Tari Grigsby-Smith has over 20 years of experience in counseling, education, leadership, and management. She has held roles such as Director of Continuing Education Programs, Director of Lifelong Learning Programs, and Regional Director of Admissions. Her skills include counseling, leadership, presentation skills, and program development. She has a background in career and academic counseling, motivating and training others, and increasing enrollment and program offerings at various institutions.

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