Experience

Urbana University

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP for Enrollment Management

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  Lead admissions, financial aid, communications, and international functions at this 1800+ student university. Lead admissions, financial aid, communications, and international functions at this 1800+ student university.



Cedarville University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate VP/Assistant Dean in School of Pharmacy

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2013

  Appointed by the president with two colleagues to launch the first doctoral program, the School of Pharmacy:• Recruited the dean and assisted with faculty recruitment, established external and research relationships, developed the marketing plan, and assisted with the accreditation process. • Led the strategic planning effort; developed promotional materials, the admissions process, academic student services, and advancement functions for the School of Pharmacy.• Facilitated and supported the attraction of more than $3 million in start-up, scholarship, research, and operating funds.• Grew pharmacy enrollment from 0 to 200 students (with a recruitment yield twice the university average and the highest freshman academic credentials in the University) and increased gross annual pharmacy revenues from 0 to $7.3 million.Other achievements include:• Advised the University regarding its China strategy (English language training, student recruitment, and pharmaceutical manufacturing training). • Established and facilitated the University’s involvement in the Dayton Development Coalition and BioOhio. • Effectively represented the University in multiple venues and with a wide variety of constituents including students, parents, alumni, government officials, educators, healthcare leaders, scientists, and executives. • Coordinated the University’s planning and institutional research functions for two years. • Conducted the feasibility study for the geology program and helped launch the Geology Advisory Council. • Served as executive producer for capital and scholarship fund-raising videos.

• VP for Advancement

  • Oct 2004 - Jun 2007

  • Led a team of 40 full-time staff in 8 departments (advancement events, advancement services, alumni relations, the Cedarville Fund, CDR Radio Network, community relations, planned giving, and production services) that raised an average of $6.7 million per year. Developed and managed a $1.5 million annual budget.• Initiated a comprehensive review of university constituent publications, revitalizing two (Torch and Update) and establishing the groundwork for the third (Inspire).• Revitalized the annual fund by changing its name to the Cedarville Fund, upgrading its donor classifications, introducing exclusive contacts with the president, bringing back the annual phonathon, improving its periodicals, and enhancing the gift acknowledgement program. • Established the advancement events, advancement services, (to support donor records management/gift processing) and community relations departments. • Initiated the Friends of Cedarville cruises, resulting in two successful donor-oriented cruises to the Caribbean and Alaska. • Expanded alumni chapters across the nation from 6 to 15. • Facilitated the launch of the $13 million Center for Biblical and Theological Studies capital campaign.



Cedarville University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP for Enrollment Management

  • Jul 1996 - Aug 2004

  • Created and led a team of 40 full-time staff in 5 departments (academic assistance, academic services, admissions, external relations, and financial aid) that increased enrollment 21% to 3090 and improved the average freshman ACT score to the 84th percentile. Developed and managed a $1.8 million annual budget.• Developed a youth event series (Junior Jam, CedarMania, Youth Blow-Out) to reach youth between grades 4 and 12 that attracted 4500 students annually to campus. • Expanded national and regional awareness by developing relationships with Student Leadership University (serves 4,000 youth annually) and the Dayton Dragons (Cedarville was the first university to establish a promotional/educational partnership).• Launched event services as a distinct unit and revenue center, growing annual volume from 200 to 20,000 attendees who generated $900,000 in gross revenue and immeasurable advocacy. • Led classroom design and management, including new facilities in 3 major academic buildings. Designed the enrollment management complex in the new Stevens Student Center. • Coordinated commencement, including the expansion of the event from serving 3100 guests in the chapel to 7500 guests in the Doden Field House. • Developed the merit scholarship program. • Established and developed the church and school relations department, serving with the president as a primary contact to develop a fruitful relationship with the Southern Baptist Convention. • Developed a divisional and then campus-wide customer service training program.• Helped launch and then provided logistical support for the University’s first graduate program, the Masters of Education. • Led the NCAA II feasibility study in 1996-1997, the feasibility study and transition from college to university in 1999-2000, and conducted the feasibility study and helped lead the transition from the quarter calendar to the semester calendar in 2001-2003.

• Director of Admissions

  • Jul 1980 - Jun 1997

  • Started with a team of 4 and developed a multi-faceted organization of 16 professionals in 5 functional areas focused on enrollment management that saw student enrollment grow 105% and the average freshman ACT increase from the 60th percentile to the 80th percentile.• Integrated digital technology into operations, implemented two software upgrades and led two facility designs and moves. • Launched integrated, personalized tracking and follow-up programs using phone calls, letters, and publications.• Served as executive producer for 6 recruitment videos and numerous publications. • Launched guest, testing, and transfer service functions and assisted in launching the Honors Program and Air Force ROTC program. • Served as international student adviser, ROTC coordinator, and academic adviser to undecided students.