Lindsay Turlan

About Lindsay Turlan

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Experience

1. Director Us Office

   Academic Programs Abroad - Apa

   Jul 2010 — Present · Stamford, CT, US

   As leader of operations in the US, I create and implement new strategic directions for recruitment with the support of a regional based marketing manager. In doing so, I focus on developing student-centric strategies encompassing diversity and inclusion for prestigious university partners in collaboration with various stake holders: Study Abroad offices, faculty and administrators. I organize / host meetings and information sessions in numerous locations during campus recruiting season. In addition, I develop and present webinars to students, parents and internal/external stakeholders.• Vastly diversified portfolio of programming by driving the marketing and recruitment from 1 program in 1 country to 17 new programs across 4 countries for 2021.• Provided value and diversity for BIPOC students seeking new locations and opportunities that more closely matched fields of study, personal interests and options for programs abroad previously non-existent.• Expedited Visa processing by applying batch processing and negotiating group options with embassies to provide crucial value-added service to clients.• End to End direction of essential marketing plan from presentation material, giveaways, and printed goods. Lead development of B2B and B2C materials from ideation to creation and global roll-out of new products.• Slashed printing cost and reduced waste by developing new promotional material that drives traffic to website, creates smaller batch production and best represents our brand on several levels. • Championed the prioritization of matriculation, retention, academic outcomes and experience. Utilization of various CRM tools including Salesforce, MailChimp.• Spearheaded Social Media campaigns for 2021: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and IG takeovers to be cutting edge with posted elements while overseeing student blog and social media ambassadors. Use of Facebook Business Suite for batch posting.* Perform all HR and accounting tasks for US office.

Education

• Middlebury College

  Master of Arts - MA

  2000 — 2002

• Fair Haven UHSD #16

  High School

  1991 — 1995

• Guilford College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Student Counseling
• Intercultural Communication
• Academic Advising
• Public Speaking
• French
• Higher Education
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Research
• Training
• Student Affairs
• Teaching English as a Second Language
• Student Development
• Tutoring
• Curriculum Development
• Event Planning
• International Education
• International Relations
• Teaching
• Admissions