Dr. Colleen Georges - Resume

Professional Experience

RESCRIPT YOUR STORY, Piscataway, NJ
Owner/Positive Psychology Coach/Writer/Speaker & Trainer (2008 – Present)
  • Launched and manage a successful practice providing coaching, speaking, and writing services, personally managing all business administration and marketing/advertising, including website development/management and social media.
  • Coach private clients in achieving goals related to a wide range of personal and professional areas, including stress management, time management, motivation, life purpose and passion, self-care, self-compassion, relationships and connection, career planning, and starting/growing a business.
Initiatives & Accomplishments:
  • Assisted hundreds of private clients in achieving their professional and personal goals (numerous reviews and recommendations viewable on Google Business, LinkedIn, Noomii, and RESCRIPT Your Story website).
  • Served as the Keynote Speaker for several training events including the Rutgers University Division of Student Affairs inaugural Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb S.T.E.A.M. Women’s Empowerment Conference, Rutgers School of Nursing inaugural staff retreat, Rutgers University Honors College Student Leader Training, Educational Opportunity Fund Professional Association of New Jersey Counselor Training Institute, and New Jersey Career Center Consortium (NJC3) Summer Training.
  • Served as a panel member, speaker, and lead trainer for numerous college/university, corporate, non-profit, library, public school, and professional association events and workshops.
  • Launched and lead community wellness groups (Sayreville Library 9/2013 – Present and Piscataway Library 9/2014 – 12/2017).
  • Served as the opening TEDx Speaker at Rutgers University TEDx 2016, and contribute expertise in multiple media outlets, including News12, RVNTV, Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast, Huffington Post, Thrive Global, Mashable, LiveHappy, PRNewsWire, and others.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ
Director, TRIO Student Support Services (2006 – 2010) & McNair Programs (2008 – 2010)
  • Reporting to Assistant Vice President for Instructional Support, administered $500K grant for federally funded TRIO SSS program serving 500 students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Program services are designed to assist in students’ retention and graduation.
  • Asked by supervisor to take over administration of TRIO McNair program. This involved managing a $250K grant for a TRIO program serving 30 students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Program services are designed to prepare students’ for doctoral admission.
  • Directly supervised four full-time staff members and one part-time staff member.
  • Hired/supervised summer faculty and coordinated faculty teaching and student course schedules.
  • Recruited, interviewed, and selected rising juniors for Summer Research Institute.
  • Assisted students in selecting faculty research mentors and coordinated research symposiums.
  • Provided career/academic counseling and facilitated educational workshops for program participants.
  Initiatives & Accomplishments:
  • Led SSS staff team in complete transformation of departmental services by redesigning existing tutoring program to enhance service quality, and designing/launching new services, including career and academic coaching, and personal counseling, to enhance student success. Directed redesign of program website. Within span of two years, transformations led to doubling of weekly tutoring sessions.
  • Singlehandedly wrote the Rutgers University SSS grant (project years 2010 – 2015), which was funded for $535,000 annually.
  • Collaborated on the writing of the Rutgers University Upward Bound grant (project years 2007 – 2011), which was funded for $550,000 annually and the Ronald E. McNair grant (project years 2008 – 2012), which was funded for $250,000 annually.
  • Supervised one Seton Hall University Counseling practicum student, five Rutgers Graduate School of Education Counseling practicum students, and one College Student Affairs fieldwork student.
  • Developed and led initiative to move McNair Office from the College Avenue to the Livingston Campus to unite all three Rutgers TRIO programs in one space.
  • Led team in complete redesign of McNair Summer Research Institute, including development of new 3-credit research methods course to better prepare students for doctoral admissions.
  • Assisted with initiative to develop, design, and launch McNair program website.
  • Member, Rutgers University ACE-Net Chapter (2005 – 2010)
  • Coordinator, Rutgers University ACE-Net Chapter (2007 – 2008)
  • Chair of Special Projects Committee, Rutgers University ACE-Net Chapter (2005 – 2007)
  • Member, Rutgers University Upward Bound Director Search Committee (2007)
  • Chair, Rutgers University McNair Interim Director Search Committee (2006)

Senior Counselor, Rutgers College Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) (2005 – 2006)
  • Counseled students from disadvantaged backgrounds on career, academic, and emotional concerns in order to foster professional, intellectual, and psychosocial development.
  • Served as EOF Tutoring Coordinator, which included hiring/supervising 15 tutors per semester, matching students with tutors, and mediating concerns between tutors and students.
  • Served as Summer Pre-Freshman Residential Program Academic Coordinator, which included hiring/supervising 16 faculty members each summer, coordinating faculty teaching schedules and student course schedules, facilitating weekly faculty/staff meetings, and coordinating tutoring.
 Initiatives & Accomplishments:
  • Implemented a résumé/cover letter/personal statement service for students and served as primary service provider to assist in students’ goal attainment.
  • Facilitated Résumé Writing workshops for students to foster professional skills development.
  • Served as an advisor for the Rutgers College Freshman Retention Program, which entailed advising academically at-risk students to develop a plan towards academic and professional success.
  • Assisted Rutgers University Admissions in recruiting efforts by going to targeted high schools to interview University applicants and assess academic and financial documents for EOF eligibility.

Developmental Specialist, Douglass College EOF (2003 – 2005)
  • Counseled college students on career, academic, and emotional concerns.
  • Hired, trained, and supervised four Assistant Counselors and six Summer Residence Counselors to guarantee a skilled staff that could best serve students.
  • Coordinated summer program workshops to educate students about university resources.
Initiatives & Accomplishments:
  • Developed and advised Women Empowered, a community service based student organization.
  • Designed a Peer Mentoring Program to help guide EOF students through their first year of college.
  • Wrote the “New Student Academic Survival Guide” to facilitate student success.
  • Served as an advisor at Douglass College transfer orientations assisting transfers in choosing courses.
  • Facilitated Douglass College academic probation workshops to help foster academic success.
  • Member, Douglass College Fellows, Student Academic Affairs Committee (2003 – 2005)
  • Member, Douglass College Residence Hall Director Search Committee (2004)
  • Member, Douglass Society Selection Committee (2004)
  • Member, Douglass College Emerging Leaders Selection (2002 – 2004)
  • Member, Rutgers University Student Service Conference Planning Committee (2003)

PART-TIME POSITIONS HELD AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY WHILE IN GRADUATE SCHOOL:
  • Residence Director, Douglass College Office of Residence Life (2000 – 2004)
  • Counselor (practicum/internship), Cook College Counseling Center (2000 – 2003)
  • Academic Coach, Learning Center (1999 – 2001)
  • Counselor (practicum), Graduate School of Education (1999 – 2000)
  • Career Counselor, Career Services (1997 – 1999)

WOMEN HELPING WOMEN, Metuchen, NJ
Psychotherapist/Independent Contractor (2005 – 2007)
  • Counseled long-term therapy clients on a multitude of emotional and interpersonal concerns.​

Teaching Experience

​Adjunct Lecturer, Dept. of Women’s & Gender Studies/Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 01:988:101: Introduction to Gender, Race, & Sexuality (Spring 2019)
  • 01:988:130: Knowledge & Power: Issues in Women’s Leadership (Fall & Spring 2022, Fall & Spring 2021, Fall & Spring 2020, Fall & Spring 2019, Fall & Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall & Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall & Spring 2011, Fall 2010)
  • 06:090:110: Emerging Leaders (Fall & Spring 2004)
 
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Arts & Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 01:090:105: RU 1st-DRC BOLD (Fall 2019 & Fall 2018)
 
Adjunct Lecturer, Dept. of Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 15:297:501: Introduction to Counseling & Interview Skills (Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2011, Summer 2010)
  • 15:297:505: Group Counseling: Theory & Practice (Spring 2019, Spring 2018)
  • 15:297:508: Family Psychology: Systems Development (Fall & Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010)
  • 15:297:510: Career Counseling & Development (Fall 2018-HYBRID, Fall 2017-HYBRID, Spring 2013)
  • 15:297:613: Theories of Counseling (Spring 2012)
  • 15:297:627: Practicum Site Supervision (Spring 2010, Fall & Spring 2009, Fall & Spring 2008)
  • 15:297:637: Advanced Theories of Counseling: Positive Counseling Theory & Practice (Spring 2015-ONLINE, Spring 2014-ONLINE)
 
Adjunct Lecturer, Dept. of History & Social Sciences, Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ
  • PSY 123: Introductory Psychology (Spring & Fall 2008)
  • PSY 217: Psychology of Women (Spring 2019-ONLINE, Fall 2018-ONLINE, Spring 2011)
  • PSY 226: Educational Psychology (Fall 2010)
 
Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Psychology Program, University of Phoenix Online, Phoenix, AZ
  • PSYCH 535: Multicultural Psychology (Spring 2008-ONLINE)

Research Experience

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Education (GSE) (1998 – 2000)
  • Observed and documented teacher collaboration, teacher-student relations, and student-student interactions in 4th and 5th grade inclusive classrooms at the Lincoln School in New Brunswick, NJ to evaluate success of inclusive education for children with learning disabilities.
  • Conducted research on Counseling Psychology master’s programs, counselor licensing requirements, and CACREP standards to aid in restructuring of GSE master’s program in Counseling Psychology.
  • Conducted research on Special Education doctoral programs and percentage of disability categories in NJ to aid in restructuring of GSE doctoral program in Special Education.
  • Administered and scored literacy tests for kindergartners in eight Newark, NJ schools.
  • Co-facilitated student focus groups to evaluate the effectiveness of “Shaping a Life”, a Douglass College first-year mission course, and co-authored a report of the research results. 

Publications & Media

Book:  
Dissertation:
  • Georges-Van Heusen, C. M. (2003). College Women’s Ego Identity Status in Relation to Perceived Parenting Style and College Experience (Rutgers University, 2003). [Microform]. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International (UMI No. 3088474).
 
Scholarly Journals:  
Book Chapters & Contributions:  
Online Magazines & Blogs:
Online Media Interviews & Features:

Community Leadership & Volunteerism

  • Volunteer, Food Sorting & Shelving, Highland Park Community Food Pantry, Highland Park, NJ (2014 – Present)
  • Member, Parent Restart Committee, Piscataway School District, Piscataway, NJ (2020)
  • Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Piscataway School District, Piscataway, NJ (2018 – 2019)
  • President, Eisenhower Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), Piscataway, NJ (2016 – 2018)
  • Volunteer, Piscataway Annual Community Cleanup, Piscataway, NJ (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, & 2015)
  • Member, Piscataway School District Teacher Recognition Award Selection Committee, Piscataway, NJ (2016)
  • Member, Eisenhower Elementary School Safety Team, Piscataway, NJ (2015 – 2016)
  • Career Planning Expert Volunteer, AllExperts.com (2008 – 2009)
  • Member, Middlesex County Child Placement Review Board, Superior Court of NJ, Family Division, New Brunswick, NJ (2005 – 2008)
  • E-Mentor/Career Coach, ICouldBe.org, Harlem, NY (2007)
  • E-Mentor/Career Coach, Futures for Kids, Raleigh, NC (2007)                                                                                     

Education & Credentials

EDUCATION 
  • Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, Rutgers University (2003)
  • Masters in Counseling Psychology, Rutgers University (1998)
  • Bachelors in Psychology, Rutgers University (1997)

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
  • NJ Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Nationally Certified Psychologist
  • Certified Comprehensive Positive Psychology Coach, TCI
  • ​Certified Master Life Coach, TA
  • Certified Professional Life Coach, TA & ICBCH
  • Certified Life Story Coach, TA
  • Certified Anxiety Specialist, NACBT
  • Certified Professional NLP Practitioner, ICBCH
  • Distance Credentialed Counselor, CCE
  • Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Specialist, AATBS
  • Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, PDA
  • Certified Professional Résumé Writer, PARW/CC
  • Certified Professional Career Coach, PARW/CC & TA
  • ​Certified Employee Performance Coach, TA
  • Certified Business & Entrepreneurship Coach, TA
  • Certified Group Life Coach, TA
  • ​Certified Happiness Coach, TA
  • Certified Goal Success Coach, TA
  • Certified Confidence Coach, TA
  • Certified Mindset Coach, TA
  • Certified Mindfulness Coach, TA
  • Certified Meditation Coach & Facilitator, TA
  • Certified Health & Nutrition Coach, TA
  • Certified Job Loss Recovery Coach, WCI
  • Certified JobsOver50/Boomer Authority Career Coach
  • Certified Professional in Online Job Search & Reputation Management, CDI
  • Certified Time Management Consultant, ER
  • Certified Women's Empowerment Coach (Level 1), HCA / Udemy
  • ​Rock Your Feminine Type™ Certified Coach
                    
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • The Habits Academy: Masters, Certificate of Completion, JamesClear.com 
  • Science of Happiness Certificate of Completion, GGSC-UC-Berkeley
  • Career Coaching Intensive Certificate, NACE
  • Management Development Program, Rutgers University
  • Business Supervisor Certificate, Rutgers University
  • Supervisor Development Program, Rutgers University
  • Leadership Development Certificate, Rutgers University   
  • Coaching & Mentoring Certificate, CCMS, Inc