Marlene Baxter
New York,NY
Summary
Motivated and professional Community Coordinator/College Advisor with 7+ years of experience supporting administrative staff. Experienced in counseling students on mental health, academics, and interpersonal conflicts for 6+ years. Seeking a position to utilize skills in helping students achieve success and driving organizational change. Skilled in organizing meetings and community outreach events, handling confidential data, and communicating effectively with stakeholders. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to collaborate across multiple areas.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
College Advisor
New York City Department of Education
01.2020 - Current
- Maintaining regular contact with 80+ students/families to assist in the college application/post-secondary process
- Responsible for tracking alumni data surrounding college/postsecondary persistence rates
- Collaborating with multiple school teams of various academic disciplines to coordinate delivery of post-secondary planning services for 363 students, 9th - 12th grade
- Analyzing post-graduation data: Collectively organizing methods to address skills gap
- Streamlining college readiness programs to improve participation
- Developing relationships with post-secondary stakeholders to increase campus tour availability
- Facilitating family workshops to assist with post-secondary planning.
Community Coordinator
New York City Department of Education
01.2017 - Current
- Creating and implementing school-wide restorative justice practices and policies
- Implementing and supporting policies related to student attendance, school safety, and students in temporary housing/foster care
- Responsible for leading multiple school-wide initiatives, including BLM Week of Action, Black History Month Events, Alumni Day, College Draft Day, Community Grocery Giveaways, and Career Day
- Teaching a leadership class to senior PGC Leaders, developing positive social and emotional health behaviors
- Planning and implementing outreach activities for freshmen students to assist with transition to high school and healthy/safe decision making
- Responsible for contributing to the budgeting plan for school-wide events.
Assistant Campus Climate Officer
New York City Department of Education
01.2022 - Current
- Analyzing attendance and OSYD data to improve student attendance, retention, and completion
- Presenting routine guidance to campus administration to improve overall school building climate/safety protocols
- Facilitating employee trainings to improve community relations and introduced train the trainer methodologies
- Creating and presenting Bronxdale High School Student Handbook in alignment with NYC DOE Chancellor's Regulations
- Creating and implementing school-wide workshops for Bronxdale High School- NYC DOE Respect for All Campaign.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Baruch College
NY, NY12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Lehman College
NY, NY09.2021
Skills
- Vision, Strategy & Resource Planning
- Collaborative Leader
- Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Change Leadership
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Team Leadership
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Collaborative Leadership
- Detail Oriented
- Signature Capabilities
- Business Process
- Active Listening
- Knowledgeable of: SQL, R, and SPSS systems
- Student Advocacy
- Academic advising
Websites
Certification
- Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere Certification
- Peer Group Connection- Faculty Advisor
- Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility- Circles Trained
Casestudy
Learning Policy Institute- Teaching the Way Students Learn Best. A case study providing an in-depth look at how a successful school serves diverse learners, organizes its structures and practices consistent with knowledge rooted in the science of learning and development.
Engagement
- Crisis Intervention Committee
- Respect for All: Planning Committee
- Curriculum Equity Committee
- Hiring Committee
- Post-Secondary Committee
- Building Response Team
- Success Mentor Committee
Timeline
Assistant Campus Climate Officer
New York City Department of Education
01.2022 - Current
College Advisor
New York City Department of Education
01.2020 - Current
Community Coordinator
New York City Department of Education
01.2017 - Current
Master of Science - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Baruch College
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Lehman College