Experience

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  University System Of Maryland

  • Associate Vice Chancellor For Academic Affairs

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  University System of Maryland

  • Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

    • Dec 2022 - Present

    Working with colleagues across the System and the state to improve educational opportunities and outcomes

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  University of Baltimore

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Provost

    • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs, Policies, & Programs

    • Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Assistant Provost for Policies, Programs & Institutional Effectiveness

    • Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

    Work closely with administrators and faculty on academic program and policy development and implementation, accreditation processes, assessment, and university compliance; elements of the position include faculty affairs, program review and approval, administrative and academic assessment, and academic affairs' coordination with the Office of the Attorney General.

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  Notre Dame of Maryland University

  • Baltimore, MD

  • Chief of Staff and Associate Faculty, English

    • 2010 - Oct 2015
    • Baltimore, MD

    Served as chief of staff to the president, secretary to the Board of Trustees, chair of the Compliance Committee, and Title IX coordinator; had responsibility for government and community relations; performed as ombudsman in some instances; had significant roles in strategic planning, preparation for the Middle States self-study process, and other University-wide initiatives; wrote speeches, reports, and correspondence;?part of presidential transition teams. From 2010 to 2012, my title was special assistant to the president. I also taught the first required course in the MA in English core, Research Methods in Literary Criticism

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  Maryland Higher Education Commission

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Education Policy Analyst

    • 2007 - 2010

    My responsibilities included program approvals, facilitating the Associate of Science in Engineering statewide articulation, representing MHEC on the Associate of Arts in Teaching Oversight Council and other discipline-specific groups, co-editing the State Plan for Postsecondary Education, staffing the Governor's P20 Leadership Council for Education, and co-chairing the P20 Workgroup. I also prepared legislative testimony, occasionally offered testimony, and staffed the College Success Task Force, the Teacher Shortage Task Force, and other groups focused on P20 alignment and improved access and success for Maryland students.

  • Associate Dir., Office of Grants

    • 2001 - 2007

    * Approximately $14M office with more than 10 grant programs addressing a variety of educational needs across the P-20 spectrum * Develop requests for applications to align with regulation and policy* Review grant applications, award criteria, and post-award performance* Peer reviewer, US Department of Education, Upward Bound and Teacher Quality Enhancement programs* Provide technical assistance to individuals and large groups* Peer trainer for State agencies through the Governor's Grants Office

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  University of Virginia

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director of Admissions, BIS Program

    • 1999 - 2000

    I assisted in developing and launching the first nontraditional, part-time undergraduate degree program at the University of Virginia, the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. As the first employee, I advised students about the program options and their area of study, evaluated transfer credits, served as program registrar, and provided guidance on how to prepare for the program for those who did not yet have the appropriate prerequisites completed. I also worked with people in marketing and academic affairs, the dean and associate deans of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and other deans and faculty members on the Provost's Advisory Committee for the BIS.

  • Instructor, Dept. of English

    • 1994 - 2000

    Courses taught include Modern American Authors, Introduction to Literature (undergraduate majors requirement), three levels of English composition, Violence in Literature (literature from various countries), Women Coming of Age (cross-listed with Women's Studies), and a team-taught graduate pedagogy course to prepare instructors for teaching undergraduate literature courses. I was also a teaching assistant for the survey course in British literature (900-1900).

  • Director, Writing Center

    • 1996 - 1998

    Supervised up to 50 graduate student tutors in a busy center hosting several hundred appointments per year, with the population served ranging in experience from first-year undergraduates with English not a first language to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. Some appointments served as part of a credit-bearing writing course. Developed writing seminars with peer-tutoring components. Worked with the University's Teaching Resource Center to develop workshops for faculty and graduate students in other departments to help them develop and assess writing assignments. Managed a budget, hiring processes, and advertising, developing the Center's first web page.

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  Papers Of George Washington

  • University of Virginia

  • Research Assistant (General Faculty)

    • Aug 1990 - Aug 1993
    • University of Virginia

    Research, transcription of 18th-century documents, and copy-editing for founding editor W.W. Abbot and associate editors.