Lori Lalak Lee

About Lori Lalak Lee

Director of Enrollment Management and Student Services for the Ashtabula Campus, supervising an office of admissions, financial aid and advising staff. Establish goals and strategies for the department, evaluating current and historic data along with trend information to determine opportunities for enrollment and retention growth. Serve as Campus Representative for VESTA, a National Science Foundation sub-award. Also perform a variety of related tasks, including serving as the Title IX coordinator for the campus, a facilitatorfor judicial affairs cases and student grievances, a member of the Campus Emergency Response Team, and a member of the campus CARE Team.

Experience

1. Viticulture and Enology Program Administrator and Vesta Grant Campus Representative

   Kent State University At Ashtabula

   May 2010 — Present · Ashtabula, OH, US

   In collaboration with the Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA), designed curriculum and shepherded curricular paperwork for the Associate Degrees of Applied Science in Viticulture and Enology (2011) and the Certificates in Viticulture and Enology (2018) through the University and State of Ohio approval processes. Oversee the delivery of these associate degrees and certificates serving as a resource for curricular issues, program administration, marketing, advising, and recruiting. Build relationships with state industry members to recruit new students and establish appropriate field experience sites for students. Foster effective relationships with Ohio Grape Industries Committee, Ohio Wine Producer’s Association, other university grape-growing programs, and other VESTA affiliate schools. Attend state and national grape and wine industry events. Plan and execute two industry workshops per year. Plan and execute the Ohio Wine Competition. Serve as primary contact for the National Science Foundation’s VESTA sub-award to Kent State University Ashtabula.Identified opportunity to partner with new Hospitality and Event Management bachelor’s degree to create related certificate program in Brewing Technology. Launched new brewing certificate program in Fall 2021 which can be earned as both a stand-alone certificate and as part of the HEM degree.

Education

• Hiram College

  BA, Political Science, Spanish

  1988 — 1992

• American University Washington College of Law

  JD, Law

  1992 — 1995

Skills

• Staff Development
• Publishing
• Event Planning
• Analysis
• Fundraising
• Higher Education
• Leadership Development
• Legal Writing
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Project Management
• Data Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Editing
• Copywriting
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Social Media
• Adult Education
• Legal Research
• Proposal Writing
• Policy
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Copy Editing
• Public Relations
• Proofreading
• Public Speaking
• Student Affairs
• Grant Writing
• Blogging
• Research
• Program Development
• Management