About

Highly motivated, diligent, and innovative youth development professional with solid counseling, advising, and program administration acumen. Committed team player and resourceful leader with proven ability to motivate youth and generate results through hands-on, direct care and a sound knowledge base. Proactive community services advocate, continually seeking out new resources to aid students. An able communicator who works well with peers and management at all levels. Operates well independently and collaboratively in team environments. Learns quickly and thoroughly enjoys a challenge and is committed to obtaining necessary resources under stringent budgetary guidelines. Strong creativity with the ability to work well with all aspects of program/event planning, development, and management. Excels in providing individual and group counseling, writing and reviewing case notes, and client follow-up. Strong relationship building competencies with students of all ages, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Strong verbal and written skills in synthesizing and communicating information to superiors. Excellent presentation skills with solid understanding of key aspects that drive student behavior in retaining and applying information.

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
    8
  • People Soft
    7
  • Naviance
    10
  • google Docs
    8
  • People skills
    9
  • Excellent communications and people‑interaction
    10
  • Connecting with people on a personal level
    9
  • College Counseling (USA
    10
  • Guidance and counseling skills
    10
  • Google Sheets
    9
  • English
    10

Experience

Corenthia Hurley

Work experience
  • Promoted a college-going culture, plan college awareness activities and tours, and actively contribute to the cross-campus College Success Team.
  • Developed a long-term vision around the importance of a college education and the necessary choices and actions students must take to position themselves for admittance to college.
  • Contributed to, or in some instances, teach the grade level seminar classes focused on acquiring skills, behaviors, attitudes, and contextual information related to college success.
  • Created a resource-rich environment for scholars and teachers regarding college readiness and educational, career, and life planning to identify and support struggling scholars to improve their performance.
  • Recorded, interpreted, and utilized student data accurately and effectively.
  • Contacted and involved parents in the college admissions process early in the high school careers of Chavez scholars and, assist in new student recruitment, and plan orientation activities related to college admission.
  • Collaborated with parents/guardians to assist scholars with educational, career, and life planning.
  • Met with scholars, individually and in groups, to talk about academic progress and to develop academic, career, and personal/social skills, goals, and plans.
  • Ensured that all high school scholars are following Chavez's graduation requirements regarding high school credits, including completing the scheduling process, overseeing credit recovery, and working with Student Systems Manager to maintain records on all scholars.
  • Maintained and updated the handbooks, handouts, and forms important to the College Counseling program.
  • Responsible for summer data validation on accountability metrics related to college success
  • Taught a seminar course
  • Created a calendar and schedule college workshops and information sessions for families, including FAFSA workshops, college visits, etc.
  • Outreach to local and national colleges.
  • Maintained and disseminated information about standardized tests such as SAT, ACT, TOEFL, etc.
  • Supported administration of state standardized testing.
  • Maintained awareness of issues and trends in college admission, higher education, testing, and access for undocumented students, etc.
  • Actively participated in grade-level team meetings for grade levels served.
  • Partnered with grade-level teachers to deliver academic services and “college knowledge” content.
  • Participated on and/or lead Student Support Teams and Student Intervention Teams

Corenthia Hurley

Work experience
  • Actively recruited grades 11th & 12th to apply for the DC-CAP scholarship opportunities such as the DCCAP University Partnership Scholarship & DC-CAP “General” Scholarship.
  • Motivated and assisted 11th & 12th grade registered students to attend and graduate from college.
  • Assisted scholarship applicants with applying for admission to our 14 partner institutions.
  • Assisted 12th grade students with completing financial aid application requirements such as DC-TAG, FAFSA, and the CSS Profile.
  • Determined scholarship applicants’ need for DC-CAP scholarship opportunities.
  • Engaged students/parents/guardians throughout the registration/scholarship application/ and financial aid process through text messaging, scholarship application portal, and other forms of outreach.
  • Encouraged and assisted DC-CAP scholarship applicants, when possible, with registering for the SAT/ACT to be considered for merit-based scholarship opportunities.
  • Conducted virtual individual and group counseling sessions, seminars, workshops, classroom presentations, and other activities and events to support scholarship recruitment and the completion of program requirements.
  • Worked collaboratively with high school counselors and faculty to promote DC-CAP scholarship opportunities and the message that college can be attainable to all DC-CAP scholarship applicants.
  • Informed and collaborated with relevant DC Public and Public Charter School high school staff on DC-CAP activities and events.
  • Provided status updates/reports to the High School Program Manager, Vice President of High Schools, and other relevant school staff on a regular basis.
  • Responsible for administrative duties, tracking data analysis, data entry, and other job-related functions.

Corenthia Hurley

Work experience
  • Provide academic advising to the students in the College of Arts and Sciences by facilitating their understanding of policies and procedures within the College and the University.
  • Evaluate high school, college, CAPE, CLEP, IB, and WES transcripts for credit. Manually audit academic records of prospective August, December and May graduates. Conduct senior interviews and record current and future requirements for degree completion.
  • Conduct advising workshops for new and transfer students, faculty and administrative assistants. Design and implement intervention strategies to help reduce attrition. Complete individual graduation schemes for students who have decided on a major and a minor.
  • Handle all inquiries from current and prospective students and parents. Respond routinely to administrative requests from faculty, staff, and administrators. Prepare case documents for the Committee on Academic Status and review letters from students appealing their academic suspension. Complete compliance certifications for student-athletes in the College.
  • Assist the Director with recording leave into the PeopleSoft system.

Corenthia Hurley

Work experience
  • Provided a comprehensive HS-to-college/career program meeting the needs of students in grades 9 through 12, promoting and enhancing academic, personal, and social components while developing college and career interests of all students, integrating the college/career curriculum into the educational curricula.
  • Conducted structured, goal-oriented college and career counseling sessions in response to identified needs of individuals and groups of students. Consulted with and served as a resource for teachers, staff, and parents regarding the developmental needs of students. Collaborated with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational, career, and life planning. Met with students individually or in groups to discuss credits, courses and entrance exams required by colleges and technical schools. Assisted students with enrollment at participating postsecondary institutions.
  • Directed students to provide them with sources of vocational/technical, career, college, military information and work. Maintained a library of catalogs, pamphlets and directories from colleges, technical schools and military academies, including application forms, scholarship information, financial aid information, military services information and occupational briefs.
  • Provided newsletters and other information to parents/guardians and students that relate to testing dates, college visitation dates, deadlines for filing applications, presentations that are held for career speakers and dates of military recruiter visits. Assisted outside agencies visiting the school in speaking to groups of interested students, including military, college and technical school representatives, and representatives of careers available without post-secondary training.
  • Directed students to appropriate Internet sites that will allow students to conduct their own interest inventories and secure information about an array of vocational, career and post high school experiences.
  • Coordinated on- and off-site visits to College Fairs. Coordinated individual visits from college representatives.
  • Initiated contacts with professionals in the community and arranges for students to job shadow.
  • Maintained information on institutions that offer scholarships. Made scholarship applications available to students; and guided students through the total process. Wrote letters of recommendation for students who want to enter post-secondary institutions or are applying for jobs. Coordinated and led meetings with the parents/guardians of seniors to explain financial aid process.
  • Assisted students with course selections which are the most challenging and appropriate for graduation requirements and career plans.
  • Maintained records to document interactions, interventions, and decisions with students and parents/guardians.

Corenthia Hurley

Work experience
  • December, 2007 - August, 2010
  • Fulltime
  • Served as a Counselor implementing the Upward Bound curriculum to high school students from low-income families and/or high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. Upward Bound projects provide academic instruction, tutoring, mentoring, cultural enrichment, work-study programs, and counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students.
  • Marketed the program bi-annually throughout the District’s secondary schools in presenting the benefits of obtaining a postsecondary education through enrollment in the program. Conducts orientation activities for students new to the Upward Bound Program.
  • Assisted student with developing a school-to-career educational plan. Provided school-to-career counseling activities using external resources in providing career development workshops, college preparation and planning, etc. Researched and provides students with financial aid, scholarship, and internship information. Assisted students with crafting and responding to college applications and personal statements.
  • Conducted and facilitated workshops, field learning, college tours, and other activities for educational exposure for students and parents.
  • Consults with and serves as a resource for teachers, school administrators, and parents and guardians regarding the developmental needs of students.
  • Provides a list of resources and referral programs and community agencies to students and their parents as appropriate. Maintains a comprehensive list of District and community resources.
  • Participates in the implementation, evaluation and revision of Upward Bound Trinity University program components to ensure maximal effectiveness.
  • Plans and coordinates the program calendar to include recruitment of new students, developing a budget to support the program activities, managing student academic performance, etc.
  • Models appropriate behavior before students, parents, and colleagues.

Corenthia Hurley

Education
  • September, 2004 - August, 2008
  • Fulltime

Corenthia Hurley

Education
 

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