Ryan Morrison# 630-956-1051; ryanmorrison1969@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ryan-morrison/15/836/211

Results-driven, service-oriented, success-building, and collaborative leader with 15+ years in post-secondary education, marketing, sales and recruiting. Recent highlights include greatly enhanced impactful alumni outreach and engagement; acquired an underperforming Career Services department and doubled its graduate employment rates (from 30% to 70%) in three

years in previous role; seeking to continue mission in assisting others to reach their goals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

American InterContinental University, Alumni Relations Manager; Schaumburg, IL (2014-present)

Lead, manage, support and expand the Alumni Association for ground and online campuses Market the Alumni Association to a growing population of over 75,000 alumni; initiatives

include targeted email campaigns; maintenance and updating information on the AIU alumni webpage; maintain and enhance social media outreach, with LinkedIn and Facebook emphasis

With a 2015 operating commencement budget of $125k, responsible for coordinating the annual Online Graduation Commencement Weekend at Navy Pier, Chicago, IL; provide support to the ground campus commencements

Implement, publish and distribute the tri-annual AIU INK alumni magazine Expand and enhance the Mentor program; monitor and award the Alumni Referral Scholarship;

select the annual AIU Distinguished Alumni Award winner; partner with Career Services on identifying and leveraging alumni in positions to hire AIU graduates; distribute, collect, analyze and report to various departments the annual alumni survey

Sanford-Brown College, Director of Career Services; Hillside, IL (2011-2014)

Led and directed departmental initiatives for supporting student and graduate career preparation and opportunities

Worked directly with students and graduates with respect to career enhancement: resume review, interview prep/conduct mock interviews, taught career-oriented workshops

Developed and cultivated strong employer relationships for the benefit of students and graduates, including promoting and conducting bi-annual campus Career Fairs and bringing employers to campus to speak to students on industry-specific topics

Partnered with campus staff and academic chairpersons and faculty in strategizing campus-wide goals, such as promoting student enrollment and retention of existing students; actively participated in bi-annual Program Advisory Committee meetings

Supervised and coached a team consisting of Career Services Advisors and an Employer Development Specialist

ITT Technical Institute, Career Services Specialist; Mount Prospect, IL (2009-2011)

Supported and assisted students in securing employment in their technical fields Created new and maintained previous business development to help local businesses meet their

technical needs Prepared students for career-oriented objectives (resume review, interview preparation, etc.) Strategized and executed internal career service initiatives (e.g. promoting our students to

employers via campus Career Fairs, Mock Interview sessions, Resume writing workshops, etc.)

MarketSense, Lead Management Account Manager; Burr Ridge, IL (2002-2009)

Maintained and promoted growth for a portfolio of business-to-business clients Generated annual revenue between $300,000 to $500,000 Monitored worldwide sales leads through the sales cycle culling from a number of sources

including web-based contact forms, trade shows, and print media advertising Supervised internal lead management staff

ACHIEVEMENTS

American Intercontinental University

Planned and executed largest attended Online commencement graduate attendance to date  Planned and executed largest attended annual Chicago Alumni Evening event to date Expanded our alumni mentorship program with participation rates for mentors up 20% (from about 10-

12%) in one year;also increased the number of new student "mentee" participation to 10% average per start (an increase from about 7%)

Oversaw our Distinguished Alumni Award expansion from one per year to four (three ground campuses, one for our Online segment) 

Expanded our Alumni magazine from two to three publications annually Expanded the number of alumni events held at each Chapter from 4 to 5 per year

Sanford-Brown College

Orchestrated a steady and sustained growth in graduate placement rates quarter-over-quarter, and year-over-year in the three years of my tenure (2011-2014)

Expanded the Career Services department from two to four employees Created quarterly alumni newsletter distributed electronically and in print (2012); created the “Passport

To Success” initiative for all new students (2012) Conducted bi-annual on-campus career fairs; hosted bi-annual Alumni Appreciation Dinners for

graduates; implemented the campus’ first Employer Appreciation Breakfast; coordinated bi-annual graduation ceremonies

One of two campus staff participants in the Harvard Leadership training program

SKILLS

Supervisory, mentoring, coaching, teaching, networking, customer service, budgeting Excellent communication (written and oral) and research skills; enjoys creating collaborative, successful

relationships with customers and co-workers PC/Technical: Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), CampusVue,

Talisma, SharePoint, Compliance Point, Optimal Resume, HTML, Internet

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix Online, Phoenix, AZMaster of Education (in process)

Western Illinois University, Macomb, ILBachelor of Arts