Miguel A.

Briseño
migbriseno@gmail.com • migbriseno.weebly.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE
My career objective is to obtain a gainful certificated employment position as a high school counselor
where I can effectively contribute to the education of others through academic and career counseling
utilizing my prior work experience and education.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION
Masters of Science in Counseling, Option in School Counseling
Pupil Personnel Services Credential
Graduate Certificate in Community College Counseling
California State University of Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA 90840 (Expected May 2018)
Masters of Arts in Mexican American/Chicano Studies
California State University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032 2014
Bachelors of Arts in Chicana/o Studies
California State University of Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831 2012
EXPERIENCE
Nicholas Academic Centers
Community College Success Services Coordinator September 2017 – Present
Director of Academic Services July 2016 - September 2017
Academic Coordinator October 2015 - July 2016
Office Manager October 2014 - October 2015
Henry T. Nicholas Education Foundation Santa Ana, CA
•   Maintain communication with program alumni and assist them with the transfer process from
community college to 4-year university/college.
•   Manage the Academic team which consists of Office Coordinator, Academic Coordinator, Tutors,
and Van Driver (scheduling, task distribution, and track student contact).
•   Plan, coordinate, and implement educational programs, presentations, workshops, and tutoring
opportunities to strengthen student academic achievement.
•   Monitor SAT programs and keep communication with contracted SAT instructors.
•   Data management and reports; attendance, grade reports, participation, and college acceptances.
•   Meet individually with students to discuss academic progress and discuss postsecondary goals.
•   Lead work shop presentations based on music and identity.
Santa Ana Unified School District
MacArthur Intermediate Counseling Intern January 2018 – Present
Century High School Counseling Intern August 2017 – December 2017
•   Individual counseling focusing on academics, social/emotional, and college/career counseling.
•   Collaboration with counselors and staff to support student success.
•   Implementation of small group counseling focusing on stress and study skills.
•   Run student reports to analyze grades, attendance, and support programs.
•   Implementation of classroom guidance lessons: transitional lessons and A-G requirements.

Santa Ana Community College

Counseling Intern September 2016 – May 2017
•   Offered one-on-one academic counseling to community college students.
•   Gained knowledge of multiple counseling departments: General Counseling, Transfer Center,
Center for Teacher Education, and EOPS.
•   Used ASSIST.org and college catalog as tools to effectively serve students.
•   Followed up with students to implement the Student Success and Support Program (3sP).
•   Helped students in developing their academic plan according to their major and goals.
•   Assisted professors and delivered lessons in Introductory Counseling and American History
courses.
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Santa Ana Unified School District

Lead Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Tutor September 2011- September 2016
Santa Ana Valley High School Santa Ana, CA
•   Trained and mentored new AVID tutors.
•   Promoted higher education to students at Valley High School by assessing student educational
interests/preferences and introduced them to higher-learning institutes, application processes, and
introduced them to career and college fairs.
•   Assisted students with financial aid applications, federal aid applications, and public/private
scholarship applications.
•   Assisted students in preparing for exams: SAT, ACT, and AP
•   Recruited students into AVID at Valley High School and incoming freshman by visiting
surrounding intermediate schools.

THINK Together
Older Youth Enrichment Leader -
Fitness Instructor & College and Career Planning Instructor October 2012- October 2014
Santa Ana Valley High School Santa Ana, CA
•   Independently developed healthy exercise routines for students to help them reach their personal
health goals.
•   Created progress logs to monitor student improvement.
•   Trained students to promote peer to peer training/mentoring through fitness.
•   Provided resourceful job opportunities and career options.
•   Facilitated after-school college readiness club aiding students with college applications.

Program Leader August 2008 – July 2011

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Santa Ana, CA
•   Built student capacity to confidently arrive to homework solutions by guiding them step-by-step
through the problem-solving process.
•   Created weekly lesson plans that include academic, enrichment, and healthy living activities.
•   Perform general program support including filing, extracting information from student
registration forms and input data into Student Services Database; conduct outreach to parents for
program concerns; and actively communicate with parents and inform them of their child’s
progress.

California State University, Fullerton 2010- 2012

Curriculum and Assessment Committee for Chicana/o Studies Department (2011-2012)
•   Participated in the process of creating new curriculum and class listings for the department.
•   Assisted with the creation of new information sheets to help incoming students identify their
academic plan.
•   Actively contributed in the process of developing ideas for concentrations within subjects in
Ethnic Studies.

SKILLS
•   Fluent in Spanish: reading, writing, and speaking
•   Computer Proficient and MS Proficient