Iris Sobottke MA, NCC

Experience

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  Oregon Intertribal Breastfeeding Coalition

  Mar 2014 - Jun 2014

  Marketing Assistant

  -Assisted start up non-profit company with outreach and advertisement for future company events-creation of flyers and resource brochures for the Native American Community in the Pacific Northwest-Surveyed Native American community to assess current knowledge pertaining to health benefits of breastfeeding-Assisted with the coordination of creating the company brand

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  Columbia Care Services

  Mar 2015 - Aug 2017

  Residential Associate

  -Assisted adults with severe and persistent mental health issues. -Medication passing and tracking -community integration, group therapy, and teaching independent living skills to clients

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  Portland Public Schools

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2017

  Paraeducator

  -Assisted teachers in the classroom with children on the autism spectrum, developmental disabilities and mental health issues. -In mainstream, special education classrooms and alternative schools K-12. -Primary focus was on management of behaviors and helping students to increase focus in the classroom-Assisted teachers with classroom activity and teaching material

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  Lewis and Clark College

  Mar 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Counseled undergraduate college students about selecting their college majors, organizing their course schedules, job application assistance, graduate school application assistance, assistance with finding internships and study abroad programs, and networking through LinkedIn accounts to obtain informational interviews and job leads outside of graduation• Utilized of Simplicity Database to assist students with finding internships and jobs• Administered and interpreted MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) and SII (Strong’s Interest Inventory) assessments to undergraduate students on campus• Participated in staff meetings, organization and triage of opportunities provided to students on campus, note taking during meetings• Observation of academic advising; adding and dropping classes, liaison work between faculty, students and higher ed. admin. Organizing four-year plans, planning for alternative courses, connecting courses to majors and careers. • Gave presentations and workshops on career related topics to undergraduate students on campus• Developed resources and informational handouts to be distributed to undergraduate students in the career center (specifically on teaching English as a foreign language in other countries). Show less

  • Career and Education Counselor

    Sept 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Admissions Liaison

    Mar 2016 - Apr 2017
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  Youth Contact

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Mental Health Counselor

  - Provided long term mental health counseling to youth in the public school system-Conducted crisis Intakes, adolescent assessments, treatment planning, suicidal screenings and weekly counseling sessions with adolescents ages 14-19 years and their families-Career Counseling and advising sessions with adolescents ages 14-19 years

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  Gyeongnam Office of Education

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  English Instructor (TESOL)

  -Taught English as a second language to students in South Korea- Utilized Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing in classroom activity -Lesson planning and game planning for Middle School grades 1-3-Acted as an English native speaker for students and teachers-Ran conversation groups for additional English practice-Developed marketing and teaching materials in addition to editing and proofreading current materials in English for Dae Ah Middle School.

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  National University of Natural Medicine

  Oct 2018 - now

  University Strategy:• Create innovative engagement strategies that enhance the mission of NUNM. • Assess NUNM’s involvement in community activities and strategize with president to deepen community relations. • Oversee cross-functional, organization-wide projects or initiatives; bring together important stakeholders and help drive decisions. • In conjunction with the executive team, identify current and future issues, challenges and opportunities facing the NUNM as well as specific departments/programs within the university.• Integrate and align efforts across units and functions of the university while monitoring results and progress• Propose the creation of new systems and processes to streamline operations.President’s Office:• Assumes day-to-day responsibility for projects and tasks in support of the Office of the President and executive team.• Represent the university at community meetings and events as needed on behalf of the president.• Respond to initial inquiries/emails to the Office of the President. Draft newsletters, statements, reports, speeches, and presentations on president’s behalf.• Oversee large, cross-functional, organization-wide projects or initiatives; bring together important stakeholders and help drive decisions.• Coordinate agendas for approval before leadership team and board meetings.• Organize meetings with staff, students, faculty, cabinet, stakeholders.Board relations:• Provide exceptional administrative support to the NUNM Board of Directors including maintenance of the board portal, minute taking and scheduling of events/meetings as needed.Alumni:• Develops, coordinates and evaluates programs and projects to promote alumni relations. Show less • Provide administrative orientation and onboarding for new faculty. Ensure that new faculty members are aware of academic and HR requirements, required documentation and information needed to function at the University.• Gather, process and maintain accurate records for faculty reviews, documentation of academic and non-academic activities for promotion and annual reviews and accurate faculty leave records. • Prepare and distribute policies and pre-term information to all faculty, including procedure updates and academic calendar information.• Review and ensure that course syllabi meet current requirements, request corrections from and make updates as needed.• Coordinate with the Instructional Design Team to implement best practices in online courses and advise faculty as needed to convert on-ground to online courses.• Observe courses within school to ensure learning objectives are being met. Perform classroom observations for all SoUGS adjunct faculty members at least once every three terms they teach. • Discuss classroom observations with the adjunct faculty members. Keep files of the evaluations and share with the Director and Department Chairs.• Review student course evaluations of all SoUGS adjunct faculty and recommend improvements as needed.• Ensure faculty are appropriately assessing course competencies and that course competencies are aligned with program outcomes.• Obtain Key Performance Indicator data for each core course and determine whether benchmarks are being met; share results with the Department Chairs and Director at the end of each term.• Assist the Director in curriculum review and development.• Assist the Director in development of online programming.• Develop and implement policies and procedures for SoUGS standards and procedures. • Document academic procedures; assist in reviewing and updating all academic policies. Show less -Teaching graduate level courses to students enrolled in the Masters of Integrative Mental Health Program at the School of Graduate Studies. -Proctor and coordinate the examination process for which students enter the clinic to work directly with clients and the examination process for when students exit the clinic and prepare for graduation from the University (OSCE 1 and 2). Fall Term Courses 2019:-GSMH540 Psychological Diagnosis Summer Term Courses 2019:-GSMH530 Ethics in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship-GSMH716 Theory and Application Spring Term Courses 2019:-OSCE 1-OSCE 2 Show less -Review course evaluations of all adjunct faculty at the School of Graduate Studies and assist with observations and advising as needed-Assist with Program Assessment in the form of Program Outcomes, Course Competencies and Key Performance Indicator Assessments and advise curriculum adjustments as needed-Perform classroom observations for adjunct faculty. Evaluate courses based on student/learner engagement; provide feedback to faculty and conduct academic advising as needed-Serves as first point of contact for students and faculty in the Online Nutrition Program, engage sin academic advising when needed via online (Zoom, email, phone and F2F)-Engages in program and academic advising with prospective students, schedules meetings with department chairs as needed-Coordinates Brown Bag Lunch Program on campus (schedules speakers, publicizes presentations and procures CE credits). -Provides administrative support and coordination for faculty services-Serves as a Title IX Investigator on the NUNM Title IX Committee-Serves as an SGS representative on the Wellness Committee and the Persist and Thrive Committee at NUNM-Coordinates meetings with the Online Teaching Committee for the Online Nutrition Program -Develops materials for the Online Nutrition Program according to best practices (Online Teaching Handbook, Online Teaching Course Syllabus and Online Faculty Onboarding)-Schedules and coordinates Standardized Patients for Clinical coursework-Onboarding specific to the School of Graduate Studies of new faculty members-Assists in the day-to-day operations of the School of Graduate Studies-Review and ensure that course syllabi meet current requirements, request corrections from faculty and makes updates as needed-Maintains lists of student and investigator projects, publications and presentations used for accreditation-Coordinates and assists with inter-departmental and University events-Schedules and publicizes student thesis defense presentations Show less -Provides customer service and information to the public regarding campus and clinic departments. Accesses information efficiently using multiple database systems and other communication tools to provide a wide variety of information.-Explains complex insurance and payment policies to a diverse population that includes students, staff, faculty, income-restricted patients, and patients with a broad spectrum of medical conditions.-Provides cashiering services by calculating, collecting, and processing payments for medical and lab appointments. Ensures that payments collected are accurately entered into Epic system.-Provides scheduling for a broad range of services, including acupuncture, naturopathy, primary care, women’s health, physical medicine, minor surgery, IV therapy, laboratory tests, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, and massage.-First contact for urgent situations and for confrontations that occur in parking lot or waiting room. First contact for patient complaints, comments, and feedback. Utilizes excellent listening and problem solving skills -First contact and primary representative for the campus and health centers. Effectively answers, screens, and routes calls using a multiple line system. Handles phone calls in a professional, courteous, and calm manner. Utilizes excellent listening and problem solving skills in order to interpret the needs of the caller. Directs callers to appropriate extensions. Show less

  • Chief of Staff and Community Relations

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Assistant to the Director, School of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

    Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Mar 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Academic Coordinator for the School of Graduate Studies

    Dec 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Patient Service Representative

    Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
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  Freelance

  Aug 2019 - now

  Script Reader/ Story Analyst

  -Writing coverage for independent filmmakers and writers-Providing direct and succinct feedback for fictional scripts intended for theatrical release-Providing constructive feedback specifically to story line, structure, dialogue, character distinction and depth