Dr. John Bannister

Experience

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  WVST Radio Virginia State University

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

  Program Coordinator

  Managed Day to Day station operationsPlanned on and off campus station promotions and fundraisersScheduled radio spots and announcement trafficTrained and Supervised on air staff of 12 and provided technical training for audio productions students.

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  Corecomm Communications

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  MAC Provisioner/ Team Lead

  Ordered and managed installation of local and long distance phone services for business customers.Trained and supervised staff membersPerform quality assurance testing of products and services

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  Fibernet Telecom

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Senior Provisioner

  Project management of customer and company fiber optic circuits and Collocation spaces.Management of equipment database and circuit inventory.Training and supervised staff members.

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  USLEC

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Provisioning Analyst II

  Managed voice and data T1 installation process for business customers.Served as primary point of contact for customers, vendors and internal sales department throughout service delivery processManaged database of circuit and customer contact information.

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  University of Phoenix

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Enrollment Counselor

  Assisted students with setting and obtainment of education and career goals.Guided students through the enrollment and financial aid process.Tutored and trained students on topics that included software programs and job search skills.Consistently met and exceeded monthly enrollment and retention and referral goals.

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  ITT Technical Institute

  Jan 2008 - Sept 2009

  Student Representive

  Provide professional educational guidance to potential students.Serve as liaison between students, faculty and staff.Offer career advice and job search assistance to students.Worked within team structure to meet corporate goals.

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  National Black MBA Association

  Nov 2008 - Jun 2014

  Director of Membership

  Membership is charged with increasing and supporting new member recruitment and retention.Previously served as the Co-Chair of the Collegiate Relations Committee.

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  DeVry University

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2012

  Student Success Coach/Academic Advisor

  Provide mentoring, coaching and academic counseling to a diverse group of students. Monitor campus operations to ensure the highest level of customer service. Develop retention strategies to ensure students degree programs. Provide mentor/coaching to teammates and student workersAssist in resolving financial aid, academic and student issues.Lead six New Student Orientation implementations per year.Serve as Campus Incident Commander

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  CharlotteWorks

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2013

  Volunteer Facilitator

  Develop and present workshops on networking and interviewing.

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  Montreat College

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2022

  Adjunct Professor

  Current Courses include Principles of Marketing, Marketing for Managers and Organizational Strategic Planning.

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  New Charter University

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2015

  Evaluator

  Provide formative and summative feedback to Undergraduate and Graduate Business student assignments and projects for New Charter and Patten University online programs.

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  Johnson C. Smith University

  Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Adjunct Professor

  Current courses include Principles of Marketing and Research and Case Analysis

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  Virginia College

  May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Program Lead - Business & Geneneral Education

  Responsible for the day to day management of the schools Business and General education offering, Recruited and Managed 15 faculty members, Improved Business Program Retention from 58 to 93% in two academic sessionsDesigned course curriculum design, Advising over 50 Business studentsPerformed community outreachTaught multiple courses: Learning Frameworks, Principles of Marketing, Project Management, Personnel Management, Career Exploration/Planning, PowerPoint, Word Processing, Keyboarding Show less

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  Johnson C. Smith University - JCSU

  Aug 2015 - now

  As the inaugural director of the JCSU Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Dr. Bannister oversees instructional development opportunities for faculty while offering effective support through a variety of instructional technology and design elements. He is responsible for developing strategies, services, and support for faculty and staff for student success. As the JCSU CITL Director, he will develop collaborative initiatives and form partnerships with academic and support teams while advancing the scholarship and pedagogy of teaching with various campus partners. Show less

  • Director, JCSU Center of Innovative Teaching and Learning

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Instructional Designer - Adult Degree Program

    Aug 2015 - Oct 2020
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  JBPhotography

  Jan 2016 - now

  Owner

  JBPhotography (JBP) provides clients with the ability to capture moments in time, preserve memories and document journeys through photography. www.jbphotography2016.com