Sara Davis

Built schedules around students' strengths and long-term goals, customizing different approaches for college preparatory and technical school pathways.

• Supported students through challenging developmental milestones and crisis situations and coordinated outside service referrals for those needing extra assistance.
• Cemented relationships with colleges across state, region to better serve schools' students.
• Coordinated record transfers between school and outside organizations such as colleges and trade schools.
• Delivered high-quality services to students needing academic and emotional support.
• Helped students complete admissions applications and pursue scholarships to fund education at state, private and vocational schools.
• Guided students through evaluating career interests and potential schools.
• Offered extra assistance to students of impoverished backgrounds by providing clothes for job interviews and support for basic needs.
• Maintained positive relationships and open communication with parents about application paperwork, testing requirements and upcoming deadlines.
• Personalized career advice to incorporate student grades, goals and skill level.
• Counseled students regarding course and program selection, class scheduling and registration and career planning.
• Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
• Reviewed transcripts to verify students met graduation or college entrance requirements and wrote letters of recommendation.
• Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
• Managed approximately 300 students on my caseload

• Provide crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust and rapport to deescalate situations.
• Collaborate with teachers to define therapy objectives and analyze progress.
• Assist high school seniors complete college applications and meet requirements necessary for graduation.
• Identify and address concerns of incoming students and parents.
• Use data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Maintain positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni and administration.
• Organize college tours for graduating students and coordinated group visits from high schools.
• Regularly meet with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
• Implement career counseling path mandated by state, working with parents and students to implement new parent-teacher conference approach.
• Assess student's abilities and recommended degree programs to highlight strengths.
• Plan and promote career and employment-related programs and events such as career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.

• Collaborated with teachers to define therapy objectives and analyze progress.
• Prepared students for later educational experiences by encouraging exploration of learning opportunities and perseverance through challenging tasks.
• Instructed individuals in career development techniques, such as job search and application strategies, resume writing and interview skills.
• Planned and promoted career and employment-related programs and events such as career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
• Implemented and interpreted state standardized tests
• Served as District Test Coordinator (DTC)
• Coordinated Scholarship Ceremonies/Graduation

• Responsible for all online Master's Degree Programs-Project Management, Engineering and Criminal Justice.
• Represented organization at national and state industry conferences, including manning booths and giving polished presentations.
• Delivered presentations to interested groups and answered wide-ranging questions about available offerings.
• Increased referrals by calling on target groups, organizations and professionals.
• Recorded, transcribed and maintained confidential client information into applicant tracking system and database.
• Collaborated with various companies and government entities to shape approaches and leveraged trends in local marketplaces and industries.
• Maintained conversion rates from prospects to matriculated students in graduate programs.
• Served as a conduit to distance education alumni for academic, social and professional opportunities related to respected industries.

• Administered all University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation Scholarships.
• Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows as needed.
• Developed and designed publications for University of Wisconsin-Platteville Scholarship program.
• Disbursed scholarships according to recommendations from faculty and staff.
• Managed filing systems for electronic and hard copy documents to keep organized records.
• Oversaw productivity streams for ongoing and special projects.
• Coordinated and executed all elements of stakeholder events including logistics, budgets, venue selection, activity planning, transportation and entertainment.
• Received and responded to student requests via letter, email, telephone and in-person approaches.