Administered Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs including literacy, high school equivalency, Transitions to College, Career Pathways, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) serving 450+ diverse adult learners/yr. Increased program outcomes by 25% in one year, consistent with Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) performance indicators. Successfully wrote multiple grants totaling $8,000,000 over 1-5 year implementation cycles. Managed contracts and grants… Show more Administered Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs including literacy, high school equivalency, Transitions to College, Career Pathways, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) serving 450+ diverse adult learners/yr. Increased program outcomes by 25% in one year, consistent with Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) performance indicators. Successfully wrote multiple grants totaling $8,000,000 over 1-5 year implementation cycles. Managed contracts and grants from DESE, English for New Bostonians (ENB), First Literacy, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), and Commonwealth Corporation. Directed ALP implementation of Massachusetts pilot of national Star Reading Curriculum initiative. Negotiated and directed Policy to Performance Transitions to College project in collaboration with community colleges and businesses. Collaborated on pilot English for Entrepreneurs project for family daycare providers. Supervised staff of 18 professionals including coordinators, teachers, education/career advisors, and support staff. Oversaw curriculum development, managed program budget, payroll. Developed community partnerships, managed SMARTT and COGNOS databases. (2009 – Present)Presenter: Workforce Development conferences:• Blackboard to Briefcase: Joint Ventures Maximize Career Development for Inner-City Adults, Commonwealth Workforce Coalition (2011)• Career Pathways Road MapQuest: Integrating Career Awareness and Next Steps into the ABE/ESOL Curriculum, Mass. Coalition of Adult Educators Network (2010) Show less

Administered DESE-funded ABE (literacy, GED and ADP) programs servicing the South End and Lower Roxbury communities. Increased program outcomes by 250% in one year. Supervised staff of 9 professionals including managers, teachers and counselors, and 25 interns/year. Managed 2 Timothy Smith Computer Learning Center laboratories (TSN), including community open access. Co-wrote successful online learning readiness curriculum grant. Oversaw curriculum development, managed program budget and program… Show more Administered DESE-funded ABE (literacy, GED and ADP) programs servicing the South End and Lower Roxbury communities. Increased program outcomes by 250% in one year. Supervised staff of 9 professionals including managers, teachers and counselors, and 25 interns/year. Managed 2 Timothy Smith Computer Learning Center laboratories (TSN), including community open access. Co-wrote successful online learning readiness curriculum grant. Oversaw curriculum development, managed program budget and program plan, counseled students on educational and employment related goals, developed community partnerships, managed SMARTT and TSN databases, wrote grant proposals. (2006 – 2009)Presenter: Mass. ESE conferences: • Reengaging Stopped-out Learners, Director’s Institute (2009)• Community Planning Partnerships, How to prepare for Monitoring (2007)• Student Retention, Mass. Coalition of Adult Educators Network (2007)Publications:"Skilled labor force may have last laugh", Boston Globe, 2/12/2009."Civics 101", ABE Field Notes, student leadership issue Spring 2007 Show less

Developed job-specific communications training program for multicultural labor force representing 42 countries. Upgraded 25% of employees' communication and computer skills, laddering manufacturing employees into clerical and finance positions within the company. Revamped company newsletter, designed HR intranet site and AmesPerks benefits campaign, created cost-free employee discount programs, coordinated benefits fair, created business-to-business partnerships. Taught multi-level computer… Show more Developed job-specific communications training program for multicultural labor force representing 42 countries. Upgraded 25% of employees' communication and computer skills, laddering manufacturing employees into clerical and finance positions within the company. Revamped company newsletter, designed HR intranet site and AmesPerks benefits campaign, created cost-free employee discount programs, coordinated benefits fair, created business-to-business partnerships. Taught multi-level computer, language, and citizenship courses, designed curriculum, assessment tools. Show less

Directed student affairs for Japanese satellite university with 1,000 students. Managed 30 staff in providing student care, mentoring, language and culture tutoring. Conducted new student orientation programs at several Tokyo campuses. Developed and facilitated cross-cultural trainings for students and staff.Presenter: “The Impact of Technology on Higher Education”, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (1999)