Andrew Kerr Email & Phone Number

• Dr. Andrew Kerr is a leadership and education consultant with a focus on culturally appropriate transitions to research-based methods for systems improvement in a global society.
• Specialist in providing professional development in culturally relevant and appropriate ways with schools, districts, and state and national education agencies in the areas of leadership, curriculum and instruction.
• Specialty areas of expertise are leadership & systems improvement, change management, educational technology, educational anthropology, and family and community engagement.
• Leadership and consulting for the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island Region, including instructional leadership coaching and mentoring, instructional technology professional development, and systems improvement.
• Instructional leadership consultant for the Western Australia Department of Education’s Institute for Professional Learning.
• Consultant providing expertise on designing technology-based classroom systems (including remote island systems) and designing research-based technology integration workshops and training.

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Provide leadership training, coaching and support for clients. Work incudes the programs of Change Leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational Culture, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (CCL's DEI strand).

Ithaca, New York, United States

Course facilitator for the eCornell Executive Leadership Certificate Program at Cornell University. Certificates include, Executive Leadership, Psychology of Leadership, Critical Thinking, Leadership Essentials, Leadership Agility, and Project Leadership.

Peoria, Illinois Area

• Served on the President’s Executive Cabinet as a key decision maker of the college.
• Implemented the College's strategic initiatives in meeting the needs of industry and businesses concerning training, assessments, and technical assistance and career placement, while coordinating with College leadership.
• Led regional efforts to address workforce shortages and needs assessments by creating strategic alliances with economic development entities, corporations, community groups, labor unions, and local government.
• Worked with College faculty and staff to implement credit and non-credit workforce development programs that meet community needs.
• Conducted business enterprise planning, identify funding (i.e., grants and contracts), coordinated program delivery, and resource development.
• Collaborated with K-12 system to create dual enrollment career pathways.

Denver, Colorado / Honolulu, Hawaii

• Served as a member of the leadership team to provide strategic vision, direction and leadership in developing, planning and implementing consulting endeavors
• Directed the development of education solutions for education departments, districts, and schools including high reliability organizations and use of data in decision making
• Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Territories and Freely Associated States Educational Grant Program (T&FASEG)
• Coordinated McREL International work in the Pacific region, including American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia (States of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Guam.
• Led large technical assistance projects (includes planning and implementing services; managing timelines, staffing, and budgets) throughout the Asia/Pacific region
• Designed programs in school improvement for indigenous populations and under-served areas, including poverty alleviation, and family and community engagement

Mangilao, Guam

• Provided vision and leadership for distance learning in academic and non-credit programs
• Instructional designer for the creation and delivery of distance learning courses
• Implemented and maintained online teaching platform for the university, as well as other distance learning and communication technologies; developed university distance plan, including policy/procedure manual
• Worked with a variety of communication technologies including: internet, satellite, radio, and videoconferencing for health and education related activities
• Created new market opportunities for the university
• Adjunct Professor for College of Education teaching educational technology courses

Honolulu, Hawaii / Tiyan, Guam

• Managed staff, budget, and project management; aligned project goals to U.S. Federal guidelines
• Coordinated selected international development efforts, including UNESCO, Asian Development Bank, and World Health Organization
• Education Policy Advisor for PREL service region national and state level departments and ministries of education in the areas of technology and distance education
• Created and implemented low-cost technology solutions for education institutions in both urban and rural/remote locations throughout the U.S. Affiliated Pacific
• Senior instructional designer for both PRTEC and PRELStar Federal education programs
• Coordinated PRELStar Intensive Sites in American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae), Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the.

Macomb, Illinois

• Coordinated distance learning and educational technology for faculty and students
• Producer, host and writer for numerous satellite-based professional development programs on the StarNet satellite network (national coverage area)
• Assisted with the instruction of distance learning courses (video conference, satellite, online, CD-ROM, and hybrid variations using multiple technologies)
• Managed technology training and technology support staff
• Recommended and approved all computer and related equipment purchases for the College of Education & Human Services
• Managed the student and faculty development multimedia computer facilities

• Taught Speech Communication classes

Mexico

Assistant with archeological projects including art history, excavations, and restorations at Chechen Itza and Dzibilchaltún. Was also the site photographer and videographer. Work off-site was at Western Illinois University with Dr. Edward Kurjack.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Interdisciplinary Leadership

Dissertation: Identifying Factors for Student Success in Micronesian Migrant Populations

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Communication

Intercultural Communication & Anthropology Masters Project: The Hidden Art of Chichen Itza

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication / Anthropology, Cum Laude

Certificate, Executive Leadership

Certificate, Systems Thinking

Certificate, Change Management

Certificate, Performance Leadership

Certificate, Complex Decision-Making

Certificate, Digital Leadership

Certificate, Digital Transformation

Certificate, Intrapreneurship

Certificate, Critical Thinking

2 Ceus, Climate Change Leadership

Post Graduate Study (38 Hours), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Post Graduate Study (36 Hours), Instructional Technology

Post Graduate Study (6 Hours), Satellite Telecommunication