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 professional experienced administrative leadership to assist the President in the daily administration of the University, strategic planning, community relations, fundraising, and collaborates closely with the California State University Chancellor’s Office Chief of Staff. and Office of the CSU General Counsel. Campus redefined in 2021 as the 3rd polytechnic institution in the CSU system; with a recent allocation of $433 million from the Chancellor’s Office and State of California. Transformation includes new programs, faculty, and facilities in engineering, technology, and environmental sciences; with the expectation of enrollment growth from 6,000 to 9,000 students in the next 5-7 years.

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 new facilities funded with donations and built in four years.• Generated additional endowed scholarship funds totaling $5 million.• Implemented and direction program development to enhance NSU's reputation as an education partner in the region, including the provision of NSU Honors Program graduate's admission to the USD School of Law, with a guaranteed scholarship.• Affirmed university commitment to enhancing regional workforce development partnerships, with the pool of employable professionals in the region increasing (presently 65% of NSU graduates remain in state after graduation); including partnerships with 3M Corporation and one of the largest banks in SD, with both corporations hiring graduates on a regular basis.• Advocated for joint efforts to redevelop the neighborhood where the university resides; leading to mutually beneficial relationships with the City of Aberdeen, including reclamation of streets to incorporate into the campus footprint and City subsidization of utilities upgrades on those properties.

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 the Division of Academic Affairs, including: College of Arts and Sciences; College of Business Administration (AACSB Accredited); College of Education (NCATE/CAEP Accredited); College of Hospitality and Tourism Management; University Library; Division of Academic Services, including Academic Support, Career Services, and the Academic Exploration Program (for undecided majors); Center for the Advancement of Scholarship, Teaching and Learning (CASTL) faculty development center; Graduate Studies; Research Grants/Contracts; Honors Program; Office of Continuing Education; collective bargaining negotiations.Financial Acumen/Fundraising:• 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.• Awarded government and private grants and contracts, including:◦ $1.1million Student Support Services U.S. Dept. of Education TRIO federal grant◦ Coordinated federal research grants, averaging $3-5 Million, per year.◦ $271,500 New York State grant for Information Security laboratory◦ Awarded New York Economic Development seed grant of $250K to initiate opening of Niagara Global Tourism Institute• Summer school 2015, Fall 2015, and Spring 2016 graduate enrollment goals exceeded, yielding over $1.3 million in revenues.

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 with an I3 U. S. Department of Education grant, receipt of $2.165 million from October, 2010-2015.• 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 community, in collaboration with local schools and non-profit agencies.• 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.• Author, University endowed professorship proposal ($3 million endowment); program designed to provide select faculty a 3-year endowed professorship to advance their research.• As University supervisor for the ARMY ROTC program successfully secured a $200,000 federal allocation to install a training exercise repel tower and leadership reaction and ropes course; negotiated placement of facility on a U.S. Army Reserve training site north of Pittsburgh, PA.• Author, Best Practices grant received by Council of Independent Colleges/Microsoft, initiated the current practice of electronic student portfolios in the School of Education undergraduate program.• Developed and started, Ph.D. program in Organizational Learning & Leadership; taught Ph.D. and MBA courses.• Leadership Development Consultant with Erie Insurance Corporation (Fortune 500 company, Erie, PA).