Brandi N - University of Cincinnati



Brandi N. Hutchins

2670 Lehman Rd. #404

Cincinnati, OH 45204

Home: 513-322-3348

brandi.hutchins@uc.edu

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE____________________________________________________

• Instrumental in retaining and graduating students through program development

• Implemented programs geared towards students of color and underrepresented populations

• Trained practitioner with expertise in counseling techniques

EDUCATION________________________________________________________________

Doctorate of Education – Urban Educational Leadership, University of Cincinnati, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, Cincinnati, OH, Expected 2008

Masters of Arts – Mental Health Counseling, University of Cincinnati, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, Cincinnati, OH, 2004

Bachelors of Arts – Psychology, University of Cincinnati, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, Cincinnati,

OH, 2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________

Program Coordinator for the Darwin T. Turner Scholarship Program, University of Cincinnati – Office of Ethnic Programs and Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2006 – Present

• Assistant Director in the Office of Ethnic Programs and Services

• Assist in office budget management

• Manage 1.2 million dollar scholarship budget

• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate major events for Ethnic Programs and Services Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program: 30 Year Darwin T. Turner Anniversary Ball, Breakfast of Champions, Award and Recognition Banquet, and the Turner Spring Olympics

• Managed 128 Darwin T. Turner Scholar’s grades, community service, and attendance records in a Microsoft Excel database

• Supervised two staff members and one graduate student

• Monitored the college transition of first-year Darwin T. Turner Scholars by reviewing their academic progress weekly and implementing biweekly meetings to address the specific needs of the freshman class.

• Determined financial allotment of student’s scholarships

• Selected incoming Darwin T. Turner Scholars for the 2007-2008 academic year

• Maintain daily meetings with students concerning grades, academic and personal concerns

• Developed thematic programs that promoted inclusion of students, faculty, and staff

• Coordinated, executed, and facilitated programs and advised students of color at the University of Cincinnati

• Used Microsoft Word and Publisher to develop fliers, programs, and brochures and trained in Dreamweaver to maintain office website

Interim Program Coordinator for the Darwin T. Turner Scholarship Program, University of Cincinnati – Office of Ethnic Programs and Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 2005 – October 2006

• Developed, coordinated, and facilitated major programs for the Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program: Breakfast of Champions, Darwin T. Turner End of the Year Banquet, and the Darwin T. Turner Olympics

• Managed 142 Darwin T. Turner Scholar’s grades, community service, and attendance records in a database

• Aided in the transition of college for first-year Darwin T. Turner Scholars by reviewing their academic progress weekly and implementing biweekly meetings to address the specific needs of the freshman class

• Assist in the financial allotment of student’s scholarship

• Assist in the selection of new Darwin T. Turner Scholars for the 2006-2007 academic year

• Maintain daily meetings with students concerning grades, academic and personal concerns

• Revised selection applications for the scholarship program 

• Directed, coordinated and implemented the Darwin T. Turner Summer Collegiate Experience Program which consists of 11 academically talented high school rising juniors. Handled over $75,000 budget, coordinated summer housing and meal plan, registered students classes, and implemented educational workshops, social activities, and community engagement activities

• Supervised a resident advisor and a graduate student for the Darwin T. Turner Summer Collegiate Experience Program.

• Developed thematic programs that promote inclusion of students, faculty, and staff

• Promoted the support of underrepresented students, specifically Asian American, African American, and Latino students

Graduate Assistant of Programming, University of Cincinnati – Office of Ethnic Programs and Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 2002 – December 2005

• Coordinated, executed, and facilitated programs and advised students of color at the University of Cincinnati

• Maintained membership intake of The John D. O’Bryant National Think Tank for Black Professionals in Higher

Education on Predominately White Campuses (JDOTT), membership consists of over two hundred national

professionals

• Assisted in the development of office and program marketing materials, publications, and reports

• Facilitated and maintained relationships with ethnic and cultural student organizations

Counselor Training Internship Placement, St. Aloysius Orphanage, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 2003- June 2004

• Conducted individual counseling with children and families

• Engaged families in the treatment process of their child by providing psychoeducational information about behavior management

• Diagnosed and developed treatment plans for children

• Maintained client’s psychological assessments forms

• Assisted group activities for children residing in group homes

School Counselor Internship Placement, Lighthouse Community School, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 2003 – May 2004

• Provided individual and group therapeutic experiences for underrepresented children that were designed to: increase self esteem, elevate the student's expectations for achievement, impact social development, and challenge the student's belief system about him/herself

Interim Program Coordinator, University of Cincinnati – Office of Ethnic Programs and Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 2001 – June 2002

• Promoted the support of underrepresented students, specifically Native American, African American, and Latino students

• Coordinated and implemented minority student programs to undergraduate students: Asian Student Welcome, Latino Student Welcome, and Multicultural Talent Showcase

Student Assistant, University of Cincinnati – Office of Ethnic Programs and Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 2000 – December 2001

• Served as an advisor, mediator, and mentor to college students

• Responsible for maintaining daily office operations such as typing, filing, transcribing, and data entry

Student Assistant, University of Cincinnati – Office of Educational and Tutorial Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 2000 – September 2000

• Served as a representative for the University of Cincinnati

• Responsible for handling the academic needs of students and maintained daily office operations such as answering phones, typing, and filing

Student Orientation Leader, University of Cincinnati – Office of Educational and Tutorial Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, March – August 1999

• Served as a representative of the University of Cincinnati

• Welcomed first year students and parents, conducted evening programs, led campus tours, attended training functions, attended leadership and diversity workshops and facilitated presentations to large groups

Summer Program Coordinator/Counselor, West Cincinnati Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio,

June - August 1998

• Planned and executed lessons, coordinated programs and activities, and examined classroom behavior, educational growth and emotional development of students

TEACHING EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________

Life Skills Facilitator Internship Placement, Lighthouse Community School, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 2003-June 2004

• Planned and facilitated life skills class to inner city junior and senior high school students

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________

Social Confidence Moderation on the Relationship between Parenting Practices and Problematic Behavior,

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2001-Dec 2001

• Senior Thesis Project under the direction of Dr. Kathleen Burlew.

The Gladhouse Study-Independent Research, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Summer 2001

• Collected and entered data for the Gladhouse Study under the direction of Dr. Kathleen Burlew and Dr. Dionne Hollis. The Gladhouse Study is a national project, which helps to break the cycle of drug and alcohol abuse through positive intervention of children of addicted mothers; and after mothers are rehabilitated, to assist in the re-establishment of a healthy family unit.

Crossroads Alcohol and Drug Addition Services (ADAS) Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, Summer 2001

• Collected and entered data and for a national study.

Publication_________________________________________________________________

Berlowitz, M. J, Hutchins, B. N., Jenkins, D. J., Mussman, M. P., & Schneider, C. A. (2006). Oppositional culture theory and the delusion of colorblindness. Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 1(2), 35-43.

Presentations________________________________________________________________

Berlowitz, M., Hutchins, B., Jenkins, D., & Mussman, M. (2006). “Oppositional Culture and the Delusion of Colorblindness.” Spring Research Conference, April 1, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

Berlowitz, M., Schneider, C., Hutchins, B., Jenkins, D., & Mussman, M. (2005). “The Persistence of Racial Disparities in Academic Achievement: Implications for Educational Leadership.” American Educational Studies Association (AESA), November 2-6, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Hutchins, B.N. (2005), “Race Matters at a Predominantly White Campus: A Critical Race Theoretical Approach.” Going Public: Radical Resistance in Education Presentation, March 5, Miami University, Oxford, OH.

Hutchins, B.N & Thames, F. (2003), “Gender Bias within The Counseling Profession: A Study of Women’s

Issues.” Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues in Counseling – (Poster Presentation), June 3, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Hutchins, B.N. (2001), “Social Confidence Moderation on the Relationship between Parenting Practices and

Problematic Behavior.” 2001 Black Graduate Conference in Psychology (Poster Presentation), August 2-5, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

COLLEGIATE AFFILIATIONS__________________________________________________

Member, Student Advisory Committee for Undergraduate Budget 2000-2001

Member, Cincinnati Women in Excellence and Spirit Together 2000-2001

Member, Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society 2000-2001

Member, Networking Undergraduate African Americans 1999-2001

Majoring in Psychology

Steering Committee, Brothers and Sisters Excelling 1998-1999

Member, Brothers and Sisters Excelling 1997-2001

Co-Chair, AACRC Choir Community Outreach 1997-1998

Member, African American Cultural & Research Center Choir 1997-2001

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS __________________________________________

Member, American Educational Research Association 2005-Present

Member, Crafting the Class Committee 2005-Present

Member, American Counseling Association 2002-2004

Member, Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society 2002-2004

Member, JDOTT – John D. O’Bryant National Think Tank 2002-Present

For Black Professionals in Higher Education on Predominantly

White Campuses

Member, Friday Night Live Programming Committee 2001-2003

Member, Who’s Who Selection Committee 2001-2002

Member, Body Acceptance Week Committee 2002-2003

Member, Tunnel of Oppression Planning Committee 2002

Member, World Fest Committee 2002-2003

CIVIC AFFILIATION____________________________________________________

Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 2002-Presen

HONORS/AWARD_______________________________________________________

University of Cincinnati Staff Woman of the Year 2006-2007

Albert C. Yates Scholarship 2002-2004

Award of Appreciation, Shades of You 2003

Award of Appreciation, Asian American Association 2003

Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society 2002

William David Smith Award for the Advancement of 2002

African Americans

Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society 2000-2001

Greenleaf Award of Excellence 2000-2001

Kujifunza Award of Academic Excellence 1999-2001

CWEST Women’s Honorary 2000

AACRC Choir Outstanding Grade Point Average 2000-2001

AACRC Choir Award of Excellence and Leadership 1999-2000

Dean’s List (Six academic quarters) 1998-2001

Darwin T. Tuner Scholarship 1997-2001

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT_____________________________________________

5/3 Young Bankers Club Tour Guide, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, April and May 2006

• Guided tours around the University of Cincinnati for Cincinnati Public School 5th grade students who participated in the 5/3 Young Bankers Club program to acclimate them to higher education.

Walk-as-One, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 2005

• Participated in a walk for social justice for all citizens.

Help One Student to Succeed (HOSTS), South Avondale Elementary, Cincinnati, Ohio January 2000 – January 2001

• Implemented reading programs designed to teach and strengthen the reading and grammatical skills of children, while providing a conducive learning environment.

Servant Leader, Center for Community Engagement, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, February 1998-December 2001

• Tutor/Mentor – Schiel Elementary School Cincinnati, Ohio

Helped second and third grade student with reading skills.

• Walk-as-One, Cincinnati, Ohio

Guided the walking route and clean up.

• Habitat for Humanity, Cincinnati, Ohio

Helped build house for lower income families.

• Walk-for-Turner, Cincinnati, Ohio

Walked to raise money for the Darwin T. Turner scholarship, which is a minority scholarship for academically talented students of color attending the University of Cincinnati.

• Student Ambassador, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Served as a representative of the university, led campus tours, and facilitated discussion groups to prospective

students of color.

• Student Organized against Rape (SOAR) University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Facilitated presentations to first year students and athletes on sexual assault and rape prevention.

• City Gospel Mission, Cincinnati, Ohio

Prepared and served hot meals to homeless families.

• Uptown Youth Initiative (YMCA), Cincinnati, Ohio

Mentored and tutored inner city students after school.

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