Experience

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  Temple College Foundation

  • 19 North Main Street Temple, TX 76501

  • Executive Director

    • Jan 2009 - Present
    • 19 North Main Street Temple, TX 76501

    As the chief officer of a non profit reporting to a board, our team provides support to Temple College and the students, staff, administration and faculty. We are responsible for over $6 million in assets, manage an operating budget of $300,000, distribute more than $350,000 in scholarships annually, have given the college $1 million to build an addition to the Mary Alice Marshall Performing Arts Center, and operate a student loan program offering more than $15,000 in loans each semester.We hold three major fundraising events a year: a golf tournament, the Kings of Cuisine, and a Cruise for the College. Our annual Low Brow High Tea brings donors and scholars together to allow them to meet, encourage each other, and understand both the value of giving and achieving.

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  Temple Independent School District

  • Principal

    • Jul 2000 - Dec 2009

    High school administration gave me the opportunity to work with people whose lives were on the precipice. It was so exciting to know that you were a part of the beginning of the rest of their lives.Elementary administration is the most enjoyable. I love being hugged around the knees, fixing problems by taking time to think about them and coming up with better options, and watching this genre of teachers change the world one kiddo at a time.But the most gratifying experience I've had was working with at-risk populations and developing highly structured environments that focused on building leadership, responsibility and academic success in an alternative school setting. Education is all about ensuring opportunity and fostering intrinsic motivation.

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  Cave Creek Unified School District

  • Assistant Principal

    • Jan 2000 - Jul 2000

    Attendance reporting, data compilation, teacher evaluation, program development