1. Alicia R. Douglas
8732 Chestnut Circle, #1 (816) 309-5812
Kansas City, MO 64131 alicia.douglas@yahoo.com
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Accomplishments
 Published case study in Missouri Campus Compact publication Engaging with Our Neighbors: The Practice of
Town-Gown Relations in Missouri.
 In 2002, I was selected to be the first director of the Rockhurst University Community Center and since then I
have achieved the goal of building and maintaining long-term community relationships and partnerships by
strategically marketing and publicizing the center and its initiatives.
 From 2011 to present, I have served as a member of the organizing committee for city-wide college fair, which
has become a national college fair in collaboration with the National Association for College Admission
Counselors.
 In partnership with my Donnelly counterpart, as an admission counselor I successfully proposed an articulation
agreement for a Provisional Acceptance Program between Rockhurst University and Donnelly College, which
both institutions’ presidents formally and publicly signed at a ceremony.
 I am a founding member and champion of Tulips on Troost, an initiative that began in 2007 to beautify the
avenue, to spur economic development, and to change the conversation about race and color in regards to Troost
Ave, which has gained momentum and popularity along the avenue and city-wide.
 I was the co-host and organizer for the campaign kick-off event for the successful campaign for prominent
candidate to gain a seat on the Kansas City, MO School Board in 2008.
 In partnership with Laurie Hines, I co-hosted and organized two city-wide Community Conversations on
Education (Feb 19 and April 7, 2008) in which the Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser and prominent school
board leaders attended and engaged the audience in discussion.
Employment
Director of Community Relations, Rockhurst University: (Kansas City, Mo.; January 2002 - current)
 Advise, direct and champion individual students or student groups taking the initiative to engage in community
service
 Advise President’s Cabinet on issues regarding the University’s neighbors and community
 Plan and execute on-going successful events and programs for the community center and community-based
programs for the university, including community chess club, university president’s special community events and
the RU College Bound program
 Manage community center capacity and enforce policies to accommodate spatial needs for more than 40 diverse
community organizations
 Lead and organize community Safe Trick-or-Treat program at the Community Center for approximately 500-800
guests (families with children age 12 and younger).
 Partner with Center for Service Learning to facilitate and coordinate a freshman orientation community service
event for more than 400-500 participating students and faculty/staff volunteers
 Initiate and coordinate regular, consistent contact with community members, leaders, schools and government
officials for community-related projects, board meetings and events to foster positive town-and-gown relations
and manage the community center facility and its events and programs
 Design and write Rockhurst Community, the internal newsletter for faculty and staff, and Rockhurst Neighbors, a
newsletter to inform the external community about Rockhurst news and events
 Implement policies and procedures and supervise students for the new community work study program based on
guidelines mandated by the Federal Work Study program and strategically form partnerships with youth-serving
non-profit organizations
Multicultural/International Student Recruiter, Rockhurst University: (June 1999 - January 2002)
 Oversee the admission team’s accomplishment of meeting a 20% matriculation goal of recruiting multicultural
students to the freshman class; case load of more than 150 prospects
 Successfully planned and developed events and activities such as a multicultural campus visit day and interview
days for Kansas City urban core high school families and counselors to learn about Rockhurst University
 Guided prospective students and their families through the admission and financial aid process by offering
individual consultation and group presentations

2. Alicia R. Douglas
8732 Chestnut Circle, #1 (816) 309-5812
Kansas City, MO 64131 alicia.douglas@yahoo.com
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 Created successful recruitment plan for Urban Core Kansas City/St. Louis, International and Minority specific
territories and developed positive relationships with guidance counselors, parents, youth group leaders and
colleagues
 Educated university community and increased campus awareness about multiculturalism
EDI: Administrative Support (Milwaukee, Wis.; June 1998-June 1999)
Served as an administrative assistant and as data entry specialist for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and
Immunology and EDI
Non-Profit Board Experience and Association Memberships
 Show Me KC Schools Board Member (2014 to present)
 Kansas City National College Fair Steering Committee (2011 to present)
 Mayor’s Midtown Plaza Area Plan Steering Committee and Implementation Committee (2012 to present)
 Community Conversations on Education co-host and organizer (Feb. 19 and April 7, 2008)
 Kansas Citians United for Educational Achievement – Airick Leonard West for KCMSD School Board, Campaign
Launch Party Co-host and Organizer (Jan. 8, 2008), Faith Community Speaking Engagement Organizer (2008)
 2nd Vice President (2006-2008), Executive Board member of Southtown Council and Foundation Boards, Board
Secretary (2004-2005), and environment and public works/beautification committee chairperson (2004-2016)
 Founding Member, Tulips on Troost Avenue beautification project (2005-2014)
 Board Member, Community LINC (2003-2008), Building Hope Breakfast co-chair (2005-2006) and program
committee member
 Sub-committee Member, Neighborhoods USA/City of Kansas City Planning Committee for the 2006 conference
and neighborhood tours (2005-2006)
 Advisory Board Member, Adult Basic Education Program of the Kansas City, Missouri School District, marketing
and graduation committees (2002-2005)
 Committee Member, Brush Creek Community Partners Healthy Neighborhoods Task Force
Conference Presentations
 “Campus Traditions and Community Partnerships.” June 2008. 3rd
Annual Best Practices in Building
University/City Relations. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
 “University Neighborhood Committee: A Win-Win Communication.” June 1, 2010. 5th
Annual Best Practices in
Building University/City Relations. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
 “St. Ignatius Loved the Cities: Community Relations as a Core mission at Jesuit colleges and universities.” (with
St. Joseph’s University, Marquette University, St. Louis University, and Rockhurst University). International
Town & Gown Association Best Practices Conference. June 2, 2014. Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
 “Bursting the Campus Bubble: Building Student and Community Partner Relationships through the Kansas City
Immersion Program.” (with Julia Vargas, Ed.D.). Heartland Campus Compact Conference. October 2, 2014.
Lincoln, NE.
 “Bursting the Campus Bubble – Transforming Perceptions and Building Student-Community Partner
Relationships through the KC Immersion Program.” International Town & Gown Association. June 6, 2016.
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Publication
“Rockhurst and Our Neighborhood: Rockhurst University Neighborhood Committee.” Engaging with Our
Neighbors: The Practice of Town-Gown Relations in Missouri (edited by Tabitha Underwood). 2016.
Missouri Campus Compact. Springfield, MO.
Education
Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication (May 1998)
Minor: Music
Samuel Cardinal Stritch Outstanding Student Award 1998
University of Missouri-Kansas City (Kansas City, Mo.)
Graduate Studies in Sociology (40 credits by 2014)
Town & Gown Relations Certificate from International Town & Gown Association (2015)