University of Northern Iowa

Graduate Assistantships

Office of Academic Advising - Communication & Training/Development (Spring 2017)

  • Developed communications & resources related to advising first year students for faculty/staff advisors

  • Wrote and published the monthly Office of Academic Advisor newsletter, the Advising Express

  • Served on the UNI Advising Network and created a comprehensive communication plan for year-round communication to all faculty and staff academic advisors to facilitate consistent advising experiences across campus


Office of UNI STEM - Communications (Fall 2015)

  • Interviewed STEM students, faculty and staff to write weekly STEM Stories highlighting STEM on campus

  • Planned and executed a marketing and advertising campaign for STEM Stories and the UNI STEM office

  • Increased UNI STEM online social media engagement by 247%

Dance Marathon

Executive Director (Spring 2016 - Spring 2017)

  • Trained, mentored, and provided direct work-direction to 11 Executive Board members, 15 Leadership Team members, and in-direct work direction to 300 committee members

  • Planned and executed 45 fundraising and recruitment events resulting in a net profit of $453,000

  • Facilitated goal-setting at the beginning of each semester and tracked progress of each director and committee toward their goal

  • Evaluated progress through weekly director one on one check-ins

  • Oversaw and/or directly coordinated all campus-wide partnerships; including UNI Athletics, Office of Event Services, UNI Dining Services, Office of Student Life, and Department of Residences

  • Managed and tracked a $27,000 operating budget

  • Created and implemented the 2017 - 2019 organizational strategic plan which ensured future growth in fundraising & donors

  • Served as the face of the organization to the University of Northern Iowa, the Cedar Valley community, University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Miracle Network

  • Created data tracking systems for events, fundraising, and stewardship of donors

  • Facilitated weekly Executive Board meetings, monthly Leadership Team meetings, and monthly all-committee meetings designed to promote ongoing leadership development and communication

  • Oversaw a 23% increase in fundraising ($83,000+) and an 11% increase in dancers participating in fundraising, (75% in 2016 to 86% in 2017)


Community Relations Committee Member (Fall 2015 - Spring 2016)


Director of Public Relations (Spring 2014 - Spring 2015)

  • Member of a 13 person Executive Board

  • Developed and implemented all marketing and advertising campaigns for UNI Dance Marathon events

  • Utilized Google Analytics data to improve online marketing tactics

  • Collaborated with the Executive Board in setting goals, executing action steps, and running events

  • Managed a team of 20 individuals who created and distributed marketing content for events


Operations Committee (Fall 2012 - Spring 2014)

  • Coordinated 150 volunteers and the check-in of over 1,000 dancers at the 2013 & 2014 Dance Marathon


Dancer (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012) 

Internships/Committees

Internship- Enrollment Management (Spring 2017)

  • Created weekly enrollment reports utilizing ORACLE Business Intelligence software

  • Projected future trends in Iowa high school graduation rates and UNI’s market share of students through 2032

  • Assisted in developing long term plans to increase enrollment as a member of the UNI Recruitment Council


UNI Advising Network (Spring 2017)

  • Updated faculty and staff on the development of a comprehensive communication plan for year-round communication to faculty/staff academic advisors in partnership with the Office of Academic Advising


Internship- Student Life (Fall 2016)

  • Assisted with 2016 Sorority Recruitment Week activities

  • Conducted assessment on the usage of student organization cubicle space in the Office of Student Life and made recommendations for future use of the space to better serve more student organizations needs


Internship- Student Success and Retention (Spring 2016)

  • Advised and counseled students facing personal hardships by providing support and referrals to campus resources

  • Applied student development theories to provide holistic growth and learning experiences to students

  • Utilized Map-Works to analyze students’ needs and assisted with outreach to first-year students