1. Claudia Braman
3713 Morningside Drive - Greenwood, IN 46143
claudiabraman@gmail.com - 317-287-9116
Work Experience
Private Practice Consulting
October 2011- current
*K-12 and higher education policy, advocacy, administration, strategy, campaign
Midwest Program Director
American Honors / Quad Learning
Indianapolis, IN/Washington D.C.
March 2013 to November 2013
Responsibilities:
*Developed relationships with community leaders and organizations, and worked closely
with Ivy Tech administration at 3 campuses to recruit appropriate students for honors
curriculum
*Presented the American Honors program to potential community partners of all sizes and
in one on one meetings. Counseled students and parents through application process
*Completed research and data collection for expansion and development of the program
Executive Director, State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana /
Commissioner, Commission on Proprietary Education
State of Indiana
June 2008 to October 2011
Appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels to:
*Oversee the function of Indiana's state financial aid programs.
*Work with legislators to advocate for and secure funding for grants and scholarships for
Indiana students.
*Oversee and administer approximately $280 million dollars of financial aid each year
*Oversee the regulation of proprietary schools wishing to operate in Indiana
Executive Director of Educational Partnerships
The Princeton Review
New York, NY
July 2005 to June 2008
*Worked with schools that have contracted services with The Princeton Review to train
district and school staff.
*Consulted school administration on best practices and implementation.
*Recruited and Marketed to School Systems throughout the US to promote The Princeton
Review K-12 products and services. Performance consistently exceeded goals.
-Presented products and services at various industry conferences and meetings.
-Worked individually with Superintendents, Principals, Curriculum Designers and other
school staff to find solutions to K-12 problems.
- Promoted, recruited and retained students (and parents) to participate in free tutoring
provided by The No Child Left Behind initiative (Supplemental Educational Services).

2. - Partnered with community and faith based organizations to identify students and
locations for session.
- Partnered with school corporations and individual schools to run programs.
- Responsible for creation of marketing, recruiting, implementing programs and reporting
of results.
Director of Academic Resources
Franklin College
Franklin, IN
January 2003 to July 2005
*Created, developed and implemented strategies and programming for overall academic
success including: - Created and taught Academic Success Courses (ASC 080 and ASC
085)
- Academic Advising for first year student program
- Created and implemented Probation and Scholastic Standing Counselors Program
- Created and delivered Student Success Workshop Series
- Created Academic Mentoring and Peer Tutoring Program
- Americans with Disabilities Act Officer
*Nominated and/or elected to the following Committees: - ADA compliance
- Retention
- Extended Cabinet
- Human Resources
- Student Life
- Enrollment Management
Director of Horizon Scholars and First Generation Students
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
October 1997 to January 2003
- Met with students, parents and high school counselors to share information about
DePauw University
- Interviewed candidates and reviewed applications for admission
- Served on various scholarship committees
*Provided academic and social support services for approximately 250 first generation
college students:
- Academic Advising
- Worked with parents and students on financial matters and adjustment issues
- Chaired selection committee to bring fifty new Horizon Scholars to campus each year
- Created and implemented new progressive programming, worked with all facets of
administration and successfully attained retention goals.
* Authored and presented a seminar that was chosen to be given at the International
Conference on the First Year Experience and Students in Transition in July 2000 at
Reading England and represented DePauw University along with Vice President James
Lincoln and Dean Dee Gardner.
* High Hopes Long Odds Grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.:
* Collaborated with 13 target school systems throughout Indiana to promote college
attendance by presenting a wide variety of programs and one on one advising sessions to
audiences of students and parents.
* Worked individually with approx. 50 students each year from these school systems that
chose to attend DePauw through the Horizon Scholars Program.
Professional Educator
Songham Foreign Language Institute, Ulsan South Korea

3. April 1996 to April 1997
* Taught all ages and levels of English as a second language.
- Developed and implemented original educational materials.
- Collaborated with other educators in producing college level ESL text-books with the
University of Ulsan.
Permanent Substitute Teacher
Whitley County Consolidated Schools
Columbia City, IN
January 1995 to April 1996
* Supervised and taught middle and high school courses.
* Volunteered with after school enrichment programs.
Education
BA Political Science and Broadcast Journalism
Franklin College
Franklin, IN
January 1994
Additional Information
*During college I was involved in and held leadership positions in a number of campus
organizations including:
- Pi Beta Phi sorority
- Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society (President)
- Omicron Delta Pi National Leadership Honor Society
- ALPHA Scholastic Honor Society
-Young Republicans, board of directors
- Admissions Fellowship
- Student Entertainment Board (Executive Officer)
- Student Congress (Executive Officer)
- Campus Publications (writer, editor, producer)
- Student Professional Development Advisory Council (Executive Board)
* Semester abroad at Harlaxton College, Lincolnshire England