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Areas of Interest
Professional Experience
● Director, Academic Achievement Center, Johnson County Community College, January 2017 to
current
● Director, Language Resource Center, Johnson County Community College, January 2017 to
current
● Chair, College Success, Johnson County Community College, August 2015 to current
● Doctoral Internship, Kansas City Kansas Community College, June 2015 to September 2015
● Adjunct Professor, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, January 2003
to present, Learning Strategies and Writing Center English Module Courses
● Access Services Note-taker Coordinator, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park,
Kansas, April 2013 to November 2014
● Online Professor, Critical Thinking, University of Phoenix, 2007
● Adjunct Professor of Sign Language, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO,
1997-1998
● Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, North Kansas City School District, North Kansas City,
MO 1995-1998
● Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Shawnee Mission School District, Shawnee Mission, KS
1993-1995
Education
● Doctor of Education, Higher Education Leadership, Baker University, May 2018, GPA: 3.8
● Graduate Certificate, Educational Psychology, Michigan State University, in progress
● Master of Education, Deaf Education,1995, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, GPA: 3.94
● Bachelor of Elementary Education, with emphasis in English, special education & science, 1993,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, GPA: 3.4
Presentations and Projects
● Teaching Academic and Survival Skills | ”Learning Strategies for Academic Success” | Ft.
Lauderdale, FL |April 2019
● Annual Conference for the First Year Experience | “Learning Strategies as a Means to
Community College Student Success | Las Vegas, NV |February 2019
● JCCC Professional Development Days | The AAC: How WE Serve Students and Faculty” |
Spring 2019
● JCCC Adjunct Certification Training | “Effective Pedagogy” | 2018-2019
● National Conference on Effective Transitions in Adult Education conference presentation |
“TIPS: Best Practices” | Warwick, RI | 2017
● Student Orientation Visits | “What to Expect in College” | Johnson County Community College
● Volunteerism: A Way of Life | Johnson County Community College Speakers Bureau
● Student Handbook | Kansas City Kansas Community College| Update, revamped and revitalized
student handbook for incoming students
● Student Centered Teaching Techniques | Johnson County Community College Professional
Development Days
● Assessment by Design Workshop Facilitator | Assessment Council | Johnson County Community
College