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Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area

Supporting over 10,000 students in the 36 Catholic Elementary Schools and 7 Catholic High Schools of Springfield Diocese. Assisting in faith formation in the 129 parishes of the Diocese by coordinating the efforts of the Office of Catechesis and the Office of Catholic Schools.Motto of the Department for Catholic Education:Sapientia Christi, sana animas nostras | Wisdom of Christ, heal our soulsMission Statement of the Department for Catholic Education:Our mission is to share the joy of the Catholic faith—of knowing, loving, and serving God—with the people of our diocese and, through education, formation, and example, to enable them to radiate the Truth, the Light, and the Love of Christ to others.

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Served as chief executive officer for all programs and operations, including promoting the school’s mission and vision, developing a new five-year strategic plan, earning new accolades for the institution, recruiting students and faculty, mentoring teachers, administrators, and staff, developing curriculum, collaborating with the Board of Trustees, budgeting, overseeing facilities, operations, and accreditation, and raising funds.

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Provided executive leadership in all areas, including promoting the school’s mission and vision, developing and implementing a new five-year strategic plan, earning new accolades for the institution, recruiting students and faculty, mentoring teachers, administrators, and staff, developing curriculum, collaborating with the Advisory Board, budgeting, overseeing facilities, operations, and accreditation, and raising funds.

Newburgh, New York

Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Assistant to the President. Functions as a liaison to the Board of Trustees in various areas and as coordinator of the Administrative Council. Assists the President in providing institutional leadership, direction, and implementation in a wide array of administrative areas. Directly oversees strategic institutional planning, management, assessment, and compliance. Supervises Facilities and Operations, Student Affairs, and Information Technology, and plays a key role in the oversight of legal affairs, risk management, and conflict resolution. Collaborates with the Vice President for Academic Affairs to ensure that the administrative aspects of all academic areas function in a way that is consistent with the College's by-laws, goals, regulations, and standards.

Houston, Texas Area

Collaborating with faculty to create new and innovative undergraduate programs and concentrations and recruiting large numbers of students. Creating new graduate seminars and concentrations; recruiting, interviewing, certifying credentials, enrolling, and advising all MLA students. Partnering with Graduate Student Association to develop events and enrichment activities designed for MLA students. Strengthening academic standards by implementing academic standing review of all MLA students. Developing integrated marketing plan for promoting programs and recruiting students.

Belmont Abbey College

Helped lead a full- and part-time faculty of more than 160; assisted in oversight of the scholastic program of nearly 1,800 traditional and adult students; helped manage and support staff, faculty, budget, and programs for all academic departments; aided in guiding and strengthening a curriculum consisting of 50 majors, minors, and concentrations. Helped administer a multi-million dollar departmental budget. Helped senior leadership develop two 5-year strategic plans. Served directly in the oversight and conflict resolution for legal issues, partnering directly with legal counsel for the College. Assisted with the development and implementation of polices for compliance, collaborating closely with the Office of Institutional Research. Directly supervised the Office of International Studies, the Office of Career Services and Internships, the Liberal Studies Program, and served as the administrative lead for advising in the Office of Academic Assistance. Served as liaison for the Student Engagement Committee’s student retention initiatives; developed early detection systems for students academically at-risk; designed systems for outreach and intervention for at-risk students.Recruited merit scholars, designed and directed new academic honors program. Developed promotional materials, conducted scholarship weekend events, organized a lecture series with internationally acclaimed speakers, created and taught the first Thomas More seminar at the Abbey, broadening the intellectual horizons of young men and women and helping them to develop moral courage.

Nashville, Tennessee

Managed all contracts for course module creation and revisions with the Institute for Professional Development (IPD), an Apollo Group affiliate. Developed and supervised all faculty development initiatives, provided pedagogical mentoring, resources, and research opportunities for faculty. Oversaw all Adult Studies curricula and assisted with data collection and reporting for program assessment. Ensured full compliance with the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS) for the Program, and assisted with timely and accurate data collection and reporting for all state, federal, accreditation and inter-campus data submissions.

Hampden-Sydney, Virginia

Oversaw a full office staff and collaborated effectively with faculty, administrators, and students to strengthen standards institution-wide. Supervised all aspects of grade submissions, transcripts, and furnishing enrollment data for all internal, state, and federal reporting requests in compliance with Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations. Collaborated with department chairs to resolve issues with scheduling conflicts, Americans with Disability Act (ADA) accommodations, grade disputes, and transfer credits.

Staunton, Virginia

Served as Database Administrator and Web Master for the school district. Trained all district faculty and staff in the student information system. Supervised data clerks and assistants for all five schools. Oversaw every aspect of operations for SASIxp student information system, including coordination and submission of all federal and state reports, fulfillment of all internal data requests, full accreditation compliance, all database upgrades, trouble-shooting, and general support.

Lexington, Virginia

Served as research assistant to Vice President for Academic Affairs, preparing manuscripts for publication, databases for personnel records and university stipends. Installed and maintained software for cross-platform data exchange. Provided technical trouble-shooting for the maintenance of office communications and computer equipment.

Rose Hill, New York

Served as research assistant to Vice President for Academic Affairs, preparing manuscripts for publication, databases for personnel records and university stipends. Installed and maintained software for cross-platform data exchange. Provided technical trouble-shooting for the maintenance of office communications and computer equipment.

Ph.D., Theology, Church History

Area of Specialization: English Reformation Dissertation Title: The Ark and the Covenant: Nicholas Ridley and Edmund Bonner.

M. Phil., Theology, Church History

M.T.S., Theology, Church History

B.A., History, French, Fine Arts