Director, Bachelor of Science in Education/Master of Science in Education Program

This seamless program is a unique program in which students may earn bachelor's and master's degrees in education. There are three choices of undergraduate majors: Infancy to Early Childhood (Grade 3), Early to Middle Childhood (Kindergarten to Grade 6), and Special Education (Kindergarten to Grade 12).There are four choices of middle school (grades 5 – 9) minors: Social Sciences, Mathematics, English, and General Science. Also, students in this program earn both State of Florida ESOL and reading endorsements. This program is built upon the themes of social justice, professional development, socio/political community contexts, and critical thinking/ problem solving.

Beginning in 2007, I Co-Chaired the committee that developed the curriculum for this program in addition to collaborating on developing the initial Florida Department of Education (FDOE) folio for the Program. I collaborated with the Dean and faculty members of the College of Arts and Sciences to schedule program courses and for curriculum development and refinement.

Department Chair, Early and Middle Childhood Education, Barry University

As Chair of the Early and Middle Childhood Education Department, I have led the undergraduate and graduate programs in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Montessori, and TESOL. This involves developing and/or supervising the development of semester course schedules and annual program and departmental budgets; supervising the program, curricular, (online and face-to-face) course, and syllabi development and refinement for the Department; monitoring student advisement; collaborating in student recruitment and marketing endeavors; supervising collection, analysis, and communication of data and information for accreditation and program reviews; securing, mentoring, and evaluating full-time and adjunct faculty; representing the Department at meetings and functions within and outside of the University; performing financial analyses of program sites for the purposes of closing or consolidating the sites; and collaborating with other Department Chairs

TESOL Coordinator, Barry University

In this position mandated by the FDOE for state-approved programs. I have served as the liaison between the FDOE and the University in terms of receiving and communicating information related to TESOL; gathering, synthesizing, and reporting TESOL data and information for purposes including accreditation and program reviews; and monitoring the credentials of full-time and adjunct faculty teaching TESOL courses and other courses in the ESOL-infused programs.

Director, TESOL Department, School of Education, Barry University

As Director of the TESOL Department, I developed the semester course schedules and annual budgets for the Department; supervised the development and refinement of curricula, (online and face-to-face) courses, and syllabi for the TESOL undergraduate and graduate courses; supervised student advisement; collaborated in student recruitment and departmental marketing; secured, mentored, and evaluated full-time and adjunct faculty members; and represented the Department within and outside of the University.

Program Coordinator, School of Education, Barry University

As Coordinator of the undergraduate Kendall Elementary Day Program, which at the time was the undergraduate program with the most students, I developed the semester course schedules and annual budget for the Program; supervised student advisement; participated in student recruitment and program marketing; secured and mentored full-time and adjunct faculty members; mentored students in completing their portfolios to document mastery of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs); and represented the Program within and outside of the University.

Associate Professor of Education, Barry University

Assistant Professor of Education, Barry University

I developed and taught the following doctoral courses, all with superior student evaluations:

• Cultural Diversity in American Education
• Language Development for ESOL Students

I developed and taught the following specialist course with superior student evaluations:

• Directed Research

I developed and taught the following masters courses, all with superior student evaluations:

• Methodology of Research
• Visionary Leadership in Education
• Applied Linguistics (face-to-face and online) – By developing the online version of this course, I provided the first online TESOL course at Barry University.
• Methods of Teaching K-12 ESL Students
• Cross Cultural Communication and Understanding
• Cultivating Culturally Responsive Educational Leaders
• ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development
• Testing and Evaluation of ESOL

I developed and taught the following undergraduate courses, all with superior student evaluations:

• Applied Linguistics (face-to-face and online) – By developing the online version of this course, I provided the first online TESOL course at Barry University.
• Comprehensive ESOL Strategies
• Methods of Teaching K-12 ESL Students
• Cross Cultural Communication and Understanding
• ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development
• Testing and Evaluation of ESOL
• Children's Literature (online)
• Evaluation and Measurement in Education
• Foundations of Education Accomplished Practices Seminar (I also Chaired the committee to develop this course in addition to collaborating to develop rubrics to assess mastery of the FEAPs.)

Instructor, School of Education, University of Miami

I developed and taught masters level TESOL courses.

Instructor, English Language Institute, University of Miami

I developed and taught listening, speaking, reading, writing, and study skills courses to beginning, intermediate, and advanced adult ESL students in addition to developing curricula.

Instructor, English Language Institute, Mercer University

I developed and taught listening, speaking, reading, and writing courses to beginning, intermediate, and advanced adult ESL students in addition to developing curricula.

Elementary Teacher, Gwinnett and Dekalb County Public Schools, Georgia

Professional Advising and Mentoring Experience

Student advisor, undergraduate education; in 2004, I received an Apple Award (based on recommendation from students) given in appreciation for leading educators.

Chair of Dissertation Committees, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Student advisor, masters in TESOL programs; this role included serving as advisor to cohorts of Taiwanese ESL students earning their Masters in TESOL Degrees, thus developing my knowledge and skills of issues and paperwork involving international students.

Member of Dissertation Committees, Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Educational Leadership