Educational Background. Relevant Professional Experience

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Educational Background

M.B.A., 2006

University of Alabama – Birmingham

Major: Business Administration

B.S., 2001

University of Alabama – Birmingham

Major: Math Minor: Accounting

A.S., 1998

Bevill State Community College

Certificate, 1992

UAB/Walker College

Diploma, 1990

Walker High School

Relevant Professional Experience

CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2013 – present – Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness

 Directing research, planning and assessment strategies

 Developing data collection instruments to carry out periodic surveys of current students, graduates, employers, local area high school students, etc.

 Developing and/or revising Institutional Effectiveness policies and procedures

 Developing the Institutional Strategic Plan

 Overseeing the strategic planning process

 Developing and implementing strategies for evaluating key performance outcomes for institutional-wide improvement

 Providing accurate reporting to institutional, local, state, federal, and accrediting agencies

 Assisting individual departments with research, planning, and assessment

 Conducting analysis of survey results and distributing survey results to constituent groups

 Completing research surveys and reports as required by the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, Alabama Board of Nursing, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, SACSCOC and other external agencies

 Developing demographic reports

 Providing for grant support and development

 Serving as the accreditation liaison for the SACSCOC

CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2010 – 2013 – Associate Dean of Instruction and Institutional Effectiveness

 Evaluating faculty credentials to meet SACSCOC and state credentialing requirements

 Overseeing curriculum, program development, and academic support services

 Managing the activities and resources of the College’s instructional programs

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 Developing and coordinating class schedules and assigning teaching responsibilities

 Evaluating faculty workloads and approving faculty contracts

 Supervising faculty on multiple campuses

 Managing grant funds and reporting for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act

 Supervising Workforce Investment Act (WIA) performance data

 Serving as the Logistics Chair for Central Alabama BEST Student Robotics Competition

 Serving as the Chair of the Strategic Analysis Team

 Managing and overseeing the Career Technical Dual Enrollment Program

 Coordinating and developing College Catalog

 Developing College academic calendar

 Developing, supervising implementation, and assessing Student Learning Outcomes

 Working in concert with other college-wide administrators in developing faculty professional development programs

 Serving as Chair of the College-wide Student Conduct and Discipline Committee

 Serving as a voting member of the President’s Cabinet

 Serving as a member of the College-wide Safety and Security Committee

 Serving as a member of the College-wide Disability Services Committee

 Chairing and serving as a member of multiple faculty and staff employment search committees

 Coordinating the Career Technical Advisory Committees annual meetings

 Supervised the development and implementation of an online scheduling software application

 Supervised the development and implementation of an online grading software application

 Managing and serving as the lead author of the SACS Fifth Year Interim Report process

 Implementation of an online evaluation system and processes

 Managing the annual Administrative Planning Retreat

 Directing research, planning, and assessment strategies

 Overseeing the strategic planning process

 Developing and implementing strategies for evaluating key performance outcomes for institution wide improvement

 Conducting (AS400) queries in the production of routine reports, data for grant proposals, and information as requested

 Providing grant support and development

CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2009 –2010 – Director of Institutional Research, Planning, & Assessment

 Directing research, planning and assessment strategies

 Developing the Annual Institutional Strategic Plan, Three-Year Institutional Management Plan, and the Annual College Accountability Performance Profile

 Overseeing the strategic planning process and chairing the Institutional Planning and Assessment Committee

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 Developing demographic reports (Fact Book) on enrollment trends, student population, student grades, student ages, regional demographics, etc.

 Conducting (AS400) queries in the production of routine reports, data for grant proposals, and information as requested

 Providing for grant support and development

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2008 –2009 – Interim Associate Dean of Career & Technical Education – College-wide

 Providing day-to-day responsibility of the career technical division training programs and personnel

 Developing, supervising implementation and assessing Student Learning Outcomes

 Writing career technical division grants

 Supervising all aspects of opening the new Automotive and Welding program

 Serving on SACS Reaffirmation Team

 Managing and supervising federal and state grants

 Writing queries to gather data concerning career technical programs

 Developing of annual career technical division objectives and strategies for the institutional planning process of the College

 Developing and coordinating class schedules and assigning teaching responsibilities with appropriate Campus Associate Dean

 Establishing clear communication with career technology instructional personnel and College administration regarding development and implementation of instructional objectives

 Providing oversight and leadership to the Workforce Development/Training for Existing Business and Industry Program

 Providing oversight and leadership to the Adult Education Program

 Providing oversight and leadership to the Ready-to-Work Program

 Providing oversight and leadership to the Mine Training Program

 Providing oversight and leadership to the Continuing Education Program

 Providing oversight and leadership in the implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act

 Providing oversight and leadership to the Second Opportunity Systems Program

 Preparing the College Calendar

 Providing leadership and accountability for effective implementation and evaluation of College Institutional Effectiveness Plan

 Approving faculty contracts

 Recommending full-time faculty requests for rank increase

 Working in concert with other college-wide associate deans in developing faculty orientation, in-service, and professional development programs

 Evaluating all career technology programs and personnel as outlined in college policies

 Approving adjunct, temporary and part-time faculty

 Assisting the Dean of Instruction and Student Services in the development of the instructional budget with broad-based input from College personnel

 Recommending and evaluating college-wide technology needs

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2007 –2008 – Interim Walker College Campus Associate Dean

 Providing day-to-day supervision of the Walker College Campus faculty, staff, and students

 Serving as the Chair of the Carl Elliott House Museum Advisory Board

 Supervising the advancement of the Carl Elliott House Museum

 Supervising and coordinating the Read Alabama Literary Series

 Coordinating the 70th Anniversary Walker College Campus Celebration

 Providing supervision of the Carl Hare Child Development Center

 Providing day-to-day supervision of building and grounds maintenance and improvement

 Recruiting and recommending faculty

 Preparing the College calendar

 Serving as chair of the Campus Leadership Team

 Coordinating campus logistics for community and state-wide events

 Serving as a member of the President’s Advisory Council

 Serving as an ex-officio member of the Walker College Campus Foundation Board

 Performing part-time and full-time faculty evaluations and classroom observations

 Planning and implementing the campus faculty orientation program, campus in-service, professional development programs for faculty and staff and campus faculty and staff meetings

 Participating in the employment/dismissal process as requested by the President/designee

 Coordinating with college-wide Associate Deans the development of the campus class schedules with participation from division chairs and faculty

 Planning and supporting campus events, activities, and special programs in concert with the Director of Student Services

 Completing semester faculty contracts

 Administering the completion of the faculty office schedules

 Providing leadership and assistance in the coordination of all campus student judicial affairs, ADA compliance, and other title compliance issues

 Assisting in the establishment and maintenance of community partnerships, including business and industry, secondary school systems, community and civic organizations, and other higher education institutions

 Providing administrative oversight of the construction of the new Math and Science Building

 Participating in the needs assessment, planning, and budgeting processes of the College

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2005 –2007 – Associate Director of Planning, Research, & Institutional Effectiveness

 Serving as liaison for planning and research with the Department of Postsecondary Education and with other colleges and universities in Alabama

 Developing demographic reports such as the College Fact Book and the Recruiting and Marketing report

 Providing data for grant support

 Directing the strategic planning process, research and assessment strategies

 Assisting the President and the President’s Cabinet in strategic planning activities

 Coordinating the development, implementation, and revision of the Strategic Plan to Improve Institutional Effectiveness

 Coordinating the completion of the Institutional Management Plan

 Coordinating the completion of the College’s annual Expected Results to Improve Institutional Effectiveness

 Conducting training for all personnel concerning the Institutional Effectiveness purpose and processes

 Providing institutional research/effectiveness reports to internal and external agencies as required

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 Conducting faculty/administration/staff surveys for all functional areas, including evaluation of services, supervisor evaluations, athletic program and other related surveys

 Providing guidance to all functional areas in evaluation development

 Implementing the online evaluation process for all applicable College surveys and evaluations

 Generating reports of the results of College surveys

 Providing information and data analyses to administrators for decision making and planning

 Assisting in the coordination and documentation activities to address the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools criteria related to planning and effectiveness

 Serving as the Model College (CAPP - College Accountability Performance Profile) school manager

 Serving as the College’s data retrieval liaison by retrieving data from the ACCESS AS400 software through the use of AS400 queries, Crystal Reports, and the New Generation Software (NGS)

 Coordinating data to be reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2003 –2005 - Assistant to the Associate Dean of Applied Technology and Adult Education Skills

Training Division (AESTD)

 Developing and implementing an Applied Technology Recruiting Manual

 Supervising the coordination of recruiting activities with the Applied Technology Programs, local high schools, Second Opportunity Systems, Adult Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation

 Assisting in the supervision of the Alabama Power Instructional Program

 Preparing articulation agreements with local high schools

 Conducting articulation training meetings with local high school teachers and College faculty

 Assisting in the supervision of the Tech Prep Implementation Grant, Tech Prep Statewide Model Grant including planning and hosting meetings and yearly reporting

 Supervising the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Grant including budgeting and yearly reporting

 Conducting training for applied technology faculty on advising issues

 Participating in college-wide meetings

 Supervising the scheduling of applied technology semester class offerings

 Preparing applied technology faculty contracts each semester

 Developing college policies and procedures for the Applied Technology and AESTD

 Assisting in the development and implementation of applied technology curriculum

 Supervising WIA performance data

 Writing queries to gather data from the ACCESS AS400 software and implementing efficient procedures for the Applied Technology and AESTD

 Directing and hosting the yearly GED graduation ceremonies

 Assisting in the supervision and implementation of the Adult Education and Adult Education JOBS programs

 Coordinating revisions to the catalog for the Applied Technology division

 Assisting in the implementation of WorkKeys

 Coordinating the completion of the Institutional Management Plan for the Applied Technology division

 Coordinating budgeting for Applied Technology and AESTD

 Developing and managing budgets for the Perkins Grant and Tech Prep Implementation Grant

 Reporting and compiling data for the Career Technical Performance Report (Perkins)

 Hosting training sessions for other colleges concerning Career Technical Performance Reporting guidelines

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2002 –2003 - Assistant to the Associate Dean for Instructional Services

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 Supervising the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Grant including budgeting and yearly reporting

 Conducting training for faculty on advising issues

 Conducting and attending college-wide meetings

 Supervising the scheduling of semester class offerings

 Preparing faculty contracts each semester

 Developing college policies and procedures

 Assisting in the development and implementation of curriculum

 Supervising WIA performance data

 Writing queries to gather data and implement efficient procedures for the instructional divisions

 Directing and hosting annual GED graduation ceremonies

 Assisting in the supervision and implementation of the Adult Education and Adult Education JOBS programs

 Developing and implementing curriculum for academic and technical programs

 Coordinating revisions to the catalog for the instructional division

 Assisting in the implementation of WorkKeys

 Coordinating the completion of the Institutional Management Plan for the instructional division

 Compiling the Faculty Orientation Handbook

 Implementing, training, and maintaining the degree plan advising program

Professional Activities and Honors

 Chancellor’s Outstanding Administrator Award nominee (2012)

 Lead Team Member for Banner Implementation at Central Alabama Community College

 Implementation of DegreeWorks at Central Alabama Community College

 Author of Central Alabama Community College Manufacturing Technology Post Implementation Report to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (2010)

 Association of Institutional Research Scholarship Recipient to complete two professional development courses (Survey Design and Student Learning Outcomes - 2011)

 Alabama Community College Association (ACCA) Executive Board member (2002-present)

 Instructional Officers’ Association (IOA) (2008-present)

 Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR) meeting participant (2009)

 Perkins Strategic Analysis Team (SAT) member (2004-present)

 American Technical Education Association (ATEA) Outstanding Service Award nominee (2006)

 Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) member (2006-2007)

 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) member (2006-2007; 2009-2011)

 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) member (2006-2007; 2009-2011)

 Alabama Association for Institutional Research (ALAIR) member (2006-2007; 2009-2011)

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 Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR) meeting participant (2006; 2009)

 Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) meeting participant (2006)

 Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) meeting participant (2006)

 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) meeting participant (2006)

 Adult Education Advisory Board member (2002-2005)

 National Tech Prep Network (NTPN) member (2002-2005)

 Chancellor’s Outstanding Support Staff Award nominee (2000)

Grant Activities

 Grant researcher for the Health Resources and Services Administration Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students – funded (2005; 2006; 2011)

 Co-author for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Nursing Simulation Grant to develop and implement high fidelity simulation activities within the nursing program – funded (2010)

 Co-author for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Career Technical Dual Enrollment Grant to provide dual enrollment scholarships for high school students in career technical programs – funded (2009)

 Co-author for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Increasing Engineering Graduates Through Distance Education Grant to deliver engineering, physics, chemistry, and advanced math in a teleconferencing format – funded (2009)

 Co-author for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Welding Virtual Simulation Grant to provide students with virtual welding training – funded (2009)

 Co-author for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Advanced Multi-skilled Manufacturing Training and Credentialing Grant to provide training and certification to unemployed individuals in the Advanced Manufacturing field – funded (2009)

 Co-author for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Trades Training Program Grant to pre-apprenticeship construction training across the state – funded (2009)

 Co-author for the Title IB Youth Programs Second Opportunity System Grant to benefit out-of-school youth – funded (2009)

 Project Manager for the General Services Administration Small Business Incubator Revitalization Grant to renovate the Incubator facilities

 Co-author and project director for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Drafting

WCCT/BSCC/NASA Grant joint partnership grant to benefit drafting students with NASA projects – funded (2009)

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 Co-author for the National Science Foundation S-STEM (Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Math Chemistry and Physics Preparation Program Grant to provide scholarships for engineering majors – funded (2009)

 Co-author and project manager for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Machine Tool Technology Grant to purchase equipment and software to offer online courses – funded (2009)

 Co-author for the Mine Safety and Health Administration Mine Emergency Command Center Training (MECCT) Grant to provide command center training for the mining industry – funded (2008)

 Project Manager for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Dual Enrollment Grant to provide career technical dual enrollment and ECEP scholarships

 Project Manager for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Dual Enrollment – Pickens County to provide career technical dual enrollment scholarships to high school students in Pickens County

 Project Manager for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Automotive Grant to purchase equipment and supplies, renovate facilities, and hire an instructor to open a new program

 Project Manager for the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Welding

Grant to purchase equipment and supplies, renovate facilities, and hire an instructor to open a new program

 Co-author for the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History Grant to benefit College cultural activities – funded (2008)

 Co-author for the National Endowment for the Humanities Exhibition Grants to Libraries for the John Adams: Unbound Exhibition – funded (2008)

 Co-author for the Institute for Museums and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting for Collections Preservation Grant to benefit the Walker College Campus Museums – funded (2007)

 Co-author and researcher for the Alabama Power Foundation Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Instruction and Technical Skills (HITS) Grant - funded (2006)

 Program Evaluator for Department of Education Upward Bound TRIO Grant (2006)

 Co-author for the Alabama Tech Prep Model Program Grant - funded (2000-2004)

 Co-author for the Bevill State Community College Tech Prep Grant - funded (2000-2004)

 Co-author for the Adult Education Program Grant - funded (2002-2005)

 Co-author for the Adult Education JOBS Program Grant - funded (2002-2005)

State/Community Activities

 Talladega County Leadership Graduate (2010)

 Chair of the Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Curriculum Development Committee

 Member of the I-22 Alliance

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 Walker County Leadership Graduate (2007)

 Walker County Transportation Task Force (2006 - 2008)

 Alabama College System QPA (Model College) Task Force Member for Applied Technology Programs (2004)

 Program Co-Coordinator of the Tech Prep Annual Summer Meeting (2000-2004)

 Hosting Statewide Tech Prep Professional Development Activities (2000-2004)

Presentations

 Speaker – Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Institutional Effectiveness Can Be Fun! – 2006

 Speaker – Alabama College Association – Institutional Effectiveness Can Be Fun! – 2006

 Discussion Leader – Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Roundtable – Establishing Effective Institutional Effectiveness Programs – 2006

 Facilitator – Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR) Breakout Session – 2006

Recent Accreditation Activity

 SACSCOC Visiting Institutional Effectiveness Team Member – September 2011 and 2012

 Central Alabama Community College SACSCOC Fifth-Year Interim Report Chair and Lead Author, 2010

 SACSCOC Annual Meeting Participant, 2005; 2006; 2009; 2010; 2011

 SACSCOC Training Workshop for Institutional Effectiveness Participant, 2010 (Invitation Only)

 The Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation, SACSCOC Participant, 2005; 2010, 2011

 Institutional Effectiveness Evaluator in the SACSCOC Evaluator Registry

 Bevill State Community College SACS Reaffirmation Team Member, 2009