Experience

Emily Griffith Technical College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President of Education

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Emily Griffith Technical College is the public adult-education and postsecondary arm of the Denver Public School System and is a member of the Colorado Community College System. Emily Griffith is a workforce-aligned college that prepares students to launch into careers by offering high school equivalency, ESL, postsecondary industry-recognized certifications, non-credit workforce training and DOL registered apprenticeship programs. I manage and administer four (4) colleges with nearly 25 Career and Technical Education, 14 DOL Registered Apprenticeship, and 8 Adult Education and English Language Acquisition programs containing a staff and faculty of over 160 that serve over 7,000 students annually. Show less

• Dean of Instruction Adult Education and Language Learning Center

  • Nov 2012 - Sep 2015

  Responsible for curricula, pedagogy, assessment, student progress, teacher hiring, training, and development in ESL, ABE, and GED programs at a public technical college serving new immigrants, refugees, and adults. Liaise between departments at the school and with external clients including Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education and the Colorado Refugee Services Program and affiliates. Developed strong pathways for AE and ELA students to advance into post-secondary CTE programs. Doubled student enrollment in programs in less than two years. Show less



Colorado School of English

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Director

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2012

  Responsible for curricula, pedagogy, assessment, student achievement, teacher hiring, training, and development at private Intensive English Program (IEP) servicing primarily university-bound foreign exchange students. Led accreditation and re-accreditation projects. Liaised between teaching staff and administration. Created budgets and ROI for programs and courses. Managed marketing materials including diversity charts, completion rates, and transfers. Built relationships with the business community and schools in the US and abroad. Managed school’s growth and plans for future growth. Worked with director to design and implement strategic direction of school. Interviewed, hired, trained and mentored teachers. Supervised teachers, Academic Advisor, Student Services Coordinator and DSOs. Show less

• Instructor

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010



Vanguard Communications, Inc.

• Telecommunications

• Senior Consultant

  • Jul 2000 - Jun 2009

  Consulted on strategy, customer experience and advocacy, change management, process improvement and technology design. Spoke at industry events, taught online courses, wrote articles and blogs on customer experience, process design. Consulted on strategy, customer experience and advocacy, change management, process improvement and technology design. Spoke at industry events, taught online courses, wrote articles and blogs on customer experience, process design.


National Technical College System - College of Management
• Department Chair and Lead Instructor

  • 1994 - 1999

Raritan Valley Community College
• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee
• Adjunct Instructor

  • 1997 - 1998