Marcellus Brookshaw

About Marcellus Brookshaw

Experienced workforce development leader, education program manager, and career counseling professional who embodies high-level project planning, financial analysis, grant management, developing strong partnerships with vendors, healthcare organizations, and higher education institutions. Expert in creating career pathways, training programs and apprenticeships toward increasing socioeconomic access. I\'m very proud to be an advocate for learners from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds. I guide my learners and educational projects through the lens of my own experience as a first-generation college graduate and alumni of the Educational Opportunity Program. Through my passion for learning best practices and exploring new research allows me to guide learners to reach their fullest academic and career potential. I aspire every day to be a positive and influential change agent for the learners and organization I serve.Key focuses: workforce development, healthcare workforce career development and pathways, career planning and individualized career plans, academic advising, career counseling, project planning management, caseload management, creating and executing grant opportunities, improving access and retention for low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students, managing outreach, recruitment, and yield projects

Experience

1. Health Professions Manager

   Wellspace Health

   Oct 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Southern California

  Master of Education - MEd, Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs

  2009 — 2011

• California State University, Chico

  Bachelor of Arts, Social Science

  2005 — 2009