Emily Mears, M.Ed.

• Developed and executed the division’s first-ever student worker professional development workshop series and coordinated the campus's first Student Work Appreciation Week. • Developed and implemented the division’s employee recognition and appreciation program, collaborated and coordinated division-wide professional development programming, and annual staff retreats. • Advise and mentor approximately 8 student employees in critical need populations to bolster their academic and future employment success. • Oversee the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS); manage budget, purchasing, employee leave oversight, coordinate programming for EOF, TRiO, 1st generation, continuing education, and other disadvantaged communities of students who see supporting and adapting to university life.

My compassionate, just, and innovative leadership, cross-functional team management, and knowledge and experience in regulations and laws: interpreting, adhering to; creating, revising, and implementing policies for, educating and training to; proactively auditing to ensure adherence to; developing and enforcing accountability; and sensitively and confidentially investigating claims with great integrity.

•Monitored and collaborated with department chairs to create and implement departmental workloads, created semester course schedules, confirmed room assignments, and collected information regarding faculty activities and qualifications as they support accreditation and faculty web profiles. • Advised the Academic Policy Committee on curriculum standards and catalog software and was responsible for the editing and production of the course catalog. • Advised students, created semester schedules, and collaborated with department chairs and the university registrar to create degree exceptions for required courses in order to assist students on their path toward graduation. • Continued to direct Continuing Education programming until August 2022. • Collaborated with Admission with projects and presentations regarding student success, post-graduation opportunities, and student experiences to increase visibility, enrollment, and engagement with and for the future of the Rider Community.

-Execute and oversee all academic procedures, workflow and reporting for departments and programs including but not limited to academic standing, majors and minors, and faculty workload in compliance with academic governance procedures mandated by AAUP and AFSCME. -Manage and oversee accreditation and responsibilities in coordination with departments. -Prioritize and strategize all Conservatory and Continuing Education programming due to a recent leadership retirement and lack of staff. This role includes organizing and implementing annual Summer Institutes for High School students which includes but is not limited to; budget prioritization, marketing, hiring staff, coordinating housing, meals, classrooms, and scheduling for attendees, processing payroll and coordinating transportation. -Preside over Associate Dean responsibilities due to role vacancy. -Preside over all of Continuing Education programming which includes but is not limited to high school summer camps in partnership with Admissions and recruiting, organizing and coordinating all adult continuing ed courses, Sole registrar for all continuing ed courses, managing registration, payment, discount/scholarship information. • Assist students with registering for classes and overseeing all enrollments requiring overriding course caps in accordance with AAUP Faculty contract.

-Administrative support to the Provost, Associate Provost for Faculty & Academic Support, Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and supports other personnel/units reporting to the Provost and the Associate Provosts (Faith-Justice Institute, Office of Teaching and Learning, Pre-Law, Clinical Bioethics, Justice and Ethics in the Law, Registrar, Maguire Museum, Fellowships) as needed. -Participate in the planning and implementation of Commencement Ceremonies. Coordinates and provides oversight to the work of the sub-committees (Academic Affairs, Advancement/Alumni, Facilities, Grand Marshal, Information Technology, President's Office, Public Safety, Registrar, Special Events, Student Life). Responsible for ensuring a smooth and memorable event for SJU graduates and their families. -Administer components of each office's budget to assist the responsible departmental budget managers, including preparation of budget reports, adjustments and journal entries, working with spreadsheets and assisting with preparation of documents for review by the Provost and other senior leaders. -Assist the chair of the Board for Faculty Research and Development; manages process for faculty summer grants and sabbaticals; tracks recipients and maintains files. Sends letters to faculty awarded, complete payroll authorization and inform HR on sabbatical leaves.

• Provide sole stewardship over university Private and Foundation awards in accordance with contract and university guidelines; develop and maintain relationships with grant PI’s and administrators. • Ensure the accurate and timely submission of all financial reports, invoices and budget modification; Manage and evaluate all fee for service contracts; oversee and initiate monthly fringe and FICA calculations; analyze expense reports and provide recommendations in order to encourage best practices in accordance with UGCMS. • Lead accounting and fiscal year-end projects for all awarded grants in coordination with the accounting services group in order to prepare and successfully pass annual audit and university compliance. • Responsible for updating post-award policies to ensure effective grant management throughout the entire university research community.

Administrator for a two-semester, general education required program of instruction including the financial and managerial support of 80 plus faculty and co-curricular programs and events within the College of Liberal Arts. •Manage budget and operations for program-wide cost centers including but not limited to purchasing, honoraria, faculty reimbursement and professional development. •Collaborate and execute all hiring, separation, promotion and reappointment of faculty. •Supervise and manage work flow amongst professional and student staff. •Establishing procedures, goals and objectives for programming and pedagogy on a semester basis. •Oversee approx 230 sections of Honors, ESL and general IH courses, manage grievances and sensitive student-instructor interactions and assist faculty in highly sensitive student information. •Oversee enrollment projections and management.

Administrative lead of an innovative academic department within the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering. •Manage all administrative operations of an academic department. •Manage a bi-annual course application process that receives close to 150 applications per semester. •Lead contact for all ExCollege visiting lecturers concerning course material, student enrollment, marketing courses, student difficulties, grading and events. •Facilitate training, assist, and advise undergraduate peer leaders of 30 first-year seminars. •Supervising one full-time program assistant and six part-time office assistants. •Conceptualize and manage all programs and events that contribute to the intellectual environment of the campus. •Manage internal and external communications including developing marketing materials for courses, programs, events, and publishing the departmental newsletter and website. •Coordinate with university Registrar to prepare and maintain all course data for bi-annual student registration.

• Coordinated administrative and programming for two multicultural centers within Student Affairs • Coordinated all logistics pertaining to program travel, special events and programs: secure venues, contract vendors, assisted with publicity, and created marketing material. •Facilitated a confidential coming-out group for queer females on-campus. • Supervised and hired student workers; monitored performance and provided feedback to the director, maintained student payroll. • Managed budgets and fiscal projections for each program. • Acted as staff contact for internal and external constituents; responded to questions or requests for information; communicated on behalf of the directors. • Regularly handled work with a confidential information using discretion concerning its dissemination.

Provided administrative and financial support to multiple laboratories and administrative clients. •Developed budget, expense and labor reports by monitoring financial transactions on all grants pertaining to specific laboratories. •Prepared burn rates and financial projections for budgeting all grants that funded the research of the Lipid Metabolism lab. •Responsible for preparing, reviewing, submitting and tracking of all administrative forms and all standardized forms mandated by the ARS and the USDA. •Maintained records and proper procedures through the USDA and University for the removal, storage and replacements process.

2003-2010: as a Petty Officer 3rd Class Health Services Technician my role included the following expertise & skill: Medical Exams & Physicals, One-on-one sick call patient consultations, Performed diagnostic medical testing, Prescribed medication, Administered immunizations, phlebotomy and performed minor surgical procedures. Assisted in the preparation and completion of a Joint Commission Accreditation Health Care Organization (JCAHO) inspection by completing over 300 medical record quality assurance checks on all reserve records. 2010-2013: as a Petty Officer 3rd Class Yeoman my role included the following expertise & skill: Provided Personnel Servicing support to USCG Base Boston including but not limited to maintaining and preparing member travel and separation orders, entitlements and incentive programs, and successfully conducted bi-annual road shows with YN staff to visit surrounding outlying units to secure member record up keep, secure benefits including life insurance, coverage of dependents, as well as preparing orders.

•Planned and implemented field marketing/trade promotional events throughout New England. •Coordinated event logistics with inside and outside sales and customer service representatives. •Developed Event Marketing strategy and budget for 2010 with national sales team. •Responsible for general maintenance, inventory and driving of promotional vehicle. •Recruited new team members and maintained all team member schedules for each event. •Responsible for company marketing news letter and social media outlets. •Reconciliation of Marketing materials and couponing for Event Marketing

Management of a student run One-Stop for ID cards, Meal Plans, Parking Permits, and financial transactions. •Reporting daily and monthly analysis of UMass Pass sales. •Managing daily register reconciliation of register and depositing of funds to comply with university business practices. •Collaborate with Campus Services staff and Parking Clerk for the sale, assignment and reporting of decal sales for University students, faculty, staff and administration. •Cash handling, Safe Reconciliation, Credit Card transactions, PCI compliance. •Managing and reporting the Off Campus Advantage program that brought business to the surrounding businesses. •Supervision, training, time entry and maintaining scheduling of ten student employees. •Worked collaboratively with related offices on campus to building awareness of all programs and events related to student ID’s and financial