Melinda Daun
South Pasadena,USA
Summary
Career & Academic Advisor/Collegiate High Counselor
With over 10 years of experience in academic advising, I bring a comprehensive understanding of student development, career counseling, identifying academic success barriers & implementing agreed upon solutions. Strong focus on team collaboration, achieving results, and adept at fostering positive student outcomes and navigating diverse and changing needs. I'm excited to bring my expertise to help more SPC Collegiate High School students attain their AA degrees, high school diplomas, and cultivate college transfer and career plans.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Career & Academic Advisor
St. Petersburg College
01.2014 - Current
- Advised and guided students on academic, career, and personal matters while maintaining FERPA confidentiality laws
- Advised thousands of students resulting in improved academic performance.
- Created two Career Exploration Workshops: "Career Decision & MLP" (My Learning Plan)
- Facilitated many new student orientations
- Cultivated student retention events and workshops
- Managed caseloads effectively, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance while maintaining high-quality service delivery.
- Received and reviewed transcripts to determine eligibility for admission to college or specific programs.
- Served as a liaison between students, faculty, staff, and administration to address concerns or conflicts that arose during the course of study.
Administrative Specialist (Workforce & Perkins Grant)
St Petersburg College
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Assistance with Perkins funding expenditure documentation, compliance, and auditing processes.
- Collected, processed, and managed time cards and mileage reimbursements of Perkins funded employees
- Collaborated with Workforce team and other SPC departments to plan and implement events such as our summer career camp for a week of career exploration and field trips with multiple employers and fields.
- Purchasing lab/STEM related equipment for Perkins funded programs such as NIP (New Initiative Program) and for STEM classrooms and tutoring labs, while adhering to grant compliance policies.
- Safeguarded sensitive information through the proper handling of confidential documents and secure storage methods.
Education
BA - English Literature
University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, Alaska01.2008
Skills
- Academic Counseling
- Student Engagement events
- Career guidance
- Course planning and organization
- Case Management
- Academic monitoring
- Student Presentations & Orientations
- Strategic Decision-making
- Retention strategies
Certification
- CDF (Career Development Facilitator)
- NCDF (National Career Development Association) training to help students or job identify career goals, assess skills, conduct career exploration, close skill gaps, and cultivate job search strategies
- Higher Education Coach Practitioner (UCF) Forty-hour coach practitioner training, that introduces the fundamental skills of coaching techniques applied to higher education students.
Hobbies and Interests
- Learning new strategies to promote student success and retention
- Creative event planning to promote academic, social, career, or emotional growth opportunities
- Collaboration with professors, teachers, and departments to plan and promote programs and activities beneficial to student retention
- Facilitating career presentations, the RIASEC Party Game (based on the Holland Codes), interpreting assessments such as the Holland Codes for career exploration
STRENGTHS
- Serving as a liaison for students that experience traumatic life experiences to work with teachers & professors for make-up work or accomodations
- Quality Assurance (ensure federal, state, and local laws adhered to, including FERPA)
- Student career exploration and course planning
- Communication and collaboration with other departments to plan and promote events beneficial to students
- Strong experience with technology such as PeopleSoft, WaitWell, Microsoft Office programs. Outlook, TES (Transfer Equivalency Tool)
Timeline
Career & Academic Advisor
St. Petersburg College
01.2014 - Current
Administrative Specialist (Workforce & Perkins Grant)
St Petersburg College
01.2013 - 01.2014
BA - English Literature
University of Alaska Southeast
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