Vania Doss
Chicago
Summary
Higher education professional with expertise in budget management and program development. Led initiatives that improved student services and operational efficiency, including managing significant grants and developing impactful policies. Committed to advancing student success through strategic resource allocation and effective communication.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
District Director, Student Services
City Colleges of Chicago
Chicago
09.2010 - Current
- Provided executive leadership for district-wide budget development, overseeing a $27 million portfolio for student affairs and client services across seven city colleges.
- Managed $596,000 Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success grant, enhancing veteran services and success initiatives across all Chicago city colleges.
- Developed impactful policies for student code of conduct, grievance processes, dress codes, and student government in collaboration with executive management and risk management departments.
- Developed budgets and resolved campus-wide student services issues to enhance operational efficiency.
- Coordinated standardization of campus activities program, improving event scheduling and facilities supervision for student organizations.
- Advocated for the educational and developmental needs of students through effective communication and support.
- Established communication channels with college administration, faculty, staff, students, and external agencies to advance departmental objectives.
- Planned and supervised assemblies, rallies, dances, club activities, parent nights, field trips, blood drives, activity buses, and graduation events.
Assistant to Vice Chancellor, Development / Executive Administrator, CCC Foundation
City Colleges of Chicago
Chicago
11.2007 - 09.2010
- Principal Investigator for $2.4 million Student Success Grant.
- Created scholarship policy and procedures for the distribution of over $1 million in donor sponsored programs.
- Streamlined scholarship document processing, increasing successful completion rate of scholarship fund distribution.
- Independently managed scholarship information table at Malcolm X College annual Financial Aid Awareness event for three consecutive years.
- Assisted in testing changes to PeopleSoft Contributor Relations system, ensuring accurate monitoring of donor information.
- Team Leader for budget team tasked with creating $27 million budget for 7 city colleges client services/student affairs departments.
Executive Assistant to Principle
DuSable, Inc.
Chicago
06.2001 - 11.2007
- Created human resources database and filing system for payroll/health plan administration, 401k benefits and employee attendance statistics, resulting in easy access to critical information and streamlined office functions.
- Managed AP/AR and vendor relationships to generate annual savings of over $5,000.
- Consulted with management, commercial advisors, accountants and vendors on business requirements.
- Negotiate and draft vendor contractual agreements, oversee compliance and corporate governance issues for architectural and construction management projects.
- Monitored industry-specific regulations to implement risk management strategies for DuSable employees deployed on various job sites.
Education
Ed. D. - Higher Education Leadership
National Louis University
Chicago, IL08-2020
Masters of Business Administration - Project Management Certificate
Keller Graduate School of Management
Chicago, IL05-2009
Bachelors of Science - Political Science
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL12-1991
Skills
- Student services coordination
- Program development
- Policy development
- Budget management
- Resource allocation
- Program evaluation
- Data analysis
- Customer relationship management
- Staff training and development
- Effective communication
- Adaptive thinking
Affiliations
- American Educational Research Association (AERA), Member
- The Chronicle of Higher Education, Member
- National Black MBA Association, Chicago Chapter, Professional Development Committee Co-Chair
- CPS Local School Council, Chair, 2006-2008
Certification
- Licensed Notary Public, Illinois
- Certification to teach College Success courses, 06/01/11
Qualifications Summary
- Student engagement and high impact practices
- Leadership/communication
- Financial planning/analysis
- Assessment and student learning outcomes
- Familiarity with higher education legal issues and risk mitigation
- Familiarity with judicial affairs and student disciplinary policy
- Decisive and results orientated
- Grant Accounting
Timeline
District Director, Student Services
City Colleges of Chicago
09.2010 - Current
Assistant to Vice Chancellor, Development / Executive Administrator, CCC Foundation
City Colleges of Chicago
11.2007 - 09.2010
Executive Assistant to Principle
DuSable, Inc.
06.2001 - 11.2007
Ed. D. - Higher Education Leadership
National Louis University
Masters of Business Administration - Project Management Certificate
Keller Graduate School of Management
Bachelors of Science - Political Science
Northern Illinois University