention.
  • Participated in school retention initiatives by providing regular, accurate and timely feedback to students and school concerning academics, behavior and attendance.
  • Designed and delivered class instruction to meet course competencies.
  • Scored exams and graded student performance fairly.
  • Identified academic strengths and obstacles and developed instructional techniques to accommodate different learning styles.
  • Advised students in academic matters to improve successful course completion.
  • Evaluated and selected instructional materials and texts to prepare course materials and lesson plans.

Education

Ph.D. - Organizational Psychology

Walden University

MBA - Business

Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN
04.2000

B.A. - Telecommunications, Specializing, Advertising and Marketing, Business Marketing Management

Indiana University
5.1995

Skills

  • Coordinating Applications
  • Staff Support
  • Recruit Students
  • Customer Acquisition
  • Employee Performance Management System
  • Data Communications
  • Educational Strategies
  • Improve Faculty Performance
  • Brand Development and Awareness
  • Academic Administration
  • Enrollment Procedures
  • Academic Reporting
  • Employee Performance Reviews

Accomplishments

  • 8/1998 – Current – Real Estate Broker’s license
  • Awards 2012- Employee of the year- 2003- 2005 – Secretary of Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) 1999-2003- Member-Columbus Board of Realtors 1996-Honorable Mention– Print advertising award– the annual ideas contest sponsored by INAEA 1995– Sales Person of the Month/Indianapolis Star and News — Received the honor after increasing total sales by 26% over goal and increasing active account by 11, 90% of which were new advertisers.

Timeline

Director of Admissions

South College
02.2023 - Current

Director of Online Enrollment

Salem University
02.2022 - 02.2023

Campus Director

Tricoci University
04.2018 - 12.2020

High School Teacher and Career and Technical education Program Director

Emmerich Manual High School
08.2016 - 01.2018

Director of Education

Med Tech, Kaplan College And Daymar College
11.2003 - 12.2016

Adjunct instructor

Multiple Schools
09.1999 - 11.2016

Ph.D. - Organizational Psychology

Walden University

MBA - Business

Indiana Wesleyan University

B.A. - Telecommunications, Specializing, Advertising and Marketing, Business Marketing Management

Indiana University

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