Frank Rivera
Director of Outreach & Strategic Partnerships | Student Success Strategy, Enrollment Growth & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Role
- Director, Outreach and Strategic Partnerships at Irvine Valley College
- Location
- Orange, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Frank Rivera
I am a higher education leader with over 16 years of experience advancing student access, success, and equity within the California Community College system. As Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships at Irvine Valley College, I lead efforts focused on outreach, onboarding, and student success, with an emphasis on improving the student experience from entry through persistence.My work centers on building scalable, data-informed systems that strengthen institutional effectiveness. I have led cross-functional initiatives across outreach, counseling, financial aid, and instruction to streamline onboarding, improve communication, and drive student outcomes, including significant enrollment growth and expanded access for disproportionately impacted students.I bring experience overseeing complex operations, including multimillion-dollar budgets, staff supervision, and program development. I am passionate about fostering collaboration, aligning strategy with execution, and advancing equitable student success.I am interested in opportunities to contribute at a broader institutional level through strategic leadership and cross-campus alignment.
Experience
Director, Outreach and Strategic Partnerships
Jul 2023 — Present · Irvine, CA, US
Provide leadership for the Outreach and Strategic Partnerships Department which entails high school outreach, matriculation, Irvine Valley Promise Program, and call center
Education
California State University, Fullerton
Masters of Science in Education, Concentration in Higher Education
2012 — 2014
UC Santa Barbara
B.A., Art Studio
2006 — 2010
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