Ryan Brusco

About Ryan Brusco

18+ years of professional experience in higher education 12+ years of academic advising experience with a focus on first-generation and non-traditional students Strong skill in connecting students to support services and programs

Experience

1. Professional Development Navigator

   Columbia Gorge Community College

   Apr 2022 — Present · The Dalles, OR, US

   Recruit traditional and non-traditional adult students across a five county region in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program, while also advising all students in the ECE program during their entire academic journey. Evaluate students’ prior formal and informal learning experiences, navigate academic requirements, choose appropriate courses, and develop personalized academic plans to reach specific certificate/degree and career goals.Selected Achievements Increased Enrollment -+230% from Fall \'21 to Fall \'22 and +288% from Winter \'22 to Winter \'23 Co-authored Grants - Received the ECE Consortia Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) and the Early Learning Higher Education Consortium Request for Application (RFA) totaling over $450K to scale up support of Early Childhood Educators as they progress through higher education Expanded Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) pathways - Collaborated with ECE faculty and college administration to expand CPL opportunities to ECE students which include granting college credit for non-traditional learning experiences such as non-college credit trainings, course challenge exams, and portfolio assessment.

Education

• San José State University

  M.A., Education/Counseling & Student Personnel

  2007 — 2010

• San José State University

  B.A., Liberal Studies, minor Mathematics for K-8 Teachers

  2003 — 2005

• De Anza College

  A.A., Liberal Arts (General)

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Career Counseling
• Tutoring
• Student Services
• Academic Advising
• Microsoft Office
• Editing
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Staff Training
• Higher Education
• Student Development
• Educational Evaluations
• Student Affairs
• Curriculum Design
• Community Outreach
• Resume Writing
• Campus
• Admissions Counseling
• Student Engagement
• Teamwork
• Recruiting
• Admissions
• Student Counseling
• Team-Oriented
• Registration Services
• Customer Service
• Social Networking
• Social Media
• Program Development
• Microsoft Excel
• Curriculum Development