Gary Sprague Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az

Manager, Curriculum Design and Development DepartmentManage team of curriculum developers and instructional designers by assigning projects and balancing the workloads of team members; Oversee program design, course development, and program assessment measures; Collaborate with other managers and team leads on the revision/development and documentation of departmental processes; Facilitate formal and informal professional development plans; Prepare reports based upon departmental metrics; Ensure accuracy of data for reporting of curriculum development projects and departmental goals; Train and mentor employees; Address curricular and personnel issues; Track employee work hours and paid time off (PTO); Oversee team of student workers.

Phoenix, Az

Manager, Curriculum Design and Development DepartmentManage team of curriculum developers and instructional designers by assigning projects and balancing the workloads of team members; Oversee program design, course development, and program assessment measures; Collaborate with other managers and team leads on the revision/development and documentation of departmental processes; Facilitate formal and informal professional development plans; Prepare reports based upon departmental metrics; Ensure accuracy of data for reporting of curriculum development projects and departmental goals; Train and mentor employees; Address curricular and personnel issues; Track employee work hours and paid time off (PTO); Oversee team of student workers. Curriculum Developer, January – April 2010Curriculum Design and Development department. Develops new courses using instructional design techniques; Facilitates design meetings with faculty and professional practitioners; Builds program domains, sub domains and competencies; Maps course topics, objectives and assignments into program designs to demonstrate that standards are met; Manages course revisions by working with program director and other subject matter expert (SMEs); Updates existing course materials to reflect changes in law, regulation, philosophy or practice; Follows a course revision schedule in accordance with new textbook editions, advances in technology, and developments in the field of study; Completes assigned Curriculum Design and Development projects.Adjunct Instructor, College of Theology (2012-13)Department of Music (2011-118)

Minneapolis, Mn

EDUC 6565 Arts Education for the Middle Level Educator; E-college and Blackboard online learning management systems.

Phoenix, Az

Full charge bookkeeper

Phoenix, Arizona

Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements, payroll tax deposits, monthly postings and bank reconciliations, AR/AP for clients. Sales and Use Taxes, IFTA reports, year-end 943, 940, W-2 and 1099 forms; Workman’s Comp audits, verification of IRS notices, other bookkeeping duties as assigned. Software: QuickBooks, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint.

Kasson, Mn

Prepare monthly and quarterly payroll tax deposits, monthly postings and bank reconciliations, AR/AP for clients, MN & WI Sales and Use Taxes, IFTA reports, year-end 943, 940, W-2 and 1099 forms; Workman’s Comp audits, verification of IRS notices, other bookkeeping duties as assigned. Software: QuickBooks, Peachtree, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Integrated Accounting.

Rochester, Mn

Instructor of Music, Limited Part-time/Full-time Courses Taught: MUSC 1001 Music Fundamentals; MUSC 1401 Beginning Class Piano; MUSC 1402 Intermediate Class Piano; MUSC 1450 Applied Voice; MUSC 1460 Applied Piano; MUSC 1501, 1502 Music Theory I & II, MUSC 1521, 1522 Ear Training & Sight Singing I & II; MUSC 2501, 2502 Music Theory III & IV, MUSC 2521 & 2522 Ear Training & Sight Singing III & IV; Certified Online Instructor, Fall 2003; Desire2Learn, Blackboard, WebCT online learning management systems; articulation agreements for music program; develop AFA degrees in Music Education and Music Industry; wrote two new music courses (Introduction to World Music and Vocal Ensemble).

Rochester, Mn

Music Department Administration: curriculum and course revision in accordance with National Association of Schools of Music standards, student advising, budget allocations and fund raising, oversight of adjunct instructors, oversight of recitals and programs, student recruiting.Instructor: MUS 4400 Ethnomusicology (web-enhanced); MUS 1100 Music Theory Fundamentals, MUS 1101-2102 Music Theory I-IV; MUS 1111-2112 Ear Training/Sight Singing I-IV; MUS 3105 Form & Analysis; MUS 3106 Counterpoint; MUS 3600 Basic Conducting; MUS 3100 Music Technology; WOR 1700 “King’s Chorister’s” Concert Choir director, WOR 1705 Adoration Vocal Ensemble director; WMM 170 Instrumental Ensemble director, Applied Piano and Music Composition; HUM 2002 Humanities II lecturer.

Associate Of Applied Science, Accountant, High Honors

The courses taken, which prepare for a career in the field of bookkeeping and accounting, include beginning and intermediate accounting.

Extenstion College: Certificate, Online Instruction, 4.0

Coursework includes online technologies, teaching models for online courses, creating and using multimedia online, internet and online.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Music Theory And Composition, 3.85

Activities and Societies: First recipient of the Paul Harder Endowment in Music Theory; Teaching Assistant, School of Music: Music Theory.

Master Of Music, Performance And Pedagogy--Keyboard, 3.80

Courses include piano study with Donald Walker, piano methods with Lawrence Rast, piano literature, selected studies in music theory, 20th.

Bachelor Of Music, Keyboard Instruction, 3.44

Church Music