Experience

Penn Foster Group

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Director, Portfolio Operations

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Academic Director Art, Design, and Technology

  • May 2019 - May 2022

  (Penn Foster acquired Distance Education - Feb 2019)Penn Foster is the leading provider of pathways programs designed to support students and employers in training and hiring front line workers with a focus on the Opportunity Youth and adult learner segments. The company partners with hundreds of employers, secondary and post-secondary schools, and youth organizations across the country. The common focus is to enable education tied to workplace competencies and learner needs powered by innovative ed-tech technologies and resources. The institution is one of the largest distance and blended learning schools in the US with over 1,000 clients and 125,000 active students enrolled in one of its three schools – Penn Foster High School, Penn Foster Career School, and Penn Foster CollegeAs the Academic Director for Art, Design, and Technology I am responsible for learner outcomes in a focused section of Degree and Career Certificate programs that prepare students for positions within an in-demand field. Show less



Distance Education LLC

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations/Faculty Director/School Director | State Licensed Director

  • Dec 2005 - May 2019

  (Distance Education was acquired by Penn Foster in February of 2019) School Director, The New York Institute of Career Development - Oct 2017–Present School Director, The New York Institute of Photography - Jun 2013–Present School Director, The New York Institute of Art and Design - Jun 2013–Present Career Highlights: • Leadership role in the company’s attainment of top and bottom-line improvement for five consecutive years with annual increasing growth targets • Directed the establishment of the NYICD and its courses • Successfully increased the number of licensed courses and launched a proprietary learning management system to the public in October 2013 which enabled the full online operation of the company’s 100-year old program for the first time • Achieved 30% cost savings by extensively negotiating the production and distribution contracts • Managed all IT projects, which included programming of applications, websites, and infrastructure support, thus saving costs and streamlining the process • Spearheaded the launch of more than 30 new online educational programs Responsibilities: • Function as the state licensed director of the New York Institute of Photography (NYIP), New York Institute of Art and Design (NYIAD), and New York Institute of Career Development (NYICD), with the task of overseeing their operations with an active student base of approximately 30,000 students • Ensure compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations • Serve as the primary contact for all vendors, partners, and offsite employees • Render oversight to 30 faculty members along with the contracts and maintenance of office equipment, furniture, and supplies • Assume tasks for the modernization of correspondence school to an online school • Manage all development projects for the proprietary Online Learning Center • Take charge of creating and maintaining MySQL queries and data-driven reports • Work as a technology lead for Distance Education Office Show less



The New School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant to the Director of Development

  • Dec 2004 - Dec 2005

  •Processed and tracked all contributions through Raiser’s Edge database •Produced financial reports on contributions and completed research for grant writing •Served as the program coordinator for The Beethoven Institute and The Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance, both of which received reviews in the New York Times, responsibilities included all budgeting, administrative and scheduling. •Created programs and marketing materials for both programs •Processed and tracked all contributions through Raiser’s Edge database •Produced financial reports on contributions and completed research for grant writing •Served as the program coordinator for The Beethoven Institute and The Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance, both of which received reviews in the New York Times, responsibilities included all budgeting, administrative and scheduling. •Created programs and marketing materials for both programs



Finkel, Goldstien, Berzow, Rosenbloom & Nash LLP

• Paralegal

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2002