Alvaro Rojas-caamano
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Thoughtful Educator | Consultant | Program & Project Manager | Client Relations | Partnership
New York, United States
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Senior Manager, Recruitment and PartnershipsAI4ALLSep 2023 - Current (3 years 2 months)• Apply a data-driven approach to leading student recruitment initiatives to support the scaling of the AI4ALL higher education programs. Students who participate in AI4ALL’s program emerge with a foundation in machine learning and artificial intelligence that goes well beyond pure coding
• Managing relationships with student recruitment partners and developing recruitment-focused programs and events.
• Develop and manage AI4ALL program admissions process and oversee application and selection process. Show less- University Partnerships Manager, College PathwaysAI4ALLMay 2021 - Current (5 years 6 months)• Lead U.S. university partnership portfolio within a fast-paced and growth mindset startup environment initially starting with 4 schools - and developed a plan to scale to now 16 institutional relationships with the focus on program execution, admissions, and student recruitment.
• Act as thought partner for faculty and administrators primarily at engineering schools to execute organization’s College Pathways programs; an initiative serving an average of 550 enrolled Undergraduate students each semester that identify at the intersection of identities underrepresented within the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry.
• Develop organization’s campus admissions and recruitment plan and advise university partners on student engagemen - Director of Recruitment & OutreachOut for UndergradNov 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 2 months)• Introduced & amplified a strategic outreach and recruitment plan for nonprofit to recruit LGBTQ+ and otherwise diverse college students r.
• Forged and maintained partnerships for O4U including HBCU Human Rights Campaign Project, University of Texas-Austin, Howard University and MIT - Associate Director, Graduate Student Affairs & Student EngagementColumbia EngineeringJul 2018 - May 2021 (2 years 11 months)• Oversaw the budget, development, policies, marketing, facilitation, and assessment of a comprehensive student engagement & community building program portfolio for over 4,000 Graduate and PhD students (68% international) comprising of entire student life cycle from orientation to graduation
• Developed & execute a day-long conference orientation for 1,900 incoming students including acting as moderator for presentations & speaking in front of over 1,000 attendees, organizing all logistics, overseeing coordination of over 88 volunteers & staff, planning and implementing the day’s activities, facilitating the welcome lunch celebration and the afternoon’s concurrent conference sessions
• Designed all community and school-wide progr - Assistant Director of Graduate Student ServicesColumbia EngineeringJul 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year 1 month)
- Program Manager & InstructorLaGuardia Community CollegeMar 2017 - Jun 2017 (4 months)• Administered admissions, curriculum & assessment of CUNY professional development and career readiness continuing education college course for admitted students in local Queens, NY community
• Designed lesson plan, acted as instructor, & assessed student outcomes for the Spring semester’s weekly 4-hour long college course on career readiness - Senior ManagerIvy ExecMar 2016 - Mar 2019 (3 years 1 month)Startup Tech Vertical Client Relations
• Oversaw relationships and consulting for startup/tech vertical including recruitment advisory services, employment branding, and talent acquisition practices. Marketing & Client Relations (Higher Education - Executive MBA Programs)
• Managed over marketing project campaigns promoting academic programming for prestigious Top 25 global universities including display advertising, academic webinars, dedicated HTML emails/announcements and university premium pages
• Facilitated entire project process including launch calls, implementation, data analytics reporting, and end of campaign debriefs
• Wrote copy for all campaign components including comprehensive company spotlights, e-Newsle - Regional Internship & Business Development Manager - East Coast U.S.INTRAXOct 2014 - Mar 2016 (1 year 6 months)• Coordinated outreach & development strategy targeting industry recruiters for U.S. Department of State & Korean Ministry of Education partnership program achieving a 100% intern placement rate for students in Northeast U.S. program at larger companies like Hilton Worldwide and JetBlue and smaller start-ups like BlocPower and Venture Out NY
• Conceived and executed business development strategies both promoting Intrax’s services to universities in the Northeastern U.S. and cultivating an existing pipeline of clients with travel to the region 15-20 weeks out of the year.
• Administered and coordinated 7 faculty-led short-term university study abroad and global service learning programs including planning, budget, student recruit - Senior Regional Director of University Relations, Marketing Project ManagerInternational Studies Abroad (ISA)Jan 2014 - Oct 2014 (10 months)Expanded client base as lead consultant and program recruiter for over 40 university clients including traveling roughly 60% of position to U.S. regions - achieving an 11% overall student enrollment increase, a 50% increase in customized faculty program accounts, and 8 additional partner institutions in the first year
• Oversaw integration between two marketing departments after merger and acquisition - acted as day-to-day mediator and project manager for staff of 23 to ensure cohesive branding, managed progress of over 21 internal projects defining scope, resources, timelines, and problem-solving for challenges Show less - Regional DirectorInternational Studies Abroad (ISA)May 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 8 months)• Acted as international education consultant for study abroad organization in University Relations department and maintained and expanded relationships with over 60 higher education institutions in NJ, NY, and PA. Responsibilities included new business development and student recruitment, study abroad advising and student support, global program development and curriculum integration projects.
• Expanded client base as lead consultant and program recruiter for over 40 university clients including traveling roughly 60% of position to U.S. regions - achieving an 11% overall student enrollment increase, a 50% increase in customized faculty program accounts, and 8 additional partner institutions in the first year Show less - Graduate Assistant - Office of International Students and ScholarsNew York UniversityJul 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year 6 months)• Supported the Office of Global Services (OGS) in advising for the I-20 and DS-2019 forms needed to obtain an F-1 or J-1 student Visa. Worked with the Manager for Admitted International Services with a caseload of over 2,000 students by advising roughly 20 students per day and processing over 100 financial eligibility applications per week.
- Global Education - Programs SpecialistMontclair State UniversityAug 2007 - Jul 2009 (2 years)Program Management
• Facilitated logistics for the International Disney College Program (IDCP) hosting 1,120 Chinese and Korean students per year in 8 sequential groups of 140.
• Collaborated with faculty, deans, and high-level administrators while managing the IDCP Student Advising & Support (Study Abroad)
• Advised over 15 students individually per week on the university’s global programs portfolio including identifying relevant courses, and facilitating the scholarship and financial aid process
• Supported Director in processing documents for over 100 study abroad program applicants annually Marketing & Event Planning
• Organized two major international education events per year each attended by over 500 students - Account ExecutiveMikeWorldWideFeb 2005 - Aug 2007 (2 years 7 months)Planned, researched, and implemented public-relations programs that supported the marketing of product launches, corporate-responsibility initiatives, and call-to-action programs. Promoted three levels from hire date. Corporate Responsibility Programming
• Managed 4 corporate responsibility programs for McDonald’s in the NY Area including budget, marketing, and outreach to key organizations for community engagement (such as schools and libraries)
• Revitalized local community reading program and increased participation by 50% Public Relations & Marketing
• Arranged and supported the logistics of over 10 branding events including securing media attendance
• Handled extensive outreach to local and media outlets including w
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- master, M.A., International EducationNew York UniversityJan 2009 - Jan 2010 (1 year 1 month)
- bachelor, Bachelor's, PsychologyMontclair State UniversityJan 2000 - Jan 2004 (4 years 1 month)