As the Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development at Lyon College, I help our students by:- Working with them to identify career paths that will be personally rewarding.- Finding after graduation jobs, internships, and student employment where they can get career-relevant experience.- Building relationships with employers who will come to see Lyon College as a strong candidate recruiting pool.- Teaching them how to begin managing their careers so they can have lives of meaning.I will also be an Adjunct Professor starting in the Fall 2022 Semester, teaching Introduction to Marketing and Career Management.

Adjunct Professor of Marketing teaching the following courses:- Principles of Marketing- Consumer Behavior- Digital Marketing- Highland Road Marketing - Practical Applications in Marketing (our student-run marketing agency doing real work with real clients)- Career Professionalism

I am the Faculty Sponsor of Highland Road Marketing, a student-run marketing services agency located at Lyon College in Batesville, AR.

Managed the global network of talented outplacement consultants to deliver outstanding career transition services to candidates worldwide.Careerminds is a provider of affordable, outplacement 2.0 solutions for organizations that are downsizing. Our clients range from Fortune 500 to small and midsize companies. We save organizations up to 70% over traditional brick-and-mortar outplacement firms. Plus, job seekers who go through our innovative program typically get back to work 3 times faster than the U.S. national average.So, what is outplacement 2.0? Outplacement 2.0 is the convergence of career consulting, e-learning, and online social collaboration as a means to connect unemployed individuals to new opportunities more efficiently.It's time to discover what Careerminds can do for your enterprise. Call or click to schedule a quick 30-minute demo of how our people and technology are changing the face of outplacement.Our Outplacement PhilosophyOur outplacement philosophy is a shift from delivery primarily reliant on the career consultant to an integrated approach using consulting and technology as the fundamental enablers. Our focus is on reducing job-search-related stress for our participants, and the result is an exceptional outplacement program for displaced employees and substantial cost savings for the sponsoring organization.

A Better Human Experience…for a Better Business Outcome.OI Global Partners’ professionals understand the pain of job separation, the pressure to exceed business goals and the challenge of cultivating effective leaders. We also know that you have your company’s brand to protect.As talent management experts, we will walk closely with you to help compassionately transition employees or effectively develop strength in your executives. We want to help you exceed your business goals through helping your impacted employees through:- career transition consulting to help impacted employees quickly find reemployment- executive coaching and leadership consulting to employees reach their full potential- talent acquisition consulting to help organizations identify, hire, and onboard top-rated talent. recruitment.OI Global Partner clients have said:- We far exceed the level of effectiveness as well as personal attention and human kindness demonstrated by other companies.- The experience we provide often translates into a better business outcome.- Their lives, in many cases, have been changed for the better because of OI Global Partners. Truly, we provide a better human experience … for a better business outcome.

CMP is a talent and transition firm in the business of developing people and organizations across the full talent lifecycle – from talent acquisition and leadership development to organization development and career transition support. In doing so, we combine our decades of experience with a contemporary approach to building people and teams. We marry the art and science of talent and transition to provide individuals and organizations with a unique competitive advantage.

The Frontier Group (TFG) proudly announced its merger with CMP - Dallas in March 2018. All operations will be merged into CMP and everyone will proudly operate under the CMP brand. Responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of The Frontier Group - a human capital management consulting practice that provides outplacement, executive coaching, talent development and executive search solutions in Atlanta and Charlotte. The Frontier Group provides solutions to the following human capital challenges facing companies today:Outplacement and transition services - effective programs to help transitioned employees land quicker Executive Search - finding top talent - connecting high performers with organizations.Executive coaching - one on one coaching to drive performance Leadership effectiveness consulting - consulting to help drive change throughout the organization Leadership development consulting - coaching and development programs for high potentials EQ Leadership training - programs to drive productivity and engagement through emotional intelligence Assessments - tools to help organizations screen and select top talent Cross-Cultural Competency programs - individual and group consulting to help multinational organizations Team building - workshops and coaching to drive productivity and engagement Career coaching - tailored coaching programs for mid to senior level professionals The Frontier Group business model is based on customized and individualized one on one engagements designed to maximum the client and candidate experience. The Frontier Group has a talented team of consultants that combine years of private sector senior leadership experience and years of consulting and coaching organizations and individuals.The Frontier Group is a strategic partner firm with Lincolnshire International/Arbora. This relationship provides The Frontier Group with complete domestic USA and global coverage.

Managed the $200 million dollar wholesale business for HON Company at United Stationers. Responsible for sales volume, profitability, program management and supply chain delivery. Also managed the key supplier relationships between United Stationers and Staples, OfficeMax, Costco, Sam’s Club and WB Mason. Managed an Assistant Sales Manager, Inside Customer Service Rep and a Business Analyst.

Managed the new office product channel business development (strategy, manufacturing, P&L, mergers/acquisitions and sales) in a newly created role in organization. Also managed several key fine paper brands.Key accomplishments included:* Developed long term strategy for Neenah Paper's entry into the retail/consumer product segment. Strategy led to eventual acquisitions of the Southworth Resume Papers and Wausau Consumer Papers business lines.* Created new office product business stationery portfolio with current distribution gains at United Stationers, Corporate Express, Office Depot, Fed Ex Kinko’s, Quill, xpedx Paper & Graphics and WB Mason. Product line is a successful channel extension of Neenah Paper’s strong commercial brands – CLASSIC CREST®, CLASSIC® Linen, CLASSIC COLUMNS®, ENVIRONMENT® and CLASSIC COTTON®.* Generated over 120 new points of new distribution within the commercial channel with dollar sales exceeding $2MM.* Established new channel distribution in college book stores that secured over 40 new independent book stores in first six months of operation.

Managed the sales/marketing and P&L for GP branded and private label office papers in the retail channel (Mass, Warehouse Club, Food, Drug, Military and Dollar Stores). Managed three National Sales Managers, one Customer Marketing Manager, and two Business Analysts. Key accomplishments include:* Exceeded 2004 volume plan by 28%, exceeded 2003 volume plan by 5% * Grew Nielsen dollar share to 26% in 2004 for a third consecutive year of share growth. * Led the GP brand to market share leadership in home consumer segment for 2002 – 2005.

Managed the marketing strategy, advertising, promotion, strategic planning and product development for all retail brands targeted against Office Product Superstores, Mass, Warehouse Clubs, Contract Stationers, Food/Drug, Mail Order and Office Product Distributors. Managed two Marketing Managers and two Packaging Managers. Key accomplishments included: * Exceeded 2002 EBIT target by 43% with development of new value added private label for OfficeMax and Staples.* Introduced “Paper by the Numbers” product positioning strategy. Packaging and positioning strategy simplified office paper selection by making brightness and basis weight clear and easy to understand.* Led new business development projects that secured new branded and private label distribution at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Costco, BJ’s Wholesale, Staples, OfficeMax, Corporate Express, United Stationers, Quill, Business Depot, CVS and HE Butt. More than 160 new points of distribution established in three-year period.

Managed the marketing strategy, strategic planning and product development for the Retail, Commercial and Graphic Arts channels. Managed department with three Marketing Managers and two Advertising & Promotion Managers.

Created Customer Marketing department to provide the framework for account planning, category management, promotion planning and strategic channel management. Managed department of three marketing analysts.

Successive track record of success within brand marketing, trade marketing and category management. Managed all three major product categories at company and achieved continual share and volume growth at each assignment. Introduced Actibath, Eversoft Lotion, Aloe & Lanolin Soap brands during tenure.