 Supervise the work of the Regulatory Affairs team and the State Authorization team Create and manage university and department strategic initiatives. Create and maintain strategic partnerships with associations and institutions to further advance WGU’s strategic initiatives. Provided guidance on proposed or implemented legislation or regulatory changes to the VP of Compliance & Accreditation, functional area leadership, and Government Relations personnel Provided guidance on licensure actions to the Licensure team and functional area leadership. Manage the development of all state authorization submissions and rules.  Secures and maintains authorization for all jurisdictions in which attainment is required Develop, manage, and maintain regulatory compliance tools that provide data trends on legislative and regulatory trends. Manage all regulatory research projects Provide regulatory guidance on university policy Oversee compliance of university publications Represent the department on internal university committees

Create and manage university and department strategic initiatives. Create and maintain strategic partnerships with associations and institutions to further advance WGU’s strategic initiatives. Provided guidance on proposed or implemented legislation or regulatory changes to the VP of Compliance & Accreditation, functional area leadership, and Government Relations personnel Develop, manage, and maintain regulatory compliance tools that provide data trends on legislative and regulatory trends. Manage all regulatory research projects Provide regulatory guidance on university policy Represent the department on internal university committees

• Supervise the work of the Compliance Specialists. • Ensure data analytics for regulatory tracking, trust index, and risk-benefit analyses are up-to-date;• Maintain a multi-state tracking system to monitor pending changes and changes to legislation, regulation, and policies/procedures that may or will affect WGU’s students and operations. • Monitor and report on planned or implemented changes in the standards and requirements of national, regional, and state approval agencies across the entire country. • Provided guidance on proposed or implemented legislation or regulatory changes to the VP of Compliance & Accreditation, functional area leadership, and Government Relations personnel• In collaboration with functional-area managers, build and maintain strategic, external relationships;• Manage the process of responding to regulatory entities (i.e., state boards and legislators) when changes to regulatory language are proposed by external entities;• Establish communication protocols to ensure required regulatory changes are implemented;• Title IX InvestigatorPresentations:• TxDLA Annual Conference – Galveston, TX. - March 2019 - Topic: Issues Facing Growth of a Mobile Student Population• NASASPS Annual Conference – Jacksonville, FL. - April 2019 – Topic: Professional Licensure Research, Compliance, & Disclosures• USDLA Annual Conference – Nashville, TN - May 2019 - Topic: Issues Facing Growth of a Mobile Student Population

• Lead a team of 4 employees• Maintain a multi-state tracking system to monitor chatter, pending changes, and changes to legislation, regulation, and policies/procedures that may or will affect WGU’s students and operations. Monitor and report on planned or implemented changes in the standards and requirements of national, regional, and state approval agencies across the entire country. Provided guidance on proposed or implemented legislation or regulatory changes to the VP of Compliance & Accreditation, functional area leadership, and Government Relations personnel• Develop a trust index matrix• Represent the University at state board meeting and spoke on the position of WGU has taken on any of their proposed regulation changes• In conjunction with other personnel and departments, prepared annual, ad hoc, and program reports for national, regional, and state approval agencies• Assisted in the preparation of site visits Presentations:• SCCE - Webinar – March 2018 – Topic: Use of Technology to Track Legislation and Regulations• TxDLA Annual Conference – Dallas, TX. - April 2018 - Topic: Use of Technology to Track Legislation and Regulations• NASASPS Annual Conference – Portland, OR. - April 2018 – Topic: Use of Technology to Track Legislation and Regulations

• Created and maintain a multi-state tracking system to monitor chatter, pending changes, and changes to legislation, regulation, and policies/procedures that may or will affect WGU’s students and operations. Monitor and report on planned or implemented changes in the standards and requirements of national, regional, and state approval agencies across the entire country. Provided guidance on proposed or implemented legislation or regulatory changes to the VP of Compliance & Accreditation, functional area leadership, and Government Relations personnel• Represent the University at state board meeting and spoke on the position of WGU has taken on any of their proposed regulation changes• In conjunction with other personnel and departments, prepared annual, ad hoc, and program reports for national, regional, and state approval agencies• Assisted in the preparation of site visits Presentations: • WCET Annual Conference – Denver, CO. - October 2017 – Topic: Managing Compliance Buy-In to Systems and Tools

• Managed a team of five employees. I train new staff members, assign projects to the team, hold weekly individual meetings with each team member to discuss their projects, complete mid-year and annual performance reviews, and provide input to the Vice President regarding the future employment of new and current employees.• Supports the Vice President of State Licensing in providing leadership to the sub-department• Supports EDMC institutions in their state licensing regulatory processes, helps ensure that institutions are in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations, and serves as an advisor on applicable regulatory, practice, and policy issues. • Provide overall operational leadership, project management, and coordination of day-to-day state licensing activities for all four EDMC systems, including monitoring workflow to ensure that quality submissions are filed in a timely manner• Preserve relationships with regulatory agencies, working to enhance EDMC’s standing with each.• Provide consultative guidance on proposed rules and regulations• Research state licensing agency law and guidelines to assist in EDMC policy determinations regarding school operations• Assisted the VP in the development of the State Licensing Department’s organizational structure and project tracking system• Review new legislation

• Responsible for maintaining compliance for each of EDMC's three online schools which covers all state agencies across the country• Manage and train online sub department staff • Build online sub department from scratch• Coordinate each of EDMC's three online schools new program fee budget• Prepare state applications for new campuses, annual license renewals, change of ownership and new programs• Provide consultative guidance and feedback on school generated applications• Represent EDMC at state board meetings• Conduct regulatory compliance audits of EDMC operating units• Consulted on the regulatory implications of strategic initiatives • Member of the four person strategic development committee• Coordinate responses to student complaints• Provide the Government Relations department input on state legislative issues

• Responsible for maintaining compliance for each of EDMC's three online schools which covers all state agencies across the country• Manage and train online sub department staff • Build online sub department from scratch• Project manager state licensing efforts to have licensure for our online schools to comply with new DOE regulations• Prepare state applications for new campuses, annual license renewals, change of ownership and new programs• Provide consultative guidance and feedback on school generated applications• Represent EDMC at state board meetings• Conduct regulatory compliance audits of EDMC operating units• Consulted on the regulatory implications of strategic initiatives.• Created a compliance presence strategy for the online state authorization team.

• Responsible for 30 plus schools covering 10 states on the West Coast• Conduct regulatory compliance audits of EDMC operating units• Prepare state applications for new campuses, annual license renewals, change of ownership and new programs• Provide consultative guidance and feedback on school generated applications• Represent EDMC at state board meetings• Advise, assist and recommend due diligence activities• Conduct various types of regulation research.• Maintain regulation files for accessibility to the most current and applicable laws and regulations.• Assist corporate staff and operating unit executive committees on interpretation and application of regulations to operating unit activities. • Supported executive staff with government relations activities for Online throughout the United States and West Region for on-ground schools

• Manage the development and implementation of administrative and operational policies that are consistent and compliant with regulatory and accreditation requirements. • Conduct regulatory compliance audits of EDMC operating units• Prepare state applications for new campuses, annual license renewals, change of ownership and new programs• Provide consultative guidance and feedback on school generated applications• Represent EDMC at state board meetings• Create and maintain relationships with state board members• Supported executive staff with government relations activities for Online throughout the United States and West Region for on-ground schools • Advise, assist and recommend due diligence activities• Conduct various types of regulation research.• As the assistant director created and maintain a financial requirement spreadsheet• Prepared and managed data for state licensing budget• Maintain regulation files for accessibility to the most current and applicable laws and regulations.• Assist corporate staff and operating unit executive committees on interpretation and application of regulations to operating unit activities.

• Taught grades K - 8 in various subjects• Responsible for class sizes of 20 to 30

• Created survey to measure the public's satisfaction of the various village departments• Analyzed data and reported findings to Village Clerk

• Coordinated the campaigns downstate strategy to 95 of the state's 102 counties.• Assisted with the supervision of 15 interns• Wrote, edit, and published weekly campaign update mailings to each of my counties volunteer field workers• Found surrogates for political functions in my regions to the place of the candidate when the candidate was unable to attend• Assisted with the coordination of the Election Day strategies with each of my counties regional party headquarters.

• Prepared files for upcoming cases• Filed cases reports once verdict was determined• Accompany attorneys to court to with the pre-court filing I completed