JENNIFER NAUM
New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy
Terrytown
1
Certification
19
years of professional experience
Dynamic, data-driven Educational Leader and MBA graduate with extensive experience spearheading academic advising, compliance, strategic planning, and large-scale student success initiatives. Proven track of improving retention, designing impactful student pathways, and managing multi-million dollar funds and cross-functional partnerships. Adept at leveraging data analytics to optimize student persistence, graduation strategies, and support systems in fast-paced educational environments.
Work History
Federal Programs, Grants & Strategic Advisor
4 Years 2 Months- Strategic Planning & Analytics: Lead strategic planning for institutional projects by establishing goals, performing job design analysis, and executing data-driven evaluations to increase student persistence and program efficiency.
- Fiscal Stewardship: Serve as the chief fiscal agent for a regional multi-school consortium, collaborating with community organizations and executives to design equitable programming and allocate complex funds.
- Budget Alignment: Partner across functional domains to develop, execute, and monitor budgets aligned with organization-wide academic, operational, and fiscal priorities.
- Compliance & Reporting: Direct programmatic and fiscal reporting to state agencies and external funders to guarantee ethical compliance, precise fund utilization, and accurate system tracking.
- Vendor Management: Identify and negotiate vendor relationships to ensure timely, compliant service delivery regarding labor standards and procurement mandates.
Academic Advisor
1 Year 7 Months- Student Case Management: Conducted comprehensive academic audits to optimize course enrollment and ensure at-promise student populations received targeted academic interventions and support.
- Pathways Design: Created and modified institutional artifacts, course catalogs, and career progression models to streamline student pathways and transition objectives.
- External Partnerships: Referred students to higher education and vocational training providers, providing dedicated case management for individuals participating in off-campus enrichment.
- Data-Driven Insights: Utilized academic audit data and student interviews to deliver actionable recommendations to leadership, directly shaping new academic programming.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) & Program Manager
2 Years 6 Months- Program Oversight: Managed all operational facets of a robust, multi-pathway career and technical training program featuring both on-campus and third-party facilitated tracks.
- Retention & Coaching: Coached and supported instructional staff on best practices, resulting in an approximate 70% program passage rate.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Leveraged industry and community partnerships to deliver career exposure, guest lecture series, and independent internship opportunities.
- Fundraising & Metrics: Compiled and analyzed programmatic outcome metrics to author successful grant applications and RFPs aimed at expanding student services.
Academic Counselor & Community Partnerships Coordinator
5 Years 5 Months- Operational Leadership: Directed the daily administrative, communication, and counseling operations of an extensive internship program, scaling student participation by 15% year-over-year.
- Individualized Graduation Plans: Conducted routine transcript audits and met 1:1 with students to construct personalized graduation maps, evaluate academic standing, and introduce post-secondary options.
- Curriculum & Culture Design: Built a data-backed student readiness curriculum, codes of conduct, and culture-based programming designed to support transitions into adult and collegiate life.
Senior Student Advocate & Career Specialist
1 Year 10 Months- At-Risk Student Support: Managed daily counseling and administrative workflows for an intensive student success program serving over 75 over-aged, under-credited students annually.
- Retention & Attendance Interventions: Maintained a dedicated case-management load for high-risk students, developing incentive structures that successfully drove consistent attendance and retention.
Assistant Director of Transition Services
3 Years- Compliance & Quality Assurance: Directed the administrative and compliance operations of an off-campus program, ensuring strict adherence to quality assurance benchmarks for a diverse student population.
- Transition Counseling: Advised students and alumni on career mapping, future higher-education tracks, and modern job-seeking strategies.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Skills
Student Retention & Persistence Strategies
Academic Advising & Case Management
Strategic Planning & Job Design Analysis
Data-Driven Program Evaluation
Budgeting
Grants & Fiscal Management
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Compliance & Quality Assurance
Certification
Educational Leadership (EDL 1) Certification — Louisiana Department of Education (Alternative Pathway Bootcamp), Issued August 2025
Timeline
Federal Programs, Grants & Strategic Advisor
New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy
08.2022 - CurrentRead More
Academic Advisor
New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy
01.2021 - 08.2022Read More
Career and Technical Education (CTE) & Program Manager
ReNEW Accelerated High School
07.2018 - 01.2021Read More
Academic Counselor & Community Partnerships Coordinator
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School
02.2013 - 07.2018Read More
Senior Student Advocate & Career Specialist
The New York City Mission Society
09.2010 - 07.2012Read More
Assistant Director of Transition Services
The Summit School
06.2007 - 06.2010Read More
Hunter College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
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University of New Orleans
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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