Experience

Voorhees University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Chief Academic Officer responsible for ensuring a high-quality educational experience for all students. Chief Academic Officer responsible for ensuring a high-quality educational experience for all students.



Voorhees College

• United States
• Higher Education

• Founding Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Educator Preparation and Innovation

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  The aim of the Center of Excellence for Educator Preparation and Innovation at Voorhees College is to create equitable learning outcomes for students in underserved, high need areas and subjects by creating innovative pathways and models for increasing teacher effectiveness, addressing teacher shortages, and diversifying the teacher workforce in South Carolina and the Nation. The aim of the Center of Excellence for Educator Preparation and Innovation at Voorhees College is to create equitable learning outcomes for students in underserved, high need areas and subjects by creating innovative pathways and models for increasing teacher effectiveness, addressing teacher shortages, and diversifying the teacher workforce in South Carolina and the Nation.


Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vice President

  • Feb 2019 - Nov 2020


Benedict College

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Dean of the School of Education

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2019

  Charged with providing visionary leadership to rebuild educator preparation programs, advance the work of the NAEYC accredited Child Development Center, and continue the legacy of community impact through the Upward Bound Programs at Benedict College. Responsibilities include: Developing and fostering strategic partnerships with institutional and community constituencies; implementing new initiatives to enhance teaching, learning, research, and service; serving on the Vice President’s leadership council; leading accreditation processes; and coordinating the use of assessment data for program improvements and student interventions Show less



University of South Carolina

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic Program Manager/ Assistant Director, USC Connect

  • May 2013 - Aug 2015

  Hired to lead the assessment of USC Connect, a learning initiative for integrative learning, which serves as the SACSCOC Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for USC-Columbia and the four regional campuses. Hired to lead the assessment of USC Connect, a learning initiative for integrative learning, which serves as the SACSCOC Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for USC-Columbia and the four regional campuses.



Claflin University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of Curriculum and Instruction/ NCATE Coordinator and Call Me MISTER Collaborator

  • Jul 2012 - Apr 2013

  Led the School of Education in an NCATE Continuous Improvement Accreditation visit. Successfully planned and coordinated the submission of evidence to address all areas of concerns and requests for additional information, visit logistics, and the preparation of all stakeholders; Coordinate the Call ME MISTER Program to prepare African American Males and other underrepresented populations to become teachers; and teach education courses. Led the School of Education in an NCATE Continuous Improvement Accreditation visit. Successfully planned and coordinated the submission of evidence to address all areas of concerns and requests for additional information, visit logistics, and the preparation of all stakeholders; Coordinate the Call ME MISTER Program to prepare African American Males and other underrepresented populations to become teachers; and teach education courses.



South Carolina Department of Education

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Education Associate III

  • Aug 2008 - Nov 2012

  Planned, coordinated and conducted reviews, evaluation and accreditation processes of teacher education programs and units for the state’s colleges and universities; provided technical assistance in identifying deficiencies and meeting compliance with state and national education standards; conducted data analysis, research, and developmental work related to the on-going improvement of teacher quality; and conducted training workshops for personnel involved with program approval and accreditation activities. Show less

• Interim Director, Office of Teacher Effectiveness

  • Jul 2011 - Nov 2011

  Appointed to establish the new administrative unit as a result of an agency reorganization. Oversaw the development, implementation, and evaluation of systems for mentoring, professional development, and the highly qualified teacher requirement components of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act; responsible for state funds and allocations and federal awards related to the administration and distribution of Title II,Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Funds, and Lottery K-8 funds; developed recommendations for proposed new and revised policies and regulations governing mentoring, professional development, and Literacy/Early Learning initiatives; supervised staff responsible for monitoring, supporting, and advising the state's districts and special schools for compliance with professional development, mentoring, literacy/early learning, and implementation of the teacher quality components of NCLB mandates Show less

• Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2008

  Designed, implemented, and assessed curricula and initiatives to foster theacademic achievement and retention of freshmen and sophomore students; collaborated withseveral units and divisions to coordinate retention and academic support efforts; directlysupervised the unit of Student Leadership Development, which included seminar instructors/retention specialists, and the directors of Student Leadership and Service Learning and NewStudent Orientation.

• TRIO Director

  • Sep 2001 - Jun 2006

  Wrote and successfully administered five federally and state funded programs (Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, GEAR UP, and 21st Century After school Program) to prepare middle and high school students and their parents for postsecondary education, complied with federal regulations, managed funds, marketed programs, and trained and evaluated staff, and largely responsible for just under $3,400,500 of federal and state funds awarded to Benedict College.



Richland School District One

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Principal, Forest Heights Elementary

  • Aug 2000 - Aug 2001

  Responsible for student discipline, textbooks, buses, duty rosters, and assisted inthe adoption and implementation of the year round school calendar.

• Assistant Principal, A.C. Flora High School

  • Aug 1998 - Aug 2000

  Responsible for text books, student teachers, attendance, special education issues, faculty handbooks, student discipline, substitutes, teacher leave, custodial staff, student debts, and the English and Foreign Language Departments.

• Teacher/Dean of Students, Eau Claire High School

  • Dec 1995 - Aug 1998

  English teacher (Exit Exam Reading, African-American Literature, and Public Speaking), advocate for students, community/public relations person, liaison for parent organizations, gradation committee chair, and student council advisor.