Personal

Hi I’m JD, she/they, your Friendly Neighborhood Chaotic Good Mom Friend, Communications Rogue, teenager wrangler, wife to my wife, pet herder, and The Keeper of Household Minutiae. In my past lives I’ve been an active duty Marine, a stay-at-home mom, and a mental health case manager working with at-risk youth. I secretly want to enlist in Starfleet.

In my spare time you can find me in my kitchen, cooking from scratch; lifting weights; hanging out with my wife, kid, and pets; watching movies; playing on the Xbox; fixing up my 230 year old rural Maine farmhouse; hiking in the beautiful New England wilderness; at dance classes; or reading/listening to audiobooks.

Professional

Wife, mom, and United States Marine Corps & Iraq War veteran. Proud Syracuse University Alumni 🍊 #foreverorange

I currently hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Azuza Pacific University, and a Master of Science in Communications from Syracuse University.

Current position: Assistant Registrar, Degree Audit & Transfer Credit Specialist.

Duties are as follows:

Responsible for evaluating and articulating applicant transcripts, maintaining up to date records, accurately entering credit information within university database systems, evaluating transfer credit for course equivalencies, and producing personalized course equivalency/transfer credit maps for advisors and students.

Maintains current, expert-level knowledge of all transfer credit policies, student recruitment procedures, basic academic advising, admissions policies and procedures, records policies and procedures, degree audit functionality, and related database systems management.

Evaluates and processes undergraduate transfer credits for prospective and accepted students. Manages daily operations focused on ensuring accuracy of the transfer credit evaluation and articulation process including all related guidelines used to determine the acceptability and applicability of transfer courses within the degree audit system.

Serves as an information resource specialist and the primary point of contact for questions regarding transfer credits and policies, ensuring a timely response to prospective and current students as well as staff.

Previous experience as an Admissions Counselor, Human Services Provider, Office Administrator, and Behavioral Health Technician skilled in nonprofit office administration, crisis intervention, case management, life coaching, career counseling, data collection and analysis, research and analysis, community outreach and resources, special needs populations (LGBTQ+, low income, youth and teenagers, seriously mentally ill, and unhoused), clinical intake and psychological assessment, office administration and support, clinical documentation via electronic health records, and facilitation of evidence-based therapeutic support groups.

Please feel free to request my resume via my contact page.