KRISTINA MARIE WONG DAVIS, ED.D.

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1 KRISTINA MARIE WONG DAVIS, ED.D. EDUCATION ED.D. M.ED. B.S. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, May 2012 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 2004 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, 1997 WORK EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT 7/ 2012 PRESENT The Ohio State University Columbus, OH Provide leadership and oversight to the recruitment and outreach offices in order to enroll all undergraduate students to meet the university s strategic goals. Lead and manage the areas of Academic Relations, Economic Access, International Admissions, Non-Resident and Resident Admissions, Transfer Admissions and Visits, Events and Customer Service including over 54 professional staff, 120 student workers and a 5.4million dollar budget. Responsible for meeting all strategic enrollment goals for all demographics of students. AU 2013 exceeded enrollment goals for all demographic categories Responsible for overseeing competitive admissions review process Design and implement new strategic initiatives for international recruitment, transfer recruitment, diversity initiatives and first generation programming Develop and expand campus partnerships and committees and workgroups to ensure campuswide dialogue, collaboration and support for all efforts. Construct and implement a yield plan and programming Review historical recruitment data and develop strategic targets, plans and goals for 2014 Manage recruitment staff, hiring, training, schedules, assignments and ensure a balance of responsibilities Work closely with Marketing to develop and create marketing communications and campaigns for various demographics, parents and throughout various times and segments of the recruitment process Oversee strategic purchasing of prospect names for Columbus campus and 5 regional campuses Manage data driven strategies to determine the most strategic recruitment efforts, target high schools, travel and programming Act as liaison with Office of Diversity and Inclusion to address diversity issues and implement their scholarship selection and awarding process Serve on institutional scholarship and financial aid strategy workgroup to align all awarding plans with recruitment and enrollment goals.

2 DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS 2/ /2011 Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar Doha, Qatar Serve as authority on admissions and enrollment practices in order to evaluate, assess and implement an admissions office strategic plan and subsequent procedures for graduate and undergraduate programs. Oversee the admissions processing, evaluation and decisioning for all admissions applications both graduate and undergraduate Redesign and implement a scholarship strategy for early high school outreach and recruitment both in Qatar and throughout the Gulf Region Establish collaborative efforts with faculty chairs for admissions review, portfolio requirements and applicant ranking systems Develop and implement admissions practices, policies and procedures Evaluate current policies and practices and develop strategic recommendation plans for improvement Construct and implement a yield plan and programming, resulting in 85% yield of admitted students Collaborate across VCU campuses and units, academic and non-academic, to establish a strategic plan for Assess various admissions IT systems and develop recommendations for improvements and implementation plans for the transferring of home campus systems to Qatar Work closely with Marketing to plan, create and construct marketing support materials both print and electronic. Develop relationships with key high schools, and high school staff to create and implement early high school outreach efforts for students and parents Construct a joint enrollment program with the Academic Bridge Program to offer design outreach and joint admissions to Qatari students interested in VCUQ DIRECTOR STRATEGIC RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES 10/ /2011 Oversee and manage initiatives for transfer and international targets, relationships and undergraduate recruitment efforts, strategic plans and implementation of admissions policies, guidelines for resident, non-resident transfer and international prospects, applicants and admitted students and parents, Supervise 21 recruitment staff members. Review historical recruitment data and develop strategic targets, plans and goals for 2011 Manage recruitment staff, hiring, training, schedules, assignments and ensure a balance of responsibilities Work closely with Marketing and the Connect CRM system to develop and create marketing communications and campaigns for various demographics, parents and throughout various times and segments of the recruitment process Oversee purchasing of prospect student names from CollegeBoard, ACT, NRCCUA, Venturs Scholars, CBSS Manage data driven strategies to determine the most strategic placement of marketing and purchasing of names Collaborate with other UA units, departments and staff to enhance university-wide efforts Develop recruitment and yield evaluation techniques Collaborate closely with Pima Community College to develop implement and evaluate joint programming and joint efforts including oversight of the Joint Admissions program Oversee donor scholarship awarding process and participate in committee for scholarship appeals Manage budget creation and maintenance. Monitor and approve program expenditures to ensure that budget allocations are not overspent 2

3 DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, UNDERGRADUATE RECRUITMENT 12/ /2010 Oversee and manage undergraduate recruitment staff, strategic plans and implementation of admissions policies, guidelines for resident, non-resident, scholar, transfer and international prospects, applicants and admitted students and parent; Supervise 21 recruitment staff members.. Contribute to the enrollment of the largest, most diverse freshmen class for fall 2010 including: o Increase international undergraduate applications by 38% for 2010 o Increase transfer applications by 13% for 2010 o Increase resident freshmen applications by 9% for 2010 o Increase non-resident freshmen applications by 5% for 2010 Maintain effective involvement program with/for Alumni, parents, and continuing students, providing training, communication, support, information and materials, in order to expand and enhance PAWS efforts Work closely with Marketing and the Connect coordinator to develop and create marketing communications and campaigns for various demographics, parents and throughout various segments of the recruitment process Oversees the purchasing of prospective student names from a variety of organizations, including, but not limited to College Board/PSAT, ACT/PLAN, NRCCUA, Ventures Scholars, College Board Selection Service Network with other admissions professionals nationally to stay abreast of trends and stays current with all forms of communication and marketing tools and strategies Develop, construct and disseminate counselor communications for all high school and transfer counselors Expand non-resident staff and university recruitment efforts by three regional offices Provide leadership to the Joint Admissions program in collaboration with Pima Community College Oversee donor scholarship award process and participate in scholarship appeals review Oversees team budget creation and maintenance. Monitors and approves program expenditures ensuring that budget allocations are not overspent. Initiate UA international cooperation efforts in order to expand recruitment opportunities Establish recruitment office imbedded in Pima Community College Act as key contact for students, parents, high school counselors, and community college advisors Collaborate with university offices to ensure seamless transitions for students throughout the enrollment pipeline DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, TRANSFER ADMISSIONS Oversee and manage both, transfer and international recruitment efforts, strategic plans and implementation of admissions policies, guidelines, Homeland Security regulations, and AACRAO regulations managing over 9,000 applications, 20,000 student contacts and processing over 25,000 transcripts; Supervise 4 international and transfer admission staff members. International Increase total international undergraduate enrollment by 10% for 2008 Increase international undergraduate enrollment of Chinese students by 1.5% for 2008 Initiate international cooperation efforts in order to expand recruitment opportunities Manage international agency relations for recruitment and marketing Act as Designated School Officer (DSO) for FSA and SEVIS processing Review and process foreign credentials and supporting documents for international applicants 3

4 Oversee alumni recruiters abroad and support recruitment efforts with volunteer representatives Transfer Increase total underrepresented transfer enrollment by 3% for 2008 Increase the total transfer enrollment from Pima Community College by 1.5% for 2008 Establish recruitment office imbedded in Pima Community College Create transfer admission information workshops for community college advisors Re-institute transfer events, programming and targeted community college efforts Expand 2+2 initiatives with community colleges Act as key contact for students, parents, high school counselors, and community college advisors Collaborate with university offices to ensure seamless transitions for students throughout the enrollment pipeline SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TRANSFER AND INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS Oversee and manage both transfer and international recruitment efforts, strategic plans and implementation of admissions policies, guidelines, Homeland Security regulations, and AACRAO regulations; Supervise 4 international and transfer admission staff members. International Develop strategic international recruitment efforts based upon minimal resource investment Initiate international cooperation efforts in order to expand recruitment opportunities in China Manage international agency relations for recruitment and marketing Act as Designated School Officer (DSO) for FSA and SEVIS processing Review and process foreign credentials and supporting documents for international applicants Oversee alumni recruiters abroad and support recruitment efforts with volunteer representatives Transfer Establish collaborative efforts across UA and community college departments to provide information to prospective transfer students Create transfer admission information workshops for community college advisors Re-institute transfer events, programming and targeted community college efforts Expand 2+2 initiatives with community colleges Act as key contact for students, parents, high school counselors, and community college advisors Collaborate with university offices to ensure seamless transitions for students throughout the enrollment pipeline ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, EARLY ACADEMIC OUTREACH Early Academic Outreach, The University of Arizona Oversee and manage all operations and implementation of Southern Region Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement(MESA) outreach program in 25 middle schools and 15 high schools in 8 school districts, serving over 1,000 local students; Supervise three full-time program coordinators and 40 contract certified teachers. Collaborative teach HED396/696 Service Learning 3 unit and 1 unit classes and oversee practical field time Maintain relationships with eight school districts and coordinate billing and service requests for teachers Compile and submit grant applications to industry foundations for state-wide program funding Develop and implement math skills summer program utilizing funding from the Lumina Foundation for Education Maintain and build strong industry relationships and partnerships to secure funding and support Facilitate training and execution of the adopt-a-school engineer partnership with Raytheon Missile System, Inc. 4

5 Oversee large campus college preparation events for families including state-wide MESA Day competition for over 600 students DIRECTOR FOR WOMEN AND DIVERSITY ENROLLMENT W. P. Carey MBA, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ Develop strategic business plan for the creation of new position outlining goals and targets for increasing service to underrepresented populations within the MBA community; Supervise graduate assistant work in enrollment and retention management. Build network relationships with local, state and national diversity and women s organizations to increase awareness of programs and promote active linkages Attend business and association functions as a representative of W. P. Carey School of Business Collaborate with university and school departments to create shared programs and recruiting opportunities Act as co- advisor to the Hispanic African American Native American business student organization to aid in improving the network of enrolled students Assist MBA applicants with academic issues and, GMAT preparation and resources ADMISSIONS SUPERVISOR W. P. Carey MBA, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ Manage daily maintenance of admissions applications, supplemental materials, and various documents in hardcopy and electronic format for all MBA platforms including managing 4,000 applications for all platforms,11,000 documents; Supervise admissions processing support staff. MANAGER Red Creek Ranch, LLC/Houston Creek Ranch, LLC Bloody Basin, AZ Oversee all day to day ranching operations for 2 large cattle ranching enterprises, comprised of four forest service allotments, head of cattle; Supervise 5 ranch staff. PROGRAM COORDINATOR SENIOR FOR ACADEMIC OUTREACH Northern Arizona University, College of Education Flagstaff, AZ Direct responsibility for coordinating and implementing academic outreach, enrichment and mentoring programs in five GEAR Up sites throughout Arizona targeting underrepresented and first generation middle school students in support of college preparation; Supervise two program support staff and one graduate assistant. COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT University of Kentucky, Cooperative Extension Service Falmouth, KY Direct responsibility for development and implementation of 4-H Youth Development programs in Pendleton County, serving 2,800 youth in each school throughout the county. COORDINATOR FOR ADMISSIONS University of Arizona, Arizona International College Manage all recruitment, enrollment and retention efforts for the Arizona International College of The University of Arizona; Supervising three recruitment staff and one administrative assistant. ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR/STUDENT SUPERVISOR University of Arizona, College of Agriculture Manage all alumni programs for the College of Agriculture s 20,000+ alumni and oversee all fundraising and outreach efforts with tier 4, 5, 6 donors; Supervise 3 alumni support staff, 5

6 PRESENTATIONS Aldama, F., Chapa, J., Gomez-Bellenge, F. & WongDavis, K. (2013, September). Latino Demographics: Implications for Higher Education in Ohio. Presented at the Diversity Dialogue Series at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Croom, P., Browne, K., Pitts, M. & Wong Davis, K. (2013, February). International Recruitment at Midwestern Universities: New Approaches. Presented at the College Board Mid-Western Regional Forum, Chicago, IL. Wong Davis, K. & Chavez, M. (2013, January). The Personal Statement. Presented at the Education USA Central and Southeast Asia Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Wong Davis, K. & Miller, P. (2011, January). Transitioning Transfer Students. Presented at the AACRAO Transfer Conference, New Orleans, LA. Urquidez, K & Wong Davis, K. (2010, July). Transitioning Transfer Students. Presented at the ACT Enrollment Planners Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Arteaga, E., Moniz, D. & Wong Davis, K. (2010, April). Alphabet Soup. Presented at the Rocky Mountain Association College Admissions Counselors Annual Conference, Tempe, Arizona. Horgan, D., Fee, B. & Wong Davis, K. (2010, April). International Dual and Joint Degrees. Presented at the International Dual and Joint Degree Workshop for Faculty, Tucson, Arizona. Knutson, M. & Wong Davis, K. (2009, May). Australian Higher Education Seminar Poster Presentation at NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Los Angles, California. Gillespie, A. & Wong Davis, K. (2009, February). Divergence or Convergence: Best Practices in International Recruitment, to be Presented at the Association of International Education Administrators Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. Wong Davis, K. (2008, November). Admissions 301; International Admissions and Recruitment at The University of Arizona. Presented at the Admissions Information Session, Tucson, Arizona. Wong Davis, K. (2008, September). Issues in American Higher Education. Presented at the Department of Education Employment and Workforce Relations. Canberra, Australia. Wong Davis, K. (2007, January). Admissions 201; Transfer Admissions and Recruitment at The University of Arizona. Presented at the Admissions Information Session, Tucson, Arizona. Wong Davis, K. (2006 & 2005). Preparing and mentoring underrepresented and first generation high school students for college, Presented at Higher Education Service Learning 496. The University of Arizona, Department of Higher Education. Meza, R. & Wong Davis, K. (October, 2005). MESA STEM Outreach and K-16 Collaborations. Presented at the American Council on Education Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. Wong Davis, K. (July 2004). Creating a successful application for MBA Admission. Presented at College Horizons, American Indian Graduate Application Workshop, St. Louis, Missouri. 6

7 MEMBERSHIPS National Association College Admissions Counselors 2008 PRESENT Overseas Association College Admissions Counselors 2008 PRESENT NAFSA; Association of International Educators 2006 PRESENT Council of International Schools PRESENT American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, member PRESENT Ohio Association College Admissions Counselors 2012 PRESENT Rocky Mountain Association College Admissions Counselors Co-Chair Government Relations Committee Arizona Tri-University Indian Education Committee University of Arizona/Pima Community College Transfer Coordination Committee National Academic Advising Association Admissions & Records Transfer Articulation Task Force, Co-Chair Arizona Program Articulation Steering Committee Arizona International Educators Association, Conference Planning Committee University of Arizona, American Indian Scholarship Committee Diversity Leadership Alliance, Steering Committee National Association Black MBAs National Society Hispanic MBAs Graduate Management Admissions Council W. P. Carey Staff Development Group National Association Extension 4-H Agents Kentucky Association Extension 4-H Agents Chair, Resource Development Task Force, Conference Planning Committee Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences National 4-H Strategic Planning Directions Team