Experience

Northern Oklahoma College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• President

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Providing leadership to the three campuses, Tonkawa, Enid and Stillwater. A great college with wonderful people that greatly care for the success of our students. You can see some of the activities at the college at the NOCPresident Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/NOCPresident/ You can see photos of the many views of Northern Oklahoma College at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkharris/collections/72157719920790394/ Providing leadership to the three campuses, Tonkawa, Enid and Stillwater. A great college with wonderful people that greatly care for the success of our students. You can see some of the activities at the college at the NOCPresident Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/NOCPresident/ You can see photos of the many views of Northern Oklahoma College at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkharris/collections/72157719920790394/



Laramie County Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Special Assistant To The President - Leading the Albany County Campus

  • Oct 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Leading the Albany County satellite campus in Laramie. Providing leadership and oversight to all operations at the Albany County campus. Leading initiatives to better align the college activities with Laramie School District and the University of Wyoming. Also developing a prospectus for Online LCCC. • Developed communication plan to put 34 programs on hiatus or to be deactivated. Including the comprehensive timeline for all actions in the process, as well 10 letter and email templates to be used to communicate the changes with students by the varied programs that were being closed• Developed strategic academic master plan to provide in-depth data to make decisions for the development of potentially 35-40 programs new programs over the next five years. The expected employment for the career fields was researched from more than three sources.• Developing several important College procedures, along with several that are being updated • Implementing the processes for the College and the local school district to implement three recently developed collaborative goals to enable student success. This will allow all high school students the opportunity to earn the general education core while still in high school. Also Pathways will be aligned with the seven new LCCC Career Pathways. Updated practices will be developed to maintain our nationally accredited concurrent enrollment processes • Developing new procedures and a college handbook for all programs to have substantial advisory committees to enable the College to use business and industry input to maintain high quality programs. Show less

• Vice President of Academic Affairs

  • May 2017 - Oct 2019

  The Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) is accountable as the chief academic officer for providing executive oversight and strategic guidance in the planning, development, implementation, assessment, and evaluation of all aspects of academic programming for all academic divisions as well as instructional support services (i.e., library services and instructional technology for online/distance education) at Laramie County Community College (LCCC). The VPAA also is responsible for the non-credit courses and training that are provided by the college. The VPAA serves as a member of the LCCC President’s Cabinet (executive leadership team); works with other members of the executive team to develop and assess overall strategic planning for the College; supports initiatives such as shared governance and accreditation; facilitates, college and university partnerships; and acts in the role of a change leader.Laramie County Community College is a full-service, comprehensive community college with campuses in Cheyenne and Laramie and outreach centers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and in Pine Bluffs. A wide range of academic, career/technical and community education programs is provided. LCCC serves over 6,400 students in credit programs and 8,600 students in noncredit/workforce development programs.The mission of Laramie County Community College is to transform our students' lives through the power of inspired learning. The over-arching goal is that our accomplishments as a community college will distinguish LCCC from others in the nation, in turn benefiting our communities and bringing pride to the Great State of Wyoming. The core values include Passion, Authenticity, and the Desire to Make a Difference. Serve on the Executive Committee for the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders, and serve on the Wyoming Academic Affairs Council. Show less



Mott Community College

• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Dean of Technology Division

  • Apr 2008 - May 2017

  Provided leadership and the administration of the Technology Division at an diverse urban community college. The Division included up to ... -81 full-time and part-time faculty, four staff members and two technicians. -current and emerging programs in Applied Technology, Automotive, BCON, CADD, Electrical/Electronics, Fire protection, HVACR, Industrial Technology, Information Technology (including Communications Technology, Computer Security, Computer Information Systems, Computer Occupations Technology, Networking Administration, Network Engineering, and Web Development), Mechanical Operations Technology (including Machining, Metallurgy & Welding), RFID, Robotics and Simulation Technology, and TDL. -27 AAS degrees or degree emphasis areas, and 30 Certificates of Achievement, or certificate emphasis areas. -participated in national initiatives & grant efforts including Pathways Out of Poverty; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics; Automotive Manufacturers Technical Education Consortium; US FabLab Network; SMC3; and more. The College ... -had over 10,500 (down to 7,500) students on the main campus in Flint and four satellite campus centers. -The Aspen Institute College Excellence program ranked Mott Community College as one of TOP 10 Community Colleges in the nation. (http://www.aspeninstitute.org/news/2011/09/13/aspen-institute-names-america-s-ten-finalist-community-colleges-first-ever-1-million) -Mott Community College ranked among top 100 associate-degree producers -ACCT named the President of Mott Community College as the best community college president/CEO in North America. -OVER 1,000 PHOTOS FROM TECHNOLOGY DIVISION https://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkharris/sets/72157718114372853/ Show less



Kansas State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty in Educational Computing, Design & Online Learning

  • 2001 - Jan 2017

  Educational Computing, Design & Online Learning at Kansas State University has doctoral and masters programs that are online. (Was ranked in 10 Top Online Masters in Education Technology by Get Educated.com)Teaching online graduate level course "Emerging Technologies." The course is designed to provide an in-depth look at emerging technologies (and their appropriate uses) for teaching and learning ...• to allow student or instructor expression through blogging, Flickr, YouTube (video production), digital storytelling, podcasting, and audio editing • to provide opportunities through collaboration such as Zoom, wiki sites, Google Drive, Google Groups, Creative Commons• to interact through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram• to gain professional development resources such as iTunes University, TED, Ignite, and MOOCs• to utilize electronic tools such as tablets, online testing, smart boards, audience response devices, FabLabs, GPS/GIS, MakerBotsParticipants did comprehensive studies of emerging technologies that they selected and shared new instructional applications of those tools. Participants also developed a five-year technology plan that is appropriate for their role in education.The course format included synchronous Wimba sessions and other activities, such as research of topics, discussion of instructional applications, collaboration efforts, and resource sharing. Participants used technology to present two of the identified technologies and instructional implications to the class and develop necessary strategies for creating classroom/program technology implementation plans. Show less

• Assistant Professor in Secondary Education

  • 2001 - 2008

  Taught, advised, researched, and provided service in teacher education and instructional technology, in the secondary education division of the College of Education. Over my time at K-State taught 19 different undergraduate & graduate courses in teacher education and instructional technology. My supervision of student teaching interns totaled approximately 1,150 hours in secondary education classrooms, and approximately 23,500 miles to travel to the student teaching internship sites. Provided leadership as the advisor of the very active K-State Agricultural Education Club and Alpha Tau Alpha Honorary. The club did many extensive activities including hosting a yearly FFA speech contest, creating and hosting the statewide FFA Web Site Competition, holding leadership retreats & award banquets, traveling to national events, and developing the process to provide 300 T-shirts each year for the College of Agriculture Open House.Served as Web Master for the K-State Agricultural Education, the AIM (a division of ACTE), and the World of Agriculture Web sites. Also served as chair on the College of Education Web Oversight Committee, as well as many other committees in College of Education and College of Agriculture. Show less



Multistate Academic & Vocational Curriculum Consortium (MAVCC)

• Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Executive Director

  • 1995 - 2001

  MAVCC was a multistate consortium that developed career and technical curriculum for the ten member states. The materials are sold to and used in all 50 states and foreign countries. MAVCC was governed by a board of directors, with representatives from each of the member states. MAVCC was a non-profit organization, but 80% of the budget was from sales. Many creative marketing strategies were implemented to help the organization thrive. My role as executive director was that of a publisher. Under my leadership, MAVCC completed 46 teacher editions and 49 student editions, as well as some multimedia products. MAVCC developed many award-winning curriculum during my tenure, including "Taking the Road Less Traveled: The Educators' Tool Kit to Prepare Students for Nontraditional Careers." It was awarded the AIM-ACTE Award of Merit, and the Breaking Traditions Achievement Award by the Career and Technical Education Equity Council. Show less



State Fair Community College

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director of Tech Prep, Instructor of Horticulture, Department Chair Applied Science & Technology

  • Apr 1992 - Dec 1994

  Provided leadership and direction to the Heart of Missouri Technical Education (Tech Prep) Consortium. The Tech Prep consortium consisted of SFCC, 13 secondary career and technical schools, and provided services to 93 high schools. Managed the budget of $525,000. Developed strategies to market/promote and implement Tech Prep into SFCC and the secondary schools. Developed and/or facilitated the development of more than 90 articulation agreements between the CTE programs at SFCC and the secondary programs. Worked with community college and secondary instructors to facilitate the development of course competencies for the 54 different college courses that were articulated. Worked with high school faculty to adopt contextual learning courses (Applied Communication, Applied Mathematics & Principles of Technology) into the curriculum. Served for a short period as the department chair for the trades related programs, to help them move forward with some organizational responsibilities. Taught horticulture courses. Led the effort to submit the grant that paid for new agricultural facility, along with greenhouse. Provided over 80 professional development workshops and presentations for administrators, counselors, teachers, and members of the community. Served as chair of the Missouri Tech Prep Directors Association and facilitated the planning of the first state Tech Prep conference and emceed the conference of approximately 700 people for two years. Show less



Paola High School

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor of Horticulture, Agriculture & Agricultural Mechanics

  • 1983 - 1989

  Taught a four-year horticulture curriculum, which included landscape design & landscape maintenance, greenhouse management, turfgrass management, floral design, fruit and vegetable production, etc. My students did very well in FFA competitions, including becoming the National Champions in the FFA Nursery and Landscape Competition. Taught courses in animal science and agricultural mechanics. Agricultural mechanics coursework included building construction, welding, fabrication, electricity, and introductory concrete. Earned the FFA Honorary State Farmer Degree, while teaching at PHS. Show less