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Higher education leader driving enrollment growth, strategic programming, and student success with expertise in graduate and adult populations, and technology literacy.
Expertise & Skills
Expertise & Skills
✓ Higher Education Administration
Admissions & recruitment strategy, enrollment management, student success mentoring, and program coordination.
✓ Program Development & Management
Budget oversight, cross-departmental collaboration, office logistics, and strategic planning for equity and access.
✓ Instruction & Curriculum Development
Lesson planning, syllabus design, adult education, workshop facilitation, and student success strategies.
✓ Community Outreach & Partner Relations
School district liaison, external stakeholder management, and targeted marketing campaigns.
✓ Research & Data Analysis
Applicant tracking, reporting for leadership, data collection, and database management.
✓ Grants & Workforce Development
Grant writing, Department of Labor funding compliance, and tech-sector training management.
Education | Credentials
Education | Credentials
Degrees
▫️ M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership (Expected June 2027)
DeSales University, Center Valley, PA
Honor Society: Chi Sigma Alpha
▫️ M.A. in Education and Social Policy (2016)
New York University (Steinhardt), New York, NY
Highlights: Co-facilitated Intergroup Dialogue Course on privilege, intersectionality, and allyship.
▫️ B.A. in Criminal Justice (Concentration in Forensic Psychology) (2010)
University of Puerto Rico, Carolina, PR
Practicum: Industrial School for Women of Vega Alta
Award
▫️ Leadership Award: Premio Chimenea de la Carmen (2018) – Awarded by Centro Cultural de Vega Alta & Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña.
Professional Highlights and Experiences
Professional Highlights and Experiences
Higher Education Leadership & Admissions
Student Experience Mentor | Moravian University (2025 – Present)
Guide inquiries and applicants through the graduate admissions pipeline; collaborate on targeted marketing and district outreach to boost enrollment.
Serve on the Together Towards Equity committee to systematically reduce barriers for continuing education students.
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions | Moravian University (2022 – 2023)
Increased admitted students by over 30% in one year by engineering a targeted outreach workflow (email, calls, text).
Managed Early College/Dual Enrollment programs and the Prior Learning Assessment process.
Workforce Development & Community Impact
Technology Training Manager | LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) (2017 – 2022)
Oversaw tuition-based and federal grant-funded (TechHire) workforce training programs in Web Development and Data Analytics for over 400 students.
Supervised instructional staff, managed program budgets, and designed data tracking systems for alumni and applicants.
Grant Writer (AmeriCorps VISTA) | Artesian Community School (2014 – 2015)
Co-wrote grant proposals for student tutoring programs and created a comprehensive funder database.
Education Specialist | Peace Corps (Dominican Republic) (2012 – 2014)
Secured funding for parent educational conferences and designed literacy interventions, library organization systems, and self-esteem workshops for at-risk youth.
Teaching & Instruction
Adjunct Faculty | Moravian University (2025) – Facilitated University Foundations courses for first-year students.
Adjunct Faculty | Lehigh Carbon Community College (2024) – Instructed first-year Latinx students on identity and college success strategies.
IT Instructor | Make the Road New York (2017) – Delivered bilingual (Spanish) technology training and digital literacy for staff.
Articles | Research
Articles | Research
LinkedIn Articles
▫️ Asynchronous Shouldn't Mean Anonymous: A Roadmap for Graduate Virtual Belonging: LINK
Research & Publications
▫️ Capstone Project (NYU): Causal Inference Study (NYC Schoolwide Data): How Does Access to Computers Influence Academic Achievement: A Focus on ELL Students.
▫️ Peace Corps Co-Author & Translator: Co-authored and translated sections of two primary education teacher training guides: “I Chose to Teach” and “I Can Read” (utilized by over 100 Dominican educators).
Media & Featured Articles
▫️ Featured Profile (Primera Hora, 2016): "Dejó todo por los más necesitados" – Profile highlighting international community development and service work.
Organizations
Organizations
American Council on Education - Women's Network Pensilvannia (PA ACE)
Board Member-at-Large - Operational Support
Contact
Contact
📥 Connect with Me
Inquiries: yaazieliortizfelicie@gmail.com
Professional Network: www.linkedin.com/in/yaazieli
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