As the Director of the Institute of Innovative and Emerging Technologies at Florida SouthWestern State College, I lead initiatives that harness emerging technologies to prepare our diverse community for a globally interconnected workplace. My role involves strategic planning, community outreach, and faculty training to foster innovative thinking and preparedness for change across the College.Key Responsibilities:- Provide visionary leadership to establish and manage the… Show more As the Director of the Institute of Innovative and Emerging Technologies at Florida SouthWestern State College, I lead initiatives that harness emerging technologies to prepare our diverse community for a globally interconnected workplace. My role involves strategic planning, community outreach, and faculty training to foster innovative thinking and preparedness for change across the College.Key Responsibilities:- Provide visionary leadership to establish and manage the Institute.- Develop and implement strategic plans aligned with the College’s mission and strategic initiatives.- Lead community outreach efforts, including technology workshops, industry collaborations, and public awareness campaigns.- Establish and nurture partnerships with industry, government, and community organizations.- Develop and coordinate research-based professional development programs for innovative teaching and learning practices and facilitate research and development projects related to innovative technologies.- Collaborate with academic units to identify and develop tailored faculty training opportunities.-Promote collaboration across College departments for cohesive technology integration. Show less

Leading the transition from a fully in-person delivery model to on-demand, livestream, and hybrid offerings to learn and practice yoga.Designing, directing, and teaching in the Yoga Bird Teacher Certification programs. More than 100 trainees have graduated from these comprehensive programs, which have been delivered in hybrid, in-person, and fully online formats.Managing a programming calendar of multiple special events each month and several major, multi-day events each year.

Designing and piloting online and hybrid courses in English Composition and Professional Writing and directing the online Professional Writing program.Using innovative teaching methods, collaborating with colleagues, and using technology to enhance student learning. Developing and directing the ongoing assessment program in English Composition.

Teaching English Composition I and II, Workplace Writing, and Technical Writing.Using MyCompLab, the ANGEL Learning Management System, and other technology to enhance instruction and student learning.

Leading the initiative to adopt the Blackboard LMS for all departmental courses. Training, motivating, and mentoring faculty to adopt effective learning technology.Serving as Chair of the Academic Technology Committee within the department.Collaborating to enhance Professional Writing instruction and distance learning delivery.Supervising graduate student assistants with research interests in Professional Writing and distance learning.

Providing expertise to nonprofit organizations seeking to better communicate and form partnerships with the business community.Providing clients in business, government, and nonprofits consulting services to help define their objectives, identify their audiences, and choose effective strategies and tools.Providing clients with strategically written and designed products, such as proposals, brochures,newsletters, websites, and marketing material.

Raising awareness about the Center's efforts among business and foundation executives by making presentations and holding meetings. Planning special events to support fundraising and publicity efforts.Directing the work of the Center's Board of Trustees, which consisted of the area's top business and education leaders. Maximizing the Board's ability to be effective as fundraisers and advisors through frequent communication and coaching.Working with local business… Show more Raising awareness about the Center's efforts among business and foundation executives by making presentations and holding meetings. Planning special events to support fundraising and publicity efforts.Directing the work of the Center's Board of Trustees, which consisted of the area's top business and education leaders. Maximizing the Board's ability to be effective as fundraisers and advisors through frequent communication and coaching.Working with local business leaders to identify economic development priorities. Monitoring and editing economic research studies to ensure they met client objectives.Planning an annual economic development seminar and an annual economics seminar for journalists. Show less

Promoting policy to diverse audiences by writing press releases, policy reports, and speeches.Serving as a liaison to constituents, interest groups, and others.