Margaret Okada-Scheck

About Margaret Okada-Scheck

Experienced recruitment professional and graduate admissions expert focusing on diversity recruitment initiatives and knowledgeable about international education.

Experience

1. Associate Director of Admissions

   Harvard Divinity School

   Sep 2018 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US

   Recruit talented graduate students and adult learners to HDS degree programs • Serve as a member of the HDS Admissions committee requiring the review, and documentation of extensive comments, of high volume of applications and facilitate discussions with admissions committee members• Conduct high volume of interviews with applicants as part of application evaluation• Experienced user of Slate CRM system to track and analyze data on applicants, admitted, and incoming students• Plan and execute the DivEx Program, a pipeline program for the study of religion • Supervise a full-time staff member including hiring, onboarding, and coaching• Plan and execute large-scale Prospective and Admitted Student on-campus, off-campus, and virtual events, which include a broad range of programming• Create partnerships with external organizations including higher education, particularly HBCUs, HSIs, MSI, community based, and service-learning organizations to build talent pipelines and further bring awareness of the organization• Generate reports on all aspects of recruitment, applicant, and enrolling student data to inform strategic decision making• Spearheaded redesign of Harvard Divinity School Website (20••••21)• Developed and executed digital marketing campaign in collaboration with the HDS Communications Office using Facebook, Instagram, and Google Ad Words• Helped launch the Masters of Religion and Public Life (MRPL), the first new Master’s program at HDS in 50 years (2021), and continue to enroll high profile students year over year

Education

• State University of New York at Buffalo

  BA, Political Science, Music

• Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Ed.M., Special Studies

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Fundraising
• Nonprofit Organizations
• International Development
• Grants
• Program Evaluation
• Student Affairs
• Non-Profits
• Editing
• Teaching
• Higher Education
• Nonprofits
• Admissions Counseling
• Public Relations
• Community Outreach
• Writing
• Research
• Diversity
• International Admissions
• Program Development
• International Education
• Public Speaking
• Admissions
• Leadership
• Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
• Marketing Communications
• Student Development
• Event Planning
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Graduate Recruitment
• Academic Advising