Resume

• 2017

  Inclusive Leadership Development

  HERS is dedicated to creating and sustaining a diverse community of women leaders through leadership development programs and other strategies with a special focus on gender equity within the broader commitment to achieving equality and excellence in higher education.

  HERS Institute

• 2014

  BoardsWork! Board Governance Training

  BoardsWork! training provides comprehensive understanding of board roles and responsibilities

  encompassing four important roles of board member best practice: boardsmanship

  financial oversight

  fundraising

  and the board's role in strategic planning.

  Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management

• 2011

  Board Chairs Academy

  Board Chairs Academy is a six-month experience to help board members to excel at providing strategic governance to their favorite causes. Since 2006 Third Sector Company has invited organizations to a cohort learning environment to consider their commitment to critical issues in the nonprofit sector and preparing the next generation for board leadership while enhancing the relationship between board members and its executive management.

  Center for Nonprofit Management Los Angeles

• 1998

  PhD

  Sociology

• 1993

  Master of Arts (MA)

  Sociology

  The University of Memphis

• 1990

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  Sociology

  The University of Memphis

• 1986

  STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence

  Board of Directors (Chair 2012-2013; Vice-Chair 2010-2012; Program Evaluation Chair 2008-2013)

  Girls on the Run is a sports-based positive youth development program designed to educate and prepare preteen girls for self respect and a lifetime of healthy living. Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County is one of 200 regional councils in the U.S. and Canada. GOTRLA operates under a social justice model for programming and organizational development. www.gotrlosangeles.org\n \nI served in multiple leadership capacities within GOTRLA between 2008-2013. In the roles of Chair and Vice-Chair

  I was responsible for co-leading our organizational program capacity expansion

  especially to underserved areas; strategic planning; board development; budget planning; hiring and overseeing staff; co-facilitating monthly board meetings; fundraising

  and grant writing. I successfully co-authored nine grants from both national and community foundations totaling $59

  000 to fund program delivery and my research among participants. I also served as board leadership for program quality and coordinating an internship program with California State University Long Beach.

  Girls on the Run of Los Angeles

  Vice-President

  Board of Directors

  Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse (PCCR) promotes resource conservation

  creativity

  and community engagement through material reuse.

  Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

  Board Member

  The Midwife Center For Birth & Women's Health

  Vice Chair

  Advisory Council

  Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful

  healthy and confident using a fun

  experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. GOTR of UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is an affiliate council of Girls on the Run International

  which has a network of over 200 councils across 50 states and the District of Columbia. Girls on the Run of Magee was established to serve Allegheny

  Beaver

  Butler

  Lawrence

  Mercer

  Washington

  Westmoreland and Venango counties and has inspired more than 15

  000 girls since we hit the ground running in 2001.

  Girls on the Run of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC

  Leadership

  Gender Studies

  Fundraising

  Public Speaking

  Nonprofit Organizations

  Grants

  Women's Health

  Community Outreach

  Event Planning

  Qualitative Research

  Program Evaluation

  Health

  Program Development

  University Teaching

  Mixed Methods Research

  Research

  Grant Writing

  Curriculum Design

  Nonprofit Governance

  Higher Education

  Advancements in Contemporary Physical Therapy Research: The Use of Mixed Methods Designs

  Bruce Greenfield

  Advancements in Contemporary Physical Therapy Research: The Use of Mixed Methods Designs

  Sociological Dimensions of Sport and Physical Activity of Girls

  Negotiating Gender among LGBTIQ Athletes: Sport as a Space for Disruption and Reproduction

  Cheryl Cooky

  Girls and the Racialization of Female Bodies in Sport Contexts.

  Bianca Wilson

  The Healthy Body Paradox: Institutional

  Organizational

  and Interpersonal Influences on Preadolescent Girls’ Body Image in Los Angeles

  Kim Turner

  Monica Santos

  California Park and Recreation
 Gender Equity in Community Sports Report

  Cheryl Cooky

  Ready for Anything the World Gives Her?: A Critical Look at the Efficacy of Sports-Based Positive Youth Development for Girls. Forthcoming.

  Gendered Organizations and Gendered Institutions

  Bianca D.M. Wilson

  Super Heroes and Lucky Duckies: Racialized Stressors among Teachers

  Lauren

  American Heart Association

  California State University Long Beach

  Robert Morris University

  I taught the following courses: Principles of Sociology; Women in Society; The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; Research Methods; Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies\nIdentities & Inequalities: The Intersections of Race

  Gender

  Class and Sexualities (Honors seminar); Cross Cultural Perspectives on Gender Equity

  Women and Health: The Iceland Case; Senior Thesis; and Social Science Practicum

  Robert Morris University

  Associate Professor and Undergraduate Academic Advisor

  Human Development at CSULB approaches change and continuity over the lifespan from an interdisciplinary approach

  drawing from biology

  psychology

  sociology and anthropology. This approach teaches students to adjudicate between multiple theoretical perspectives and to understand the social

  cultural

  and political context in which individuals experience change

  constancy

  and transitions. My teaching load included: Research Methods; Race

  Gender and Health; Work and Family; Seminar and Practicum; and Approaches to Adulthood through Aging. And

  I served as the Academic Advisor to over 600 students. The department is committed to community engagement

  and I facilitated these opportunities through my work with Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County.

  California State University Long Beach

  Robert Morris University

  Greater Pittsburgh Area

  The Women’s Leadership and Mentorship Program (WLMP) aims to foster inclusive leadership

  gender equity

  and the advancement of women by preparing college women for leadership through professional and academic development

  and multilevel mentoring. Through a powerful four-year program

  undergraduate women build leadership capacity through exposure to high-profile opportunities

  global education

  networking with regional and national leaders

  workshops

  and mutually-beneficial mentoring relationships. \n\nI was responsible for program development and operations; strategic planning; staff hiring

  supervision

  and development; recruitment and selection of students

  peer mentors

  and alumnae mentors; budget management; fund development; and program evaluation.

  Founding Director

  Women's Leadership and Mentorship Program

  Greater Pittsburgh Area

  The AHA is committed to co-creating a world of healthy

  flourishing adults and children

  where everyone has a just and optimal opportunity to be healthy. As the Community Impact Director

  I put this commitment in action. I apply my research in health disparities

  program development leadership

  and community engagement to foster health equity and address social determinants of health in southwestern Pennsylvania

  focusing on sustainable policy

  systems

  and environmental changes.

  Community Impact Director

  American Heart Association

  President’s Commission on the Status of Women

  California State University Long Beach

  Distinguished Faculty Service Award

  Robert Morris University

  Distinguished Faculty Advising Award

  California State University

  Long Beach

  Central High School