Museum of Make Believe

MANAGEMENT

CEO/Executive Director

Amy Mitchell

CEO/Executive Director Experience

Organization : Emerson College Total Duration : 4 yrs 10 mos Title : Senior Associate Director Dates Employed : Sep 2015 – Present Employment Duration: 4 yrs 10 mos  Responsible for visiting and maintaining strong counselor and student relationships in California and Hawaii  Focus on finding high talent students in California and Hawaii  Responsible for reading applications iand making admission decisions in my territory  Managing and running the Visitor Center at our Los Angeles campus  Strong focus on relationship building with counselors at high end high schools Organization : Northeastern University Title : Regional Director of Admissions Dates Employed : Jul 2014 – Sep 2015 Employment Duration : 1 yr 3 mos  Responsible for visiting and maintaining strong counselor and student relationships in Southern California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho  Focus on finding high talent students in California  Responsible for reading applications in my territory (sixty per day)  Working on individual admissions committees for home schooled students, early high school graduates, and students apply to the College of Arts, Media and Design  Strong focus on relationship building with counselors at high end high schools Organization : Columbia College Chicago Total Duration : 13 yrs 2 mos Title : Senior Undergraduate Admissions Counselor Dates Employed : Jun 2001 – Jul 2014 Employment Duration : 13 yrs 2 mos  Manage extensive recruitment territory in California that includes high schools, community colleges, and non-profit organizations  Create and implement plans to increase Columbia’s visibility in each recruitment territory and to continue to develop new recruiting territories  Manage a high volume of communication with prospective students by phone, e-mail, and in-office interviews  Advise and counsel prospective students and parents in the college application process, career choices, financial aid options, and admission policies Title : Composition Professor Dates Employed : Jun 2001 – Jul 2005 Employment Duration : 4 yrs 2 mos Adjunct English Faculty Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL (June 2001-July 2005)  Taught Composition 1 and 2 in process, rather than product, based classes  Taught students the basic skills needed for them to be capable, confident writers Organization : Storystudio Title : Poetry Workshop Professor Dates Employed : Jul 2004 – Oct 2004 Employment Duration : 4 mos (short term position)  Taught day-long poetry workshops for both beginning and advanced poets  Worked with writers to help them create new material and to improve recent work Organization : College Summit Title : Writing Coach Dates Employed : Jun 2004 – Aug 2004 Employment Duration : 3 mos (short term position)  Led high school seniors through College Summit’s trademark writing curriculum  Helped students finish a personal statement for their college applications  Served as a mentor for the students throughout their 4-day College Summit workshop experience Education : College : Western Michigan University Degree Name : MFA Field Of Study : Creative Writing Dates attended or expected graduation : 1998 – 2001 Activities and Societies: Assistant Poetry Editor, Third Coast 2003 Poet Laureate Three Oaks, Michigan 1999 Honorable Mention Kalamazoo Community Literary Awards 1998 Selected Artist Kalamazoo Area Show 1997 Semi Finalist Third Coast’s First Book Contest Poetry Thesis : Girl in a New Red Slicker Kalamazoo College Degree Name : BA Field Of Study : Human Development and Social Relations Dates attended or expected graduation : 1992 – 1996 Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief  Acted as Editor-in-Chief for The Cauldron Staff Member/Reader Passages North  Led readings twice a month by professional and student writers  Assisted in selection of poetry for publication English Teacher Happy Grove High School Hector’s River, Jamaica (Winter 1995)  Taught high school level English to non-Native speakers  Developed, opened and initiated the first women’s counseling center in a Jamaican high school Creative Anthology Thesis: Owning Our Voices

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