Resume

• 2014

  College of Education at Michigan State University

  Michigan State University

  In the College of Education

  I identify innovative solutions

  while also improving current processes

  to ensure stewardship of our resources. As a member of the executive leadership team

  and due to the nature of my responsibilities

  I work closely with all leaders in the college to support their decision making and share information. With a talented team of dedicated professionals

  we support our faculty

  academic staff and office staff to meet and live the mission of the College of Education at Michigan State University. Through strategic planning that is inclusive and evidence based

  we 1) budget and allocate general and donor funds; 2) manage human resource functions for academic and non-academic employees

  including those in bargaining units; 3) maintain

  renovate and assign physical infrastructure; 4) manage external and internal requests for data

  including the development of internal management reports and dashboards; and 5) coordinate the college’s central technology support staff and equipment

  including policy related decisions. I am a resource for leaders within the College of Education and with colleagues in other academic colleges and administrative offices across the university. I am also a member of the Data Governance Group and the Faculty Health Care Council.

  Assistant Dean for Operations and Finance

  College of Education at Michigan State University

• 2013

  Michigan State University

  East Lansing

  Michigan

  Assist in promoting a culture of high performance throughout the university. Reviewing and analyzing strategies and policies across campus. Providing suggestions for improving the performance of units and working with leadership teams in implementing recommendations. Integrating changes in the organizational structure required to plan and facilitate long-term improvements.

  Director of Planning

  Office of Planning and Budgets

  Michigan State University

  Michigan State University

• 2007

  Kaiser Permanente Colorado

  Greater Denver Area

  Lead a team of 20+ people in providing strategic planning and implementation support to approximately 30 population-based health care programs. These programs rely on proactive outreach and are informed by data held in multiple databases (EMRs

  claims

  pharmacy

  membership

  etc.). We provide analytic

  project management

  evaluation and regulatory support to programs. Our focus is on finding

  establishing and documenting best practices in care coordination across a complex organization.

  Director

  Knowledge Management & Implementation Support

  Kaiser Permanente Colorado

• 2003

  Ohio University

  Athens

  Ohio

  Engaged in instruction

  course design

  research

  advising

  and administrative duties typical of faculty in the School of Communication Studies. Designed faculty professional development workshops and coached faculty in curricular design and classroom facilitation.

  Associate Director

  Center for Teaching Excellence and Assistant Professor

  Communication

  Ohio University

  Member

  Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Service

  American Evaluation Association

  University of Vermont

  Master of Science (MS)

  Natural Resource Planning

  U Wisconsin Stout

  Michigan State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

  Kent State University

  BS

  Communication

  General

• 1995

  Diffusion Associates

  Diffusion Associates (formerly Applied Research) is a virtual organization that draws on the skill of researchers and practitioners with expertise in diffusion

  social networks

  organizational communication

  research and practice translation

  and evaluation. We work alongside program and policy leaders to bring innovations to scale. Using evaluation and research tools

  we provide audience analysis

  assessment of innovations using diffusion attributes

  identification of influence structure for dissemination

  and implementation design and assessment

  all with an in interest in designing for diffusion and building the capacity of our clients.

  Diffusion Associates

• An advisory board for Sparrow Hospital Community Care which includes home care

  hospice & palliative care

  medical supply and pharmacy.

  Sparrow Community Care Board

  Data Analysis

  Diffusion Of Innovation

  Program Evaluation

  Research

  Analysis

  Project Management

  Healthcare

  Non-profits

  Community Development

  Teaching

  Higher Education

  Healthcare Information Technology

  Strategic Planning

  Organizational Communication

  Nonprofits

  Public Speaking

  Workshop Facilitation

  Program Management

  Leadership

  Social Networking

  Breast cancer screening in an insured population: Whom are we missing?

  Susan Shetterly

  Breast cancer screening in an insured population: Whom are we missing?

  Gary Meyer

  Diffusing STEM pedagogies: The role of opinion leaders

  Wynne Norton

  Primary care and public health partnerships for implementing pre-exposure prophylaxis.

  A study of the development and sustainability of academic nonprofit centers. It describes how these centers work -- how they were created

  who leads them

  how they are lead

  and how they gain academic credibility and institutional stability.

  Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs: Pathways

  Partnerships and Fidelity

  A study of 45 social innovations that have successfully scaled up using different routes and partnerships

  and how they manage program fidelity.

  R Sam

  Larson

  PhD