Senem Evrim Özer {Assistant Director, Alumni Relations for Regional and Volunteer Programs}

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Summary of Experience

Assistant Director, Alumni Relations, Volunteer & Regional Programs

07/2008-Present San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

  • Develop and manage programs and activities for alumni and parents in targeted regions both in the US and abroad. 
  • Manage programs and activities designed to maintain and cultivate a long-term quality relationship with donors and volunteers that leads to deepening commitment to SF State, including reunions. 
  • Ensure that programs and events are conducted according to the highest standards of professionalism and taste, and that each activity contributes to the university’s advancement goals.

College Relations Officer

06/2006-06/2008 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

  • Determine communications strategies for alumni to learn more about their alma mater and to foster their involvement and support.
  • Increase alumni connectivity to students by engaging them in programs designed to enhance students' undergraduate and graduate student experiences.
  • Research, develop and evaluate fundraising policies and alumni related programming

Assistant Director of Residential Administrative Services

08/2005-05/2006 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

  • Prepare, report, and monitor Housing Business Office budget.
    Supervise Outreach Coordinator who is responsible for marketing and Housing Business Office Coordinator who supervises front desk operations for the department.
    Assess and resolve housing administration and marketing problems with conflict resolution, additional staffing, planning and policy change.

Outreach Coordinator

02/2001-07/2005 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

  • Coordinate a comprehensive web-based off-campus housing and referral service providing rental listings and housing advising to the campus community and eligible visitors.
    Plan the organization and attendance to outreach and advising events such as advising days, Sneak Preview, summer orientations, Southern California receptions, Campus Tour Days, designed to recruit and attract new students to the University.
    Design Conference Services Web site, interactive web forms, brochures for on and
    off campus literature packets, door-tags, flyers, posters, and other miscellaneous marketing and collateral pieces for Housing & Residential Services.

Advertising Coordinator

05/2000-11/2000 San Diego Daily Transcript San Diego, CA

  • Assist Advertising Department with marketing upcoming publications.
    Act as an interdepartmental liaison within the organization.
    Proofread all display ads prior to publishing.

Data Analyst

01/1998-12/1999 Gap Inc. San Francisco, CA

  • Evaluate IT Business Performance for upper management.
    Manage donation and recycle of decommissioned computer equipment.
    Revamp existing technical support guides.

Editorial Assistant

11/1995-05/1996 Elsevier Science Berkeley, CA

  • Author correspondence materials for Editor-in-Chief.
  • Maintain a database of journal's authors and reviewers.
  • Perform administrative duties including fax, email and telephones.

Radio Host

10/1995-Present KUSF 90.3 FM Turkish Cultural Program San Francisco, CA

  • Execute live interviews.
  • Translate, edited and presented live news from the Turkish media.
  • Organize fundraising efforts.

Education

Master of Science in Business Administration

  • San Francisco State University  01/2002-05/2004

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

International Business Concentration with Marketing Emphasis

  • San Francisco State University 09/1995-05/2000

Skills

  • Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
  • Familiarity with a wide variety of SF State online systems, including BSR, Crystal Reports, SIMS, and PeopleSoft.
  • Fluent in written and verbal Turkish.
  • Highly proficient in the use of database, presentation, publishing, and spreadsheet programs: MS Office, MS Project, Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Quark Express, MS Access, Lotus Notes, Netscape Composer, Dreamweaver, and MS FrontPage.
  • Proven supervisory experience and oversight.
  • Verified typing speed of 66 words per minute.

Awards, Certification, and Memberships

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