Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna

krystle.igbo.o@gmail.com

(651) 983-8141

Education:
University of St. Thomas School of Education
Master of Arts Leadership in Student Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities College of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts Communication Studies and Theatre Arts

Expected Graduation Date May 2017

Degree Awarded: May 2011

Work Experience:
Century College TRIO Upward Bound Program Advisor
June 2013-Present
Advise and establish rapport with a group of traditionally underrepresented students at Saint Paul
Harding High School.
Serve as the creator and advisor of the LEAD UB Team, the programs first student leadership
initiative.
Facilitate individual academic goal setting, decision making, and culturally appropriate advising.
Guide student in preparing for the ACT exam in their junior year and the college admission and
financial aid process in their senior year.
Support overall program efforts through writing and developing senior year program curriculum,
planning and implementing activities during the annual Summer Program, teaching summer bridge
curriculum to program graduates, creating the quarterly newsletter, and scheduling campus visits and
special events.
SEED: Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity
September 2013 April 2013
Focus group of faculty and staff at Century College who come together to discuss issues of campus
diversity and inclusion.
AmeriCorps National Service: Pre College Advisor
August 2011 June 2013
Served at Saint Paul Como Park High School; working with 38 students who all earned admission to a
postsecondary institution and collectively earned nearly $120,000 in institutional and private
scholarship funds.
Aligned lesson plans with organizational goals and benchmarks and developed analytical skills in a
results and assessment-based organization.
Taught after school session and maintained student files.
Recognized and fought against the social systems and beliefs that influenced my cohort of racially and
economically diverse students in their quest to access higher education.

Undergraduate Work Experience:

Student Manager Gopher Express West
August 2010-May 2011
Trained and managed seven Customer Service Associates.
Maintained relationships with various vendors.
Gained experience in money handling, and was responsible for sending daily store deposits to
accounting at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Multicultural Kickoff Orientation Ambassador
August 2010
Led a group of 15 multicultural students through orientation at the University of Minnesota.
Led discussion group and activities on acclimating to campus, college life, and academics.
Minnesota Literacy Council Summer Reads VISTA
June 2010-August 2010
Created and implemented a summer reading program at Daytons Bluff Elementary School and
Daytons Bluff Library in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Community Advisor Department of Housing & Residential Life
August 2008-May 2010

Advised over one hundred first-year residents.

Performed administrative duties such as giving hall tours, attending weekly staff meetings, staffing the
information desk, connecting students to on-campus resources, and maintaining resident housing
contracts.

Professional Association Memberships:

Higher Education Student Association, member
September 2014-Present
Minnesota TRIO Pre-College Advisor Work Day, co-conference chair
September 5, 2014
Presentation: Best Practices: The Junior and Senior Years
This presentation focused on TRIO program curriculum for students in their junior and senior years
of high school. This session covered ACT test prep curriculum, senior year expectations for college
and scholarship applications, and benchmarks and assessment.
Minnesota TRIO Association, member
December 2013-Present
2014, 2015 Southern Tier TRIO Day Committee Member
Coordinated the 2014 TRIO Day College Fair. Successfully registered 24 college representatives from
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota to attend the fair.
MEAOPP: Regional TRIO Association, member
December 2013-Present

Community Involvement:
Rice Street Festival Royalty Committee
September 2011 Present
Assist in festival event planning and emcee various festival events.
Rondo Days Organization
January 2013-July 2014
Volunteer at annual fundraising events.
2013 Miss Black Minnesota USA State Representative
November 2012-September 2013
Represented the state of Minnesota at various community and cultural events.
Helped lead the Miss Black Minnesota mentoring program and was a representative for the national
Heart Truth Campaign.
Was 1st runner up at the 2013 Miss Black USA competition.
Young Artists Initiatives
June 2011 June 2013
Directed two full-length theatre productions: Once on this Island, JR. (2011) and Hairspray the Musical
(2013).
Developed show vision and managed the artistic team and designers.
Taught youth actors about scene blocking, character development, theatre design, and team building.

Honors and Awards:

University of Minnesota Multicultural Graduation Student Keynote Speaker

University of Minnesota Deans List
Arle and Billy Haeberle Theatre Arts Scholarship award winner

May 2011
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
2007-2011

References:
Yia Lor
Director, TRIO Upward Bound Program
Century College
3300 Century Avenue North
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
(651) 779-3287
yia.lor@century.edu

Dominic Taylor
Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
330 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 626-6615
taylo803@umn.edu