Experience

PennWest California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Retired

  • Jan 2019 - Present

• Special Assistant to the President for Academic Program Development

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Primary Responsibilities: Led the creation of new academic programs campus-wideHighlights (new program proposals):•A.S. in Veterinary Technology (completed December 2018)•B.A. in Student Designed Major (completed October 2018)•B.S. in Fisheries/Wildlife Biology (PASSHE-approved August 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S. in Exercise Science (PASSHE-approved April 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S. in Molecular Biology (PASSHE-approved August 2018)•B.S. in Unmanned Aerial Systems & Drone Technology (completed November 2018)•B.S. in Veterinary Technology (completed December 2018)•B.S.B.A. in Accounting (PASSHE-approved June 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S.B.A. in Economics (PASSHE-approved June 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S.B.A. in Finance (PASSHE-approved June 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S.B.A. in Human Resource Management (PASSHE-approved June 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S.B.A. in Interdisciplinary Business (PASSHE-approved June 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S.B.A. in Management (PASSHE-approved June 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S.B.A. in Marketing (PASSHE-approved June 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•B.S.B.A. in Supply Chain Management (completed October 2018)•D.P.T. in Physical Therapy (submitted to PASSHE, January 2019)•Ed.D. in Education Administration and Leadership (PASSHE-approved May 2018)•M.A. in Arabic Language & Linguistics (completed November 2018, concentration to major conversion)•M.A. in Conflict Resolution Studies (PASSHE-approved April 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•M.A. in Criminal Justice Studies (PASSHE-approved April 2018, concentration-to-major conversion)•M.A. in Professional Studies (completed October 2018)•M.Acc. in Accounting (completed November 2018) Show less

• Dean & Professor, Graduate Studies / Associate Provost for Enrollment Management

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2018

  Primary Responsibilities: Graduate Studies, Graduate Admissions, Global Online (graduate and undergraduate programs), Strategic Enrollment Planning, Undergraduate Admissions, Institutional Research & Planning, International Programming, External Research ServicesHighlights:•Approval of the University’s first two doctoral degrees (DHSc, 2015; DCJ, 2017) and first Professional Science Masters Degrees (Applied Mathematics and Cybersecurity, 2015)•Approval and implementation of 24 major-concentration programs (16 masters, 8 bachelors) and 17 certificate/certification programs (14 graduate, 3 undergraduate)•Expanded the Global Online program inventory by 28 options to 89 (through Fall 2017)•Created a Strategic Enrollment Plan for Graduate and Global Online programs (2014, with S. Franks), produced 33% enrollment increase through Fall 2017 including all-time high grad school enrollment•Led the University’s first comprehensive Strategic Enrollment Plan (launched February 2017), established 10 strategic initiatives, revised the scholarship program, developed eight new academic program options, created nine accelerated programs (bachelor’s to master’s), produced the University’s first enrollment increase since 2011 in Fall 2017•Developed the Provost’s Recruitment Initiative Mobilization Effort (PRIME), over two years, engaged 15 academic departments and 33 faculty and staff in recruitment initiatives•Facilitated the University’s Finish Line degree-completion initiative, generated over 1,200 registrations (Winter 2015 - Winter 2017)•Chaired four successful search committees: Institutional Research Director (2012), Global Online Director (2013), Undergraduate Admissions Dean (2016), Marketing Director (2016)•Instituted budget controls Global Online marketing and the Graduate Assistant program•Established new communication tools: Graduate Dean’s Summer eNews (7 issues), Enrollment Management Planning eNews (19 issues)•Established/endowed three scholarship funds Show less

• Associate Provost & Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2012

  Responsibilities: Academic Facilities Planning, Academic Policies (undergraduate), Academic Program Inventory, Academic Space Utilization, Admissions Program Flyers, Delaware Report, Faculty Search Coordinator, NSSE Report, Snyder Report, Technology Fee Projects, SMART Classrooms Implementation Project, Trustees Report, Academic Affairs Newsletter, Academic Affairs Strategic Plan Status Report, Academic Affairs web page, Faculty Handbook, Faculty Scholarship for Liberal Arts, Guide to Faculty Searches, Government Services Consultant, Grants & Contracts, Parent/Family Portal, Teaching & Learning Center Instructional Technology Show less

• Professor of Technology Education

  • Aug 1987 - Aug 2011

  Taught in the graduate and undergraduate degree programs with primary emphasis in transportation, manufacturing and professional courses, 1987-2011

• Chair, Department of Applied Engineering & Technology

  • May 1996 - Aug 2009

  Served as department chair 1996-2009, managed two graduate programs, five bachelors degree programs, four associate degree programs, approximately 600 students and 22 faculty, annual operating budget in excess of $2.4 million.



TEEAP

• Journal editor

  • 1995 - 2011

  Editor, TEEAP Journal, the official publication of the Technology & Engineering Educators Association of Pennsylvania, published quarterly. Editor, TEEAP Journal, the official publication of the Technology & Engineering Educators Association of Pennsylvania, published quarterly.



West Virginia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Jan 1991 - Dec 1992

  Training associate field supervisor for the Technology Education Demonstration Project, 1991-92 Training associate field supervisor for the Technology Education Demonstration Project, 1991-92



Monongalia County Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Curriculum Associate

  • Aug 1984 - Aug 1987

  Implemented a new technology education curriculum through West Virginia University's Technology Education Programs Project Open Implemented a new technology education curriculum through West Virginia University's Technology Education Programs Project Open



Salem College

• Salem, WV

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 1981 - Aug 1984

  Taught technical and teacher education courses in industrial arts and industrial technology Taught technical and teacher education courses in industrial arts and industrial technology