Resume
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
- Publication: Place Branding and Public Diplomacy (2009) "Determinants of US public diplomacy success/failure: Structural and institutional elements"
- Member: SFSU Bookstore Board of Directors
- Certificate of Attendance: The Conference for Adobe Photoshop Users
- Publication: 2005 International Business & Economy Conference Proceedings "Winning Hearts and Minds: Beyond a Message Content vs. Delivery Debate: Structural and Institutional Foundations of U.S. Public Diplomacy Failure and Success"
- Member: 2005 World Affairs Council of Northern California
- Member: 2004 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Dancer
- Scholarship Recipient: World Affairs Council’s 56th Annual Conference at Asilomar
- Publication: July 2002 Issue of Kota Press "Two Days Earlier, Two Days Too Late"
- Certificate of Proficiency in Typewriting: San Diego Community College
- Certificate of Appreciation: SFSU Office of International Programs Orientation Leader
- Certificate of Completion: Introduction to Desktop Publishing
- Certificate of Recognition: “Growing Safe in Albany” Poster Contest
- Certificate of Completion: Bosphorus University Electronics
