MARIE BYRD VITAE
Work email: [email protected] EDUCATION
Florida International University Miami, FL Ed.D. Degree
Major Area: Educational Administration and Supervision Minor Area: Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation
A Study of the differences Among African American, Hispanic, and Anglo
women on the perceived barriers and strategies to career advancement in public school administration. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI
Florida International University Miami, FL M.S. Degree
Major Area: Elementary Education
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL B.S. Degree
Major Area: Elementary Education
WORK HISTORY and SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
University of South Florida Sarasota Manatee, Sarasota, Florida 2007 – Present Associate Professor, College of Education Fall 2013 - present
Assistant Professor, College of Education Fall 2007 – Spring 2013
• Chairperson, Initial Teacher Preparation (ITP): Spring 2012 – Present
• Coordinator, Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program: Fall 2007 - Present
• Undergraduate and Graduate Courses Taught
EDE 4301 – Classroom Management, School Safety, Law, Ethics and Elementary Methods
EDE 4942, EDE 4941, EDE 4940-
Elementary Education Internship, Level I Elementary Education Internship, Level II Elementary Education Internship, Level III SSE 4313 – Teaching Elementary (KG-6) Social Studies
EDE 6326 – Planning and Organizing for Instruction in the Elementary School EDE 6458 – Reflections on Instructional Decision Making I and II
EEC 6205 – Curriculum and Authentic Assessment
ESE 5344 - Classroom Management for a Diverse School and Society
• FATE (Florida Association of Teacher Educators) o Past President – 2014-2015
o President – 2013-2014
o President Elect – 2012 – 2013
o Chairperson of Awards Committee -2011-present
o West Central College and University Director
• SRATE (Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators) o Past President – 2014-2015
o President – 2013-2014
o President Elect – 2012 – 2013
o ATE (Association of Teacher Education) Delegate – 2013 - present
o ATE (Association of Teacher Education) Leadership Academy – 2013-present
• ATE (Association of Teacher Educators)
o Leadership Academy Member – 2014 – present
o Constitution and By-Laws Committee Member – 2013 – present
o Co-Chair ATE 2017 Annual Meeting Local Arrangements – 2014 - present
• COE Faculty Council Representative, Spring 2008 – Spring 2009
• Faculty Senate Executive Committee Representative, 2012-2014
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois 2004 – 2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, School of Education
• Instructor in graduate courses:
EdAd 505 - Communication and Human Relations EdAd 535 - Program Development
EdAd 550 - Applied Administrative Processes (administration internship)
• Chairperson of 2004/2005 educational administration faculty search committee
• Project Facilitator and Financial Manager of Urban Institute’s Urban Education Research Cross-Disciplinary Grant ($50,000)
• Facilitator and Manager of internal Grants: Excellence in Graduate Education Grant and Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant
• Faculty advisor of Project PRIME (Promoting Recruiting Increasing Minority Educators) student organization
• Collaborator with Cahokia Senior High School to promote diverse students from disadvantaged backgrounds to become future educators
• Collaborator with East Saint Louis Charter School to promote diverse students from disadvantaged backgrounds to become future educators
• Member of a university task force to address family friendly issues
• Administrator of a university-wide survey on faculty and staff child care needs
• Member a School of Education diversity project initiative
• Collaborator with several public school administrators from diverse backgrounds on a project to film them in practice
• Member of Graduate Council Curriculum Committee
The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 2001 – 2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership, College of Education
• Instructor in graduate courses:
Education and Community Supervisory Process
Participatory Governance and Change
• Awarded $20,000 technology grant with colleagues to integrate web instruction and video conferencing in graduate school classroom instruction
• Co-director of the Personnel Assessment Development and Enhancement Center
(2001-2003): Utilized NASSP’s 21st Century Principal Model to assess assistant principals for principalship positions with Memphis City Schools.
• Coordinator of assessment for departmental self-study
• Advisor of 15 masters students and serving on 10 doctoral committees
• Collaborator with National Organization: Facing History and Ourselves to integrate strategies teaching diversity awareness in graduate school courses
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Florida 1986 – 2001
• Assistant Principal, 1996-2001
• Reading Curriculum Specialist, 1994-1996
• Public School Teacher, 1986-1994
• Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida 1991 – 1992 Instructor
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2014). (In revision). Capitalizing on differences: Keys to unlocking the academic achievement gap.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Olivieri, B. S. (2014). Measuring teacher cultural competence.
International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities. 8(1).
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Hundley, E. (2012). Promoting teacher development in a Racially /
Ethnically, Socioeconomically, Linguistically and Academically Diverse School: A USA Case Study. Professional Development in Education Journal. 38(4) 551-570.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2011). Ethnicity, race and culture: A case for cultural competence. Chapter in Carr, J., Fauske, J. & Jones, P. Leading for Inclusion: How schools can build on the strengths of ALL learners. New York: Teachers College Press
• Sutton, L. C. & Byrd-Blake, M. (Summer 2010). A team-centered approach to performance compensation. AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice, 7 (2), 33-44.
• Byrd-Blake, M., Afolayan, M., Hunt, J. W., Fabumni, M., Leander, R., Pryor, B. & Aboro, P.
(2010). Morale of teachers in urban schools: A post NCLB mixed methods analysis.
Education and Urban Society,42, 450-472.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Oliveri, B. S. (2009). Operation 2014: Developing Culturally Competent Teachers for a Diverse Society. Florida Association of Teacher Educators Journal.1(9), 1-23
http://www.fate1.org/journals/2009/byrd-blake.pdf
• Hunt, J. W., Afolayan, M., Byrd-Blake M., Fabunmi, M., Pryor, B, & Aboro, P. (Fall-Winter 2009).The impact of the pressures to make adequate yearly progress on teachers in a Midwest urban school district: A qualitative analysis. The Journal of Thought, 44(3-4), 63-75.
• Byrd-Blake, M., Hunt, J., Afolayan M. O., & Leander, R. (2009). (submitted for review). The Impact of the No Child Behind Act on Urban Schools: A Review of the Literature.
Multicultural Learning and Teaching.
• Pryor, B.W., Byrd-Blake, M., Hunt, J., Afolayan, M.O., Fabunmi, M., Leander, R. (2008).
NCLB and urban teachers morale: A study of beliefs and attitudes in AYP and Non-AYP Illinois schools. Journal of Urban Education: Focus on Enrichment, 5(1), 69-81.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2007). The M.I.C.E. Process: A remedy for women faculty experiencing quadruple jeopardy. Advancing Women in Leadership On-Line Journal.
• McNeal, L. & Byrd-Blake, M. (2005). Council of Great City Schools. Chapter in the Sage Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & McNeaL, L. (2005). Abraham Maslow - Self Actualization Theory.
Chapter in the Sage Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Wesson L. (2005). Strategies for Advocacy in Higher Education. The Journal of Women in Educational Leadership. 3(4). 285-293.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2004). Female perspectives on career advancement. Advancing Women in Leadership On-Line Journal, Spring 2004.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2003). Race, culture and strategies for success of female public school administrators. The Journal of Women in Educational Leadership. 1 (4). 323 – 333.
Scholarly Manuscripts in Planning Stage
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Pitsch, A. (in progress). The development of Cultural Critical Consciousness: A personal Journey.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (In progress). Leadership in high risk high poverty HRHP School (a case study)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Invited Presentations
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2012). Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Panel Moderator:
Teacher Performance Appraisal Systems: Frameworks and Implications for Teacher Education. Jacksonville, Florida. October 5, 2012.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2011). Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Preconference Symposium focusing on Florida Senate Bill 736. October 2011.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2010). Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Panhandle Symposium. Scaling Up the Redesign of Teacher Education and Schools. April 10, 2010.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Sander R. (2007). Perceptions of Learning through Blackboard Hybrid Courses: Comfort with Technology, Motivation to Learn, Technology Skills, and Online
Learning Experiences. General Education: Collaborative Process, Collective Responsibility, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Spring Faculty Symposium.
• Byrd-Blake, M., Herbers, S., & Wesson L. (2003) Creating Instructional Technology Fluency in Teacher and School Leadership Preparation Programs Through a Partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Workshop for Shelby County Schools Teachers and IT Staff. Memphis, TN, August.
Refereed Presentations
• Byrd, M. (2015). Capitalizing on Differences: Keys to Unlocking the Academic Achievement Gap. 2015 ATE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, February 13 – 16, 2015.
• Byrd, M. & Pitsch, A. (2014). Critical Cultural Consciousness Development and Self- Reflection: A personal Journey. 2014 ATE Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, Feb. 14-18.
• Byrd, M. (2014). Capitalizing on Differences: Narrowing the Academic Achievement Gap.
Southern Region Association of Teacher Educators ( SRATE ) Annual Meeting. Isle of Charleston, South Carolina October 16 -18, 2014.
• Byrd, M. (2014). Capitalizing on Differences: Common Core and the Academic Achievement Gap. Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Annual Conference. Lynn
University in Boca Raton, Florida October 3 & 4, 2014
• King, J. & Byrd-Blake, M. (2012). Developing Effective Mentor Teachers. Florida Association of Teacher Educators Conference. Jacksonville, FL, October 6, 2012.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2012). Capitalizing on Differences: How Effective Teachers Approach the Academic Achievement Gap. Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference. Little Rock, Arkansas, October 2012.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Hundley, E. (2011) 21st Century Classrooms: A data driven process for forming effective learning communities. Florida Association of Teacher Educators
Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, October 8, 2011.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Oliveri, B. S. (2011). Closing the Achievement Gap by Closing the Cultural Gap Among Teachers, Students and Parents in Title I Communities. 2011 National Title One Conference, Tampa Florida, January 31 - February 3, 2011.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Oliveri, B. S. (2011). Cross-Cultural Competence and Adaptation:
Exploring the X-Factors of Effective Teaching at Title I Schools. Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida. February 12-16, 2011.
• Wegmann, S., Tanase, M., Bleckzinski, R., Byrd-Blake, M. & Daniel, E. M. (2010). Teacher Leadership: Engaging Teachers – Empowering Leaders. Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Conference. St. Petersburg October 8th - 9th 2010.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2010). Increasing Cross-Cultural Adaptability through P.R.I.D.E. Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Conference. St. Petersburg October 8th - 9th 2010.
• Hunsader, P., Wallace, T., Byrd-Blake, M……. (2010). NCATE Task Force….Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Conference. St. Petersburg October 8th - 9th 2010.
• Byrd-Blake, M., Paul, S., Lundy, M. & Acosta, W. (2010). A New Beginning: Rogers Garden Elementary School and USF Sarasota-Manatee. The 2010 PDS National Conference. March 13, 2010, Orlando, Florida.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2010). The Power of Storytelling with Children of High-Poverty and/or High-Risk Backgrounds. Children’s Literature Symposium and the West Central Region F.A.T.E. Conference, February 20, 2010.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2009). Culturally Competent Teachers for a Diverse Society 2009 AERA Conference, April 13-17, 2009. San Diego, CA.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Oliveri, B. S. (2009). Preparing Culturally Competent Teachers Via Distance Learning. FATE 2009 Annual Conference. Daytona Beach, Florida
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Oliveri, B. S. (2009). Culturally Competency for Florida Title 1
Elementary School Teachers. Focus on the Whole Child: FASCD 2009 Annual Conference.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2009). Culturally Appropriate Best Practices: Representing Diverse
Learners in the Classroom. Third Annual Children’s Literature Symposium, Engaging a New Generation of Readers: Representations of Diversity. Sarasota, Florida
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2008). Cultural Competency Diversity Discussion Brown Bag; USF COEDU. Tampa, Florida
• Byrd-Blake, M., Hundley, E. & Dawson, C. (2008). D.O.T.S.: A School-based Professional Development Model for HRHP Schools. 49th Annual FASCD Conference, December 4-5, 2008: Orlando, Florida
• Byrd-Blake, M. Hundley, E. & Hoffner, C. (2008). D.O.T.S.: A Meaningful Teacher
Development Model for high poverty schools. FATE 2008 Annual Conference, September 25- 26, 2008, Orlando, Florida.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2007). Operation 2014: Educational Change through Exploration of Race, Class, and History in Teacher Education Programs. Paper presented at the 2007 National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME) Conference in Baltimore, MD, November 1 - 4, 2007.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (October 2007). Academia and Child Care: A Theoretical Analysis of the Struggle. Paper presented at the 2007 Women in Educational Leadership Conference in Lincoln, NE, October 7-8, 2007.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2006). Are Urban Schools being left behind? 2006 NAME Conference.
Phoenix, AZ. November 8 – 12, 2006
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Claflin, S. (2006). Project PRIME: Promoting, Recruiting, and Increasing
Minority Educators. 2006 Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, Hawaii, January 6 – 9, 2006.
• Herbers, S., Wesson L., & Byrd-Blake, M., (2005).Expanding Curriculum: Utilizing Technology to Address Issues of Social Justice. 2005 NAME Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 9 – 13.
• Claflin, S. and Byrd-Blake, M. (2005). Institutional Accountability for Equality and Equity in a Segregated Midwestern University: Nurturing the Dream of Future Minority Educators.
2005 NAME Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 9 – 13, 2005.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2005). Balancing Acts. 19th Annual Women in Leadership Conference.
Lincoln, Nebraska, October 9 – 10, 2005.
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2004). Quadruple Jeopardy. 18th Annual Women in Leadership Conference. Lincoln, Nebraska, October 26-27, 2004.
• Green, R. L., Cypress, S. & Byrd-Blake, M. Urban Center for School Leadership. Southern Regional Conference of Education Administration Conference. Little Rock, Arkansas, October 23 – 26, 2003.
• Byrd-Blake, M. & Wesson, L. Strategies for Success in Higher Education. 17th Annual Women in Leadership Conference. Lincoln, Nebraska, October 6. 2003.
• Byrd-Blake, M. The Correlation of Cultural Differences and Perceptions of Success for Female Public School Administration. Hawaii International Conference on Education.
January, 2003 (proposal accepted).
• Byrd-Blake, M. The Status of Mentoring of Females of Various Cultures. Mid South Educational Researcher 2002 Annual Meeting. November 8, 2002
• Byrd, M. The differences among Black, Hispanic, and White Female Public School
Administrators on strategies for success in public school administration. 16th Annual Women in Educational Leadership Conference. Lincoln, Nebraska, September 29-30, 2002.
• Byrd, M. The differences among Black, Hispanic, and White Female Administrators on Perceived Barriers to Career Advancement. National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. 56th Annual Summer Conference. Vermont, August 5 – 10, 2002.
• Byrd, M. Differences among African American, Hispanic, and Anglo women on career advancement in public school administration. Tennessee Professors of Educational Administration, Spring Conference. Chattanooga, TN, April 6, 2002
• Byrd, M., & Terry, P., Middle School Crisis Intervention and Administration. National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. 9th National Conference on Creating the Quality School. Biloxi, MS, April, 5, 2002
• Byrd, M., Perspectives on career advancement: differences among African American, Hispanic, and Anglo women in public school administration. 9th National Conference on Creating the Quality School. Biloxi, MS, April, 5, 2002
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES National
• ATE (Association of Teacher Education) Delegate – 2013 - present
• ATE (Association of Teacher Education) Leadership Academy Member – 2013-present
• ATE (Association of Teacher Education) By-Laws Committee - 2013 – present
• ATE (Association of Teacher Education) Council of Unit Presidents (CUP) Representative – 2013-present
• Constitution and By-Laws Committee Member – 2013 – present
• Co-Chair ATE 2017 Annual Meeting Local Arrangements – 2014 - present National Reviews
• Byrd, M. (2014). AERA Annual Meeting Reviewer o Division K – Teaching and Teacher Education o SIG Urban Learning, Teaching and Research
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2011). 2011 AERA Annual Meeting o Division K – Section Six
o Division K – Section Seven
• Byrd-Blake, M. (2009). 2010 AERA Annual Meeting o Division K – Teaching and Teacher Education
o SIG Multicultural/Multiethnic, Theory Research and Practice o SIG Urban Learning, Teaching and Research
o SIG Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education
• Byrd-Blake, M. (August, 2008). 2009 AERA Annual Meeting o Division K – Teaching and Teacher Education o SIG – Research Focus on Black Education
o SIG Talent Development of Students Placed At Risk o SIG Urban Learning, Teaching and Research
Region
• Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE) o Past President – 2014-2015
o President – 2013-2014
o President Elect – 2012 – 2013 o Delegate (ATE)– 2013 - present o Conference Chair (2013)
o Board of Directors (2012 – present) Florida
• Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) o Past President – 2014-2015
o President – 2013-2014
o President Elect – 2012 – 2013 o Conference Chair (2013)
o West Central College and University Director (2010 – Present) o Executive Board Member
o Chairperson of Awards Committee (2010 – Present)
o Facilitator of FATE West Central Symposium focusing on Senate Bill 736 (2011) o FATE State Conference Preconference Panel Chairperson (October 2011)
o Facilitator of FATE West Central Symposium focusing on Florida Teacher Evaluation (2012)
USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus
o Faculty Senate Executive Committee (2013-present) o Campus Admissions Committee (2014 – present) o Diversity Committee (2013-present)
USF Sarasota-Manatee College of Education
• Founder/Faculty Advisor the Educators’ Alliance (formally PRIDE) Student Organization Fall 2007 – present
o Sponsored Building Collaborative Relationships Between School and Home Workshop:
February 9, 2013
o Sponsored Collaborative Art Project: What I Can Be with a College Degree with Emma E.
Booker Elementary School: February 22, 2013 and January 17, 2014 o Sponsored Kagan Training Workshops: March 2, 2013
o Sponsored Technology for Teachers Workshop: March 23, 2013 o Sponsored Teaching Across the Spectrum Workshop: April 20, 2013
o Sponsored Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty Workshop: November 2, 2012
o Funded and facilitated Daughtrey Elementary School Fifth Grade tour (5/2011) o Community Haven USFSM Tour and Presentation (11/2011)
o Official Partner of BBBS of the Suncoast (2011)
o Funded and facilitated Rogers Garden Fifth Grade Art Presentation and tour (11/2011) o Homecoming Dress Drive (10/2011)
o Pumpkin Festival Participants
o Funded and facilitated Ballard Elementary School Fifth Grade tour (5/2012) o Sponsored Classroom Management Workshop (3/2012)
o PAL Middle School Mentoring Program (2009-2010) o Samoset Elementary School Mentoring Presentation (2010)
• New Graduate Student Orientation Presenter (8/2011)
• MAT Coordinator (2011-present)
• Elementary Education Curriculum Area Leader (2012 - present)
• Clinical Experience Steering Committee (2011)
• Search Committee Member, Instructor of Elementary Education (Fall 2013-present)
• Search Committee Member, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education (2012-2013)
• Search Committee Member, Advisor for Elementary Education (2013)
• Search Committee Member, Assistant/Associate Professor Educational Leadership, College of Education, Fall 2010-11
• Search Committee Member, Coordinator of Clinical Experiences (2010-2011)
• Search Committee Member, Dean of College of Education, Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
• Search Committee Member, Assistant Professor Childhood Education, Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
• Search Committee Member, Instructor Childhood Education, Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
• Search Committee Member, Assistant Professor Reading – Fall, 2007 – Spring, 2008
• College of Education Leadership Council, Member 2013-present.
• USF Sarasota/Manatee College of Education Tenure and Promotion Task Force to Review Guidelines, Spring 2009 – Summer 2010
• NCATE Task Force Committee, Fall 2009 – present
• NCATE Work Group – Summer/Fall 2013
• College of Education Assessment Committee member, 2012-present USF Tampa
• Women’s Status Committee, Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
• COE Faculty Council Representative, Spring 2008 – Spring 2009 USF Sarasota-Manatee
• USF Sarasota Manatee Parking Fee Committee - Summer 2009
• Diversity Committee Member, Fall 2007 – Present Community Service
• Board Chairperson – Visible Men Academy Charter School (2013-2014)
• Manatee County Outstanding Educator Selection Committee – 2012/2013
• SAC Committee Member - Bay Haven Elementary School (2012 – present)
• Board Member – United Way of Sarasota County Success By 6 Leadership Council – Present
• Board Member – Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Fall 2008 – Present o Recruitment Recognition (10/2011)
o Program Committee (2011 – Present)
• Board Member – Light Education Foundation, 2009 – Present
• Guest Lecturer, MCC Diversity Class, September 24, 2008
• Panelist – Sarasota City/County District 1 Community Forum, March 8, 2012
• Board Member – Family Partnership Center, Spring 2008 –2010 GRANTS
Internal Grants Awarded
• Excellence in Graduate Education Grant; EGE (Spring 2006). “Merging Theory and Practice:
Using Videos and Video Conferencing of Local Practicing Public School Administrators in Education Administration Internship Classes” Awarded $2,000.
• Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant; EUE (Spring 2006). “Project PRIME:
Promoting, Recruiting, Increasing Minorities in Education” Awarded $5,000.
• Excellence in Teaching and Learning Initiative Mini Grant to Attend the 6th Annual Midwest Conference on SOTL, Spring 2005
• SIUE Urban Institute: Urban Education Research Grant. (Fall 2005). In collaboration with Dr. Michael Afolayan – Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Robert Leander –
School of Engineering, and Dr. John Hunt – Department of Educational Leadership, “Analysis of Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on Teacher Effectiveness and Student Motivation and Achievement in the Urban Environment.” Awarded $50,000 for two academic years.
• The University of Memphis Technology Enhancement Fee Grant 2004/2005, In collaboration with Dr. Sherry Herbers and Dr. Linda Wesson.
• The University of Memphis Technology Enhancement Fee Grant Recipient, $4,000:
2002/2003 In collaboration with Dr. Sherry Herbers and Dr. Linda Wesson.
University Service Activities (2004 – 2007)
• SIUE Task Force on Family Friendly Policies – member of task force Spring 2006 – Spring 2007.
• SIUE Graduate Council Alternate – Fall 2006 – Spring 2007.
• Program Review Committee Member–Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate Council (Fall 2005/Spring 2006).
• MBA Program Review- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate Council (Fall 2005/Spring 2006).
• SIUE Faculty Conversation – “Balancing Motherhood and the Professorate” Proposal Funded, In Collaboration with Dr. Cathy Santanello, School of Pharmacy, Spring 2006
• SIUE Faculty Conversation – “Surviving the Tenure Track: From Novice to Post-Tenure”
Proposal Funded, In Collaboration with Dr. Rita Sander, School of Nursing, Spring 2006
• SIUE Faculty and Staff Child Care Survey – conducted in collaboration with Dr. Cathy Santanello, School of Pharmacy (Spring 2006).
• SIUE Lifelong Learning Activities, Dialogue With Senior Citizens Presenter, Spring 2005
• SIUE Participant in “New Faculty Alumni” luncheon for the New Faculty Orientation, Fall
• 2005Participant in the IBHE Faculty Diversity Summit, Summer 2005
• SIUE Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Faculty and Students Task Force, School of Education, Fall 2004
• SIUE Diversity Project Committee Member, Facilitated by Dr. Laurie Puchner, School of Education
Spring 2004 – Spring 2007
• ILSAELP Consortium Member, School Leader Licensure Subcommittee Member, Fall 2004 – Spring 2007
• Search Committee Member – SIUE Director of Partnerships, Summer/Fall 2005
• SIUE Project PRIME (Promoting, Recruiting, Increasing Minority Educators) Student Organization
Faculty Advisor, Fall 2005 – Present
• SIUE Project PRIME (Promoting, Recruiting, Increasing Minority Educators) Freshmen Recruitment and Informational Activities, Fall 2005
• University-School Partnership Advisory Board Member, Fall 2005 –Spring 2007
• SIUE Workshop Facilitator on collaboration across disciplines and units – Spring 2006, School of Education 1st and 2nd year faculty luncheon
• An informal Conversation with our Partners, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) partnership informal dialogue. March 25, 2007.
• Educational Administration Search Committee, Chairperson, Fall 2004/ Spring 2005.
• SIUE Commencement Marshall, Summer 2005
• SIUE Facilitator for General Administrative Program Changes and Modifications, Fall 2004/
Spring 2005
• Edwardsville Children’s Museum Education and Exhibit Committee Member (2005-2006) Public School Service Activities (1992 - 2007)
• Partnership with East Saint Louis, IL Senior High (Fall 2006 – 2007) to promote future minority Educators
• Partnership with Cahokia Senior High, IL (Spring 2006 – 2007) to promote future minority educators
• Senior visit, January 2007. Cahokia Senior High School, IL senior visit coordinator and facilitator
• Role Model Speaker, Memphis City Schools, TN Corey Middle School (2002)
• Role Model Speaker “Parade of Stars,” Memphis City Schools, Hamilton Elementary, TN (Feb. 2002)
• Classroom Management Workshop, Beginning Teachers in Hardeman County, TN (Nov.
2001)
• Enriching the Curriculum, Fayatte County Schools, Northwest Elementary (Jan. 2002)
• Linking Feeder Schools Curriculums to Enhance Instruction, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL American Senior High Feeder Pattern (April 2001)
• Acaletics Mathematics Program Liaison, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL Charles D.
Wyche, Jr. Elementary (2000-01)
• Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Enhancement Program Coordinator,
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL Charles D. Wyche, Jr. Elementary (2000-01)
• Attendance Improvement Initiative, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL Charles D.
Wyche, Jr. Elementary (2000-01)
• March to March Calendar Year Curriculum Program Coordinator, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL (March 2000)
• FCAT Family Night Program, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, American Sr. High Feeder Pattern (Jan. 1998)
• Public Outreach Program Organizer, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL (1998-2000)
• Toussaint Louveture Elementary School and Lemon City Library Branch of Metro-Dade Libraries (1992-1994)
HONORS/AWARDS
• “Educator on the Move” Award, The University of Memphis Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, 2001
• 2001 National Big Sister of the Year, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, 2001
• Assistant Principals’ Schoolhouse Award Finalist, Miami-Dade Count PTA/PTSA, 1998
• HIV/AIDS Education Honoree, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 1998
• United Way of Miami Honoree, Miami-Dade County Public Schools/United Way of Miami, 1998
• “I Make the Difference” Honoree, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 1995
• Bertha Shouldice Reading Teacher of the Year Honoree, Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
• 1995Magnet School Honoree, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 1990-1994
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• FATE, Florida Association of Teacher Educators, (2010-present)
• SRATE, Southern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (2011-present)
• ATE, Association of Teacher Educators (2010-present)
• AAUW SIUE Edwardsville Branch, Vice President for Membership (2006-2007)
• Phi Delta Kappa, faculty Advisor for The University of Memphis Chapter (2003-2004)
• National Association of Elementary School Principals, Member (2002 – 2006)
• Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Member (Present)
• Tennessee Professors of Educational Administration, Former Secretary (2002-2003)
• National Association of Multicultural Educators (2005 - 2009)
• ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• FASCD - Florida Association for Supervision Curriculum Development
• AERA – American Educational Research Association