Professional Experience

• Co-Chair of the Policy Committee for the Ohio Deans Compact for Exceptional Children, Columbus, OH 2022-Present
• Member, Ohio Deans Compact for Exceptional Children, Columbus, OH 2018-Present
• Secretary, Board of Directors, Ohio Scholars Association, Centerburg, OH 2015-Present
• Conference Co-Chair, International Christian Community for Teacher Education, 2017-2021
• Co-Director, MVNU Summer Quest, MVNU 2012-2021
• Director of University Assessment, MVNU, 2020-2022
• Co-Coordinator, MVNU Educators of Tomorrow Conference, MVNU, 2016-2019
• History Teacher, North Marion HS, Ocala, FL, 2007-2008

Professional Organizations

• CEC — Council for Exceptional Children
• Ohio Deans Compact for Exceptional Children
• Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
• National Council for the Social Studies

Awards and Recognitions

• Excellence in Special Education Research Award

Published Works & Presentations

• The Educators of Tomorrow Conference: Fostering Professionalism & Leadership Skills in Pre-Service Teachers, co-presented with Mrs. Amy Dubusky, at the International Christian Community for Teacher Education (ICCTE) Conference, Abilene, TX, May 2018
• MVNU Summer Quest: Utilization of Community Partnerships to Extend STEAM Opportunities to Children through Teacher Education Programming – Presented May, 2016; International Christian Community for Teacher Education
• The Educators of Tomorrow Conference: Fostering Professionalism & Leadership Skills in Pre-Service Teachers – Presented March, 2017; The Ohio Confederation of Teacher Education Organizations

• Ed.D. Grand Canyon University, Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Higher Education Leadership, 2018
• M.A.Ed. Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Intervention Specialist Mild/Moderate K-12, 2011
• B.A. Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Integrated Social Studies Education, 2002