Abisola Akinkuowo

Programs & Operations Associate September 2017 — August 2018

About the role Established a pilot career program for students to network with working professionals, wrote and reported on grants that awarded over $100,000 to the organization, served as internship coordinator, Managed project-specific teams including volunteers, interns, participants, and other stakeholders to sustain organizational goals

Program Specialist August 2018 — December 2019

About the role First specialist to digitize the entire program process for the entire staff and students, networked with Big 5 companies to establish the first professional mentorship program, established the first advisory board to oversee the program and engage prospective stakeholders, planned and executed all program events from opening ceremony to student showcase, lead campusand external partner liasion, student coach and mentor advising students through their college journey, engaged in state legislation hearings related to education policies, led a study on program students to idenify weaknesses and create program interventions, sustained a 90% retention rate throughout the program which is a record

Higher Education Program Manager March 2020 — February 2022

About the role Led 3 Higher Education Programs, Scaled one program offering into three program offerings creating returning customers thus increasing revenue, University campus liaison that established regular touchpoints with campus partners thus increasing partner satisfaction and increased contract renewals, organization ambassador at all external events to increase visibility, supervised and trained staff from onboarding process, increased grant funding by 500% after successful pilot stem education program.