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Fitz Combs

@fitzcombs

Higher education program leader at College Possible Chicago who launched a three-part workshop series reaching 500+ students.

United States

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At College Possible Chicago, I designed and launched a three-part precollegiate workshop series across six partner high schools, facilitating 18+ sessions that engaged 500+ students. I also used Salesforce and persistence data to guide team coaching and program adjustments.

At Clemson University, I led Emerging Scholars programming across the pre-college to degree-completion pipeline, including a summer residential program for 300+ high school students. Earlier, at Tulane University, I designed and launched a cohort-based success program for men of color, informed by focus groups and surveys.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Sr. College Program Manager

Current

College Possible Chicago

Sep 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Identified gaps in collaboration between access and success teams and designed a cross-functional workshop series to strengthen continuity of student support. Led a multi-stakeholder evaluation of the workshop series, achieving approximately 70% survey completion and translating feedback into program improvements.

Salesforce KPI Reporting Data Driven Decision Making Program Design Staff Coaching Workshop Facilitation Cross Functional Collaboration

Director, Emerging Scholars

Clemson University

Jan 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 8 months)

Provided strategic leadership for a dual-mission program delivering college access and success programming. Led cross-functional planning for a summer residential program hosting 300+ high school students and managed a $1M budget.

Program Management Budget Management Staff Supervision Recruitment Event Planning Data Analysis Cross functional Leadership

Assistant Director, BIPOC Men/Masculine Student Success

Tulane University

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year)

Designed and launched a cohort-based success program for men of color, establishing an inaugural cohort of 15 students and recruiting 15 staff mentors. Managed a $50K program budget and led ongoing evaluation of events.

Program Design Budget Management Mentorship Evaluation Focus Groups Survey

Assistant Director → Associate Director, Emerging Scholars

Clemson University

Apr 2015 - Dec 2021 (6 years 8 months)

Advanced from Assistant to Associate Director, expanding responsibility for college access and success programming. Designed and facilitated year-round college readiness, persistence, and leadership development experiences.

Program Management Staff Supervision Recruitment Partnership Building Workshop Facilitation Data Analysis