Employment: Education

I have over 10 years experience teaching and curriculum development at the college level. I also have experience with assessment and accreditation, specifically the Higher Learning commission (HLC), The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).


Adler Graduate School (2014 - Present)
Minnetonka, MN

Vice President of Academic Affairs Feb 2023 - Present

• Responsible for leadership of data collection and assessment of student learning
• outcomes across the school, utilizing LiveText for data collection
• Lead for monitoring the institution’s goals and strategic plans.
• Responsible for accreditation and reporting for HLC, CACREP, and CAAHEP
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC): Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)
• Train and roll out new assessment tools and policies for data collection across the institution and programs.
• Oversee and update institution policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff on data analysis, assessment reports, and action-plans for programs and institution.
• Create new academic programs to generate revenue and meet student demand.

Coordinator, Expressive Arts Therapy Specialty (July 2022 - Present)

• Developed new EXAT Specialty Program for Adler Graduate School

• Develop curriculum and teach EXAT courses

• Provide supervision for clinical internship
• Advise and mentor new graduate students

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Director of Assessment and Online Learning (July 2016-Present)

• Responsible for leadership of data collection and assessment of student learning outcomes across the school; utilize LiveText for data collection
• Provide training on assessment to faculty and staff.

• Provide leadership in the development and monitoring of the institution’s goals and strategic plans.
• Responsible for data collection and reporting for CACREP, CAAHEP, and PELSB.
• Development of new assessment tools for data collection across institution and programs.
• Oversight of the delivery of all online courses.

Program Director  (July 2015-July 2016)
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

• Effectively planned and organized Counseling program course offerings
• Provided oversight and supervision of Counseling faculty
• Planned, organized, and facilitated all faculty quarterly meetings 
• Managed department newsletter, promotional items, and events   
• Provided expressive arts therapy workshops and mentorship to art therapy students         

Associate Faculty  (July 2014- Present)
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

• Teach graduate students (face-to-face and online) 
• Provide supervision for clinical internship
• Advise and mentor new graduate students
• Chair for Master’s Thesis projects: Counseling and Art Therapy programs

                 
Academic Advisor  (July 2014-July 2015)
Adler Graduate School, MN
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

• Advise and mentor new graduate students by creating academic plans
• Provided intake interviews and orientation for new graduate students
• Instructor for Counseling program courses

Associate Faculty (May 2018-August 2022)
Prescott College, AZ
Expressive Arts Therapy Program

• Internship Supervisor and Mentor
• Student Advisor
• Create curriculum for EAT courses
• Developed Internship course curriculum

                                            
Adjunct Faculty | Guest Lecturer (Fall 2012-August 2021)
Governors State University, IL
Division of Psychology and Counseling

• Counseling Program
• Created Course, Creativity in Counseling, for an elective in the Counseling Program