Hillary Lundberg

- Led software engineering & Explore recruiting efforts for aligned schools and regions. Responsible for our SWE specialty recruiting for AI/ML, security, and frontend roles. - Operations subject matter expert for team partnering with colleagues to create, communicate, and monitor various internal processes. - Primary liaison between University Recruiting team and Microsoft's New England Research & Development (NERD) office in Cambridge, MA. - Member of several teams with company-wide and/or org-wide impact. - Supported Discovery Program, a centralized learning program targeting rising first-year college students from first gen, historically underrepresented, and/or low-income backgrounds interested in tech. Directed recruiting, training, and management of 120+ Microsoft FTE volunteers, contributed to curriculum planning, ran professional growth sessions, and led mentor program providing 1:1 mentor assignments to all Discovery interns. - Promoted twice in role. - Former member of Jews at Microsoft (JAMS) employee community leadership team.

- Assess 1,000+ domestic and international first-year and transfer applications for qualifications, impact potential, and Northwestern fit and provide decision recommendations

- Guided students through full recruitment process from prospect stage into application, admission, and decision processes - Reviewed 1,400+ applications annually from both assigned domestic region and international pool and assessed qualifications, impact potential, and fit for Northwestern within provided framework - Annual recruitment travel (5-7 weeks) including direct engagement with 3,000+ candidates/year at school visits and public events - Worked with colleagues on Segal Visitors Center team to facilitate campus visits for 65,000 guests and online events for 30,000 attendees each year - Director of tour guide program, including direct supervision of four student coordinators and 130 student tour guides - Worked with colleagues to spearhead first-ever fully online recruitment strategy during COVID-19 pandemic including YouTube Live information sessions, student panels, and campus tours and Zoom student office hours; managed technical support and training for colleagues - Conducted market research assessing peer institutions’ online programming and monitored the national online recruitment landscape - Oversaw online session survey to gauge feedback and implemented programming/content changes based on survey data - Assisted in creating policies and processes for virtual recruitment during COVID-19 pandemic within Technolutions Slate CRM

- Reviewed 1,200+ applications annually from 12 states/territories, East & Southeast Asia, and Oceania and assessed qualifications, impact potential, and fit for Georgetown - Annual domestic & international recruitment travel (6-9 weeks) including direct engagement with 3,000+ candidates/year at school visits and public sessions with peer institutions - Chaired first-year and transfer admissions committees for the Walsh School of Foreign Service, led meetings, gathered input from 12 committee members including professors, students, and deans, and facilitated admission decisions - Co-coordinator of Exploring College Options program; worked with counterparts at 4 partner institutions to plan and execute over 120 events throughout the United States for 40,000+ guests annually - Managed 400+ volunteer alumni interviewers in admissions region, including direct coordination with 20 committee chairs - Worked with coaching staff on athletic recruitment for Georgetown’s Division I Baseball and Swimming & Diving teams

- Member of a two-person team responsible for 12-month transition from a paper-based application process consolidating 12 systems and many manual processes to a single online system for all admissions functions, handling 23,000 first-year and 3,000 transfer applications annually - Migrated first-year and transfer applications from CollegeNet vendor to Slate application, including building applications, recommendation forms, and application communications, as well as developing a communications plan for affected staff - Developed, tested, and managed Georgetown’s first-ever online decision release to 23,000 first-year applicants - Presented at 2019 annual user conference about engaging with high schools using Slate and Slate.org - Provided training and system support for admissions and support staff - Responsible for ongoing operation and system maintenance - Developed student and counselor event invitation, registration, and check-in processes for Exploring College Options program

- Reviewed 1200+ applications annually from 15 states - Recruitment travel, including joint travel with peer institutions, and application review within domestic admissions region - Advisor of Blue & Gray Tour Guides, including direct supervision of 11 student board members and overseeing an organization of 120 student volunteers giving tours to over 60,000 campus visitors each year - Group visit coordinator, organizing campus tours, panels, and sessions for 250+ visiting groups annually - Created College Access Panel program for visiting community-based organizations, non-profits, and charter schools to aid in diversity recruitment efforts and connect prospective students with current student leaders

- Promoted the University to prospective families on campus. - Recruited students throughout Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona to apply for first-year admission to The Catholic University of America. - Read applications from high school seniors and evaluated their qualifications for admission to the University. - Managed official Admissions Office social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Wordpress. - Responsible for majority of email marketing to prospective students. - Worked with Office of Public Affairs to plan and revise various publications, including mailings, acceptance packages, and promotional materials.

Senior Thesis in Government: "Moscow, We Have a Problem: Russia's Inconsistent Approach to the Evolving Concept of Sovereignty in the 21st Century" McKenna Achievement Award Recipient (2010-2014) Peter Adams International Fellowship Recipient (2013)

Capstone: "Planning for Decreased Chinese Enrollment at American Universities"