Experience

Manchester Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Professor: Accounting & Business Studies

  • Aug 2008 - Present

• Department Chair: Accounting & Business Studies

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2017

  *Manage and lead department of 900+ students; Oversee 10 degree/certificate programs; Schedule and staff 150+ business courses per year; Lead nine full-time faculty members; Hire, Train and Supervise 15+ adjunct faculty members; Coordinate advising efforts; Oversee curriculum improvements; Facilitate articulation agreements; Assessment reporting; Program recruitment; Budget oversight*Accolades: Promoted to Associate Professor (effective Fall 2015); Tenured, 2014 Merit Award; Department Chair Fall 2012-present; Founding member of the MCC Leadership Institute; MCC Foundation board of directors; iTeach certification for online instruction*Committees: Academic Standards, NEASC Accreditation Self-Study Team: Financial Resources – Chair; Liberal Arts & General Studies Advisory; Student Life; Student Senate Budget; Student Senate Constitution; Counselor Search; Director of Finance Search; Systems Office – BlackBoard Integration*Club Advisor: Alpha Beta Gamma (Business Honor Society); Student Senate Executive Board; Student Activities Committee; Business Club; Junior Achievement*Advisory Board Member: Connecticut Campus Compact, The Leadership Institute, The Institute for Community Engagement and Outreach; MCC Foundation*Grant contributor and budget preparation for a grant awarded to MCC by the Federal Transit Administration to develop a student-led process for gathering data about transportation needs*Partnering with University of Connecticut on $1.1M grant in cooperation with the Center for International Business and Educational Research (CIBER)

• Acting Associate Dean of Institutional Advancement

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  *Supervised a staff of eight including the foundation grants writer, development staff and accountant *Worked closely with the president, the deans and the MCC Foundation to develop a fundraising case for support to enlist private donations and community investment in college-wide initiatives*Improved accounting and reporting systems, collaborated with state and private auditors, reviewed endowments and incorporated stronger internal controls*Increased foundation net assets 32% from $2.8M in 2009 to $3.7M in 2011 and 82% to $5.1M in 2015*Cultivated 363 new donors to the MCC Foundation in 2010; More than the previous four years combined (2006 to 2009 New Donors by year: 78 + 70 + 86 + 92 = 326 new donors)*Instrumental in securing a $1.3 million dollar gift from First Niagara Bank to the Town of Manchester and MCC Foundation to expand operations to “MCC on Main” in downtown Manchester*More than doubled An Evening of Fine Wines net proceeds from $47,000 in 2010 to $110,000 in 2011*Committees: An Evening of Fine Wines – Chair; President’s Advisory Council; Student Awards Selection; Development Council; Cougar Classic Executive; Regional Economic Summit



CT Plays Sports

• Co-Founder / Owner

  • Dec 2005 - Aug 2008

  *Coordinated and organized comprehensive sports programs, camps and teams*Collaborated with non-profits and municipalities to conduct events and clinics



Quinebaug Valley Community College

• Finance & Marketing Faculty (Part-Time Lecturer)

  • Jan 2007 - May 2008



Harvard H. Ellis Technical School

• Head Basketball Coach

  • 2004 - 2008



Nichols College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Accounting and Finance Faculty (Adjunct)

  • Aug 2004 - Dec 2005



Skyhawks Sports Academy

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 200 - 300 Employee

• General Manager- East Coast

  • May 1997 - Aug 2004

  *Directed all East Coast business operations for the nation’s largest sport camp provider*Successfully served over 14,000 student-athletes via more than 500 event offerings*Supervised seven full-time area directors and over 250 site directors and staff*Worked with multiple constituencies to market and increase enrollment for events*Obtained all necessary state and local permits while working closely with Board of Health*Extensively networked with schools, clubs and sports teams in NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ and PA*Plus consulted and provided transitional support from August 2004 to August 2005



Gonzaga University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student / Coach

  • 1995 - 1997