Experience

Dallas Christian College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Nov 2014 - Present



Johnson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Provost & Professor of Theology

  • Jun 2014 - Oct 2014

  Chief academic officer of Johnson University Florida

• Associate Provost & Assistant Professor of Theology

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Chief academic officer of Johnson University Florida (formerly Florida Christian College)



Florida Christian College

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Academics

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  Departmental Oversight• Faculty (13 full-time faculty; 28 adjunct faculty)• Director of Institutional Research• Director of Student Success• Registrar• LibrarianSelected Recent Accomplishments:• Provided strategic advice to the President as a member of the Executive Council in areas of general operations and administration, development, academics, human resources, and accreditation.• Played a vital role in the development of the 2020 strategic plan.• Assisted in the development of the capital budget, based upon the College-wide assessment and planning process.• Led in the enhancement of academic and administrative units in terms of the College’s institutional effectiveness system• Led in major revisions of academic policy documents• Improved the faculty evaluation and promotion system to include the holistic assessment of faculty accomplishments in areas of scholarship, teaching, student mentoring, ministry leadership and involvement, and engagement with College activities.• Streamlined and improved the budgetary process for the Academic Management Area.• Operated significantly below budget in terms of discretionary items not vital to strategic development Show less

• Assistant Professor of Theology

  • May 2007 - Jun 2013

  Specializations: Soteriology Systematic Theology Contemporary Theology Contemporary Religious Movements: Cults and OccultCompetencies World Religions Philosophical Theology: Worldview Studies and Modern Atheistic Writers Philosophy (Introductory) Biblical StudiesLanguages Hebrew- fair reading and exegetical proficiency Greek- fair reading and exegetical proficiencyTaught up to 21 hours year along with administrative roleMember of the Humanities DivisionWrote and revised courses in the degree completion program curriculumReceived high reviews on student evaluationsTaught traditional, adult degree completion, and online courses Show less

• Associate Dean of Academics & Institutional Effectiveness

  • Nov 2009 - May 2011

  Selected Recent Accomplishments:• Lead in the hiring process of two key faculty positions, filling those positions with exemplary candidates.• Continued to lead Academics in the areas of curriculum and faculty by providing empowering vision and direction• Developed and implemented several additional academic programs that target mission-critical needs, such as non-profit management, organizational leadership, and counseling in online and on-campus adult degree completion settings • Streamlined curricular offerings, in traditional and adult degree completion (on-campus and online) delivery systems, in order to more student needs while increasing efficiency in the use of faculty and financial resources• Successfully lead through reaffirmation of accreditation for SACS and ABHE as the primary author of the institutional Compliance Documents and subsequent follow-up documents.• Continue to lead in the implementation of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) as part of the SACS reaffirmation process.• Implemented a comprehensive review and overhaul of the College’s Institutional Effectiveness program, along with the introduction of WEAVEonline software across the institution. The program turnaround resulted in moving FCC from non-compliance to compliance with SACS standards on institutional effectiveness in approximately 1 ½ years.Additional Responsibilities:• Directly responsible for the College’s Institutional Effectiveness program, including assessment, planning, and evaluation, of academic and administrative units• Direct supervision of the Director of Institutional Research Show less

• Associate Dean of Academics

  • May 2008 - Oct 2009

• Associate Dean of Academics & Registrar

  • May 2007 - May 2008

  Additional Responsibilities:• Associate Chief Academic Officer• Administrative leadership over all academic programs (traditional, degree completion, and online)• Indirect supervision of full-time and part-time faculty• Oversight of the College’s curriculum• Oversight of Faculty course assignments• Oversight of academic policy • Chair of SACS & ABHE Compliance Document Committee• Chief Admissions Officer• Chair of the Enrollment Committee• Supervision of the Registrar’s Office Show less

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theology

  • May 2006 - Apr 2007

• Registrar & Assistant Dean

  • Jul 2005 - Apr 2007

• Instructor of Bible and Theology

  • May 2005 - Apr 2006

• Registrar

  • Jul 2003 - Jul 2005