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Moorhead, MN, US

Moorhead, MN, US

Direct report to President of the University, serving in the capacity of campus operations officer; dedicated to coordination of efforts with all divisions within the University. Supervision of President’s Office staff and coordination of complex and highly sensitive initiatives, planning, and personnel and legal matters. The Chief of Staff provides highly.

Aberdeen, SD, US

• Key Accomplishments:
• Optimized campus mission and vision through transformation of campus strategic plan, including refinement of mission and vision; resulting in a revitalized enrollment management system.
• Drove enrollment management and student development through restructuring the recruitment and enrollment plan which was crucial in the success of NSU and led to increased student retention and graduation.
• Stabilized undergraduate enrollments, amplifying student retention by 10%, and growing graduate enrollments to over 15%.
• Ensured diversity, equity, and inclusion, striving to sustain respectful and supportive learning communities; with the intent of serving all members of campus with respect and dignity.
• Maximized funding through financial profile planning and fundraising, designing and leading the capital campaign, funding all of new facilities included in the campus master plan, with a total of over $110 million in.

Niagara University, NY, US

• Ensured success for administrative operations of this Regional University; private-Vincentian, Catholic; Suburban; residential institution; total enrollment = 4,175. through leadership and supervision of all facets of.
• Orchestrated salary budgets exceeding $12 million; using CUPA-HR salary benchmark data (important salary equity initiative).
• Coordinated academic expense budgets, less than a one percent increase, per year.
• Developed science scholarship program; received donor funding ($300,000).
• Sustained grant-funded programs in compliance with federal guidelines.
• Developed accredited Nursing programs, including facilitation of $1.5 Million in gifts to fund simulation laboratories.

Erie, Pennsylvania, US

• Administrative Experiences and Accomplishments:
• Co-Principal Investigator/Author, Student Support Services/TRIO Grant, funded September 2010 ($1.1 million).
• Developed and supervised opening of new Student Success Center (three opened throughout my career).
• Project Director, Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) grant funded to provide student academic mentoring and coaching programs at Strong Vincent HS, Erie, PA. The COE grant contract was then expanded and funded.
• Project leader for the "Educated People" neighborhood initiative, sponsored by Gannon; a multitude of projects are sponsored or coordinated in order to promote educational values and learning experiences in the local.
• University supervisor for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) from 2002-08. Agency increased the number of clients served annually from 450 to 750 per year in this time period.

Emporia, KS, US

Los Angeles, CA, US

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Organizational Communication And Management

Executive Education

Education record

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Communication And Instruction

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies