214 North Maple
Lamoni, Iowa 50140
515-784-8793
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
Doctorate in Education (ABD) Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Missouri University, Columbia, MO, written and oral comprehensives passed August, 2006; coursework completed May, 2005
Master of Arts in Education: College Student Personnel Services;
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa; May, 1985
Bachelor of Arts in English; University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa;
May, 1978
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Higher Education
Assistant Professor of Education, Graceland University, 2002 - present. Member of School of Education (SOE) Leadership team responsible for making decisions that drive the 23-member school of education. Serve as SOE Professional Development Chair as well as numerous SOE and campus committees. Generalist instructor in undergraduate teaching across the curriculum. Served as a "faculty mentor" for three Master of Education Collaborative Teaching and Learning (CLT) cohorts. Taught on-line courses for Quality Schools Program and CTL Program. Part of a team responsible for developing program standards and on-going program evaluation and development and NBPTS alignment. Design, development and facilitated faculty retreats and workshops. Served as Secondary Education Coordinator for the three years; assisted students to move seamlessly between their content area of study and the SOE. Faculty advisor and student teacher supervisor. Click here to see list of courses taught.
Visiting Professor, School of Education, Graceland University, 2000-2002.Status changed to tenure track in 2002. Graduate and Undergraduate faculty.
*Facilitator and Designer, Collaborative Learning is a Team Effort, Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Worked with the Dean of the School of Education to design and deliver a dynamic weekend retreat in contemplative teambuilding that would serve as a basis for the MAE in Collaborative Teaching. Lead a weekend retreat in contemplative teambuilding for Graceland students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Education program. Spring, 1999-2004
*Director, Orientation to College Life, Designed, produced, and implemented curriculum for a required extended 7 week orientation course. Trained 15 faculty and staff to teach course; held weekly curriculum direction meetings. Designed and implemented Upperclass Mentor Program (UMP), a peer educator program intended to enhance OCL instruction. 1993-99
*Instructor. Taught extended 7 week orientation class, Orientation to College Life. Course included campus resources, values clarification, career and academic development, diversity and gender clarification/exploration, leadership and learning styles. 1990-1999
*Taught "Women in the Workplace". The course included a historical examination of the organizational structure of the "workplace" and the traditional roles of women within the system. Summers, 1991-1994
*Instructor of record for winter term Career Exploration. 1991-1993
*Taught 7 week Career Development I. 1991-1993
Adjunct Faculty Member, Miami University
*Instructor, EDL 301, "Student Development Theory". Taught course designed for first year resident assistants. Course included instruction in student development theory, history of higher education, and training and development on such topics as confrontation, counseling, eating disorders, alcohol and other drugs. 1985-1989
*Taught EDL 101, "Career Decisions", a "sprint" course (seven week) designed for
undecided majors. 1985-1986
Graduate Assistant, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
*Taught "Career Development". 1984-1985
Public Education Experience
Member of Lamoni Community School Board, 2000-2005
*Instructor, Excellence in Teaching Institute. Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation, Drake University Jasper and Powesheik County (year long program ). Taught one-week learning laboratory dedicated to teaching school-to-work transitional skills students need to be successful after graduation. Trained teachers to better prepare students for life choices ahead. Interactive program that taught current techniques for involving students and creating a collaborative learning culture. Teachers gained exposure to state-of-the-art operations directly from businesses and identified trends in career development. (Summers 1996, 1997, 1998; full academic year, 1997-1998)
*Committee Member, School-to-Work grant for Lamoni Community Schools. 1998-99
Junior Achievement Advisor, Lamoni Community Schools. Taught 3rd grade students to identify what types of businesses can be found in a typical city and what types of workers they require, how workers apply their skills to their jobs, and how their jobs make a difference in the city. Spring, 2001
Trainer, Occupational Site Auditing. WORLD EDUCATION, Boston, MA (sponsored by Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation/Iowa School-to-Work-Office). Trained to prepare classroom teachers to conduct Occupational Site Audits at potential student worksites. Trained December, !997
Reinbeck Community School, Reinbeck, Iowa. Taught junior high English, Reading and served as the English Department Chair. Developed "scope and sequence" strategies for district's K-12 Language Arts program. Revised the junior high language arts curriculum. Created and designed Advanced Composition and World Literature curriculums. Led the department through a NCA self-study to a successful review. 1981-84
Webster City Junior High School, Webster City, Iowa. Taught junior high English; worked with counselors as a faculty advisor; helped implement testing/measurement procedures to establish guidelines in "ability tracking" students. 1981-84
NESCO Community School, Zearing, Iowa . Taught all aspects of the high school English curriculum. Designated department chair. 1978-80
AREA & Education Association, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Participated in two government grants which were developed in an effort to improve instruction materials for reading and writing curricula. Researched, wrote and published two chapters of the total grant which was published by the Department of Public Instruction in the fall of 1982. 1981-82
GRANT EXPERIENCE:
Grant Writing - Pension Benefit Government Services - Contracted to write grant and edit existing policies and documents. May, 2001
Teagle Grant - Worked with Buena Vista University and and Wartburg College to establish design for a robust on-line Leadership repository. 1999-2001
Sandage Leadership Grant - Committee chair work funded by Sandange to design an inclusive campus-wide student leader program that would promote the university's desire to achieve 'premier' status. 1999-2000
STUDENT LIFE EXPERIENCE:
Collaborative Online Leadership Project. In collaboration with Buena Vista University and Wartburg College wrote and received a Teagle grant for the development of an web-based leadership education center that students, faculty and staff from all three institutions could assess. Currently designing the on-line center. 1998-2000
LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE Committee Chair. Lead a committee through the research and design of an expanded campus-wide innovative curricular and co-curricular leadership program. 1999-2000
L.E.A.D. Supervisor, Supervised and directed the four L.E.A.D. co-directors. 1999-2000
L.E.A.D. Director. Designed, implemented, supervised and managed 125 person elite leadership education and development program. Directed students through the experience using programming, seminars, mentoring, conferences, lectures, retreats, literature review, and campus participation. Renewal was based on extensive documentation of requirement completion, and the ability to articulate the value of those experiences in relationship to their personal leadership development. Supervised twelve student committees, an executive board of 15 students, and a review board of 20 faculty, staff, and students--each of these bodies serves to produce programming, provide leadership to other students, determine renewal in the program, and to assess the direction of the program. Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, 1992-99.
Career Specialist, Graceland College CAP Center, Primary responsibility included working with education majors in the area of professional development and career preparation. Worked closely with the Department of Education faculty and staff. Counseled undecided majors; coordinated, implemented, and supervised Career Exploration Internship Winter Term. Conducted workshops in the area of career development and preparation. Served as student affairs generalist as needed performing tasks including; academic advising, personal counseling, self-assessment instrument administration and evaluation, special advisor" for at-risk students, authored Senior Newsletter, created, developed and organized the Homecoming Career Alumni Network Fair, Student Activities Fair and the "Have a Heart Lend a Hand" Volunteer Fair. Spring 1990- 94.
Assistant Director of Residence Life, Area Coordinator, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Managed, supervised, and trained 80 resident assistants, 15 graduate staff, and 2 professionals in a residential area of 2,260 residents in 12 residence halls. Responsible for staff supervision, student discipline review and milieu management. Planned, developed and implemented staff and student leadership development programming and training. Advised area programming board, managed area budget, and served as a member of the central administration team. 1986-89
Freshman Advisor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Academic advisor (live-in) for 150 first year students; supervised and monitored progress of probationary students; worked with "undecided" students in setting goals as well as maximizing the period of time labeled as "undecided" as a valuable learning experience. 1985-1986
Residence Hall Director, Miami University, Supervised 11 student staff and 1 graduate assistant in a 250 freshmen male residence hall. Trained and evaluated staff; organized and conducted staff developments and student life programming. Counseled students concerning academic, career and personal issues. Responsible for implementation of the discipline process. Worked closely with the Department of Residence Halls to maintain safe, comfortable environment. 1985-1986
Career Counselor, Career Planning and Placement Center, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Served as a resume and letter writing consultant. Conducted career-related workshops, and mock job interviews. Advised "undecided" underclassmen on career choices and options. Administered and interpreted interest and aptitude surveys. Worked in the career library -- updated materials, and investigated and researched potential options for various college majors. 1984-85
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Consultant,- Point of View
Participant, Leadership Iowa. A statewide issues-awareness program aimed at giving participants a better understanding of the social, economic and government issues facing all Iowans. Thirty-five men and women are selected each year to meet once a month from September through April for two day sessions to learn from experts on a variety of subjects. Each session was held in a different Iowa community, with a diverse group of professionals from all over the state comprising each class. 1998-1999
COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE:
*Excellence in Teaching -- Steering Committee & Curriculum Committee
ISPA - Professional Development Committee Chair
Program Development Committee - Lamoni Public Schools
GRACELAND UNIVERSITY
- Student Life Committee
- Freshman Year Experience Committee
- SOE Leadership Committee
- Graduate Education Committee
- School of Education Leadership Team
- Faculty representative on Student Life Committee
- Campus Pride Committee
- Ad Hoc Diversity Committee
- Lamoni High School/Graceland Collaboration Committee
- Graduate Education Committee
- School of Education Advisory Board
- Secondary Education Committee
- Curricular Foundations Committee
- Curricular Methods Committee
- Curricular Capstone Committee
- NCATE Diversity Committee (Co-Chair)
- Teacher Education Committee
- Leadership Initiative Committee (Chair)
- Leadership, Collaboration and Change, General Education Committee
- Iowa Student Personnel Association (ISPA) Professional Development Chair (1994-95)
- Board of Directors member for AERO (alcohol education resource office) FIPSE Grant
- Enrollment Management Committee
- Department of Education Development Committee
- Early Orientation Committee
- Multiple search committees for SOE and student life
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
- Alcohol Resource and Training Committee (ex-officio)
- Student Affairs Council for University Alcohol and Other Drug Education
- "Lil' Sibs" Task Force
- University Task Force on Alcohol Issues and Policy Revision
- Student Affairs Staff Development Committee
- Student Staff Recruitment and Selection Committee (Chair)
- EDL 301 Curriculum Committee (ex-officio)
- EDL 101 Curriculum Committee
- Judicial Board Training and Conduct Committee (ex-officio)
- Judicial Review Board
- Academic Council Review Board
- Student Staff Training (Co-chair)
- Professional/Graduate Staff Training Committee (Co-chair)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: AACTE, NCLP, ASCD, Leadership Iowa Alumni Association
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Nominated for Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award, 2002 & 2004
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
- School Board - 1999-present
- Optimist Club - 2006-present
- Circle of Giving club - 2006 - present
- Lamoni High School/Graceland Collaboration Committee, 2003-present
- Middle School Outdoor Day facilitator, Fall, 1998-2004
- Coach, Junior High Boys Basketball Tourney Schedule, Spring 1999-2005
- Interviewer for high school entrepreneur class, Fall, 2000-2005
- Professional Development for Coaches, Fall, 2004, 2005
- Coach, pee-wee basketball, Nov.-Mar., 1997-2004
- Coach, baseball majors, minors, T-ball
- Softball pitching clinics, May, 2002, 2003
- Soccer Coach
- Cub scout Master
- Cub scout Den Leader
- Lamoni Recreation Commission
- SAFE COALITION
- Lamoni Booster Club
You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.
--Jennette Rankin
PRESENTATIONS:
TO BE OR NOT TO BE - Graceland University Matriculation Address, August, 2006
WALL OF OPPRESSION - GRACELAND UNIVERSITY teacher education human relations for educators training, Fall and Spring semesters 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006
FRAME OF MIND - Legal, Ethical & Pedagogical considerations for student teachers, January, 2005
PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT HAS HEART AND MEANING - Graceland University Residence Life Spring Training, May, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
THE REASON YOU ARE HERE, Graceland University Fall Student Leadership Retreat, Camp Doniphan, Fall, 2004
ENCULTURATION OF COLLABORATION: THE CULTURE OF TEAMS, Henry B. Tippey School of Management, University of Iowa, August: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Ready, Set, Go! The Race to Sustaining a Collaborative Effort, Graceland University Residence Life Fall Training, August, 2003
Everything Old is New Again; a shift in perspectives, Graceland Fall Faculty Professional Development, August, 2003
Vision Revisted; a Challenge of Perpectives, SOE Fall Training, August, 2003
WHAT WE CARE ABOUT - School of Education vision design retreat, January, 2003
The Voice in My Head/The Flame in My Heart - Last Lecture Series Presenter, April 2003
ARCHIE BUNKER'S NEIGHBORHOOD - Simulation for campus leaders, September, 1999, 2003
BALANCE OF PERFORMANCE - Graceland University Football Training, August, 2002
MYERS-BRIGGS - What's Your Type? Collaborative Teaching and Learning, October, 2002
USING YOUR NOODLE - Graceland University; Student Life Retreat, May 2002
CREATING COMMUNITY - Graceland University Graduate Retreat - January, 2002
PRESENTATIONS: COLLABORATIVE VISIONING - Graceland Education Faculty Retreat January, 2002
MANAGEMENT OF A TEAM - Graceland Admissions, Fall, 2001
TEAM BUILDING IS NOT JUST KID STUFF - Green Hills Hills Head Start - Trenton,
Missouri, Oct., 2001
MAE Retreats - Graceland University-Feb. 2003; Feb., 2002; April, 2001; March, 2001; Nov. 2000; Feb., 2000
TALENT SEARCH CAREER DAYS - Keynote - 2000, 2001,2002, 2003
Writer's in the Middle - 2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Young Writer's Conference - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Community Development Workshop - Graduate program, summer 2001
BUILDING A TEAM - University of Northern Iowa Physical Plant/housing departments, August, 2001
THE BENEFIT OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT - Pension Benefit Government Services - August, 2001
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Guidant Technology, Minneapolis, MN, 2001
DON'T LAUGH AT ME (don't be a bully) - Talent Search "Sixth Grade Awakening", May, 2001
THE BUSINESS OF TEAMS - LMS - Lamoni Community Schools, Dec., 2000
EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG - HOBY , June, 2000
TEAMING WITH CHAORDIC PRECISION - Iowa Facilities Association of Iowa, April, 2000
IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS - TALENT SEARCH, April, 2000
COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, IACON Conference, Des Moines, April, 2000
FARSIDE PARENTS GUIDE TO RAISING A COLLEGE STUDENT - Orientation workshop for parents of entering college students, August, 1991-2000
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IS A TEAM EFFORT, Graceland University Master's of Education Retreat, February, 2000 & September, 2000
TEAM LEADERSHIP - High School Leadership Conference, January, 2000
THE ART OF INSPIRING YOUR TEAM, Care Initiatives corporate management training, Des Moines, Iowa, October, 1999
RELAX AND REFOCUS, L.E.A.D. Sophomore Overnight Retreat, October, 1999
FIND MOTIVATION IN TEAM, Care Initiatives staff inservice, Belle Plaine, Iowa, October, 1999
DO WHAT YOU LOVE, Care Initiatives staff inservice, Osceola, Iowa, October, 1999
LEADERSHIP BEGINS WITH TEAM, Poweshiek County Economic Development Leadership Program, Grinnell, Iowa, September, 1999
SUPPORT IS SPELLED T-E-A-M, Care Initiatives staff inservice, Osceola, Iowa, September, 1999
LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL CHANGE, EDGE Institute, Ruan Center, Des Moines, September, 1999
EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG II - HOBY - June, 1999
LEADERSHIP BEGINS WITH TEAM, Poweshiek County Economic Development Leadership Program, Grinnell, Iowa
TEAMING TOGETHER, Lamoni Nursing and Rehab Center, August, 1999 May - 1999
BELIEVING IS SEEING, 2 week training for senior football players, August, 1999-2 day training with whole football team
FINDING MEANING IN WHAT YOU DO, Residence Hall Director Training, August, '99
PARENTING THE ADOLESCENT, Grinnell Mental Health Center, April 1998
LICENSED TO LEAD - Campus Leaders' Fall Leadership Conference - Camp Doniphan, August, 1998
LEAD - Designer and facilitator of yearly high school and campus workshops and conferences
LEADERSHIP; Defining Teaching Beyond Subject Matter, Inservice, Lamoni Community Schools
TEAM is a VISION - acting on it is a MISSION, series of inservices for Lynnville-Sully Community Schools
The Mentor as Chef: An Epicure's Guide to Mentoring Relationships, Women's Way Up Conference
Pluralism in Higher Education, ISPA Conference
Practice What You Preach: A Practitioners Guide for Student Development Educators, ISPA Conference
TEAM LEADERSHIP, Graceland High School Leadership Conference
Expansion Through Inspiration, Graceland High School Leadership Conference
Unleashing Potential, Graceland High School Leadership Conference
Neighborhood Watch, Graceland High School Leadership Conference
Exercise Your Leadership, Graceland Leadership Conference
Follow the Leader, Bluegrass Leadership Conference
Follow Your Heart, TRIO Program Presenter, 91-00
Teaming with Chaordic Precision, Iowa Facilities Association for Colleges and Universities
Believe in Yourself, HOBY Conference
Everything You Know is Wrong, HOBY Conference
Building a Team; Selling a Product, training for Lamoni Middle School Business
What Happened to My Kid!: Loving and Parenting Your Teenager, Grinnell Mental Health Center
Circle of Life, Future Leaders of America Southwest District Conference
The Sky's the Limit, Future Leaders of America
Turn Out the Lights: Perserverance of Excellence, Future Leadership of America
Collaborative Leadership Development Project, IACON Conference, Des Moines
Leadership: Small Change, Training workshop for state FLA officers
Leadership and Social Change, EDGE INSTITUTE, Ruan Center, Des Moines
Believing is Seeing, series of training workshops for senior football players
Leadership Begins with Team, Poweshiek County Economic Development Leadership Program, Grinnell, Iowa
Support is spelled T-E-A-M. Care Initiatives inservice, Osceola, Iowa
Do What You Love, Care Initiatives staff inservice, Osceola, Iowa
Find Motivation in T E A M , Care Initiatives staff inservice, Belle Plaine, Iowa
The Art of Inspiring Your Team, Care Initiatives corporate management training, Des Moines, Iowa
Teaming Together, Lamoni Nursing and Rehab Center, Care Initiatives inservice.
Parenting a Successful College Student, Graceland College
Follow the Leader, Graceland College
Rocks in Your Jar, Graceland College
The Motivation behind Teambuilding, Graceland College soccer team staff development
Building Community, Graceland College
Admissions: a process of teaming, Graceland College Admissions staff development training
You Can't Eat the Problem, Graceland College Food Service staff development training
Relax and Refocus, Graceland College
Finding Meaning in What You Do, Graceland College Residence Life training
Sophomore Slump Won't Last Forever!, Graceland College
"Carpe Diem" Does NOT Mean "Dead Carp" in Latin!, Graceland College
Plate Spinning and Juggling, Graceland College
If I Didn't Believe in You, I Wouldn't Have Asked, Resident Advisor, Spring Training, Miami University
Building Community, Norms & Nonsense - Residence Hall Directors Training, Miami University,
Courses Taught at Graceland University (Academic Years Fall 2000 - Spring 2005):
EDUC Senior Seminar
EDUC Legal, Ethical and Pedagogical Issues
EDUC2400 - Introduction to Education
EDUC3590 - Educational Psychology & Measurement
EDUC4200 - Elementary Classroom Management
EDUC4300 - Secondary Classroom Management
EDUC5230 - Proposition III Teachers are Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Student Learning (on-line)
LEAD4100 - Leadership Legacy
EDUC3520 - Content Reading and Secondary Methods
EDUC3100 - Human Relations for Educators
EDUC4260 - Elementary Classroom Management Applications
EDUC4360 - Secondary Classroom Management Applications
EDUC4420 - Secondary Student Teaching Supervision
EDUC3560 - Nature and Needs of the Middle Grades Child
EDUC3570 - Curriculum for the Middle Grades Child
EDUC5100 - Strategies for Collaboration
EDUC5210 - Cohort Study I - NBPTS Prop. 1: Teachers are committed to students and their learning
EDUC5220 - Cohort Study II - NBPTS Prop. 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects
EDUC5230 - Cohort Study III - NBPTS Prop. 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning
EDUC5240 -Cohort Study IV- NBPTS Prop. 4: Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
EDUC5250 - Cohort Study V - NBPTS Prop. 5: Teachers are members of learning communities
EDUC5900 - Topics - Teaching and Learning in the Context of Change, Leadership and Politics
EDUC5900 -Topics - A Study in Brain-Based Learning and the Implications for Classroom Teachers
EDUC6110 - Classroom Inquiry and Action Research Practicum
EDUC6200 - Professional Conference Presentation
