Career Overview
Temitope Bada
3rd Street South St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
Phone: 320-224-7465
E-mail: temitopebada@protonmail.com
Web: www.topebada.com
Manage proactive teams while providing content education solutions to students, youth travelers, and faculty. My experience spans two decades of offering +10,000 international students and graduates’ opportunities and access to platforms for experiential learning and relevant co-curricular education through travel, cultural exchange, work and learn programs, and multicultural immersion.
Relevant Education
Certifications
M.S, College Counseling and Student Development Expected Dec 2024 St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, USA
Professional Certificate, Leadership 2011
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
B. Agr, Environmental Biology (minor in Crop Protection) 2005
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
● ICEF Trained Agent Counsellor – October 2010
● Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education – April 2023
● NODA Graduate Symposium – October 2023
Relevant Work Experience Director, Besor Associates, Lagos, Nigeria Feb 2006 – Present www.besorassociates.com
Management and Co-ordination of all educational travel services for more than 15,000 students, organization of recruitment seminars, corporate presence in international seminars and development of content synergies. In this capacity, higher education consultant training has been acquired.
Director, Study Remit UG, Leipzig, Germany Nov 2018 –Present www.studyremit.de
Development of Fintech backed service to simplify the payment process for international students on tuition, blocked funds and host country government fees.
Graduate Assistant, St. Cloud State University Jan 2023 – Present
https://www.stcloudstate.edu/atwood/
Operational support to the Associate Director in charge of the student union services and affairs. Roles includes but not limited to supervision of Building Assistants and interfacing with other operations staff onsite
Admissions Assistant, St. Cloud State University May 2023 – Aug 2023
https://www.stcloudstate.edu/internationaladmissions
Operational support to the Associate Director in charge of International Admissions, updates to Study USA portals, editorial updates on Keystone Academic Solutions platform and response to international student leads.
Professional Memberships
NODA
Jan 2023 - Present
Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education
NASPA
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
CACUSS
Jan 2023 - Present
Jan 2016 - Present
Canadian Association of College and University Student Services
NAFSA
Association of International Educators
PMI
Career Activities and Interests
Publications
May 2008 - Present
Sep 2006 - Present Project Management Institute
I continue to work as an Educational Travel and Management Consultant with experience in advising, counseling, recruitment, and placement of international students in cultural and educational exchange programs and study abroad opportunities. I have been privileged to assist in the development and deployment of different inbound and outbound programs, work experience exchange programs, study abroad opportunities, internship and traineeships, summer camp for youth, and scholarships for more than seventeen years.
I have on-going interests in photography, ecology, conservation, traveling, multiculturalism, ethical investing and social Justice, fintech, neo-banking and edtech solutions. I have embarked on independent exploration of social justice and inclusion competencies in higher education with learning visits and meetings with key institutional officers at Macquarie University, James Cook University, Australian Catholic University, University of Queensland, Bond University, Southern Cross University, University of Western Australia, University of Winnipeg, University of Windsor, Ontario Tech University, Brock University, University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Western Ontario, University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic and University of Waikato.
Bada, T. (2013). Press F1 for visa: The consular, the student, the visa and the 15 keys worth pressing. Besor Books.