Andrea M.

De Leon
Current Address
6317 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660

(419) 341-9759
andreamdeleon91@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/andreamdeleon

Permanent Address
4711 W. Oak Harbor S.E. Rd.
Port Clinton, OH 43452

EDUCATION
Loyola University Chicago
Master of Education, Higher Education

The Ohio State University

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Chicago, Illinois
Anticipated May 2015

Columbus, Ohio
May 2013

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Department of Residence Life

July 2013 - Present
Assistant Resident Director
o Oversee two co-ed residence hall communities providing support to over 500 undergraduate students, including
first-year, honors, and upper-class students
o Co-supervise 14 Resident Assistants and two Desk Managers providing on-going training and evaluation
o Direct operations of two residence hall front desks and supervise 30 student desk receptionists
o Serve as a judicial hearing officer working with students having violated policies ranging from drug and alcohol
to guest and quiet hours and assigning appropriate educational and punitive sanctions
o Advise a Residence Hall Council of 14 students in planning and implementing educational and social programs
o Respond to student emergencies through participation in a 24-hour on-call rotation serving 4,400 students
o Communicate with Campus Ministry and Wellness Center professionals addressing mental health, medical, and
interpersonal student concerns on a weekly basis through a Wellness Team model
o Co-manage a residence hall budget of $8,000 including tracking of supplies and programming expenses
o Assist the Housing Operations Committee with the planning and implementation of committee efforts including
hall opening and closing, fire drills, and healthy and safety inspections
o Foster an appreciation for and value of social justice education through weekly conversations with students

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Office of Student Life, Medill School of Journalism

May 2014 July 2014
Graduate Intern
o Created a 10-page welcome packet including academic and student life information for graduate students
o Aided in the planning and implementation of two graduation ceremonies and receptions for 300+ graduates
o Collaborated with supervisor to plan and implement a one-day orientation program for 75 incoming students
o Assessed students satisfaction with orientation through the creation, distribution and analysis of a paper survey
o Produced a 30-minute slideshow presentation providing a general overview of the Office of Student Life
o Organized a logistical plan and timeline for a two-day graduate student orientation program

NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Washington D.C.

NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP)

May 2013 August 2013
NUFP Summer Intern
o Managed all email communication throughout the application process for NASPA Undergraduate Fellows
o Collected application information for over 400 Undergraduate Fellows and their professional mentors
o Presented a NUFP informational session at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
o Developed marketing and recruitment materials to promote the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program
o Contributed to social media efforts through co-management of the NASPA Interns Twitter account
o Facilitated a live Twitter Chat focused on college student leadership development and its relation to the field

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & PRESENTATIONS

NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
o NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program
o NUFP Dungy Leadership Institute
o NASPA Annual Conference: Bold Without Boundaries
Loyola University Chicago
o Division of Student Development People of Color Affinity Space

Washington D.C.
May 2012 August 2013
June 2013
March 2013
Chicago, Illinois
January 2015 Present

Program Presenter
American College Personnel Association
Washington D.C.
o Annual Convention: Reinvent You. Us. Indy.
March 2014
o Daring Greatly: Engaging Graduating Student Leaders in Journeys of Self-Discovery
NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Washington D.C.
o The National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL)
May 2013
o NUFP: The NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
o Department of Residence Life Student Staff Training
August 2013, January 2015
o Everyday Leadership in Residence Life
o Embrace the Ambiguity: Dismantling the Gender Binary

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Team Member, Dr. John P. Dugan

Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago

September 2013 Present
o Serve on research team contributing to the creation of two books designed to teach leadership theory using
critical perspectives and to be published by Jossey-Bass [expected spring 2016]
o Responsible for analyzing and abstracting two decades of research articles on Clifton Strengths Finder, the
Leadership Practices Inventory, and Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
o Conduct content analysis of all articles for above theories using critical lens and crafted synthesis of strengths
and weaknesses
o Author chapter in the book's facilitator's guide that provides a curriculum/lesson plan to teach leadership selfefficacy through a critical lens

HONORS & AWARDS

National Residence Hall Honorary
GLACURH Residence Life Faculty/Staff of the Month

Chicago, Illinois
September 2013

TRAINING & SKILLS

Loyola University Chicago
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Im Here For You: Sexual Assault Advocate Training

Community Counseling Centers of Chicago

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Mental Health First Aid Training

Chicago, Illinois
August 2013, August 2014

Chicago, Illinois
October 2014

Technological Proficiencies
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Microsoft Office Suite; Google Product Suite; Oracle PeopleSoft; Symplicity Advocate System; OrgSync campus
community system; RMS Housing Assignment Module; EasyLobby Visitor Management Software; Statistical
Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)