Melissa McDonald Morral

Experience

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  Charles Finney School/New Covenant

  Aug 1992 - Jun 2002

  Middle School/Elementary Teacher

  Taught grades 7- 12 Social Studies, 7-8 grade English, 3rd Grade, and 1st Grade.

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  Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

  Jul 2005 - Dec 2018

  Focused on overseeing development and implementation of enrollment management plan. Worked with and reported to trustees at committee level and full board meetings. Collaborated with Academic Dean to ensure compliance of academic policies regarding recruitment and admission of graduate degree candidates. Engaged alumni in referring students to school and in-career placement. • Networked extensively with alumni, external constituents, and denominational executives to achieve institutional goals.• Guaranteed ADA/Section 504, Title IX and FERPA compliance protocols were followed. • Served on President’s Advisory Council conducting senior-level administrative decisions. • Guided school through successful NYS audit of sexual misconduct policies and practices; met compliance standards. • Chaired sub-committee during 2014 school self-study and wrote reports for successful 10-year accreditation review. • Served international student population including management of Immigration and Customs Enforcement documentation, issuing I-20’s, and complying with SEVIS reporting. Show less Originated programming for campus community, including new student orientation, writing workshops, sexual misconduct prevention training, stress management workshops, and environmental presentations.Improved campus community interactions through creation and implementation of new programs. Used analytical capabilities to identify and rectify attrition variances and heighten student retention. Gathered and vetted student disability accommodation requests and coordinated disability services. Liaison for student government and instituted communication links between student body, faculty, and administration. Performed annual update and revised 100+ page student handbook. • Formulated new assessment survey to track student satisfaction while providing oversight to peer mentoring program. • Brainstormed and established new student orientation and supported new student transition to campus. Show less

  • Vice President for Enrollment Services

    Apr 2007 - Dec 2018

  • Director of Student Life

    Jul 2005 - Apr 2007
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  InterFaith Works of CNY

  Mar 2019 - now

  • Chief Administrative Director

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Human Resources and Executive Administrator

    Mar 2019 - Mar 2022