John
Fox
41 Crossroads Plaza #206
fox@mail.hartford.edu
West Hartford, CT 06117
h. (860) 768-6056
o. (860) 768-7791
Career Highlights
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Seven years experience in higher education
student affairs administration.
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Experienced as an innovative educator and
trainer.
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Well developed interpersonal, counseling,
and facilitating skills.
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Five years experience as a not-for-profit
administrator.
Management and Administration
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Developed new programs and provided leadership
to success, e.g., theme residence halls and departmental staff manual.
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Recruited, interviewed, selected, trained,
and supervised professional and para-professional staff.
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Organized goal setting process for department
and branch office, provided vision and facilitation.
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Administered offices: managed facilities,
supervised budget of $1.25 million.
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Lead cross-functional and process improvement
teams, provided team building activities.
Leadership, Training, and Facilitation
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Lead staff for each of three facilities supervised
simultaneously.
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Advised student groups and their elected leaders;
developed consensus decision making model.
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Performed as informal leader of committees
and groups, facilitated meetings, developed influence.
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Facilitated problem resolution meetings, training
sessions, staff meetings, and counseling sessions.
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Skilled at synthesizing ideas of group members;
experienced consensus builder and trainer.
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Strong public speaking and teaching skills.
Developed and delivered 25 workshops per year.
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Consulted with groups in need of training
or development; devised and delivered needed training.
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Continued professional development through
workshops, classes, journals, discussions, and master’s degree program.
Interpersonal Skills
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Trained in active listening, trained professional
and para-professionals in listening skills.
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Provided feedback to staff members and students,
conducted behavioral intervention sessions.
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Counseled and advised. Supervised staff
providing counseling and advising.
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Aware of diversity issues: attended
and lead diversity training sessions regarding many “-isms”.
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Articulated vision, mission, and philosophy
of educational and change/improvement processes.
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Strong written and oral communication skills.
Wrote staff training manual and materials.
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Mediated conflicts: trained as mediator
and rape crisis counselor. Responded to emergency situations of all
types.
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Creatively developed and supervised staff
and others to develop activities and programs.
Education and Training
Master of Science in Organizational
Behavior, Barney School of Business, University of Hartford, West Hartford,
CT. September 1998.
Bachelor of Arts in English, Rhode
Island College, Providence, RI. May 1985.
Additional Training in:
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Diversity
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Mediation
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Rape crisis counseling
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Listening skills
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Adult education delivery
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Disaster response
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First aid and CPR
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Train the trainer
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OSHA safety training provider
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Management.
Work Experience
Area Coordinator, Residential
Life, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT.
July 1996 to present.
Resident Director,
Residential Life, University of Hartford, W. Hartford, CT.
July 1993 to July 1996.
Residence Hall Director, Division
of Campus Residences, University at Stony Brook (SUNY), Stony Brook, NY.
August 1991 to July 1993.
Executive Director / Area Manager,
West Area Office, American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay, Newton, MA.
January 1989 to January 1991.
American Red Cross of Massachusetts
Bay, Boston, MA.
Associate Director Health Services
October 1987 to January 1989.
Assistant Director Safety Services
October 1986 to October 1987.
First Aid Programs Specialist
July 1985 to October 1986.