Special-focus, nonprofit college of art and design with 425+ undergraduates and 800+ youth, pre-college, and continuing education students. 

As Provost at PCA&D, I lead the Academic and Student Affairs divisions. I am the ALO and PDSO, and my position is first on the Board’s succession policy. 

Guided by the strategic plan, I created more than 30 new programs including: new bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of arts, associate of fine arts, and associate of arts degrees; distance education certificate and micro credential programs; and additional articulation agreements and dual-enrollment partnerships. I modernized the curriculum and studio technology, and I led the creation of fabrication facilities for the five existing core BFA degree programs. I led the development of new programs in live experience design and production and established an educational and workforce partnerships to embed the program in a corporate campus. Program expansion and admissions support led to a 60% increase in enrollment between fall 2022 and fall 2024, and my leadership increased retention rates by 10% and graduation rates by 20%. 

I worked closely with finance and student affairs leaders to increase student housing from 25 to 300 units through partnerships with local colleges with extra capacity. I reorganized the student affairs division and modernized its programming, supported the launch of a mandatory student health insurance program, secured no-cost mental health resources for students, developed and launched creative and research grants for students, and established an office of career services and development to support internships and employment placement for students. 

I had success in securing alternative revenue through state and foundation grants, assisting in securing federal appropriations funds for live experience design and production faculty and equipment, expanding state Education Improvement Tax Credit contributions into a funding model for dual enrollment and continuing education student scholarship funds, and leveraging online courses as revenue streams through courses and partnerships through Acadeum. 

I led the College through a comprehensive self-study and successful MSCHE reaffirmation of accreditation, two substantive changes with MSCHE, and three substantive changes with the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. I created a comprehensive program review system for academic programs and administrative units. I created an employee review process for professional staffand faculty, and I overhauled the faculty pay structure to ensure pay parity, with a 20% increase in pay during right-sizing for full-time and adjunct faculty. 

Important leadership roles at PCA&D include the following:

Chair, General Operations Committee  2024-2025
Biweekly committee for college staffand leadership to facilitate cross institutional collaboration and effective communication 

Principal Designated School Official  2021-2025
Lead on international admissions compliance and work closely with Admissions to reinvigorate international student enrollment 

Co-Chair, MSCHE Self-Study Steering Committee  2020-2023
Led college through successful reaffirmation of accreditation 

Accreditation Liaison Officer, Middle States Commission on Higher Education  2019-2025
Serve as primary point of contact with MSCHE and campus accreditation leader 

Member, Executive Cabinet   2019-2025
Served on President’s leadership team with vice presidents and deans 

Staff Liaison, Academic Affairs Subcommittee of the Board of Trustees   2019-2025
Worked with Board subcommittee to ensure academic excellence and mission alignment.

Private, non-profit liberal arts college in the Methodist tradition with 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. 

Before moving to administration at Adrian, I was faculty for 10 years, earning tenure and the rank of full professor. I was primarily responsible for the art history minor and general education classes, and I contemporized the curriculum to incorporate modern and contemporary art, special topics, and service learning. I led a study abroad program for studio photography and photography history students, and I created domestic study courses in architecture theory and Appalachian studies, with service learning in flood-damaged communities in rural Appalachia. I also led honors program domestic study experiences in Chicago, which included a series of courses focused on religion, architecture, sociology, visual and performing arts. I was a faculty research mentor for studio art students. 

I served as Chair of the Department of History and Art History and managed 4 full-time faculty, recruited and reviewed adjunct faculty, and led program review and assessment of the general education curriculum. I also served as Director of the Women’s Studies Program. 

In 2017, I became Dean of Graduate Studies, with comprehensive oversight of professional graduate programs in athletic training, accountancy, sport management, teacher education, higher education administration leadership, healthcare management, and criminal justice and with 100 graduate students and certificate-seekers. I designed the graduate distance education program and earned its accreditation approval. I participated in thesis committees and also served on the institutional review board. During this time, I also played a critical role in managing the Assurance Argument for HLC accreditation reaffirmation. 

Important roles and service at AC include the following: 

Academic Assessment and Curriculum Development 

Coordinator, Core Assessment and Core Assessment Ad Hoc Committee 2014-2016

Chair, Information Literacy Ad Hoc Committee 2013-2014

Assessment Consultant, Core Curriculum Committee 2012-2016

Arts Management Curriculum Review Committee 2012-2016

Academic Assessment Committee (Chair, 2012-2014)  2010-2014

Academic Policy and Assessment Committee  2009-2010

Accreditation 

Chair and author, Distance Education Substantive Change 2017-2019

Co-chair HLC Assurance Filing  2017-2018

HLC Assurance Filing Steering Committee  2016-2017

Faculty Review and Support 

Contract Exhibits and Negotiations Committee, Adrian College Association of Professors 2016-2017

Peer Review Committee (Chair, 2016-2017) 2013-2017

Faculty Mentor, New Faculty Orientation Program 2011-2017

Faculty Secretary 2009-2010

Faculty Life Committee 2008

Program Leadership 

Department Chair, Department of History and Art History 2012-2017

Conference Committee Chair, Women’s Diversity Conference 2010-2012

Director, Women’s Studies Program  2009-2012

Conference Committee Co-Chair, Women’s Diversity Conference 2009

Co-Director, Women’s Studies Program  2008-2009

Planning Committee, Women’s Diversity Conference  2007-2012

Institutional Support 

Institutional Review Board  2017-2019

Fair Trade Committee  2013-2016

Gender Issues Committee (Chair, 2011-2012)  2011-2013

Committee on Sexuality and Safety Ad Hoc Committee  2010-2012

Search Committees 

Graphic Design Faculty Search Committee, Department of Art and Design  2014-2015

Ceramics Faculty Search Committee, Department of Art and Design  2013-2014

Chair, History Faculty Search Committee for Department of History and Art History  2012

Faculty Search Committee for Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology  2011-2012

Student Support

Faculty Mentor, Reality Camp  2016

Board Member, Michigan Youth Opportunity Initiative  2013-2018

Workshop Presenter, Sexual Assault Reporting Training for Resident Assistants  2011-2014

Instructor and Mentor, Adrian Student Attrition Program, First Year Experience Course  2010-2014

Mentor, Ribbons of Excellence Conference  2010-2018

Mentor, McNair Scholars Program  2009-2017

Mentor, Adrian College Educational Success (ACES) First-Gen. Retention Program  2008-2011

Teacher and Advisor, Adrian Student Attrition Program (ASAP)  2008-2016

Academic Advisor for Freshman Welcome Week  2007-2017

Public regional university with 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students. 

At BSU, I served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History as sabbatical replacement for the Department of History and Art History. My courses included world art history, honors classes, and electives in art history, including modern and contemporary art history. I was also appointed to serve as Director of the Women’s Studies Program which included hosting fundraising events and an academic conference. 

Important roles and service at BSU include the following:

Conference Director, Opening Celebration of Women’s History Month & 9th Annual NW Minnesota Women’s Hall of Fame 2007 

Dust & Fire Women Artist and Writer Anthology Committee 2007

Faculty Sponsor, Student Scholarship and Creative Achievement Conference 2007

Conference Committee Co-Chair, Breaking the Silence: Building a Civil Community Conference 2006-2007 

Director, Women’s Studies Program 2006-2007 

Beltrami County Women’s Center Volunteer 2006-2007 

Committee for the Initiative to Promote Excellence in Student Learning 2006

Public research university with nearly 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. 

I began at OU as a Graduate Teaching Associate in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts, where I taught two general education classes in interdisciplinary arts per quarter for four quarters. During the third year of my PhD program, I was hired by the School of Art as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History for the School of Art. In both appointments, I taught “mega-sections” of 125 students, and I developed elective courses in gender and photography for undergraduate and graduate students. 

Important roles and service at OU include the following:

School of Interdisciplinary Arts Representative, Graduate Student Senate 2005-2006 

Coordinator, Graduate Student Research Fair Committee, School of Interdisciplinary Arts 2005

Student Advisory Committee, School of Interdisciplinary Arts 2003-2005 

Public Research University with 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students. 

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, I was responsible for teaching two sections of art appreciation per semester for six semesters. This was a general education class offered by the School of Art & Design. 

The largest art museum in West Virginia, HMOA is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. 

I served as lead instructor for K-6 children’s art programs, which included developing and delivering curricula for after-school programs embedded in elementary schools, weekend children’s art programs at the museum, and week-long youth summer camps.