Marlene Sola
Castle Rock,CO
Summary
Motivational and Caring Christian Academic Counselor offering nine years experience counseling students on career choices, goal setting and guidance through personal challenges. Driven to help students achieve success through prayerful life planning and academic choices. Expertise in goal setting and active listening. Possesses excellent communication, problem-solving and organizational skills. Innovative professional, adept at researching careers and helping student to match their gifts, talents and passions with professions that will result in outstanding life outcomes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Academic Counselor
Colorado State University
06.2015 - 09.2018
* Developed strong relationships with students; counseling with career planning, educational choices, and goal setting as they pursued higher education as new college graduates seeking to pursue their Master's Degrees.
* Provided counseling, support and guidance to students experiencing academic and personal troubles and challenges.
* Assisted students in selecting careers that would align with their interests and abilities. Gathered information on their potential careers choices, researching all aspects of the nature of the work involved.
* Designed and implemented the marketing process for nine different professional graduate programs within the College of Business, including graduate fairs, transfer fairs, job fairs and meeting with strategic community partners.
* Conducted educational and informational seminars to corporate partners, CSU employees and undergraduate students
* Collaborated with other team members to develop and implement new processes and programs so that the College of Business could continue to grow and develop new programs to best serve graduate students.
Enrollment Counselor
Colorado Christian University
09.2009 - 06.2015
* Developed outstanding relationships with students; provided counseling regarding career planning, educational choices, and goal setting as they pursued higher education as new college graduates seeking to pursue their Master's Degrees or Adults seeking to complete their college degrees.
* Often prayed with students along with providing counseling and guidance to those who were experiencing academic and personal trials and challenges.
* Assisted students in selecting careers that would align with their interests and abilities. Gathered information on their potential careers choices, researching all aspects of the nature of the work involved.
* Worked closely with other team members including teachers, psychologists and administrators to pursue the best outcomes for our students.
* Conducted graduate fairs, transfer fairs, job fairs
* Presented educational and informational seminars to corporate partners, CCU employees and undergraduate students
Education
Master of Arts - Masters of Education - Curriculum And Development
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL05.2005
Skills
* Enthusiastic encouragement and exhortation
* Focused active listening
* Prayerful counseling and guidance
* Spiritual, personal and academic development
* Ability to form strong bonds with students, team members and administrators
* Excellent communication, problem-solving and organizational skills
Timeline
Academic Counselor
Colorado State University
06.2015 - 09.2018
Enrollment Counselor
Colorado Christian University
09.2009 - 06.2015
Master of Arts - Masters of Education - Curriculum And Development
Colorado Christian University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Northern Illinois University