Devore J. McIntosh

 

 

 

Areas of Expertise/Skills

• Marketing

• Leadership Development

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Community Outreach

• Photoshop

• Illustrator

• African Diaspora

• Communication Skills

• Time Management / Organization

• Desire to Learn

• Flexibility and Adaptability

• Relationship Building

 

 

 

Professional Experience

 

Vaughn College, Queens, NY              (Aug. 2014 - present)                                                                                                                                                                       

Assistant Director of Student Activities and Engagement
 

• Support students and student organizations in developing and implementing a vibrant and diverse set of co-curricular and social offerings that support and enhance student life at the College.

• Provide broad oversight to a comprehensive student leadership education program.

• Advises the 32 student clubs and organizations; works closely with the Director in the recognition process, developing and monitoring club and organization budgets which include student fee allocations, expenditures, and fundraising accounts.

• Plans and implements College-wide programs including Heritage Months, Awareness Months and programs that will enhance student development, up to 130 – 140 programs during the academic year as well as 12 – 16 off campus events.

• Provide supervision to night and weekend student programs/events.

• Assist in the planning and implementation of New Student Orientation; recruit, train and supervise student Orientation Leaders.

• Work closely with the Director in managing the Commuter Assistant program.

• Assist in planning and implementing Welcome Back and other tasks as designated by the Director.

• Work and collaborate with multiple areas such as residence life, athletics and recreation, campus ministry, academic affairs, event management, and security.

 

University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY                   (Aug. 2013 – May 2014)

Coordinator of the Multicultural Resource Center
 

• Served as coordinator of the Multicultural Resource Center. Managed 26 undergraduate work study students and 3 - 5 volunteers

• Developed job descriptions for resource center assistants and manage their work schedules. Assisted with scheduling and conducting the 5 - 8 large scale programming during the academic year.

• Assisted in expanding and continuing existing initiatives within multicultural programs and services for ALANA (Asian, Latino, African and Native American) students such as Leadership development, cultural & social programming, pre-professional opportunities, recognition ceremonies, recruitment, counseling, academic support, and career services.

 

University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY                    (Aug. 2012 – May 2014)

Liberty Terrace, Housing Manager
 

• Responsible for assisting in the overall management and daily operations. For the 550 student capacity residence hall

• Regularly visited the apartments within the building, disseminating information and programming.

• Updated each apartment using memo postings, and health and safety checks of residents and apartments.

• Participated in weeknight and weekend duty rotation for the apartment complex, serving as Director on Duty. The Director on Duty responds to all incidents in their designated area.

• Conducted lock-outs for residents, delivers letters to Students as needed, and conducts fire drills in their respective areas.

• Administrative and operational functions of the apartment complex, including but not limited to, check-in and checkout procedures.

• Help facilitate student housing sign-up, staff selection, and facilities-related functions in conjunction with Apartments.

 

University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY                    (Dec. 2010 – May 2014)

Media and Marketing coordinator – Campus Recreation
 

• Conceptualized and designed high-quality materials for University. For the Universities 8 – 12 major programming events and 20 – 30 small scale events

• Resolved image quality issues to optimize screen/print quality.

• Worked closely with a team Assistant Directors to complete projects.

• Prepared, planned, and executed the design of single page and multi-page documents, large format banners and posters, stationery and invitations, and a variety of other printed and digital promotional materials.

• Utilize time management tools and skills to meet established deadlines.

• Designed and produced electronic components for University Communications that has effective visual communication and maintains Universities graphic standards.

• Attended weekly staff meetings; provide weekly/monthly report of activities.

• Stayed on top of current trends in the field of graphic design that can be directly applied to daily work

 

 

Education & Training

 

 Master of Arts ‘14, Africana Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY

 Bachelor of Arts ‘12, History and Africana Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY

Certified in Graphic design in 2008; adept in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and well versed in the other Adobe suite programs
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