Marita Esposito Contact Information: 702-292-0275 maritaesposito702@gmail.com PROFESSSIONAL SUMMARY Nine years of action-oriented results leading educational and programmatic projects. Devise, organize, and empower extensive collegiate support operations in the disciplines of scholarly achievement, advancement, advisement, and employment administrations across two remote campuses for post-baccalaureate, graduate, and doctoral students. Supervise in excess of 100 ancillary, full-time, part-time and instructional development staff at any point in time. Manage all facets of financial/statistical preparedness and assessment, in addition to staff training, improvement, and effectiveness. Produce and enable expedient program/project planning, task administration, promotional frameworks, and strategic procedural changes. Exceptional scope of analysis for conceiving and executing more suitable approaches to challenging issues. Maintain direct and standing alliances with professional leaders of the university and extant community organizations. Designated departmental hiring manager for two campuses. Creator and facilitator of monthly digital newsletter disseminated to over 3,000 readers. Oversee health sciences, writing, and mathematical tutorial centers. EDUCATION Doctorate of Education, Higher Education Administration Concentration Doctoral Candidate Dissertation Phase Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts Present Master of Science in Higher Education Administration 2010 Baruch College, School of Public Affairs, New York, New York Master of Arts in Studio Art 2002 New York University, New York, New York Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor Degree in Concentration 1999 Concentration in Apparel Marketing, Cultural Dress, & Educational Studies University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Study Abroad: Travel Writing and Photojournalism 1998 Sicily, Italy PROFESSIONAL & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Conference Presenter 2016 NACADA International Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Topic: Intrusive, Holistic Advisement for Low-Income, First Generation College Students Committee Member 2012 Alternative Spring Break Program Assessment, of New Jersey Cabarete, Dominican Republic ADJUNCT FACULTY EXPERIENCE Adjunct Professor, 2011-2016 Hired as a professor for Pathways Linking Academic and Career Experiences course for first year college students in the Educational Opportunity Fund Program. Teaching Instructed students in a first year career course aimed at bridging the connection between academic, professional development, and careers. Lectured on different aspects of a career portfolio and facilitated personal branding activities using multiple technology platforms. Edited the course syllabus and created course lessons to supplement the assigned text. Delivered career assessments used to engage students in the career exploration process. Adjunct Professor, Hudson County Community College 2009-2011 Hired as a professor for College Survival Skills course for first year community college students. Teaching Addressed reading, writing, and communication skills through directed readings, tests, essays, and course assignments. Developed note taking, test taking, study and time management skills through instruction and assignments. Constructed a portfolio intended for use at career fairs, internships, and transition into a four-year institution. PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Assistant Dean, Center for Academic Success and Enrichment 2016-Present, Worcester, Massachusetts/Manchester, New Hampshire Manage the daily operations of the Center for Academic Success and Enrichment at MCPHS University for locations in two different states. Supervise 100 plus professional and tutorial staff on the Worcester and Manchester campuses. Collaborate and work on departmental strategic plan with upper level management. Administrator for WCONLINE tracking, scheduling, and assessment system. Collaborate with the University Learning Network to address tutoring needs including writing, math, and ESL support. Implement best practices policies and procedures that promote departmental growth and effectiveness.
Implement departmental trainings and expansion of technology based programming. Facilitate payroll collection and submission for part-time and tutorial staff on multiple campuses. Hire, train, and manage professional staff, graduate assistants, and enrichment tutors. Oversee all aspects of the tutorial program and facilities. Coordinate and implement mid-semester progress report outreach. Create Academic Improvement Plans for students on warning and probation. Create relationships and collaborate with faculty on ways to support student needs. Serve as an ex-officio member of the Academic Standing Committee. Handle campus leave of absence process for returning students. Coordinate with the Registrar s office to process student withdrawals. Create and deliver multi-campus publications for distribution. Develop and implement campus-wide workshop programs. Maintain statistical data on progress and persistence of student caseload. Participate in staff development and function as a University-wide Academic Support staff team member. Participate in student outreach programs to members of the MCPHS community. Act as a resource for faculty regarding issues of academic success and University policies. Campus liaison for the main office of Disability Support Services housed out of the Boston campus. Triage inquiries, complete student intake forms/collection of documentation, supervise proctoring staff, facilitation of accommodations, and communicate with the main office of DSS accordingly. Present on academic support programs at student and faculty orientations, in addition to faculty forums and meetings. Regularly conduct technology training for academic department staff. Coordinator of Leadership Education and Student Activities/Adjunct Professor 2011-2016, Mahwah, New Jersey Provided academic, career, financial, and graduate school counseling on an individual & group basis. Coordinated programs to connect students with potential employers for internships and employment opportunities. Trained and facilitated student distribution process of scholarship, internship, and employment information. Ensured that students were actively engaged in their educational progress and activities/programming on and off campus. Regularly met with students that were not meeting program participation or academic requirements, and were in violation of College Code of Conduct policies. Created, implemented, and facilitated special events/programming for students with the purpose of promoting leadership and academic/career building. Hired, supervised, and evaluated a minimum staff of thirteen student leader employees. Facilitated assessments for over 80 programs annually. Career and Transfer Counselor/Adjunct Professor 2009-2011 Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, New Jersey Served as the primary career counselor for a student population of 9,000+ students. Developed and maintained relationships with current and potential employers via site visits, phone and email contact directory. Created, implemented, and facilitated annual career fair.
Created employer directory for institution. Provided multiple advising services to students and alumni; focused on career and academic advancement. Facilitated career and academic centered workshops for the office of career services and advisement center. Career Pathways Counselor/Workshop Facilitator (Grant Funded) 2009-2010 The City College of New York, New York, New York Assisted English Second Language students at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and Charles V. Wang Medical Center with meeting educational and employment training goals. Provided group and individual career advisement. Assisted students with cover letter construction, resume development, and interview preparation. Assisted students with application process for certificate, undergraduate, and graduate programs. Facilitated campus visitations for prospective undergraduate and graduate students. Worked with students during course instruction on career and academic assessments. Created and implemented a series of workshops geared towards career exploration and advancement. GEAR UP School Coordinator 2006-2008 University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada Managed staff recruitment-retention strategies, hiring, marketing, and assessments. Supervised sixteen to thirty-eight employees including an advisor, tutors, academic instructors, and a program assistant; additionally, I supervised a staff of volunteers. Provided in-class tutoring and after school programming for a school population of 1500 students. Collaborated with outside constituents to support the University s initiative to organize and maintain programming for underrepresented inner city youth with the goal of increasing participant enrollment at the university level after high school graduation. Coordinated program and evaluation analysis, event planning, budgeting, purchasing, and donations. Conducted training presentations, crisis interventions, and networked as a community liaison. Created and implemented successful summer programming. Career Counselor Intern (Graduate Level) 2006-2007 University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada Provided group and individual career advisement. Assisted students with cover letter construction, resume development, and interview preparation. Participated in overall execution of large-scale career fairs; prepared pertinent materials for distribution to employers and students; facilitated setup and breakdown of equipment. Conducted group DISCOVER and CAREERLINK trainings to students in computer lab. Assisted employers with questions and online technical issues. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS The Forum on Education Abroad NACADA, National Academic Advising Association NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education HACU, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES Academic Standing Committee Health Sciences Leave of Absence Returner Committee University Students of Concern Committee Department Development Committee Design Team Committee Second Year Student Engagement Committee Abroad Committee Advisory Board Unity Festival Committee University of Nevada Las Vegas TECHNOLOGY SKILL SET Proficient in Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, and various other assessment tools. Expertise in ADP Portal payroll tracking and submission. Expertise in Microsoft Suite and various academic computer systems: Advisortrac, BANNER, Starfish, Blackboard, Datatel, CONNECT, OnColl, OnBase, WCONLINE, and Intranet. Working knowledge of website construction.