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- Responsible for overseeing compliance and regulatory matters and the implementation of comprehensive risk mitigation protocols across departments. - Lead compliance and certification departments and their key functions to support multi-state alternative teacher preparation programs. - Engage strategic partners to support the organization’s mission, the teacher candidates it serves, and its collaborating state and school districts.

-Oversee compliance and regulatory matters for alternative teacher credentialling programs in 9 states. Conduct research to support program expansion. - Establish comprehensive framework for compliance processes and systems. Actively monitor and address regulatory requisites, staying attuned to evolving state-specific requirements. Collaborate with Executive Leadership Team to continuously adapt product offerings to ensure compliance.- Implement stringent quality protocols for both curriculum development and compliance processes, ensuring consistent excellence throughout the organization’s offerings.- Devise comprehensive training strategies for all staff. Empower workforce with the knowledge needed to uphold commitment to quality and adherence.

- As Sr. Director, expanded multi-state accreditation leadership oversight to include Counseling programs. As part of this work, collaborated with team to establish new protocols for systematic monitoring of state requirements, including in-depth curriculum reviews, updates to licensure page disclosures, and the creation of resources for student facing teams. Led an inter-departmental work team in our pursuit of counseling accreditation for the Online program. - Oversaw direct reports and our strategic initiatives to ensure program compliance with the requirements of over 40 states for Education, Social Work, and Counseling. - Collaborated across departments to build relationships, manage regulatory compliance matters, identify policy and training needs, and establish processes to ensure students meet licensure requirements.

Phoenix, Arizona

- Oversaw leadership and management of multi-state programmatic accreditation process for teacher preparation, principal preparation, and social work programs. Collaborated with key stakeholders to successfully coordinate: * Multi-program accreditation site visit with the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing (February 2020) achieving 7-year reaccreditation * Benchmark II virtual site visit (May 2020) and Benchmark III submission (March 2021) with the Council for Social Work Education. Achieved initial accreditation through October 2029 * Execution of nine self-studies of teacher and principal preparation licensure programs for the Arizona Department of Education. - Accountable for the development and execution of a strategy to effectively manage state relationships and the monitoring of changing regulations across the country impacting teacher preparation, principal preparation, and social work licensure programs. - Responsible for minimizing institutional risk by providing colleges recommendations based on the regulatory landscape and in anticipation of future trends in the field. - Collaborated with Legal and Government Affairs to develop policies and procedures to encourage effective and efficient compliance and regulatory management controls.- Provided regulatory review on program policy, forms, and trainings.- Served as an evaluator for the Institutional Evaluation and Improvement team, an internal team focused on ensuring the institution meets university policy and HLC accreditation criterion.

Tempe, Az

- Managed and organized the Arizona Department of Education new program submission applications for five new teacher licensure programs.- Served as policy liaison with the regulatory team. Drafted new program policies for the teacher preparation programs for Arizona, California, and Hawaii. - Designed, identified, and implemented strategies for assessing student learning outcomes for the College of Education degree programs. - Mapped program learning outcomes to the university learning goals, general education outcomes, and industry standards.- Oversaw College of Education Faculty Assessment Liaisons, faculty members responsible for championing assessment efforts with faculty nationally.- Acted as the liaison with the regulatory team to help review accreditation standards, programmatic teacher licensure requirements, and state regulations to assess their impact on program policy, curriculum, and operational procedures.- Served as an evaluator for the Institutional Evaluation and Improvement team, an internal team focused on ensuring the institution meets university policy and Higher Learning Commission criterion.

Tempe, Az

- Oversaw curriculum planning, design, and revision for teacher certification programs. During fiscal year 16/17, oversaw the revision of 58 courses. Completed curriculum mapping and ensured programs and courses were aligned to industry standards.- Led curriculum team through the development and revision of new academic programs. - Organized focus groups with external subject matter experts to inform new program development. - Led the guided clinical experience workstream, a cross-departmental effort to enhance the university's clinical experience model.- Served as an evaluator for the Institutional Evaluation and Improvement team, an internal team focused on ensuring the institution meets university policy and Higher Learning Commission criterion.

Miramar, Florida

- Oversaw the academic quality of the Education and Criminal Justice programs at the South Florida Campus. Supervised 35 associate faculty and supported 200 students. - Evaluated program curriculum and assessment data for program improvement.- Developed and delivered training for stakeholders on programmatic requirements, classroom assessment, academic integrity, adult facilitation, cultural diversity, among others.- Assessed, hired, and trained new faculty candidates as part of the new faculty certification process. - Conducted faculty performance evaluations and faculty coaching. - Served as general assessor for the Academic Quality Review Team, an internal auditing group that visits campuses nationwide to ensure regulations are followed and quality is upheld.- Presented in professional and community forums for groups of up to 150. - Founder and Chair of the Education Advisory Board for the South Florida Campus.

Miramar, Florida

- Served as the University liaison for Miami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach School Districts. Worked closely with districts on contractual agreements and placement of student interns. - Oversaw the academic progress of 200 pre-licensure education students throughout their program. - Created and delivered training on all education programs for the campus.

Plantation, Florida

- Provided academic counseling for 300 students of all majors. - Recognized as top performer among team based on student retention and customer service feedback.

Santa Barbara, California

- Directed the SPARK (Stimulating Prodigies At Risk by Kiwanis) Program, a bilingual modelenrichment center for economically disadvantaged children and their parents. - Established and implemented the procedures for program operation, including recruitment plan, marketing materials, enrollment guidelines, and curriculum content. - Designed and delivered multi-sensory lesson plans to young children to stimulate early brain development. - Created and implemented parenting workshops on nutrition, early literacy, and behavior management in English and Spanish. - Collaborated with community organizations to offer families a variety of social services.- Served as an official spokesperson in interviews conducted by personnel of the mass media.

Phoenix, Arizona

-Oversaw the running of the Chris-Town YMCA I-Learn Program, a virtual high school recovery program that enables students that have dropped out of high school to pursue their diploma. -Provided academic support with high school curriculum for teens from diverse cultural backgrounds. Classes tutored included: Basic Math, Algebra, Geometry, English 9-12, Social Studies, and test preparation. - Created individualized student academic plans and monitored their academic progress. - Coordinated mentors, speakers, workshops, and field trips to enrich the students' learning experience. - Led the program in community outreach for recruitment, enrollment, and fundraising.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

- Served as a member of a national service corps of college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in disadvantaged urban and rural public schools.- Designed interactive curriculum and integrated new technology to meet the students' diverse learning styles.- Implemented successful ESL strategies to help increase students' English verbal skills by an average of three levels in one year. - Promoted parent participation in classroom activities and school events. - Supervised the instructional assistant and classroom volunteers.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctorate Of Education, Educational Leadership, 3.94

Dissertation: A College Department's Approach to Plagiarism: A Case Study of Micropolitics.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Curriculum And Instructional Design, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Applied research project examined classroom culture in an elementary classroom setting

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics And Politics/International Relations

Activities and Societies: Recipient of Senior Thesis Award for the Department of Politics and International Relations. Studied Abroad.