Susan Kaessner

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

University of Denver, October 1988 - Present

Worked in a number of departments at the Univerity including the Alumi Relations, Conference Meetings and Events, and most recently, the Corrections Technology Center of Excellence.

Main responsibilities have included:

• Responsible for reviewing and approving requests for confidential information for criminal investigations.
• Plan, market and coordinate classes.
• Manage travel requirements for individuals and conferences, tracking and approving expenses.
• Choose, plan, and coordinate speakers for monthly, bi-annual and annual meetings and conferences.
• Managed work study students and summer event staff.
• Created annual budget forecasting model, allocating and deploying of expenditures of over $200K.
• Planned reunions and special events.
• Coordinated and assisted in fundraising efforts that raised over $100K.
• Planned and coordinated special events for academic departments and outside groups.
• At the Women's College, administered all aspects of undergraduate admissions, including transcript verification, fielded student questions and managed application review process.

EDUCATION
University of Denver, The Women’s College
August, 2007 B.A. Communications, minor in Women’s Studies, graduated cum laude.