1. TARI GRIGSBY-SMITH
2sl Nw sthst.
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
ceflular: (561)213-1274home:(561)3617167
tarijunel@aol.com
PROFILE
Offering skills andexperiencein, CAREER/ACADEMIC COUNSELING,
MOTIVATING, INFLUENCING, INTERVIEWING, RECRUITING,
MANAGING/LEADING and TRAINING
ExperiencealsoincludesCollegeAdministration:Admissions,Career/Academic
Counseling,StudentAffairs. Responsiblefor StaffTraining & Development.
Createdand facilitated numerousworkshopsin Motivating Yourself & Others,
PersonalityandTeamBuilding, CareerDevelopment,Communications,
CustomerService,Management/Leadership
SKILLS
COUNSf,LING/CAREER& EDUCATIONAL
LEADERSHIP/TIANAGEMENT
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
EXPERIENCE
5/03- 1/06 Director of Continuing Education Programs
Atlantic Universitv
BocaRaton,Fl
5103- 5104 Director of Lifelong Learning Programs - Broward County
Createdintellectuallystimulatingcoursesfor senioradults,developed
and marketedcourses,hired instructors,developedbrochures,doubled
enrollmentandcourseofferingsplus income.
5104- | 106 Director of Legal AssistantProgram
Marketed,developedthe programincreasingenrollmentandcourseofferingsby
-50%oaswell asprogram income in lessthan one year. Counseledand advised
prospectiveandenrolled studentsthrough the program includingjob placement.
Hired attorneysasinstructors.Developedjob bank andpubic relationsincreasing
visibility of the programin the entireS.Floridaarea.
5104- | 106 Director of Test Preparation Program
Responsiblefor all aspectsof25 testprepcourseselectionsincludinghiring
Instructors,developingbrochures3 timesperyr, evaluations,recruitmentof students,
Faculfy/staffrelationswithin the college.Coursesincludedpreparationfor the GRE, GMAT,
LSAT, CLAST, GeneralEducation, SAT, Math Refresher.Increasedattendanceand income

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9/98 - 5/03 Regional Director of Admissions - Southeastern US
Ross University College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
Pompano Beach, Florida
Responsiblefor the operationsof the SoutheasternUS Regionaloffice of Medical andVeterinarySchool
Admissions: counseling,academicadvising, recruiting, marketing, presentinglargegroup presentations,
consultingwith universifybiology faculs advisors,managingoffice. Solelyresponsiblefor development
Of an intenserecruitmentplan andscheduledvisitationsto collegesthroughoutthe SoutheastwhereI
Facilitatedpresentationsto Pre-MedandPre-VetOrganizationsanddevelopedrelationshipswith faculty
advisors.Interviewed both medical and veterinary school candidatesto determineeligibility for selective
Admission.Coordinatedadmissionswith national office in New York and 3 other Regional offices.
Increasedapplicationssignificantlyeachyearandincreasedqualifiedapplicantpool. Increasedenrollment.
ll94 - l/98 Trainer/Consultant, TJG Enterprises
Ft. Lauderdale.Fl
Contract consultantdeveloping and facilitating training workshops and seminarsfor managementand staff
developmentfor business,industry,educationandgovernment.Topicsincludedbut not limited to: Career
Development/Counseling,Communications,CustomerService,Management,TeamBuilding, Motivation.
1196- ll97 Conference Coordinator/ Adjunct Faculty - Continuing Education
Univenity of South Carolina
Charleston,SC
Coordinatednation,regionaland local conferencesheldat the university,i.e.NationalCoalitionof Women
Against Domestic Violence, National Chemical information Society,StateConferenceon College
Admissions,etc.Responsiblefor marketing,planning,organizing,budgeting,andcoordinatingall aspects
of conferencemanagement(hotels,rooms,lectures,exhibits,food andentertainmentfunctions,etc.
Developed andtaught a Management/Leadershipseriesof non-credit coursesfor businessand industry,
marketedthemandtaughtthemon campusfor ContinuingEducation. Also taughtCareerPlanning/Job
SearchTechniques.Developedinternshipsandcooperativeeducationprograms.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Includes l0 yn. Adjunct FacultyteachingCareerPlanning,Job Search,CollegeSuccessSkills,and
Leadershipcoursesfor BrowardCommunityCollege,Directorof Admissions,CareerPlanningiPlacement
CenterCoordinator,Director of LeadershipPrograms,Developed internshipsin Tallahassee,Fl and
Washinglon,D.C. for collegestudents.Ownerof SpecialEvent& PartyPlanningService:"Yachtsof
Parties"Publishedarticle"Mid-Career
Choices,Challenges& Change"in NationalAssociationof Legal
Assistants(NALA) journal Facts& Findings,January2006 issue.Numerouspresentationsgivenat local,
state,andnationalconferences.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Boca Raton and Fort LauderdaleChambersof Commerce,Michigan StateUniversity Alumni Assn. Former
Presidentof Gold CoastChapter,StateTreasurerof Fla.Assn.Of CollegeRegistrars& Admissions
Officers,Chair StateConvention,RedCrossAngels,Business& ProfessionalWomen'sAssn.,Female
ExecutivesAssn.,AmericanCounselingAssn.,CaringHeartsCommitteeat FAU Memory/WellnessCenter
EDUCATION
FloridaAtlanticUnl[etsitv
HarvardUniversity
MichiganStateUniversify
Postgraduatecoursesin Leadership
Professionalcourses
M.A CounselingB.A. Psychology
Boca Raton,FL
Cambridge,MA
EastLansing,MI