Tonia Dunson-Dillard
Summary
Motivated Academic Advisor with exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Successful at guiding students through course registration steps, course selection and academic planning. Expertise in goal setting and active listening.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Success Advisor
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
01.2023 - Current
- Administer comprehensive advisement and coaching to 100+ online RN to
- BSN nursing students to support them through degree completion,including academic/crisis intervention for struggling students
- Develop strategies for student success in college and connect students toopportunities and resources
- Help students to develop self-authorship and personal responsibility andto value higher education
- Plan, direct, and participate in recruitment and enrollment activities.
- Aided individuals 1:1 with overcoming problems negatively impactingeducational and vocational success
- Review, determine, and create transfer course equivalencies for 80% ofincoming transcripts across 3 different programs
- Manage equivalency databases and evaluation workflow in studentinformation systems, degree audits, and transfer credit evaluation andarticulation software.
Student Success Advisor
Ohio University
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Coached and advised 270+ College of Fine Arts students in theappropriate academic and career-guided pathways; provided academicadvising, career coaching, and experiential learning support toward post-graduate success
- Delivered academic intervention for 25% of struggling students.
- Leveraged alumni and other relationships to optimize opportunities foracademic and career outcomes
- Instructed 10-25 students in a first-year experience course
Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Intern
Ohio University, Ohio
08.2020 - 01.2022
- Conducted personalized academic advising meetings to assist 125+undergraduate students with course selection, sophomore completionplans, and graduation plans tailored to their academic interests andgoals
- Helped students to understand program guidelines while ensuring that allstudents have equal access to appropriate university resources
- Developed 2 forms and 2 processes used by program staff and students.
Community Standards Intern
Ohio University
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Coded, analyzed, and interpreted student demographic and conduct case data
- Benchmarked and conducted independent research on 9+ universities for specific programs around conflict mediation and restorative justice
- Attended and participated in student conduct hearings.
Buckeye Wellness Intern
The Ohio State University
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Provided support for the Buckeye Wellness program, events, andactivities
- Contacted vendors, managed list-serves, collected, analyzed, andinterpreted evaluation data
- Developed and planned weekly social media content on wellnesseducation for three platforms.
Education
Doctorate of Education - Educational Leadership and Change
Empire State University
Master of Education (M.Ed) - undefined
Student PersonnelOhio University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A - Public Health Education and Psychology, Communication
Otterbein University
Skills
- Records maintenance
- Student support
- Crisis intervention
- Individual counseling
- Cultural awareness
- Ability to multitask
- Relationship building
- Data analysis
- Incoming Credit Evaluation
- Recruitment Participation
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Institutional Policies
Affiliations
- Ohio Society of Public Health Education (OSOPHE) Member & Student Liaison, 2022-Present
- Medical Office Technologies Advisory Committee Member, Eastland Career Center, 2018- Present
- Eryn PiNK Volunteer and Mentor, 2018-Present
- Unified Sisters Student Organization Advisor, Ohio University, 2022
- Women to Women Student Organization Advisor, Ohio University, 2022
- Ohio Society of Public Health Education (OSOPHE) Member & Marketing Chair, 2021
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Member, 2020 (Undergraduate Fellow (NUFP), Fall 2018-May 2020) )(NASPA Dungy Leadership Institute Attendee (DLI), Summer 2019)
- American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Member, 2020
Timeline
Student Success Advisor
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
01.2023 - Current
Student Success Advisor
Ohio University
01.2022 - 01.2023
Community Standards Intern
Ohio University
05.2021 - 08.2021
Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Intern
Ohio University, Ohio
08.2020 - 01.2022
Buckeye Wellness Intern
The Ohio State University
01.2020 - 04.2020
Doctorate of Education - Educational Leadership and Change
Empire State University
Master of Education (M.Ed) - undefined
Student PersonnelOhio University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A - Public Health Education and Psychology, Communication
Otterbein University
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