Provide leadership, vision, and supervision to the office of Continuing Education (CE) at LSC -Tomball. Monitor and prepare department budget and oversee allocation of funds. Work in collaboration with LSC CE Directors and departments to build a menu of fast-track workforce certification options reflecting the needs of the community and labor demands. Ensure programs meet local, state, and federal guidelines and policies. Increase enrollment by leading a student-centered advising approach, offering individualized academic plans, strengthening outreach, increasing intentional recruitment efforts, and planning graduation initiatives. Review course content, syllabus, learning outcomes meeting WECM guidelines and submitted to college curriculum management division. Work in collaboration with internal and external partners to meet enrollment, contact hour projections, and clinical placement. Monitor program webpage updates and determine marketing needs. Lead the implementation and maintenance of several fast-track certification programs such as Dental Assisting, Alternative Teacher Preparation Program, Sterile Processing, EKG, CPR, Certified Nurse Aide, Phlebotomy, Substitute Teacher, GED Test Prep, HESI Test Prep and SAT test prep. Serve on various campus committees, attend different council meetings, and collaborate with campus Deans to assess the need for link-to-credit courses. Perform instructor observations and classroom assessments on a quarterly basis. Hire, train and supervise adjunct instructors, staff, and work-study staff. Provide support and guidance to the Academy for Lifelong Learning manager. Supervise a team of eight direct reports including Coordinator, Division Operations Manager, Division Operations Specialist, Business Office Staff, Advisors, and Work-Study staff. Maintain positive work relationships within the campus, college system and external stakeholders such as ISDs, hospitals, and businesses.

Provide leadership, supervision, evaluation, and quality assurance for non-credit English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), General Educational Development (GED) test preparation, and Languages courses offered across the LSC system. Work closely with the grant-funded Adult Education and Literacy program to ensure program quality and secure continuous funding. Responsible for creating a continuum of educational services that would enable non-credit ESOL and GED students to achieve their educational goals, increase their employability and be productive community members. Responsible for non-credit ESOL, GED and Languages budget. Work collaboratively with other Career and Technical Education (CTE) directors and staff to ensure the success of the non-credit ESOL, GED, and Languages programs, including student registration, class scheduling, testing, advising and career pathways, instructor hiring, professional development, and class assignment. Collaborates with local school districts and LSC departments to address the educational needs of the community. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CURRENT PROJECTS:• Developed and implemented a GED in Spanish course for LSC Custodians at Montgomery, Tomball and Cypress Center locations – Initiative initiated by Mario K. Castillo, COO and GC for LSC.• Led the 2018-2019 GED Graduation ceremonies at all LSC Campuses.• Revised and improved the CTE Syllabus Template, CTE Instructor Assessment and Classroom Observation form and CTE Course Evaluation. • Worked in collaboration with LSC Corporate College to strengthen partnerships with local employers. • Develop a hub of teaching materials and resources for and by adjunct instructors using D2L.• Develop a GED advising guide. • Align grant funded GED curriculum to the Texas AEL Content Standards.• Perform grant funded and CTE GED/ESOL and Languages instructor assessment and classroom observations.• Identify instructor training needs and plan in-service training sessions.

Responsible for CTE non-credit ESOL program, including curriculum development, instructor hiring, professional development, and retention; program development, evaluation and expansion; internal and external partnerships. Offered support to the grant-funded Adult Education and Literacy program by offering in-service sessions for instructors, implementing Federal and State content standards, performing class observations, and maintaining local partnership. Represented the CTE ESOL program at local meetings and conferences. ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Facilitated the establishment of partnerships with Klein ISD and Conroe ISD resulting in program’s ability to meet grant-funded goals.• Changed the traditional grant-funded ESOL Curriculum to a 6-level Competency-Based Curriculum and aligned content to the Texas Adult Education and Literacy Content Standards• Created a full set of 12 non-credit ESOL courses, WECM compatible and student-centered. • Developed and implemented a CTE ESOL Advising Guide and offered training sessions to CTE Advisors. • Performed more than 40 Classroom Observation and Instructor Assessments, provided feedback and class assignment recommendations. • Updated LSC CTE webpage and other outreach tools.• Member of the CTE Workforce Advisory Council, LSC Hispanic Leadership Council and ESOL Curriculum Team

ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Developed and created a logic model for individual programs ensuring alignment to the organization’s mission. • Facilitated staff retreat to re-write mission and vision statement under an evaluation framework.• Planted a culture of Social Return On Investment (SROI) for staff, board and donors.• Created infographics to illustrate the organization’s impact in the community

ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Planned and implemented the College Access program – a partnership with local schools, city police department, and other community-based organizations to make college accessible to first generation college students. Activities included college application workshops, career path sessions, field trips, youth center participation, and homework help among others.• Successful federal and state site visits and quarterly reports for Health Access Programs, including HIV Education and Teen Pregnancy Prevention programs, resulting on expansion of a 5-year funding.• Successful federal and state site visit and audits for Adult Basic Education (ESOL, GED and Citizenship program), resulting on continuation of funds.• Provided support in the expansion of Family Support and Education program to local community.• Planed and implementation of a Gang Prevention program with State funds.• Established Teen Pregnancy Prevention program as the state consortium member.

Provided vision and leadership to the education department at two different sites: St. Paul and Minneapolis. Managed and directed all aspects of an adult basic education programs serving an average of 600 learners per quarter. Managed class instruction, child daycare drop-in services area and seasonal tax services. Supervised a total of 60 staff members including administrative, teaching, volunteer instructors and AmeriCorps and AmeriCorpsVISTA volunteer members. Represented the organization at the St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium and acted as Chair from 2003 to 2010. Recruited, trained and supervised 200+ volunteer and community service-learning instructors per year. Created effective processes and systems for data collection, reporting and goal tracking. Designed and authored an instructor orientation and training packet meeting the Minnesota Department of Education – Adult Basic Education standards. Led the development of the “Learning Together/Aprendiendo Juntos” program intended for new Latino immigrant parents and their children. Established and maintained working relationships with local community colleges, universities and public libraries to ensure a continuous source of volunteer instructors and community service learning workers. Designed, implemented and revised adult-based instructional curriculum in language acquisition and workforce development. Collaborated with internal department areas to ensure that all program requirements were met. Co-authored the article “Metropolitan State University: Conecting with Community Through a University-Public Library Partnership” published in the book Partnerships for Service-Learning, Impacts on Communities and Students. Kelshaw, Lazarus, and Minier. Jossey-Bass, 2009.

Coordinated an adult education program and provided assistance in the supervision of the Child Supervision Services. Coordinated the operations of the education program including teaching of language classes. Recruited and trained volunteer and community service-learning instructors including AmeriCorps members. Provided support to staff, including teachers, data entry and volunteer instructors. Designed and facilitated volunteer instructor training sessions. Administered language assessment tests and tracked students progress. Designed efficient record keeping tools to track attendance for funding purposes