Education | Ph.D. | Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH
Interdisciplinary Studies Educational Studies and Ethical and Creative Leadership Concentrations | 2017 |
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| M.S. | Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY Educational Technology | 2009 |
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| B.F.A. | University at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo, NY Fine Arts | 2005 |
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Employment | Associate Dean of Business Faculty Program Director | Excelsior University, Albany, NY
Excelsior University, Albany, NY | 2023-present
2020-2023 |
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| Consultant & MSA Internal Coordinator (Grant) | Bishop Timon High School, Buffalo, NY | 2021-2023 |
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| Senior Talent Management Specialist
| Centivo, Buffalo, NY | 2021 |
| Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness & Planning | D’Youville University, Buffalo, NY | 2019-2021 |
| Founder & Director, Institute for Teaching Innovation & Clinical Professor
| D’Youville University, Buffalo, NY | 2017-2021 |
| Founder & Director, Center for Online Learning & Innovation & Adjunct Professor
| Canisius University, Buffalo, NY | 2016-2017 |
| Instructional Designer & Adjunct Professor
| Canisius University, Buffalo, NY | 2009-2016 |
| Instructional Technologist | Bryant & Stratton College Online, Buffalo, NY
| 2008-2009 |
| Full-Time Faculty | ITT Technical Institute, Getzville, NY | 2007-2008 |
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Work
Experience | Associate Dean of Business My focus is on ensuring the academic quality of the curriculum and on the administration and management of high-quality courses, department chairs, and faculty. - Provide strategic operational program and curriculum leadership for Graduate and Undergraduate Business and Public Service degree programs and faculty administration.
- Redesigned MBA program and designed a hybrid EMBA program.
- Participated in accreditation reporting from IACBE.
- Lead and participate in School, College, and University strategic planning and operations.
- Develop external outreach and community engagement to support the development and funding of academic programs.
Faculty Program Director of MBA and MOL - Oversaw 21 courses and 37 rotating part-time faculty, including two IND courses. This includes working with faculty, students, and staff to resolve concerns.
- Redesigned and updated nearly every course in the MBA curriculum in collaboration with part-time faculty, including 3 redesigns that I served as the primary SME on.
- Oversaw 10 new course developments and redevelopments in the past year and a half (2021-2023).
- 19/21 courses are rated above the division mean currently on student evaluations.
- This effort has helped to support the increased enrollment for MBA (January 2023: 116) and MOL (January 2023: 60), up from the time I began overseeing these courses a year ago (January 2022: MBA:47, MOL:22).
- Partnered with industry companies (Hebeler, LLC; Datatelligent) and providers (Forage) to provide real-world experiences and experiential learning options for our students.
- Built a virtual home base in SharePoint and send out regular newsletters to faculty and the entire program.
- Served on institutional committees (Curriculum and Instruction Council, Canvas Beta Testing, Annual Research Symposium, Academic Transition Team, Strategic Planning).
- Led the development of the new Sustainability Concentration and Certificate.
- 2023 Faculty Innovation Award winner
| Excelsior University 2023-present
2021-2023
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| Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society | Induction 2022 |
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Senior Talent Management Specialist
As Senior Talent Management Specialist, I helped Centivo achieve its mission through three distinct initiatives: talent acquisition, workforce development, and supporting company growth and culture.
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Centivo
2021 |
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Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness & Planning; Founder & Director, Institute for Teaching Innovation
Led high-level projects for the unit of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning. - Accreditation: Co-chaired the Middle States Steering Committee, as well as the Standard 5 Research Team. Designed and drafted the Self-Study Design Draft. Coordinated the collection of data through SharePoint-designed spaces from all departments, including assessment reporting from all areas of academics (general education, health sciences, and business). Participated in accreditation reporting and visits from multiple accreditation agencies, including ACPE, CCE, ACEND, ACOTE, CAPTE, CCNE, ARC-PA, and IACBE, primarily representing faculty development, strategic planning policies, and community engagement.
- Strategic Planning: Developed and co-led the new strategic planning process for the college.
- K12 Partnerships: Developed the Early College Bridge Program. Co-led K12 Partnerships on behalf of the college and the new healthcare hub programming, including Summer Camps.
- Community Engagement: Developed the Thrive Plan, which aggregates the community-facing work we do in our campus’ doorstep community. This framework includes our learning ecosystem, green space stewardship, community collaboration, and economic impact.
- Policies: Developed the campus’ policy archive, which contains all of the campus’ policies, handbooks, and manuals in one location.
- Faculty Development: Founded and led the Institute for Teaching Innovation with the goal of supporting faculty members at D’Youville and establishing the college as a leader in college teaching. Coordinated signature events that include the Conference on Teaching Innovation, Development Days, faculty orientations, and the Summer Faculty Retreat.
- Grants: Co-wrote and served as PI and assistant director on two grants.
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D’Youville University 2017-2021
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| Director, Center for Online Learning & Innovation and Adjunct Professor Managed the Center for Online Learning & Innovation. - Developed the strategic plan for the COLI that aligns with and supports the vision and mission of the university.
- Provided project management leadership for all projects related to the Center's pedagogical and technology mission.
- Oversaw the discovery, creation, testing, and implementation of innovative educational technologies.
- Coordinated training and consultations offered by the Center.
- Supervised support staff, fellows, and student workers in the COLI.
- Coordinated a yearly technology conference open to the public.
- Co-led the learning management system migration from ANGEL to Desire2Learn.
- Drafted the Masters in Educational Technologies Program & NYSED submission (now Instructional Technologies and Curriculum Design)
Collaborated with college constituents. - Engaged VPAA, Deans, and faculty groups about technology in education and online learning needs.
- Assisted academic departments as they recruited, evaluated, and retained FT, PT, and adjunct professors.
- Coordinated with marketing, admissions, and academic administration about online learning issues and needs.
Provided college leadership in online learning and technology innovation. - Served as a point of contact for online learning, faculty and staff development, non-credit programs, and technology integration for accreditation and State authorization reporting, including AACSB, CACREP, CAEP/NCATE, NC-SARA, and Middle States. Also, assisted with the management and coordination of files and policies having to do with all accreditation processes. Co-led the Middle States Standard 7 team.
- Designed, managed, and hosted college policies in Confluence.
- Promoted the use of technology to improve practices across the College, highlighting the use of Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
Served as the technology in teaching and learning liaison for AJCU. | Canisius University 2009-2017 |
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Conference Participation | Chair |
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- Followership Stream, International Leadership Association (ILA), Annual Global Conference
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2022-2023
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Panelist |
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| - Reflecting Resilience in Practice: Course and College Assessment Practices & Protocols, Facts & Fallacies
Eastern Communication Association Convention
| Virtual, 2021 |
| - Competency-Based Education and Reinventing Credits
AJCU-CITM
| Cleveland, OH
2016 |
| - Leadership and Student Strategies Post-Disturbance
International Leadership Association (ILA), Annual Global Conference - Online Learning; Innovation; Professional Development (organizer)
AJCU-CITM
| Barcelona, Spain 2015 Baltimore, MD
2015 |
| - Transitions in Teaching and Learning: Moving to Hybrid and Online in the Organizational and Mass Communication Course Experience.
Eastern Communication Association Convention
| Boston, MA
2012 |
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| - Leadership-Followership Dynamics in Startup Evolution: A Multifaceted Study, International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) Annual Conference
- Transition Dynamics: Trust and Followership During Organizational Change – A Continuation (with Drs. Mitchell Gurick and Vailet Yarijanian), International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) Annual Conference
- Navigating Change and Trust Building Examining the Impact of Organizational Dynamics and Followership in Times of Transition (with Dr. Mitchell Gurick), Global Followership Conference
- Revolutionizing Executive Education: The Hybrid EMBA Experience, International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) Annual Conference
- The Strength is in the Collective: How Followers Can Help Organizations Build a Thriving Future, International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Global Conference
| Chicago, IL
2024
Chicago, IL
2024
Glasgow, Scotland 2024
Memphis, TN 2024
Vancouver, Canada
2023 |
| - Partnering for Possibilities, International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) Annual Conference
| Orlando, FL 2023 |
| - Execution Education: Empowering Leaders to Achieve Strategic Goals Through Technology and Data Analytics, International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Global Conference
- The Innovative Habit: What the Creative Habit Can Teach Leaders about Innovating, International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Global Conference
- The Canisius College Workflow: MU WordPress, Divi, and MailChimp, WPCampus
| Washington, DC 2022
Washington, DC 2022
Buffalo, NY
2017
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| - Crucial Institutional Innovations: Evolutionary Change in Higher Education, International Society for Systems Sciences Conference
| Boulder, CO
2016 |
| - Preparing Faculty of All Technology Levels to Teach Online-Blended-Hybrid, Softchalk Innovator Series, Softchalk Webinar
| Online 2012 |
| - Growing Online: Developing a Faculty Development plan with the Help of Softchalk, Sloan-C ALN
| Orlando, FL
2012 |
| - Personal Branding: Define Yourself for Today’s Dynamic Workplace, Women’s Leadership Conference
| Buffalo, NY
2011 |
| - Active Learning, Erie Community College Distance Learning Retreat & Niagara County Community College Teaching Well Conference
| Niagara, NY
2010
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Teaching Experience | Excelsior University |
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| Data Driven Decision Making |
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| Strategic Talent Management in a Complex World |
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| D’Youville University |
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| Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education | Communications in Healthcare |
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| Canisius University |
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| Technology in Education Teaching Techniques for HIT (health information technology) Leaders | Adult Learning Theory |
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| ITT Technical Institute |
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| 3D Modeling Animation
Audio/Video Techniques
Broadcast Graphics
Digital Information Management
Instructional Design | Interactive Communication Design
Multimedia Capstone
Rapid Visualization
Scripting and Web Authoring Visual Design Theory
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University Service | Excelsior University |
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| Member, Academic Vision and Mission subgroup Member, Journal of Business and Technology Member, Innovation Station Member, EMSI Task Force Research Symposium Mentor Member, Canvas Beta Testing Member, CDG (Course Development Group) | 2021-2022 2021-2022 2021-2022 2021-2022 2021-2022 2021-2022 2021-2022 |
| Member, Curriculum and Instruction Council | 2022-2023 |
| Member, Strategic Planning Committee | 2023 |
| Member, Academic Transition Team | 2023 |
| Member, University Assessment Council | 2023-present |
| Member, Dean’s Council | 2023-present |
| Member, College Curriculum Council | 2024-present |
| Co-Chair, University Curriculum Council | 2024-present |
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| D’Youville University |
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| Member, Leadership Council | 2019-2021 |
| Co-Chair, Middle States Self-Study | 2019-2021 |
| Co-Chair, Middle States Standard V Research Team | 2019-2021 |
| Lead & Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Committee | 2018-2021 |
| Lead & Co-Chair, Early College Bridge Program Working Group | 2018-2021 |
| Co-Chair, Healthcare Hub K12 Partnerships Working Group | 2018-2021 |
| Lead, D’Youville Hackathons Working Group | 2019-2021 |
| Member, Healthcare Hub Programming Working Group | 2020-2021 |
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Board Membership & Other Service | Followership Community Chair, International Leadership Association |
2025 |
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West Side Community Services |
2019-2021 |
| Vision Niagara |
2018-2021 |
| National Academy Foundation - Western New York |
2020-2021 |
| BNP360 |
2020-2021 |
| West Side Promise Neighborhood |
2020-2021 |