Jennifer DeLuna

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Education ______________________________________________________________________________
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY LISLE, IL
Ed.D in Higher Education and Organizational Change, Projected 2016
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA CHAMPAIGN URBANA, IL
Masters in Educational Policy Organization and Leadership, 2013

Member of HESA

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO Chicago, IL

Masters in Arts, Entertainment Media Management, 2007
(Three-year advanced degree)

Spring 2007 AEMMP Record Employee-Head of Street Team, Marketing

Department Representative
Duties include, but not limited to: Press Kits, Marketing campaigns, coordinate and execute events.
Summer 2006 booking Intern for Woodstock Viva Fest
Attended the Jan. 2006 MIDEM conference in Cannes, France
Spring 2006 Intern at Invisible Records

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts, 2004

Major: Communication, Minor: Spanish, Womens Studies, and Literature in Translation

Spring 2004 Internship at Radio Disney AM 1300 Chicago, IL

Summer 2004 semester attended Alcala de Henares University in Spain
Summer 2003 Internship Star 105.5 FM Radio McHenry County, IL
Junior year in college attended Rome Center in Italy.

MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE Crystal Lake, IL

Associates Degree in Fine Arts, 2001

Music Concentrations

Skills Summary __________________________________________________________________________

Project Management
Report Preparation
Written Correspondence
General Office Skills

Computer Savvy
Customer Service
Scheduling
Marketing & Sales

Budget Maintenance
Accounting/Bookkeeping
Professional Presentations

Professional Experience ___________________________________________________________________

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO - PUEBLO, CO

Chicano Studies 101 Professor

December 2014to Present

Design and create curriculum on issues of diversity and Chicano Studies

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Serve as primary instructor for the course[s]

Grade coursework
Create integrative and experiential learning opportunities for students

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO - PUEBLO, CO

Director, Diversity and Inclusion

January 2014to Present

Acting Dean of Students in absence of Dean of Students

Conduct Officer in absence of Director of Student Conduct

Deputy Title IX Coordinator

HLC Committee Member

Provide oversight and supervision of the Diversity & Inclusion Center, including programs and
services that promote diversity and inclusion for students.

Supervision and evaluation of employees assigned to the Center

Oversight of Center's budget

Development and implementation of programs and services offered by the Center Work with
student organizations that support diversity and inclusion, and provide individual and group
support to students as needed.

Work internally with appropriate student committees to develop institutional vision and strategy
for the University's diversity goals and initiatives

Advance the effort to recruit and retain a diverse student population

Proactively offering services and developing initiatives that prioritize student engagement, foster
student learning, and promote student life and enhance the University's diversity initiatives.

Provide outreach to community groups and efforts that prioritize diversity and inclusion through
collaboration, programming, and education.

Work with CSU-Pueblo academic departments and other higher education institutions and
nonprofit organizations who dedicated to diversity initiatives.

Maintain current statistical information about emerging trends and issues to identify opportunities
for growth and change.

Serve as the University's diversity leader

Provide guidance to the University Board on Diversity and Equality and will serve as a non-voting
ex-officio member.

Create and provide guidance for students to create e-portfolios

CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO, RICHARD J. DALEY CAMPUS- CHICAGO, IL

Director, Transfer Resources Center

January 2013 to January 2014

Member of the student services leadership team that develops the mission and vision for the department
Manage a budget
Supervise office support associates
Supervise student interns

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Coordinate and implement marketing strategic plan for the department

Assist veteran students in completing necessary VA paperwork
Coordinate and Execute events- Help Manage and create logistics for organizational events, community
outreach, Professional Development and other events on campus
Coordinate and execute on and off campus visits of other higher education institutions.
Ensure proper use of articulation agreements
Advise students on their transfer plans and ensure all transfer requirements for other institutions
Create relationships with other higher education institutions, high schools, and community organizations

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN- URBANA, IL

Program Manager, Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations (OIIR)

October 2011 to January 2013

Member of the leadership team that develops the mission and vision for the department
Manage a budget of $1.9 million
Supervise 6 full-time office support t associates
Supervise student interns
Coordinate and implement marketing strategic plan for the department
Coordinate and Execute events- Help Manage and create logistics for organizational events, community
outreach, Professional Development and other events on campus
Coordinate and execute NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program.
Search Committee Chair for Fraternity and Sorority Affairs
Latina Latino Studies Department Programming Board Participant

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN- URBANA IL

Interim Marketing Coordinator, Division of Student Affairs

July 2011 to March 2012

Coordinate and execute marketing strategic plan and initiatives for the division of student affairs
Create print and web based marketing materials
Update and maintain University of Illinois Student Affairs website
Create and distribute Student Affairs Electronic newsletter
Create the annual report

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN- URBANA IL

Assistant Director, La Casa Cultural Latina (OIIR)

November 2007 to October 2011

Directly responsible for the coordination and implementation for large campus and community wide events
such as: Fiesta, Latina/o Youth Conference, and Major speakers initiative
Supervise eight student programmers and interns
Coordinate and execute community outreach programs.
Coordinate program partnerships between the center and academic units including but not limited to the
Latina Latino Studies Department, Gender and Womens Studies and American Indian Studies.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN- URBANA IL

EOL 199 and ESPY 203 Instructor- Exploratory course on the impact and influence of social identity
on self, and in community.

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January 2012 to January 2013

Design and create curriculum on issues of diversity
Serve as primary instructor for the course[s]
Grade coursework

SEMESTER AT SEA - CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

Resident Director, Short-Term Voyage 2012

May 2012
Serve as the primary staff to 90 students participating in a unique living learning shipboard
environment.
Responsible for community development activities as well as advising, counseling, and crises
intervention.

SEMESTER AT SEA - CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

Living Learning Coordinator-Leadership Specialist, Summer Voyage 2009
June 2009 to August 2009

Serve as the primary staff to 90 students participating in a unique living learning shipboard
environment.

Responsible for community development activities as well as advising, counseling, and crises
intervention.

Create and implement a comprehensive leadership program that includes: a) opportunities to develop
the competencies required for effective leadership; b) training, education, and developmental activities;
and c) multiple delivery methods

Provide students with opportunities to develop and enhance a personal philosophy of leadership that
includes understanding of self, others, and community, and acceptance of responsibilities inherent in
community membership

Coordinate and execute the Shipboard Drive and Shipboard Drive Auction-which raised over $35,000 for the
voyage.
Relevant Experience ______________________________________________________________________
LYNN-MART GROCERY CORP. CARPENTERSVILLE, IL

HR Coordinator
November 2008 to Present

Hire and Train new employees

Manage Payroll
Create marketing materials to attract new patrons as well as new employees
Office Applications: Access, Word, Power Point, Outlook, Dream weaver, Adobe etc.

RADIO DISNEY CHCIAGO, IL

Part Time Promotions Associate

August 2004 to August 2010

Bilingual Talent at promotional events-Spanish translation orally at events

Office work as required-Mail promotional material, databases, written translations.
Party Patrol Coordinate and Execute events-help manage the Concert and promotional events at various
venues, coordinate and execute the logistics of said events.

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Institutional Service _______________________________________________________________________
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Ex-Officio for the University Board of Diversity and Equity

2014 to Present

Serve as a ex-officio member of the steering committee to improve diversity and equity on
campus. Help to coordinate marketing efforts, program implementation, and update campus on
issues of diversity and equity.
City Colleges of Chicago
Alumni Steering Committee

2013 to 2014

Serve as a member of the steering committee to improve alumni relations. Help to coordinate
marketing efforts, program implementation, and update database with Daley alumni information.
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
RISE (Readying Illinois Students for Excellence)

2010 to 2013

Serve as chair for a cohort based model program for first generation low -income college students.
Design year-long curriculum, activities, and assessment that tracks the success rate of these
students.
SORF Illini Union

2008 To 2013

Serve on the board which allocates funding for student organizations. The total yearly budget is $1 million.
iUnite

2008 To 2013

Serve as subcommittee chair for the annual diversity week. The week consists of major international and national
scholars and performers as well a major festival with a total number of 8000 attendees.
Selected Presentations _____________________________________________________________________
NASPA 2015 National Conference
Navigating Your Career by Taking Courageous Steps
Presenters will discuss creating change on new campuses or career changes as women of color. This
presentation will provide insight on how their ethnic backgrounds are enhancing and encouraging
change on PWI and HSI campuses. The presenters will also share barriers they are facing in their new
roles on their respective campuses and how they are trying to overcome them. Identity theory will be
highlighted in reference to their decision making process and career planning.
NASPA 2013 National Conference
Moving Forward: Winning Strategies for Job Search Success: Are you new or seasoned student
affairs professional in the market for a new position? Are you ready to move to the next level in your
career? Join five, diverse student and academic affairs professionals with various titles, backgrounds,
disciplines, and institutional experience to demystify the job process. These professionals spent the last
year researching, applying and interviewing for jobs in a competitive higher education
environment. Starting from the researching phase to the phone interview to the campus visit, get firsthand knowledge, tips and tricks into the innovative strategies that were successful for these individuals.
Sharing these insights will provide the participants with a valuable toolbox to use in their professional
job search, whether you are a graduate student to a new professional to a mid to senior level
professional. You will leave the session reinvigorated and knowledgeable while having the opportunity

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to hear perspectives from sides, employer and candidates, on the best way to navigate the job search
process.
NASPA 2012 National Conference
Kicking and Screaming: Re-imagining Campus Cross Cultural Affairs: What makes a crosscultural affairs unit successful? How can intercultural units organize to optimize their impact on their
institution? Using a case study and national data, this engaging workshop will explore the impact of a
central diversity unit on campus focusing on social justice and inclusion, and the lessons for
developing strategic efforts to influence change and integrate diversity into campus plans.
NASPA MULTICULTURAL INSTITUTE
Kicking and Screaming: Re-imagining Campus Cross Cultural Affairs: What makes a crosscultural affairs unit successful? How can intercultural units organize to optimize their impact on their
institution? Using a case study and national data, this engaging workshop will explore the impact of a
central diversity unit on campus focusing on social justice and inclusion, and the lessons for
developing strategic efforts to influence change and integrate diversity into campus plans.
NASPA Region IV-East 2011 Conference
Kicking and Screaming: Re-imagining Campus Cross Cultural Affairs: What makes a crosscultural affairs unit successful? How can intercultural units organize to optimize their impact on their
institution? Using a case study and national data, this engaging workshop will explore the impact of a
central diversity unit on campus focusing on social justice and inclusion, and the lessons for
developing strategic efforts to influence change and integrate diversity into campus plans.
Publications _____________________________________________________________________________
Transfer Workbook: Co-Authored a Transfer Workbook which begins the proper planning of a creating a plan to
transfer from a community college to a four year institution. This guide is designed to help you make the most of
your time at City Colleges of Chicago by planning ahead for your eventual transfer to a four year institution.
Published as a chapter in the 2014-2015 College Success Course text book.
Trainings _______________________________________________________________________________
Diversity 101: Faculty, Staff and Students are trained in diversity awareness, what social justice truly means, how to
created an inclusive campuse by building communities. This training also touches on how power and privlidge
affect identity and relationships on a college campus while also begins to light the concept of allyship.
Communities that Care: Creating a Safe Space on Campus & Becoming An Ally to Undocumented
Students: Faculty and Staff are invited to become Allys to our undocumented student population. This
training will help to explore the experience/perspective of undocumented students, gain knowledge to the laws
and national supports for this population of students, but most importantly increase on campus support and
inclusion for undocumented students on campus.
Inclusive Language 101: Faculty, Staff, and Students are invited to understand the power of language and to be
more aware in the language they use whenr interacting with others
Certifications ____________________________________________________________________________
Title IX Coordinator Training- National Association of College and University Attorneys-Sept. 2014
FEMA- Emergency Management Institute -June 2014
Grants __________________________________________________________________________________
National Athletic Trainers' Association Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC) Grant
Recepient

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Professional Affiliations ____________________________________________________________________

Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)

2009 to Present

NASPA Fellow Mentor

2010 National Conference Planning Committee
Nominated for the Regional IV-East Outstanding New Professional Award
NASPA 2010 Summer Leadership Institute, University of IL Local Arrangements Team
NUFP Co-Chair for University of Illinois Component
Latina/o Knowledge Community Representative to the NUFP board
New Professionals Institute participant at the region IV-East Regional conference
2011 Region IV-East SALT planning committee
2013 National Pre-Conference Planning Committee

National Association of Campus Activities (NACA)

2007 to 2011

Conference Participant
Showcase Selection Committee
2009 Regional Conference Planning Committee
Alpha Psi Lambda Fraternity Inc.

2003 to Present

External Vice-President
Community Service Coordinator
Alumni Chair & Webmaster
National Officer-Chapter Director

Latin American Student Organization

2001 to 2004

Active Member
Community service volunteer
League of United Latin American Citizens

1996 to Present
President of local young adults group.
In 1997 chosen to represent council at the National Youth Leadership conference in Washington D.C.
Honors and Awards _______________________________________________________________________

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA CHAMPAIGN

2012 CATHY ACEVEDO COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS AWARD RECEIPEINT

2011 OUTSTANDING NEW STAFF AWARD RECEIPIENT

2010 OUTSTANDING SPIRIT AWARD RECEIPIENT

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