Sharone Glasco
Elkton,MD
Summary
Strategic Higher Education Experiential Learning and Student Engagement Leader looking to advance the vision and mission of the university. Ability to engage students and resolve issues courteously by leveraging campus relationships. Adept managing complex organizations and executing the effectiveness of processes, programs, outcomes operating budgets and reporting results. Key competencies include building bridges with administration, faculty, staff, students, parents, and industry experts to advance student success pathways to the workforce.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher
Kelly Services, Substitute Teacher, Christiana School District
08.2024 - Current
- Conducts and/or teaches workshops, seminars, and/or courses as assigned, utilizing effective communications, classroom/workshop management, leadership, training, and teaching techniques.
- Role-play, Workshops, Lecturers, Interactive Activities
AVP Student Success and Experiential Learning (SSEL)
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Division of Student Success
01.2020 - 06.2024
- SSEL is comprised of High-Impact Practice departments including the offices of Career Development, Internship Services, International Programs, The Center for Undergraduate Research, Community Service and Engagement, Student Employment and two Pre- Professional Student Cohorts for Biomedical and Health Professions and Pre-Law.
- Provided leadership to advance the Lincoln University vision and mission by aligning the work of the Co-Curricular and Experiential Learning and Academic Departments with the University’s strategic plan
- References available upon request.
Director, Career and Workforce Development
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
09.2012 - 12.2019
- Provided leadership for the development and implementation of a strategic plan to support the Career Development Center, Office of Workforce and Professional Development, the Professional Testing Center, Living and Learning Communities, Bloomberg Finance Lab, and the Student Success Center. Responsible for the overall planning and assessment of processes, programs, outcomes, budgets, and reports. Worked closely with administration, faculty, staff, and alumni to ensure an effective infrastructure was in place to manage and cultivate workforce ready graduates.
- Cultivated relationships with business and industry to provide work-related experiences and programs for students aligned to their academic and career goals.
- References available upon request.
Manager
Manager, Business Accelerator Program and Entrepreneurship
02.2009 - 09.2012
- Planned, organized, and managed day-to-day operations including business development, marketing, recruiting, leases, facility management and programming
- Created process documents including value proposition, applications, guidelines for new and existing companies
- Collaborated with faculty, staff, and students to expose and deliver entrepreneurial programs and activities on campus i.e., Business Plan Competitions, Entrepreneurial boot camps, founded the Entrepreneurship Club, and managed Entrepreneurship across the Colleges, grants to fund faculty and student projects
- Successfully sought and managed grants and reporting requirements for program continuity from PASSHE, NPTI, Appalachian Regional Commission, Wall Street West, and Sanofi Pasteur
PT Orientation Coordinator
Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville, Pa.
05.2007 - 02.2009
- Design and facilitate workshops for displaced workers
- Prescreen talent pool for twenty-six business partners within Monroe County
- Coordinate and schedule events (Career Fairs, Business based Job Fairs)
- Assist customers with marketing strategies
- Motivate customers using innovative techniques to assure understanding of the job seeking process from an HR/interviewee perspective
- Maintain metrics to capture employment statistics
Global Lead HR Training & Development
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, New York
01.1990 - 08.2006
- Perform annual training needs assessment and design comprehensive GXP plans to support business continuity. Liaison with global site leads and customers for buy-in and manages training activities and their effectiveness between product portfolios
- Designed training curriculums and developed KPI’s to assure training enlightenment prompt performance improvements and or behavioral change
- Established over forty workshops using diverse strategies and tools i.e., leadership modules, diversity workshops, team training, motivation workshops, Lunch and Learn Seminars, LEAN simulations, gap analysis and remediation plans, value stream mapping
- Lead global process improvement initiatives including process, area consolidations, equipment performance, qualmetrics, resolution of complex issues that affect multiple areas/customers
- Managed document compliance, curriculums, matrices, records, and certifications
- Participated in Regulatory, Global Internal Audit and Internal Audits and investigations and coordinated responses between business units and regulatory authorities.
- Responsible for follow-up activities involving educating and retraining; people and process enhancements
Education
Certified Strategic Doing Facilitator -
Purdue Agile Strategy Lab
01.2018
Master’s Certificate - Project Management
George Washington University
01.2004
Master of Public Administration - undefined
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
01.2000
Lean Executive Leadership Institute - undefined
University of Kentucky College of Engineering
01.1997
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Stockton University
01.1989
Accomplishments
- Served on Strategic Planning Councils, Defining, Translating and Communication on a division level
- Participated in the Middle States Accreditation Team and successfully achieved accreditation 2017
- Launched many Firsts in Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development
- ETS Praxis and Pearson Testing Center (revenue generating) over two-thousand certification exams administered
- Bloomberg Finance Lab (revenue generating) over three hundred students certified
- Business Plan Competition and Entrepreneurship Club
- Student Incubator- Student Start-Ups
- Workforce Certification Program (revenue generating) Industry Partnerships essential and hard skills
- Career Boutique – Business Casual Attire for students (alumni, university, and local donations)
- Undergraduate Research Data Analytics Lab – Data analytic tools to collect and store large data sets
- Independent Living and Learning Studies program for students with disabilities
- Career Success Advisory Council, Business and Industry Quarterly Meeting and Updates
- Liaison business and industry experts to provide experiential learning opportunities for students
- Responsible for advising and facilitating the Four-Year Co-Curricular Plan Methodology from Freshman Year Experience to Graduation
- Annually facilitated directors’ goals/objectives and assessment to ensure Division and Student Learning Outcomes were achieved
- Sought, secured, and managed multiple public and private grants to advance university recruitment, student-centered programming, marketing, and professional development
- Subject Matter Expert Presenter at conferences and workshops throughout the United States
Affiliations
- Career Success Advisory Council, 2022-2024
- East Stroudsburg Area School District, Board of Director 2019-2021
- Pennsylvania State Chartering President, National Council of Negro Women Inc. 2017-2022
- East Stroudsburg University Student Success Advisory Committee 2016-2019
- Monroe Career and Technical Institute, Advisory Board Member 2016-2018
- Monroe County Pathways Coalition, Executive Board Member 2017-2019
- Monroe County Economic Development 2030 Action Plan, Workforce Co-Chair 2017-2020
Awards
Lincoln University Student Success Employee of the Year 2022, National Association of University Women 2016 Fellow Recipient, East Stroudsburg University Dr. Martin Luther King Staff Award Recipient 2017
Timeline
Substitute Teacher
Kelly Services, Substitute Teacher, Christiana School District
08.2024 - Current
AVP Student Success and Experiential Learning (SSEL)
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Division of Student Success
01.2020 - 06.2024
Director, Career and Workforce Development
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
09.2012 - 12.2019
Manager
Manager, Business Accelerator Program and Entrepreneurship
02.2009 - 09.2012
PT Orientation Coordinator
Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville, Pa.
05.2007 - 02.2009
Global Lead HR Training & Development
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, New York
01.1990 - 08.2006
Master’s Certificate - Project Management
George Washington University
Master of Public Administration - undefined
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Lean Executive Leadership Institute - undefined
University of Kentucky College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Stockton University
Certified Strategic Doing Facilitator -
Purdue Agile Strategy Lab