Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Areas of Focus
Scholarship Engagement
Professional Memberships
Training
Timeline
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SYLVIA M. JUAREZ

Fontana

Summary

Caring Educational Consultant offering 24 years of experience building programs and resources to promote student success. Fosters collaborations through workshops and professional development seminars. Proven history of developing, implementing and managing college readiness and enhancement initiatives to meet client's objectives.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Education Consultant

Juarez Consulting Inc.
08.2007 - Current
  • Turning concepts into action plans - building pathways to cultivate student success from diverse and underrepresented communities

External Reader

University of California, Davis/Berkeley (2019)
08.2007 - Current
  • Understanding of University of California policies for undergraduate admissions

Empowerment & Leadership Facilitator

Jeremiah Program (Minneapolis)
03.2020 - 12.2023
  • Facilitate 12-Week Coursework and Conversations with Single Mother Participants

Destination College Advising Corps - Southern California Regional Manager

University of California, Berkeley
08.2007 - 06.2015
  • Represented UC Berkeley's Center for Educational Partnerships in Southern California

Assistant to the City Manager

City of Coachella
05.2006 - 07.2007
  • Represented the City of Coachella at various functions to continue marketing efforts

Student Affairs/Admissions Officer

University of California, Berkeley
06.2000 - 05.2006
  • Represented UC Berkeley in Southern California high schools, community colleges, and events

Education

Master's in Public Administration -

Baruch College
07.2007

B.A., English with a minor in Chicano Studies -

University of California, Berkeley
05.1993

Skills

  • Student Engagement
  • Programming & Planning Consulting
  • College Admissions Strategies

Areas of Focus

  • Enhancing outreach & financial resources to underrepresented communities; in particular, district defined specialty groups: Undocumented Students, Students with Disabilities, Foster Youth
  • Parent Advocate for Special Education Programs and Resources
  • Providing Information about Higher Education/Financial Aid to Spanish Speaking Parents
  • Aligning College Bound Services to Common Core Curriculum

Scholarship Engagement

  • American Indian Engineering Society Scholarship - Reviewer
  • Gates Scholarship - Reader & Interviewer
  • Kaiser Permanente Health Equity Scholars Program - Reader

Professional Memberships

  • American-Made Network (U.S. Department of Energy) - Connector 2022-2024
  • National Rural Education Association - Member
  • Silicon Valley Latinos - Cultura Ambassador
  • Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) - Member

Training

  • CANTRA Training for Mandated Reporters (3/24/2022)
  • Moving Beyond Bias for Admissions Officers & Readers (11/24/21)
  • UC General Compliance Briefing: University of California Ethical Values & Conduct (11/3/21)
  • UC Cyber Security Awareness Fundamentals (11/3/21)

Timeline

Empowerment & Leadership Facilitator

Jeremiah Program (Minneapolis)
03.2020 - 12.2023

Education Consultant

Juarez Consulting Inc.
08.2007 - Current

External Reader

University of California, Davis/Berkeley (2019)
08.2007 - Current

Destination College Advising Corps - Southern California Regional Manager

University of California, Berkeley
08.2007 - 06.2015

Assistant to the City Manager

City of Coachella
05.2006 - 07.2007

Student Affairs/Admissions Officer

University of California, Berkeley
06.2000 - 05.2006

Master's in Public Administration -

Baruch College

B.A., English with a minor in Chicano Studies -

University of California, Berkeley
SYLVIA M. JUAREZ