Natalie B. Schonfeld, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Chapman University

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Associate Director, Student Activities and Organizations
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  UC Irvine

  Sept 1998 - Aug 2018

  Serve as the chief policy advisor to the Senate leadership, councils and committees. Oversee fiscal planning and analysis, personnel, systems design, and information services, maintain principles of shared governance, and ensure compliance with UC and Divisional Academic Senate bylaws, regulations, and policies. Advocate for the needs of first-generation, low income students and transfer students and drive institutional efforts to support student visibility, retention, and success. Support faculty and administrative decision-making with quantitative and qualitative analyses about student engagement/experience, and academic and co-curricular programs and services. Design and promote assessment processes and activities in support of the university's accreditation efforts. Lead student programming and student leadership and engagement initiatives in an 1800 student housing community. Manage housing contract processes, policy formulation, conduct adjudication, marketing, outreach, and summer conferences.

  • Executive Director, Academic Senate

    Feb 2015 - Aug 2018

  • Director, Student Transition Services

    Dec 2010 - Feb 2015

  • Senior Research Analyst

    Sept 2006 - Dec 2010

  • Associate Director, Residential Life

    Jul 2000 - Sept 2006

  • Programs Coordinator

    Sept 1998 - Jul 2000
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  Coastline College

  Aug 2018 - now

  Provide leadership, direction, and vision to Counseling, Career and Transfer Center, and Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) in service to student access, engagement, and success. Provide leadership, direction, and vision to Student Life, Associated Student Government, Outreach and Recruitment, EOPS, CalWORKS, Next-Up/Foster Youth, Equity, Title IX, College Promise, formerly incarcerated systems impacted student services, student conduct, complaints, and grievances.

  • Dean of Counseling

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Dean of Students

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2024
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  BRDG - bridge to connect

  Jan 2022 - now

  Mentor

  Provide mentorship and coaching to under-served, first-generation college students pursuing careers in STEM. Provide direction and leadership to the BRDG mentoring team. Contribute to the development of well-rounded, socially aware future leaders to shape a balanced DEI workforce in the technology sector.Visit www.bridge-to-connect.com