RANK Director's Administrative Support Coordinator EMAIL rdfern@calpoly.edu OFFICE LOCATION 02-122B PHONE (805) 756-1503

Role

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Renee currently serves as the Administrative Support Coordinator II for the Cal Poly School of Education.

In this role, Renee covers a broad range of administrative duties, including faculty contracting, class scheduling, financial administration and logistics, event planning, travel arranging and communications. Prior to joining Cal Poly, Renee served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga, where they worked as an English Literacy Facilitator, teaching English as a second language in Tongan primary schools. They also spearheaded grant-writing efforts to support local public works projects and female leadership scholarships, and worked with the Kingdom’s Ministry of Education on curriculum design reform.

They hold a B.A. in Literature from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, and continue to pursue their passion for the written word.