I am a senior academic advisor for the College of Communication and Information at The University of Tennessee. I advise students majoring in Advertising, Communication Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media, and Public Relations.To better prepare for academic advising, each semester I audit a course related to one of the majors offered in The College of Communication and Information. Completed:Information Studies 102, Technologies for Information RetrievalCommunication and Information 150, Communication in an Information AgeAdvertising 250, Advertising PrinciplesAdvertising 380, Advertising Professional SeminarCommunication Studies 201, Introduction to Communication Studies Public Relations 270, Public Relations Principles Public Relations 380, Public Relations Professional Seminar Journalism and Electronic Media 175, Principles and History of Journalism and Media Journalism and Electronic Media 499, The Media Business and Future of Journalism---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chancellor's Excellence in Advising Award Nominee, 2018Chancellor's Excellence in Advising Award Nominee, 2017Chancellor's Excellence in Advising Award Nominee, 2015Chancellor's Excellence in Advising Award Nominee, 2014Chancellor’s Excellence in Advising Award Nominee, 2012Chancellor’s Excellence in Advising Award Nominee, 2009 2016-2017 President of the UT chapter (TennACADA) of The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising) . It is an international, educational association of individuals engaged in the work of academic advising. Its membership of over 10,000 international individuals is reported to include representatives from more than 2,400 institutions and organizations related to higher education.Current instructor for the College's First Year Studies 101 course. Member of the College of Communication and Information Diversity Committee.

I worked for nine years as a software analyst, developing and maintaining the the university Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS).I still work with DARS, entering college petitions and exceptions in the system for the college.