Dr. Barry Brooks

Experience

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  Federal National Bank in Shawnee, OK & Wells Fargo Bank in Portland, OR

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1993

  Banking & Finance Management

  Started as a FTE Teller. Promoted to Vault & Commercial Teller (Wells Fargo Bank in Portland, OR). Next promoted to Investments and Finance and then to a Branch Management position (Federal National Bank in OK).

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  Lewis-Clark State College

  Jun 1991 - May 1993

  Director of Residence Life & Student Counseling Center

  Responsible for student service and academic programs for 650 on-campus students.Responsible for developing and maintaining overall residence life departmental budget. Lead development and institutional advancement initiatives related to student services programing. Hired, trained and managed a staff of twelve resident advisors and two support staff. Address issues of diversity and study skills for first generation students within the university curriculum. Oversee residential life, housing operations, judicial affairs, and outreach services. Designed and managed a $1m grant for remodeling a residence hall. Provided some psychological services and academic advising services. Worked closely with the Office of Health and Wellness and Family Planning Services. Developed marketing strategies to increase student awareness and an effective learning environment. Courses taught: Psychology & Student Study Skills. Show less

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  Catholic Charities USA

  Apr 1993 - Apr 1996

  District Director of Catholic Family & Child Social Services Agency

  Managed all funding resources, marketing, and advisory board responsibilities of two branch sites. Responsible for the hiring, training and development of staff. Facilitated family, group, individual, employee assistance counseling, migrant child care programs and training, and adoption services. Increased direct services along with an increase in staffing and billable services by 58%. Created several revenue generating programs for Grant County mandated social service programs adding $12k to the operating budget. Designed and initiated an annual fundraiser that raised over $50k. Show less

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  University of Idaho

  Sept 1995 - Sept 2005

  Adjunct Faculty Instructor

  Taught graduate psychology and counseling courses. Some of the classes taught were community mental health engagement, highly conflictual families, internship placement and supervision, death, loss and grieving, abnormal psychology, workplace group facilitation and conflict mediation.

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  Breakthrough Consulting

  May 1996 - Aug 2012

  Organizational Behavior Consultant/CEO

  Primarily consulted profit, non-profit, government, service, manufacturing, & retail organizations. Provide consulting services for organizations i.e., hiring, placement, leadership training, executive coaching, succession planning, etc. Provide measurements of workplace stress levels within organizations and suggest appropriate action to be taken. Assist in developing training programs that meet identified goals and asses the success of the implemented interventions. Other services rendered: Organizations Strategy, Change Management, Cultural Alignment & Overall Business Strategy. Facilitate mediation services for businesses & community. Most clients reported a return of 8-12% increase in revenue within 9-12 months depending on the service rendered. Some of BC's clients: Basic American Foods, Boise Idaho School District, Federal Express, Grant County WA. Superior Court, Kootenai County Juvenile Court, Moses Lake, WA. School District, REC Silicon, Samaritan Health Services in Grant County, WA., Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Takata… Show less

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  University of Phoenix

  May 2005 - Aug 2019

  I teach courses in the Business & Psychology Programs (Undergraduate & Graduate level courses). I have developed curriculum for courses in the Industrial & Psychology program at the graduate level (this was University of Phoenix's fist PhD program) and developing curriculum for the Applied Psychology program at the undergraduate level. I have chaired several Dissertation Committees for various students in the PhD programs. I have actually been teaching for UOPX for over 15 years since December 2003 (facilitated 250 courses and trainings for over 3,800 students preparing them for today’s market place). The following are the courses I have taught for UOPX:UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS COURSESBusiness CommunicationsHuman Resource ManagementPersonnel ManagementLeadership ManagementOrganizational Behavior for ManagersChange Management and ImplementationIndustrial and Organizational PsychologyOrganizational CulturesInnovative LeadershipGRADUATE COURSESAttitude Theory Measurement and ChangeConsulting Process in Industrial and Organizational PsychologyConsumer BehaviorEthical, Legal, and Professional Contexts of I/O PsychologyHuman Performance, Assessment and FeedbackIndustrial and Organizational PsychologyJudgement and Decision MakingLeadership Theory and Management TheoryPersonnel PsychologyWork Motivation and Job Attitudes Show less I provided leadership and management over the activities, academic affairs, operations and staff of multiple campuses. As the outward face of the College, I embody the success and optimism of our brand when interfacing with students, faculty, staff, and community to enhance and extend the University of Phoenix programs and services in multiple communities.I am experienced and a driven leader skilled in team building, process revision, and creating synergistic systems. Proven record of compliance, high academic and career guidance outcomes, increasing revenue, and cost control in education management. I am highly skilled at identifying opportunities to grow the business, improve processes and outcomes, work closely with regulatory bodies, and drive key initiatives. Experienced in managing both start-up and established business units while delivering increased outcomes across the board. Lead in creating and providing student development and experiential training career workshops.Specialties:• P & L Management• Regional HLC Accreditation• Employee Development• Performance Management• Compliance and Regulatory Matters• Relationship Building • Process Innovation and Revision• Community Partnerships• Created a Certificate in Leadership Management 6 month program for students, alumni & community. Show less Directly manage campus and regional activities-Responsible for working in conjunction with regional and central operations goals and objectives-Primarily responsible for campus community relations and public relations-Ensure the campus service and system quality equals effectiveness and efficiency-Coach, lead, motivate, plan, organize, staff, and manage campus operations and programs to provide students access to higher education-Empower students to achieve their identified professional goals and further equip them as leaders who will effectively serve our community. Under my leadership the Idaho Campus was awarded "UOPX Campus Honor Roll Status" by demonstrating University of Phoenix campus operations in key metrics including student experience, student recommendations, involvement, compliance, faculty development and responsible growth. Directed our enrollment team to achieve and maintain highest student conversion rate out of 52 campuses along with achieving the top student progression rate as well. Show less Manage HR functions and operations of faculty and academic staff to ensure highest integrity and quality in the delivery of higher education in regionally accredited degree programs for two campuses in Eastern Washington (Spokane & Kennewick). Performed transformational change in academics to significantly improve quality in the classroom and academic integrity in the local program offerings. I have assisted in the campus transition from a traditional campus to a Student Resource Learning Center (SRC) growing from a student footprint of 350 students to 1,200. Created a faculty coach program where faculty actually coach students in the SRC for writing skills, presentation skills, math enhancement, stats and research, economics, and career counseling and guidance. Directly hire, discipline, coach, train, and manage faculty and support staff engaged in the success of our students. Responsible for program success in areas of college degree offerings. Participate in key campus strategy development, execution and management and ensure that the Academic component of the business maintains high levels of academic integrity to meet the needs of students. Played an integral role in working on Regional Projects i.e. Academic Affairs-Oversight and Compliance, MAPPS Faculty to Faculty Training Performance Enhancement Strategies. Show less Built and supervised the academic program for a newer campus in Spokane, WA. resulting in growth from 100 to over 400 students. Oversaw faculty at the Eastern Washington Campus in supervisory capacity, performing primary HR functions in the oversight of faculty. Involved faculty training, quality assurance of program delivery, managing the ongoing mentorship program, faculty selection, and related duties. Oversaw business (UBAM & GBAM), information technology, health administration and criminal justice programs. Show less

  • Professor

    Jan 2004 - Aug 2019

  • Campus President-Oregon Campuses (Portland, Tigard, & Salem)

    Nov 2015 - Oct 2017

  • Campus & Academic Director-Idaho Campus

    Oct 2012 - Nov 2015

  • Director of Academic Affairs & Student Services

    Mar 2007 - Oct 2012

  • Campus College Chair UBAM-GBAM

    May 2005 - Mar 2007
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  Daymar College

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2019

  Campus President Nashville TN

  Formulated and submitted quarterly, annual, and long-range business plans for the institution and assure ongoing success in all daily operations. Focused on achieving operating and financial objectives and strategic goals. Enrollment increase from 110-250.Overseen all operations of the campus, including fiscal controls for a 3.2 million budget, and meeting all financial objectives, oversight of staffing, marketing, community involvement, and course curriculum/development/offerings. Monitored compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations and accreditation organizations. Under my leadership increased Career Placement rates from lowest in organization to the highest (13% to 88%).Actively lead in campus change strategies to address drop in enrollment and significant decreases in student retention (increased enrollment 21% from Jan 2018-Jan 2019).Directly planned, facilitated and promoted the most successful community events in the entire history of the Nashville Campus. This resulted in increased awareness of the campus in the community and a significant increase in referral feeder sources. Show less

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  Carrington College-Boise

  Aug 2019 - Mar 2021

  Campus Director

  Overseen all operations of the campus, including fiscal controls of 12.5 million budget, oversight of staffing, marketing, community involvement, course curriculum/development/offerings and managed a student population of 450+. Prepared reports for accreditation to federal and state agencies and private accreditation organizations. Increased campuses focus of “Education to Career” initiatives increased overall placement rates of all programs 85%+.Grew student population from 180 students to 450+ students in a 16 month period.Made significant capital gain improvement in dental hygiene/assisting, medical assisting, medical massage, physical therapy and nursing. Directly managed the Nursing Department over a nine month period.Student satisfaction with local advisors and faculty relationships increased significantly from 78% to 91%. Show less

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  Breakthough Consulting Group

  Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

  Executive Life Coach and Professional Trainer

  Primarily consult with for-profit, non-profit, government, service, manufacturing, & retail organizations. Provide consulting services for organizations i.e., hiring, placement, leadership training, executive coaching, succession planning, etc. Provide measurements of workplace stress levels within organizations and suggest appropriate action to be taken. Assist in developing training programs that meet identified goals and asses the success of the implemented interventions. Other services rendered: Organizations Strategy, Change Management, Cultural Alignment & Overall Business Strategy. Facilitate mediation services for businesses & community. Additionally, I provide individual life coaching services to increase overall life satisfaction for each client! Some of BC's clients: ASMI, Associated Internal Medicine, Basic American Foods, Boise Idaho School District, Federal Express, Smith Construction, United Parcel Service, US Bank, Wells Fargo… Show less

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  FORTIS Colleges and Institutes

  Apr 2022 - Feb 2024

  Campus President

  Increased school pop from 210 to 340.Created an FA team that was able to diminish bad debt from 300k within a 12 month period.Significantly increased student satisfaction from 79% to 93%.Campus recognized for overall increased retention out all other Fortis Campuses for 2022-2023 (only 2 out of 38 campuses).Able to increase enrollment with HVAC program that it became the largest program out of all 38 campuses..

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  A Way Through Counseling & Wellness Center

  Feb 2024 - now

  Executive Director/CEO

  Proving life skills consultation/development and empowerment for individuals, couples, and children. Highly conflictual couples, traumatized children and teens.Provide Employee Assistance Programming.Provide mediation and group facilitation services (employee and management problem resolution).Consulting services - Team Building, Executive Coaching, Life Coaching