Experience

National Association of Agricultural Educators

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Lexington, Kentucky, United States

• Executive Director

  • Mar 1996 - Dec 2020

  Lexington, Kentucky NAAE is the professional association for school-based agricultural educators. Membership consists of about 9,000 individuals who are middle school and high school agriculture teachers, 2-year postsecondary instructors, university faculty who have pre-service agriculture teacher education responsibilities, state-wide coordinators of ag ed programs, university students who are preparing to become agricultural educators, and others. NAAE concentrates its resources on three areas in support of… Show more NAAE is the professional association for school-based agricultural educators. Membership consists of about 9,000 individuals who are middle school and high school agriculture teachers, 2-year postsecondary instructors, university faculty who have pre-service agriculture teacher education responsibilities, state-wide coordinators of ag ed programs, university students who are preparing to become agricultural educators, and others. NAAE concentrates its resources on three areas in support of agricultural education including: 1) agriculture teacher recruitment and retention; 2) professional development for agricultural educators; and 3) advocacy for the agricultural education profession. http://www.naae.org



USDA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Grant Programs Manager

  • Mar 1992 - Feb 1996

  Washington, DC Managed the USDA Higher Education Challenge Grants Program and the USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program in the Office of Higher Education Programs of the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES), which is now the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Also worked with the 1994 Land Grant Institutions (tribal colleges).



Virginia Tech

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant and Research Associate, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Jan 1989 - Feb 1992

  Blacksburg, Virginia



University of Kentucky

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Students Relations, College of Agriculture

  • Aug 1985 - Dec 1988

  Lexington, Kentucky