Education

B.A. in History, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa; M.A. in East Asian History, minor in Modern America from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.  Secondary teacher certification from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Evaluator Approval Certification.  Professional Educational Administration Leadership Certification in Higher Education through the Chair Academy and University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Work Experience Related To Education

11/97- Present  Dean, Social Sciences/Career Option Programs.  Includes Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, Georgraphy, History, Cultural Studies, Criminal Justice (includes Corrections), Paralegal Studies, Communication/Media/PR, Sign Language Interpreter Training, Education Careers, Early Childhood Education, Disabilities Services (includes Special Education), and Human Services.  Also includes supervision of the student newspaper, the Communique, and student broadcast, Kirkwood Student Productions; and the campus child care center, Kirkwood Kids.

08/96-10/97  Instructor and Department Chair in Social Studies, Waterloo Community Schools, East High School and Bunger School of Technology, teaching American Government and Advanced Placement U.S. History college preparation courses in Eastern-Western Cultures, Global Studies class for the non-college bound, U.S. History classes for 9^th grade, Psychology classes for grades 10-12.

06/87-01/89  Adjunct Faculty, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, teaching Asian Civilization; Modern Japan; Korean and Vietnam Wars. Initiated an oral history audio archive for the Clarke Media Center as an outgrowth of a project on Korean and Vietnam War veterans' and families' experiences.

Honors and Awards

Innovation of the Year Award 2001-2002 for work on Career Academy Program, Kirkwood Community College; Chair Academy 2004--Commitment to Transformational Leadership Award

Professional Organizations

The Chair Academy, League for Innovation in the Community College, National Association of Community Colleges of Teacher Education Preparation(NACCTEP,); National Coalition for Campus Child Care (NCCCC); State of Iowa, Liaison Advisory Committee on Transfer Students (LACTS), January 2004, Chair of LACTS 2005.  Iowa Association of Community Colleges Arts and Sciences Administrators, (IACCASA) chair, 2003-2003; past-presdient 2003-; Thaler Holocaust Committee, 2000-.  Mt. Mercy Teacher Preparation Advisory Committee, 2001-.  Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Affiliate Member 2003-. Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant Steering Committee through Iowa Department of Education, 2004-.  Iowa Department of Education State Accreditation of Community Colleges Task Force, 2005-. Coordinating Council for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 2008-

Volunteer and Community Service

Former Trustee and Board Vice-President, Vinton Public Library, 18 years; Lector, Distributor, Catechist, Choir Member at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Vinton 34 years; former member--City of Vinton’s handicapped accessibility task force; former parent volunteer at East, West, Lincoln Elementary schools; booster clubs; service on several bond issues, parent advisory, and evaluation committees for the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District; Vinton Unlimited (Economic Development Group); T.T.T., New Century Club, etc.  Vinton-Shellsburg District Advisory Committee on Reconsideration of Materials, Chair, 2003-.  Board of Trustees, Happy Time Child Care Center, July, 2004-2008.

Interests, Hobbies, Travel

Reading, writing, golf, bridge, politics, family activities, student activities, entertaining, traveling--have traveled throughout all geographic regions of the U.S., to the Caribbean twice, to Mexico five times, to England and Scotland, to China in 2001 representing Kirkwood Community College for International Development (CCID), and to Canada, 2005, Austraila, 2007, and Singapore, 2008, respresenting Kirkwood for Global Education Network (GEN).