Jeffrey Howell

Experience

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  Tustin High School

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2011

  AVID Coordinator

  Mentored and advised students on college preparation information. FASFA and college application assistance, AP and A-G Requirements, including decisions with determining college majors and test preparation requirements.Performed career diagnostic workshops and help career fairs; supporting the development of the mind and creating a clear roadmap for the future. Advocate, mentor and academic advisor for middle and high school age students, focused on social and academic growth.Coordinated small study groups and individual learning environments, while gathering better understanding of textbook and classroom materials. Tutoring and brainstorming for subjects in Freshmen English to AP Calculus. Evaluated student binders, tutorial sheets, daily agendas, and class and textbook notes, all while teaching organizational and self-starting skills. Show less

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  Roma D' Italia Restaurants

  Feb 2011 - now

  Server
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  Boys Hope Girls Hope

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2014

  House Manager and Residential Counselor

  Managed functions for a group home environment. Directed program operations of a family-like environment, supporting the development of the full child.Responsibilities included: daily decisions regarding safety, health, and discipline of scholars in residence; physical, emotional, social, spiritual and academic development. Performed essential tasks to manage a home of adolescent boys. Building the diverse mind and supporting positive decision through a routine and well-balanced day.Led a professional team of Residential Counselors, enforced daily schedules, rules, fundraisers and managed daily and weekend events. Recruited potential scholars; evaluated application and interviews, audited files, and applied decision making skills to ensure quality of assistance. ance. Show less

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  Argosy University

  Mar 2014 - Nov 2016

  Sr. Academic Advisor

  Lead Student Services official, acting as a role model for an overall inclusive and supportive onsite educational experience. Maintained a high level of integrity and openness, coaching a diverse population of students, from the Associate to Doctorate level to their individual career and academic goals.Directly supervised daily tasks and delegated student support matters. Tasks: scheduling meetings, assisting with agenda, taking minutes at the board of directors’ and staff meetings, coordinating classroom assignments and managing of all essential tasks.Assisted the admissions process by calculating new start data, outreach support, recruitment from the community, and continued engagement events. (New Student Orientation, seasonal student events, faculty meet and greet). Provided valuable project management skills to ensure new and continuing student retention; including policy enforcement and daily care for appropriate progression to academic success.Took initiative in implementing and reconstruction appropriate academic planning and programming practices. Providing leadership and organization to university guidelines, actively listening and enabling students to prepare for academic and professional success. Utilized strong leadership and business management techniques to provide quality assurance, planning and organizing workload to execute agencies, with organizational goals and objectives. Tasks included: attendance and class size reports, creation of educational cohorts, achieved forecast goals and provided leadership to fellow team members. Show less

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  Trilogy Education Services - UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education

  Nov 2016 - Dec 2021

  Student Success Manager

  Chief supervisor and main POC for all logistical and program management.Responsibilities included: financial management, extensive university relations, and admissions support, organizing instructional and student onboarding, and managing overall student success through university standards, policies and procedures.In charge of developing and launching over a dozen new curriculum and highly functioning 30+ person classroom cohorts, in the continued education sector. Class curriculum includes Web Development, Data Analytics, and UIUX.Conducts weekly academic counseling and supports a world-class student experience; while motivating, promoting and encouraging positive progression in a dedicated educational boot camp program.Secures classroom space, identifying process improvements, and sharing feedback with university partners. Oversees cohort’s day-to-day activities and the university’s operations including classroom experience, student outcomes, and cultivating a network within the University.Supervisor and manager to an Instructional team of 30+ individuals. Conducts class observation visits to ensure that the in-class student experience is positive and productive. Show less

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  2U

  Dec 2021 - now

  • Academic Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Sr. Student Success Manager

    Dec 2021 - Jan 2024