Kaylee Burns

Kaylee Burns

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Program Manager for Student Success

  • Education

    • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

      2013 - 2017
      Communications (B.A.) International/Global Studies GPA: 3.7

      Activities and Societies: Lambda Pi Eta; International Student Peer Mentor

  • Experience

    • University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

      Mar 2014 - Apr 2017

      Creating Study Abroad program documents; founding member of Study Abroad Advisory Board (SAAB); organizing Study Abroad marketing and promotion events; providing support for international students. Sales (bus deposits, movie tickets, concert tickets, etc.); campus activities and inquiries; campus game room maintenance.

      • International Program Support and Services Intern

        Aug 2016 - Apr 2017
      • Campus Desk Clerk

        Mar 2014 - Dec 2016
    • Cigna

      Jul 2017 - Oct 2017
      Customer Service Representative

      As a CSR, my duties included coordinating and ensuring a correct administrative follow-up of assigned contracts/clients; maintaining good contacts with insurers, insured and clients concerning their policies and non-medical claims; contracting administration and client communication for designated client relationships.

    • PNC

      Nov 2017 - Mar 2019
      Collateral Processor

      As a Collateral Processor, my duties included:• Executing standard collateral processing activities. • Verifying work processes to ensure completeness, accuracy and conformance to established service levels, policies and procedures.• Serving as a Loan Support Analyst delegate in advanced functions, such as escalations, specialized requests, and reports.• Providing training to team members and other PNC departments.• Recommending improvements and assisted with implementation of new/updated processes. Show less

    • University of Pittsburgh

      Mar 2019 - Nov 2023

      My duties as an Immigration Specialist included: • Serving as primary contact for all regional campus international students and alumni (100+ students), as well as regional campus contacts.• Serving as a contact for all incoming international students at the Pittsburgh main campus (1,200+ students).• Assisting in coordinating and executing new international student orientation programming and communications.• Managing international student records and runs reports via the Sunapsis database.• Regularly updating and providing recommendations to improve processes and information provided in Sunapsis, as well as the office website to ensure accuracy/compliance.• Collaborating with other university departments to ensure student success.• Providing trainings for coworkers, regional campus contacts, and other university departments on Sunapsis functions and F-1/J-1 student regulations/requirements.Specific DSO/ARO responsibilities included:o Advising students/department contacts on F-1/J-1 regulations.o Ensuring student compliance with university and government regulations.o Issuing visa documents (l-20/DS-2019) for incoming and active students.o Processing requests for active regional students via the government database (SEVIS) such as: reporting employment (CPT/OPT/STEM OPT), program extensions, reduced course loads, etc. and issues visa documents as needed. Show less As a New Student Specialist, I served as primary contact for all new incoming international students (1,200+) for all university campuses.Specific DSO/ARO responsibilities included:o Issuing all new/transfer international student F-1/J-1 visa documents.o Advising incoming international students on F-1/J-1 visa requirements/processes.o Making updates to incoming student records via the government database (SEVIS), such as deferrals, cancellations, etc.• Coordinating and executing new international student orientation programming and communications.• Managing all new international student records via the Sunapsis database.• Collaborating with other university departments to ensure student success. Show less

      • Immigration Specialist

        Aug 2021 - Nov 2023
      • New Student Specialist

        Mar 2019 - Aug 2021
    • ACA Group

      Nov 2023 - Apr 2024
      Compliance Analyst (MS)

      As a Compliance Analyst in Managed Services I assisted with ACA service offerings, including regulatory filings and expert network chaperoning. I also participated in calls with clients and project managers, reviewed client policies and procedures, and worked with supervisors to resolve any issues.

    • University of Pittsburgh

      Apr 2024 - now
      Program Manager for Student Success

      As the Program Manager for Student Success, my duties include, but are not limited to:Providing the administrative and operational functions of the Pitt PRSSIM Project for degree exploration and certification platform support (including Degree Finder and me3), especially examining platform use, user behaviors, and assisting in evaluating relationships between the platforms’ interventions and absolute priorities. Additionally, I utilize my project management skills by:• Coordinating activities across the University to support the Pitt PRSSIM Project.• Providing services directly to customers, including students, staff, faculty, project partners on the Pittsburgh and regional campus, as well as external partners.• Establishing uniform correspondence procedures and style practices. Overseeing the creation of updates to the website and other media to promote the program.• Preparing activity reports for guidance of management. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kaylee Burns
      Dean's List University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Apr 2016 Managed an overall GPA of 3.5 or greater from December 2013 - April 2016.
    • Awarded to Kaylee Burns
      National Communication Association's honor society (Lambda Pi Eta) University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Apr 2016
    • Awarded to Kaylee Burns
      Peer-Reviewed Presentations at the Eastern Communication Association (ECA) Easter Communication Association (ECA) Apr 2016 Titles:"Katniss Everdeen: A Rebel against Feminine Social Constructions in Society""The Effect of Mentorship on International Students’ Acclimation to the Campus Community"
    • Awarded to Kaylee Burns
      Golgonooza Winning Playwright University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Jan 2015 A self-written play of mine was selected in the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown’s student-run play festival. My play was then directed and performed within the university.
    • Awarded to Kaylee Burns
      Dr. Lawrence A. Griffin Senior Honor Award Steel Valley Senior High School May 2013 I had attained a four year cumulative minimum QPA of 3.25 through the completion of the third grading period, and maintained a minimum QPA of 3.5 during grade 12 in the first – third grading periods.
    • Awarded to Kaylee Burns
      Chorus Senior Leadership Award Steel Valley Senior High School Dec 2012
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Ground Support and Registration

      Issued by Pennsylvania Communication Association on Sept 2016
      Pennsylvania Communication AssociationAssociated with Kaylee Burns