Honor Society® member
Latari Fleming
Admissions Recruiter at Grambling State University
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- higher education administration
- Class of 2021
- Shreveport, USA
Member since October 2020
About
I am LaTari Fleming currently pursuing a M.S degree from Northwestern University in High Education Administration. I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Grambling State University. I was enlisted in the United States Army National Guard for 12 years. During my enlistment I have had assignments in Fort Leonardwood, Mo; Fort Polk, La; Fort Ervin, CA; Germany, Afghanistan and Bagdad, Iraq. I am currently work in Student affairs at Southern University at Shreveport and a 2019 Shreveport 40 under 40 honoree. Recently, I served as Director of Admissions & Recruitment at Grambling State University. In the past, I have served as Associate Director of Student Success at UTPB and assistant professor in psychology and first year experience at Odessa College. I am a member of the Bossier City Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
LaTari’s words of wisdom
“Your performance today is better than yesterday but not as good as it will be tomorrow, so take each day to make more than a difference, make history”,
Education
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Grambling State University
business administration with a concentration in marketing
2001 – 2007
Honors and awards
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Bronze Star Medal
Military Award
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Army Service Ribbon
Military Award
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Army Superior Award
Military Award
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Army Achievement Medal
Military Award
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dean's list
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national honor society
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president's list
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My intended career path is to be a highly successful higher education administrator. My short term goal is to complete my M.S degree in higher education administration. I have worked in enrollment management from there it lead me to Student Affairs'. When I receive my M.A degree I will move up to a Director of Campus Activities or Dean of Students. I hope to become an Associate vice president of Student Affairs or Enrollment Management while obtaining my PH.D. My long term goal is to be a college/university president.
- Graduate school interests
My grad school interests is to be a involved in the department as a Graduate assistant to enhance my skills as a higher Ed administrator.
- Outside the classroom
Hobbies are arts and crafts
Experience
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Admissions Recruiter
Grambling State University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019
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Student Sucess Coach
Odessa College
Jun 2013 – Dec 2015
Volunteering
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Responsible for supervising service programs and daily operations of the organization. ● Mentor over 200 middle and high school students and implement a curriculum that stresses Professional Development, Life Skills and College Readiness. ● Organize and facilitate workshops, speaker series and discussions for residents that will help them prepare for precollegiate experiences. ● Maintain statistical reports, surveys and other records to assess accomplishments, appropriate student learning outcomes, and organizational needs. ● Provide student leadership training, mentorship, volunteer and service-learning opportunities for students. ● Training staff members, developing programs, soliciting funds and assisting the board of directors in budget preparation. ● Keeping records of the entire charity programs run by the organization and overseeing the annual fund-raising events. ● Organized numerous educational events for the community. ● Provides effective leadership for all NELT’s targeted major gift initiatives, campaigns, or special projects including the development of short and long-range fundraising tactical plans to ensure successful and timely completion of all initiatives ● Responsible for the planning and management of a comprehensive development program, including major, planned, annual, and foundation giving, corporate sponsorships and partnerships, prospect research functions, and volunteer engagement
NELT Foundation
Sep 2015 – Oct 2020
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Guide Right Director and Mentor Kappa League is a group based mentoring program that meets on a regular basis, for an agreed upon length of time. As a group mentoring program, the mentoring relationships in the circle include those between the Kappa Men(tors) and/ or facilitators and the Kappa Leaguers, as well as the peer mentoring relationships among the Kappa Leaguers themselves.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc
Jan 2012 – Dec 2019
Languages
- English (UK)
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