DANA P.

THOMPSON
555 Sunset
Someplace, IL 55555
(222) 555-1234
danathompson@email.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To provide personal and academic support to students in a leadership position at a post-secondary
institution.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
Over twenty-five years experience in elementary, middle school and post-secondary institutions with
counseling, advising and a variety of administrative responsibilities
Personal style combining professionalism and humor utilized to develop effective student relationships
quickly and foster productive working relationships with colleagues.
Creativity and high energy demonstrated through innovative approaches to classroom teaching, new
and updated programming related to multiculturalism and LGBT issues, and significant contributions to
committees and events.
Excellent counseling and advising skills including ability to establish rapport with students, effective use
of technology resources, and accurate, efficient sharing of information necessary for students academic
progress.
EDUCATION:
1996 M.S. Counseling,
emphasis in Pupil Personnel Services
California State University, Fullerton
1990

B.A. Behavioral and Social Sciences,

emphasis Hearing and Speech Sciences
University of Maryland, College Park

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Sept. 2003
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Present
Counseling Faculty, Professor
Provides individual and group academic, career, personal counseling to students
of diverse, multigenerational backgrounds with an emphasis on academic
planning.
Assists students in developing a realistic plan to attain educational, personal and
career goals.
Counsels and advises students on academic probation, individually and in
groups, in career development, academic difficulties, time management, study
skills and provides academic referrals when necessary.
Assists students with the transfer process by being knowledgeable of the senior
college curricula and specific requirements for individual college majors.
Acts as liaison to COD career and academic programs (Physical
Education/Athletics, Fire Science, Automotive Technology, Fashion Design, and
Electronics Technology).
Member of numerous faculty driven committees.
Sept. 2001
August 2003

William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois

Student Development Counselor, Adjunct Faculty

 Provided individual and group academic, career, personal counseling to students

of diverse, multigenerational backgrounds with an emphasis on academic
planning.
Assisted students in developing a realistic plan to attain educational, personal
and career goals.
Counseled and advises students on academic probation, individually and in
groups, in career development, academic difficulties, time management, study
skills and provides academic referrals when necessary.
Researched and identifying success strategies for students within the SOAP
(Standard of Academic Performance) system to present at the National Academic
Advising Association Conference in fall 2003.
Proficient in web-based transfer articulation ad automated degree audit systems.
Assisted students with the transfer process by being knowledgeable of the senior
college curricula and specific requirements for individual college majors.
Liaised to Harper career and academic programs (History, Political Science,
Paralegal Studies, Economics, Geography, Executive Assistant, Law Office
Assistant and Cardiac Technology).
Assisted students with academic planning and with the initial registration
process.
Interpreted college placement and assessment scores for appropriate course
placement.
Attended senior college articulation meetings and conferences, as designated.
April 1997Sept. 2001

Universal Technical Institute, Glendale Heights, Illinois

School Counselor, April 1997-June 1998 and Sept. 2000-Sept. 2001
Provided personal counseling to students in areas of career development,
academic difficulties, and personal relationships.
Coordinated academic counseling/advising services to students including
probationary and maximum time frame students.
Organized services and accommodations for current and future students with
disabilities (including learning disabilities).
Trained and supervised peer tutors and evaluated the program success.
Coordinated and implemented study, test-taking and time management skills that
assist students.
Hired, trained and supervised Master-level counselor intern.
Coordinated the disciplinary action and follow-up referral and/or counseling with
students who violated the drug abuse policy. Coordinated random drug testing.
Complied resource and referral information for students and staff.
Communicated counseling services and school policies to students, instructors,
staff and parents.
Developed and implemented a Survival Skills Orientation for new students.
Supervised Student Services staff as needed.
Universal Technical Institute, Rancho Cucamonga, California
Director of Student Services, June 1998 September 2000
Hired, trained and supervised Students Services Department staff, which
included Accounting, Counseling, Employment Services, Information Technology,
Scheduling and Records.
Maintained Student Services Department budget.
Coordinated the admissions of future students with Financial Aid.
Oversaw the accuracy of student records.
Organized services and accommodations for current and future students with
disabilities (including learning disabilities).

 Coordinated the disciplinary action and appeal process with students who
violated school policies, including the drug abuse policy.
Planned, developed and organized various student activities and services
provided by the Student Services Department.
Presented the curricula for a career development seminar to graduating students.
Compiled resource and referral information for students.
Editor of the Student Success Guide.
Provided personal counseling to students in career development, academic
difficulties, and personal relationships.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Fall 2003 Present
Career Development (EDUC 1105)
College of DuPage
Winter 2004-Present

College Success Skills (EDUC 1115)

College of DuPage
Fall terms only

Spring 2006 2011

Basic Advising Skills

Teaching and Learning Center
College of DuPage

Spring 2003

Career Development (CDV110)

William Rainey Harper College

Fall 2002

Career Development (CDV110)

William Rainey Harper College

PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE:
Fall 2003 Present
Pride Alliance
College of DuPage
Advisor
Fall 2005 2012

College of DuPage Group Meditation

College of DuPage
Advisor

Fall 2011 2012

H.A.V.E.N. (Human Aesthetics for Valued Equality and Nondiscrimination)

College of DuPage
Co-Advisor

Spring 2003

Harper Fusion
William Rainey Harper College
Co-Advisor

Fall 2002 - 2003

Indian-Pakistani Student Association

William Rainey Harper College
Co-Advisor

Fall 2002

Multicultural Student Retreat

William Rainey Harper College
Presenter

Fall 2001 2002

R.E.A.C.H. for Success Program

(Retention Efforts for Academic Completion at Harper)

William Rainey Harper College, Palatine IL

Fall 1996 1997

PRESENTATIONS:
Spring 2015

C.H.A.M.P. Program (College Headed and Mighty Proud)

California State University, Fullerton
Project Manager

LGBT 101 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals in the U.S.
International Exchange Student Program
College of DuPage

Fall 2014

Im More Than Just a Label: Understanding Transgenderism

Counseling Workshop
College of DuPage

Fall 2012 present

Freshman Parent Orientation

College of DuPage

Spring 2010

Prejudice: Can It Be Unintentional?

Counseling Workshop & Peer Tutor Presentation

Fall 2009

Transfer Degree Requirements

Student Success Workshops
College of DuPage
Listen to Your Heart to Find Your Direction co-presenter
Food for Thought Program
College of DuPage

Spring 2008

Safe Zone Training co-presenter

COD LGBT Advocacy Team Presentation
Managing Anxiety co-presenter
Food for Thought Program
College of DuPage

Spring 2007

Who Am I? Where Do I Fit In? Co-presenter

Food for Thought Program
College of DuPage
Spring Finals Celebration Caf
Food for Thought Program
College of DuPage

Fall 2006

Fall Finals Calming Caf

Food for Thought Program
College of DuPage

Winter 2005

Being in Loving Relationships- co-presenter

Food for Thought Program
College of DuPage

Fall 2004 - present

Ready, Set, Transfer

Student Success/Counseling Workshop
College of DuPage

Ethic, Values and Leadership (repeated fall 2005)

North Central College
Spring 2004

Taking Home with YouIs Transferring Right for You

Student Success Workshop
College of DuPage
Prelude to a Major a-Fair College Major Fair
Food For Thought
College of DuPage

Spring 2003

Safe Space Training

LGBT Advocacy Team
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois

Fall 2003

Examining the Effectiveness of Student Success Strategies when Using Group

Processes to Intervene with Students on Probation
National Academic Advising Association
2003 National Convention

Fall 2002

Safe Space Training

LGBT Advocacy Team
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine Illinois

Summer 2000

Placement Trends, Getting Students Job Ready and Generating Job Leads
The California Association for Private Post-Secondary Schools,
2000 Placement Management Workshop

COMMITTEES:
Spring 2014 Present Learning Communities Committee General committee
Subcommittee: Student Success Academy Summer Bridge Program
Spring 2014 Present Center for Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
College of DuPage
Spring 2013 Present QIP 15 Developmental Education General Committee
Subcommittee: Developmental English (Reading and Writing)
College of DuPage
Fall 2013 Present

Division Curriculum Committee

College of DuPage

Fall 2009 Present

Financial Aid Student Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Committee

Fall 2006 Present

Counselor Curriculum Committee - co-chair

Education 1115 Curriculum Committee chair
College of DuPage

Fall 2003 - Present

S.O.A.P. (Standards of Academic Performance)

College of DuPage

Fall 2003 - Present

Co-Chair, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Advocacy Team

College of DuPage

Spring 2009 - 2014

Institutional Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC)

Spring 2008 2010

Faculty Court of Appeals

College of DuPage

Fall 2007 2009

Food for Thought Committee - chair

College of DuPage

Spring 2007 2009

Datatel Admissions Sub-team Committee

Fall 2005 2013

College Curriculum Committee

College of DuPage

Winter 20052007

Academic Integrity Committee

College of DuPage
Group Testing Committee
College of DuPage

Winter 2004 - 2009

Major Fair Committee chair

College of DuPage

Fall 2003 - 2008

Response to Campus Crisis

College of DuPage

Fall 2003 - 2009

Counselor Manual Committee

College of DuPage

Fall 2002 2003

Creating a Student Friendly Campus Student Affairs Theme Team

William Rainey Harper College

Fall 2002 2003

Chair, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Advocacy Team

William Rainey Harper College

Fall 2001- 2003

First Year Experience Orientation Committee

William Rainey Harper College

Fall 2001- 2002

Mentoring Students of Color Student Affairs Theme Team

William Rainey Harper College

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Spring 2015
The Power of Positive: Utilizing Positive Psychology to Improve Counselor and
Student Well-Being
Dr. Tamara Knapp-Grosz, President, American College Counseling Association
Illinois College Counseling Association
Fall 2014

Out of the Closet and into the Classroom or Workplace

Dr. Ronni Sanlo, Director Emeritus, UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
Center
Elgin Community College

Winter 2005

Intermediate Spanish II
College of DuPage
Personality Types, Teaching Styles, and Learning Styles
College of DuPage

Fall 2004

Intermediate Spanish I
College of DuPage

Summer 2004

Elementary Spanish III

College of DuPage

Spring 2004

Elementary Spanish II
College of DuPage
The Adolescent Brain
Aurora University
Education-to-Career
Information Literacy Research Skills for Faculty
College of DuPage
Teaching and Learning Center

Winter 2004

Elementary Spanish I
College of DuPage
Basic Advising Skills
College of DuPage
Teaching and Learning Center

Fall 2003

Teaching Thinking Skills

Aurora University
Education-to-Career

Spring 2003

All Gods Children (Video)

Sponsored by: Harper Pride Student Association and Black Student Union
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
Santera, Venezuela, 1996 (Video)
Sponsored by: Latinos Unidos and the Black Student Union
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois

Spring 2002

On the Down Low, About Fact Youth Theatre

Sponsored by: LGBT Advocacy Team
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL
Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity (Video)
Sponsored by: The Sexual Assault Prevention Team
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois

Fall 2001

Women and Islam Covered: the Hijab in Cairo and Egypt

Sponsored by: Muslim Student Association and International Studies
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
Culturally Appropriate Communication and Counseling Strategies for Educators
Dr. Judith Lyles, Northeastern Illinois University
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
Safe Space Training
LGBT Advocacy Team
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois

Summer 2000

Delivering the Dream: The Dynamics of Effective Retention Programs

Jeffrey Schillinger
The California Association for Private Post-Secondary Schools,
2000 Placement Management Workshop

COMPUTER/DATABASE KNOWLEDGE:
Proficient in Ellucian (Datatel), SARS, Microsoft Office 2013 PowerPoint,
Window, Excel, Outlook, Publisher
Knowledge in SASI Student Records System, SIMS (Student Information
Management System), SIS+ (Student Information System), REGENT, SARS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Counseling Association
American College Counseling Association
Association of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Counseling
Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Counselors for Social Justice
National Academic Advising Association
Nation Career Development Association
VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCE:

REFERENCES

Member, The Links, Incorporate (since 2003)

Chapter Vice President of Membership, 2011-2015
Recording Secretary 2009-2011
Available upon request.