Responsible for all aspects of the organization and campus.
Founder - Consulting and Training Company
Lightpoint Consulting and Training
Alpharetta, GA
11.2006 - 09.2010
Provide training and consulting to various industries specializing in the post-secondary education industry
Other industries served include call centers, collection agencies, weight loss centers, fitness industry as well as organizations seeking to improve sales, customer service, and develop employees.
Director of Training
Datamark, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2003 - 10.2006
Responsible for the development and implementation of a complete training division for the education industry
Responsible for staffing as well as assisting the sales department with closing sales for the division.
Account Executive
Datamark, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT
01.1999 - 01.2002
Increased sales each year to include all media divisions of the company
Responsible for the service of clients to include sales, sales training, and maintenance of accounts
Developed and implemented training material for the sales/admissions departments for clients
Traveled extensively to provide on site training to clients, as well as conducted phone training sessions to include full training and supplemental training, as needed.
Campus President
Sanford Brown College
Kansas City, MO
01.1997 - 01.1999
Responsible for entire operation and profitability for the Kansas City and St
Charles, MO campuses
Increased enrollment, student and employee retention
Stabilized both schools with strong leadership.
Campus President
Remington College
Wichita, Kansas
01.1996 - 01.1997
Responsible for entire operation and profitability of the campus
Restructured curriculum to meet the needs of the community
Stabilized school, doubled student population, restructured staff and faculty to achieve profitability within nine months.
Campus President/Regional Director/Admissions Director
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
01.1988 - 01.1996
Began tenure with Concorde as a Director of Admissions in Kansas City, MO
Campus Director at both the Kansas City, MO and Memphis, TN campus locations
Regional Director based out of Kansas City, MO responsible for the overall operations of five campuses located in Portland, Denver, Kansas City, Memphis, and Minneapolis.
Admissions Representative/Coordinator, and Instructor
Brown Mackie College
Overland Park, KS
01.1986 - 01.1988
Responsible for student recruitment, marketing/advertising, and monitoring activities of the admission’s department
Exceeded start budgets consistently
Instructed courses developed by the PAR Institute for all new students.
Admissions Representative
Platt College
Overland Park, KS
01.1985 - 01.1986
Responsible for student recruitment; exceeded start budgets consistently becoming the top representative in the school.
Regional Director of Admissions
Sanford Brown College
Kansas City, MO
Responsible for all aspects of admissions for five campuses located in Kansas City and St
Louis, Missouri
Coordinated marketing with the Directors of Admission and vendors
Responsible for admissions training on a regional basis and support of admissions directors to meet and exceed enrollment goals.
Education
B.G.S., Crime and Delinquency/Human Development and Family Life -
The University of Kansas
01.1983
Worked within the juvenile justice system and school districts as part of the honors program to develop diversion programs for court adjudicated youth. Provided monitoring, counseling, and program intervention for truancy related issues. Reduction of truancy problems resulted from these programs. Communication between parents, school’s personnel and students increased resulting in a stronger interest in finding solutions for preventing attrition beyond the compulsory age in high schools.
Skills
Excellent leadership skills utilizing team development concepts
Team player believing results are best achieved through the efforts of individuals working cohesively
Excellent presentation and trainings skills in either group setting or small, personalized sessions
Adaptable and flexible; ability to handle multiple tasks and projects
Deadline focused; ability to accomplish and meet deadlines and goals
Motivational and mentor focused leader; can move people in the right direction with ease and passion by transfer of ownership (buy-in by team members)
Solution driven problem solver
Accountable Honest Loyal Confident without arrogance
District Resource Teacher/Lead Teacher, Alternative to Suspension Initiative (A2S Bithlo) at OCPS-Alternative Education Department and also OCPS-Access and Opportunity OfficeDistrict Resource Teacher/Lead Teacher, Alternative to Suspension Initiative (A2S Bithlo) at OCPS-Alternative Education Department and also OCPS-Access and Opportunity Office