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United States

Hired to teach all master’s level program 800-level courses on school finance and later created a 900-level course when the need for advancement arose. Currently instruct students in the 900-level coursework program with two sections in the fall and spring and three sections in the summer. Collaborate with a second professor who carries the 800-level load. ✔ Demonstrated the ability to create, lead, and work in an online team environment and built a virtual presence through use of Google sites and communities.✔ Communicated and engaged with end users through a variety of tools to improve the student customer experience.✔ Developed proficiency in active research of current trends in the field of school finance within Kansas and abroad.✔ Strengthened technical aptitude and effectively maintained student data and grades in university software systems.

Serve a large school district serving 4.4K students and 950 staff members, working closely with staff and administration and reporting directly to the Superintendent of Schools. Coordinate and supervise financial and district operations to ensure efficient and lawful functioning. Act as the Treasurer for the Emporia Recreation Commission. Oversee fiscal processes and procedures such as financial investments, purchasing, payroll and accounting, fixed assets, and inventory. Advise the Superintendent and Board of Education on district financial matters and legal matters which impact business operations.✔Spearheaded a successful $78M bond construction project with management of the day-to-day construction process and associated financial functions.✔ Achieved bond passage without increasing the local property tax mill levy and collaborated with administrators, community leaders, and board members to select the architect/construction manager for projects across nine buildings.✔ Developed and managed a $45M budget and oversaw the directors of the HR, business, technology, transportation, food service, and maintenance divisions.✔ Resolved a host of issues to improve function and efficiency such as the sale of three district owned buildings, reduction of staff in response to loss of enrollment, and increases in base salaries through redesign of all payroll formulas.✔ Partnered with the Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning to manage $8M in federal aid which was granted amid the pandemic challenges to combat learning loss, staff shortages, and food/supply shortages, strategically creating processes and procedures to track and spend dollars on acceptable expenditures.✔ Selected as a presenter at many state-level conferences on topics such as fraud prevention and recently designated to serve as an instructor for United School Administrators Finance University which educated 50 school administrators.

Hired to serve a midsize school district and complete a school bond election with oversight of the resulting projects in addition to routine duties associated with the administrative position. Frequently utilized experience in construction and building closure.✔ Recognized as a Kansas Superintendent of the Year finalist for two consecutive years.✔ Made a critical decision to combine positions and reduce the number of sections for each grade after experiencing decline in enrollment like most other districts in western and central Kansas.✔ Completed a $3.5M addition to the high school building with minimal disruption to student learning.✔ Expanded the learning program to accommodate a larger number of students at the youth detention enter which focused on credit recovery.✔ Increased student achievement by negotiating an additional 10 minutes per day with the teacher’s union for technology guided curriculum which improved elementary test scores to reach the building standard of excellence within one year.✔ Led a resurfacing project for the track despite limited resources which required tactical decision making on offsetting cuts and delayed capital purchases.✔ Sought out and secured purchase of a much needed and cost-effective activity bus per Board of Education request.✔ Served as Grant Director for the $1M Northwest Kansas Teaching American History grant program and as President of the Superintendent Council for a decade-long tenure at the Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center in Oakley.

✔ Led a campaign to close the school attendance center in the small community of Angelus, thus accomplishing improved efficiency of the school district by eliminating duplicate staffing and additional building costs.✔ Worked with board and community members to create a 501c3 community foundation to benefit district students.✔ Collaborated with an architect and general contractor to design a remodeling project for a building on the high school campus which accommodated the learning needs of middle school students without mixing the two ages.✔ Partnered with an external consultant to align the school district curriculum with state requirements, efforts which were made possible by staff contributions to subject area committees.

Bachelor Of Science In Social Science Education

Specialist Of Education In Building & District Administration

Master Of Science In Building & District Administration