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Roger Woolsey

Founder and CEO

Albany, New York Metropolitan Area · 1 connection

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About

I am a higher education executive, entrepreneur, educator, and strategist with more than 25 years of experience leading at the intersection of career development, workforce strategy, experiential learning, entrepreneurship, fundraising, employer and alumni engagement, and organizational transformation.My leadership experience includes senior roles at Union College, CSU San Bernardino, Dartmouth College, Colby College, and Boston College. Throughout my career, I have built and repositioned programs, led multidisciplinary teams, developed institution-wide career and experiential-learning strategies, raised philanthropic and corporate support, and created partnerships that connect students with alumni, employers, entrepreneurs, and emerging opportunities in the workforce.At Dartmouth, I led a 13-person career development organization with a $1.3 million budget, generated more than 87% overall student engagements, increased first-year engagement by 160%, and secured more than $1.2 million in philanthropic and partnership support. At Union College, I expanded career-center utilization by 45% and developed initiatives in finance, financial literacy, professional development, and entrepre

Experience

Founder and CEOIntraStar
Jan 2024
Executive Director, Career Center & Founder, Entrepreneurship ProgramUnion College
Dec 2021
Founder and CEOAries Financial Literacy, Inc
Sep 2019 to Dec 2023
Executive DirectorCalifornia State University-San Bernardino
Aug 2020 to Nov 2021
Senior Assistant Dean and Director of the Center for Professional DevelopmentDartmouth College
May 2013 to Sep 2019
Director, Career Center & Founder, Entrepreneurship ProgramColby College
Feb 2008 to Apr 2013
Adjunct Professor – Adult LearningEmerson College
Jan 1997 to May 2008
Lecturer - Department of CommunicationEmerson College
Jan 2000 to Jan 2001
Professor/Counselor Communication DepartmentBoston College
Sep 1997 to Sep 2008
Adjunct Professor – Communication DepartmentNortheastern University
Jan 1998 to Jan 1999
Senior Lecturer – Communication DepartmentSuffolk University
Sep 1998 to Sep 1999

Education

Emerson College
M.A Management and Marketing Communication
San Diego State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Speech Communication and Rhetoric