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JOSE ZELAYA
Daly City, CA│
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cañada College
Project Director, College for Working Adults│ March 2020 - Present • Oversee program development, hiring, budget, outreach, marketing, training, compliance with rules and regulations and provide overall leadership and strategic direction of instructional program.
• Supervise a team of counselors, instructional aides, retention specialist and student assistants that support 200-300 students.
• Exchanges information with staff, students, business representatives, other educational institutions, funding and government and private sectors, community organizations and the general public regarding College for Working Adults, partnerships, grants and other funding resources, project goals and outcomes, program review, and strategic planning. • Collaborates with staff, faculty and administrators to develop and modify program course schedules, collect and manage data for schedule forecasting. • Responsible for tracking, monitoring, and following-up with students and faculty regarding student progress, registration, financial aid, class accommodations and overall wrap around support.
Cañada College
Counseling Retention Specialist│ November 2017- March 2020 • Provides academic support and case management services for students experiencing academic difficulty, particularly students on probation and dismissal. • Assists counselors in the development of student success plans to ensure retention support for students experiencing academic difficulty.
• Develops and delivers workshops, presentations and campaigns like, Student Success workshops, SEP campaign, and Proactive Registration.
• Collaborates with faculty and staff to collect and manage data for SSSP student groups • Responsible for tracking, monitoring, and following-up with students and faculty regarding student progress and/or early alert notifications.
San Francisco Unified School District
SPED Instructional Aide│ July 2009- 2017
• Assists in the direct delivery of special education and general education classroom instruction to students, in individual and group settings. • Supports the development and implementation of student interventions as determined by an individualized education program (IEP) and student assessments. • Develops and facilitates engaging educational and extracurricular programs with students to promote independence and confidence.
100 % College Prep Program
Coordinator and Leadership Facilitator│ June-August 2015 and 2016 • Assisted in the development and coordination of the “Summer Success Program” for lowincome and underserved youth in San Francisco’s Bayview/Hunters Point. • Supported the implementation of “My Brother’s Keeper” launched by President Obama in 2014.
• Recruited, trained, and supervised a cohort of youth workers hired to serve as mentors.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Argos Data Dashboard, Banner 9, CaptionSync, Canvas, Microsoft Office Suite, Panopto, Pronto, Salesforce, SAP- Data Management Software, SARS Anywhere, Slack, Smartsheet, Zoom
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, Emphasis: Ethnic Studies August 2017