CURRENT POSITIONS:

• Educational Consultant

• Executive Director, MOASPA (Missouri Association of School Personnel Administrators).

• Facilitator and Consultant for Rutherford Learning Group.

• Trainer in several Missouri school districts for Missouri Educator Evaluation System.

• Presenter at Missouri State Conferences (MOASPA, MSBA, MoASBO, COA).

• Missouri Leadership Design Team, DESE.

ADMINISTRATIVE / TEACHER EXPERIENCE:

• Deputy Superintendent, Fort Zumwalt School District, 2006-2014

• Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Fort Zumwalt School District, 2000-2006

• Elementary Principal, Fort Zumwalt School District, 1996-2000

• Elementary Principal, Liberty Public Schools,1992-1996

• Elementary Teacher, Liberty Public Schools, 1987-1992

• Elementary Teacher, Boone County R-IV Schools, 1986-1987

EDUCATION:

• University of Missouri, Columbia; Educational Doctorate, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. 2001

• University of Missouri, Columbia; Educational Specialist, Educational Administration. 1996

• University of Missouri, Kansas City; Masters of Arts, Elementary Administration. 1992

• University of Missouri, Columbia; Bachelors of Science, Elementary Education. 1986

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Program Director of Educational Administration / Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis. 2014-2022

• Author, Faces of Fort Zumwalt, proceeds to FZ Education Foundation. 2016   

• Adjunct Professor, UMC and Lindenwood University. 2005-2015

• Member of MO State Advisory Board, MACCE. 2010-2012

• President and Past President of MOASPA Board. 2010-2014

• Participated in National Forum on Effective Evaluation, Washington DC. 2013

• Instituted Grow Your Own Teachers Program – Fort Zumwalt. 2005