Position:
Director of Development at Horse Tales Literacy Project, President at Lambert Educational Services
Industry:
Nonprofit Organization Management
Work:
Horse Tales Literacy Project
since 2008
Director of Development
Lambert Educational Services
since Oct 2007
President
Walden University
Nov 2008 - Dec 2009
Dissertation Content Specialist; Doctor of Education Program, Richard W. Riley College of Education
Florida Virtual School
2006 - 2007
Curriculum Manager
Education:
Nova Southeastern University 2001 - 2004
EdD, Organizational Leadership
University of South Florida 1997 - 1999
MA, Library and Information Science
National-Louis University 1995 - 1997
MEd, Curriculum and Instruction
University of Central Florida 1993 - 1994
N/A, Educational Leadership coursework
Manhattanville College 1972 - 1975
BA, Political Science, Education, History
Skills:
Instructional Design, Staff Development, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Grant Writing, Technology Integration, Nonprofits, Leadership, Training, Educational Leadership
Interests:
servant leadership; curriculum development; literacy initiatives; 21st century skills; technology integration in curriculum; online teaching and learning; digital photography; traditional rug hooking
Honor & Awards:
•Southern Hemisphere Scholar, English Speaking Union, 2006.
•Social Studies Teacher of the Year, Lawton Chiles M. S., 2004-2005, 2005-2006.
•Beta Phi Mu (library honor society), University of South Florida, 2001.
•Who’s Who among America’s Teachers, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007 Editions.
•Who’s Who in America 54th, 2000 Edition.
•Who’s Who among American Women 22nd, 2000-2001 Edition.
•District Teacher of the Year, Osceola County Schools, 1998-1999.
•Poinciana High School Teacher of the Year, 1998-1999.
•Phi Kappa Phi (graduate honor society), University of South Florida, 1999.
•Fellow, The Inaugural Justice Teaching Institute, The Supreme Court of Florida, 1998.
•Fellow, The Florida Humanities Council, 1998.
•Fellow, The Foundation for Teaching Economics, 1997.
•District High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year, Osceola County Schools, 1997.
•Invited to join Kappa Delta Pi, Univ. of Central Florida, 1994.
•BA awarded "with honor"