Professional Experience



 
BROWARD COLLEGE, South Florida
Accredited Institution of Higher Learning offering associate degrees, selected baccalaureate degrees, and certificate programs – Established in 1959 – Student Enrollment 62K; 2017 College of Distinction by the Aspen Institute.

May 2013 – Present
ASSOCIATE DEAN OF ENGLISH, ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES, READING, STUDENT LIFE SKILLS; NORTH CAMPUS
Serve in a management and leadership capacity with responsibility for departmental operations aligning with the college’s strategic plan.  Responsible for the comprehensive coordination and administration of all matters relating to 17 fulltime and 70 adjunct faculty members, over 5,000 students, scheduling an average of 220 classes per major term, curriculum implementation, external agencies, instruction, and all financial considerations relating to the department in coordination with the college’s mission and college-wide goals and campus-based initiatives.  Accomplishments include but not limited to implementing college-wide initiative to include MyWritingLabsPlus in all ENC 1101 courses, leading campus-wide 2014 Gubernatorial Discussion Series, overseeing the English Department’s annual wRites of Spring, organizing 2017 World Reading Day Events, increasing student success by 14.3% from Fall 2013 to Fall 2014 in Session 2 & Session 4 ENC 1101, creating and developing a student survey of opinion dashboard/reporting system, graduating from the Fullbridge Program and presenting results to the Broward College Board of Trustees, and recognized as an Emerging Leader of Broward College.

August 2008 – May 2013
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, NORTH CAMPUS
Responsible for teaching Web-Enhanced, Blended, and/or Fully Online African American Writers (AML 2600), English Composition 1 & 2 (ENC 1101/1102), Developmental Writing II (ENC 0025), Creative Writing (CRW1001), British Literature (ENL 2012). Designed syllabus and selected course Material.

May 2012 – December 2012
BROWARD COLLEGE ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE FACULTY
Instructed and mentored first-time college students in an innovative initiative to help students prepare themselves for college-level work and empowering them to take control of their lives.

June 2011 – May 2013
E-ASSOCIATE
Delivered workshops for Desire2Learn and assisting faculty with instructional technology using Blackboard, Desire2Learn, e-blogger, and other technology programs. 

January 2008 – May 2008
FULL-TIME TEMPORARY PROFESSOR, CENTRAL CAMPUS
Responsible for teaching English Composition I and II (ENC 1101/1102). Designed syllabus and selected course material completed by more than 150 undergraduate students.

August 2007 – December 2007
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Taught English Composition I and II (ENC 1101/1102). Designed syllabus and selected course material completed by more than 150 Undergraduate Students.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and member of the North Central Association – Established in 1976 – Student Enrollment 420K.

October 2007 – November 2012
PROFESSOR
Responsible for teaching Business Writing (COM 140), Essay Writing (COM 150), and University Composition and Communication I (COM155), and Research Writing (COM220)

HOLY SACRAMENT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, Pembroke Pines, Florida
Accredited Non-Profit Christian Private School Serving the Community Since 1979

June 2004 – September 2007
DIRECTOR / PRINCIPAL
Responsibilities include management of $500k expense budget; supervision for 20 employees ranging from teachers, maintenance, culinary and administrative staff; coordinating appropriate staff and skill-mix; create, develop and implement fundraising efforts as revenue source; accountable to headmaster & Academy governing board; maintaining accreditation status with Florida Kindergarten Council; developing and maintaining competitive childcare and educational services; and align and execute Academy operational objectives with academy strategy. Accomplishments include but not limited to 200% enrollment growth; addition of two grade-levels and infant and toddler program; favorable results on Iowa Standardize Test by Academy students; active parent-teacher organization; and achieved 3-out-of-4 stars on quality rating system in Broward County.


MIAMI DADE COLLEGE, Miami, Florida
Accredited Institution of Higher Learning in the United States – Established in 1959 – Student Enrollment 165K.

January 2001 – December 2003
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Responsible for Teaching English Composition I and II (ENC 1101/1102). Designed Syllabus and Selected Course Material Completed by More than 150 Undergraduate Students.

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, New York
One of the Leading Private Accredited Universities in the United States – Established in 1850 – Student Enrollment 8K.

January 1999 – May 1999
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Fully Responsible for Designing and Teaching First Year Writing Course in the First Year Writing Program.


THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tallahassee, Florida
One of the Largest Accredited State Universities in Florida – Established in 1851 – Student Enrollment 41K.

August 1995 – August 1997
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Fully responsible for designing and teaching the following courses in the First-Year Writing Program: Freshman Composition and Rhetoric; Freshman Writing About Literature – Computer-Supported Classroom; Freshman Writing About Literature – Horizons (program for high school students taking college courses); and Freshman Writing Special Topics:  Writing About Horror.