Randy Lesko

Experience

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  New York University

  Aug 2008 - May 2011

  Resident Assistant

  • Advised community service group and oversaw student-led service projects• Advised student conduct board that hears judicial cases and recommends sanctions for community members• Collaborated closely with faculty and staff to create and design programming for residents• Developed academic, social, educational and diversity programming for floor and building communities• Mentored, advised, and counseled 23 first-year students and 40 undergraduate students• Served as first responder during crises in buildings of 950 first-year students and 350 undergraduate students in a rotating 24-hour duty system• Co-facilitated selection process for prospective undergraduate and graduate RAs for the upcoming school year Show less

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  Marymount Manhattan College

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2011

  • Organized, coordinated, and implemented Spring Orientation for 100 incoming students• Developed and supported campus-wide programming initiatives focused on diversity, inclusivity, and social justice• Created programming for Orientation Leader training focused on communication, teamwork, and diversity• Managed budgets totaling more than $17,000• Advised student group in charge of production of the Griffin Yearbook• Managed student club office space home to more than 40 clubs and two work-study students• Collected and analyzed data relating to office programming and initiatives• Coordinated the Intramural Sports and Recreation program Show less

  • Residence Director

    May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Graduate Assistant, Office of Student Development & Activities

    Jul 2009 - Jun 2011

  • Adjunct Professor

    Sept 2010 - Dec 2010
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  UCLA

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

  Intern, LGBT Campus Resource Center

  • Updated Safe Space training program to meet the unique needs of the UCLA campus by researching best practices from other institutions and meeting with campus partners• Collaborated with First Year Experience office to create an in-house retreat for first-year LGBTQ students

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  California State University, Northridge

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2014

  Assistant Coordinator of Residential Student Success and Leadership

  • Coordinate Academic Mentor Program that provides first-time freshmen and students on probation with resources on campus to help aid academic success through bi-semester meetings with Academic Mentors• Supervise 18 Academic Mentors and 2 graduate assistants• Advise 5 Executive Board Members of Residence Halls Association and oversee programming efforts of five Park Councils• Coordinate G.R.E.A.T. Escape, an orientation program designed to introduce first-time freshmen living in Living Learning Communities (LLC) & Themed Learning Communities (TLC) to college life and to CSUN.• Create and lead paraprofessional staff training for Academic Mentors and support department training for all paraprofessional staff.• Facilitate selection process for Academic Mentors Show less

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  UCLA

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2023

  • Advise over 4,700 undergraduate students on requirements for three majors, two minors, and one specialization• Coordinate large-scale events such as Undergraduate Commencement for 1200+ graduates and assist with departmental events such as PURC and Bruin Day• Manage the monitoring process of all students’ progress in the departmental majors and provide data analysis for departmental Vice Chair• Process over 400 applications for yearly entry into the Psychology major• Generate teaching point reports for all Psychology faculty members to track instructional teaching allocations• Create and manage the Psychology 10 Prescreening Survey used quarterly by departmental researchers and over 400 students each quarter• Lead orientation sessions for incoming freshman and transfer students to education on program requirements Show less

  • Undergraduate Advisor

    Apr 2015 - Nov 2023

  • Graduate Student Affairs Officer

    Sept 2014 - Apr 2015
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  University of Southern California

  Nov 2023 - now

  Senior Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs, Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science