Resume

• 2016

  Management Development Program

  Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

  Harvard University Graduate School of Education

• 2012

  Missouri State University

  Angelo State University

  Christus Spohn Health System

  Sherwin Alumina Company

  Executive Coach and Corporate Trainer

  Corpus Christi

  Texas Area

  Sherwin Alumina Company

  Department Head of Communication

  Mass Media and Theatre

  San Angelo

  Texas Area

  Angelo State University

  Springfield

  Missouri Area

  Served as Administrative Head of undergraduate and graduate programs in Communication Studies with 21 full-time faculty and team of adjuncts/professional staff.\n\nServed as Co-Director of the School of Communication that houses Mass Media

  Journalism

  Film

  Communication Studies

  The Center for Dispute Resolution

  University Debate Team

  Weekly Campus Newspaper

  and Campus Media Production Studios.\n\nResponsibilities: \n\n•\tBudget supporting Communication

  Mass Media

  Journalism

  and Film programs for 1000 undergraduate and graduate students\n•\tStrategic Planning\n•\tFundraising\n•\tAlumni Relations\n•\tCommunity Relations\n•\tUndergraduate and Graduate Curriculum\n•\tCourse Scheduling \n•\tUndergraduate and Graduate Student Recruitment

  Retention

  Assessment and Advising\n•\tFundraising\n•\tFaculty Annual Reviews/Tenure-Promotion\n•\tFaculty Professional Development Programs (teaching

  scholarly/creative endeavor

  and service)

  Department Head

  Co-Director of the School of Communication Studies

  Missouri State University

  Springfield

  Missouri

  Served as Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Letters that houses 7 academic programs: Art and Design

  Communication Studies

  English

  Music

  Modern and Classical Languages

  Media

  Journalism and Film and Theatre and Dance.

  Interim Dean

  Missouri State University

  Executive Coach and Corporate Trainer

  Corpus Christi

  Texas Area

  Christus Spohn Health System

  Assistant and Associate Professor of Communication

  Corpus Christi

  Texas Area

  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

  Springfield

  Missouri

  Serve as Dean of the Judith Enyeart Reynolds College of Arts and Letters that houses 7 academic programs: Art and Design

  Communication Studies

  English

  Music

  Modern and Classical Languages

  Media

  Journalism and Film and Theatre and Dance.

  Dean

  Missouri State University

• 1999

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Speech Communication and Rhetoric

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• 1998

  Master’s Degree

  Speech Communication and Rhetoric

  Texas Tech University

• 1994

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Speech Communication and Rhetoric

  Angelo State University

• Higher Education Leadership

  Executive Coaching

  Motivational Speaking

  Business Development

  Training & Development

  Public Speaking

  Team Building

  Trial Consulting

  Strategic Human Resources Leadership

  Organizational Development

  Business Communications

  Conflict Resolution

  Public Relations

  Organizational Change Agent

  Strategic Planning

  Corporate Training

  Life Coaching

  Strategic Communications

  Patient Satisfaction

  Diversity Program Development

  Business and Professional Communication: Keys for Workplace Excellence

  Kelly M. Quintanilla

  Sage

  Professional success requires excellent communication skills. Organized around the transition from student to professional life

  Business and Professional Communication

  Fourth Edition gives readers the tools they need to move from interview candidate to team member to leader. Kelly M. Quintanilla and Shawn T. Wahl help students understand the role communication plays when successfully handling situations like job interviewing

  providing feedback to supervisors

  and working in teams. The fully updated Fourth Edition includes expanded coverage of making competent choices in new communication channels

  increased emphasis on skill building for business writing and presentations

  and the effective use of visual aids.

  Business and Professional Communication: Keys for Workplace Excellence

  Jeffery McCune

  Jake Simmons

  Where groups of people gather

  there is always an elephant in the room: difference.\nElephants are remarkable

  complex creatures which take up much space. Likewise

  matters of race

  culture

  and difference require creative and complicated conversations —which move us beyond “we are all alike” or “we all matter”—to understanding the significance of difference

  as both a gift and a challenge.\nIntercultural Communication in Your Life teaches readers the essential nature of difference

  what to do with difference

  and how to see difference beyond deficiency. It provides a lens for understanding the complex networks of communication in which we dwell.\nReaders are invited to study communication and culture as a part of their everyday lived experience including but not limited to popular culture

  co-culture

  worldview

  race

  gender

  social class

  sexual orientation

  personal relationships

  verbal/nonverbal communication

  conflict

  new media

  and more. \nThe NEW second edition of Intercultural Communication in Your Life:\n\nStreamlines the vast research base for intercultural communication and speaks directly to the reader. \n\nTakes readers on a journey through many rooms

  personal and professional. Readers will see many critical topics

  theories

  and dialogue embedded within this text—providing concrete and complex

  but accessible approaches to studying and thinking seriously about culture and everyday life.\n\nIncorporates an In Your Life organizing feature - a process designed to develop the reader's critical thinking skills and make him/her a more reflexive communicator with the ability to adapt and continually improve. \n\nIs a perfect choice for a variety of face-to-face

  hybrid

  and online courses - including introduction to intercultural communication

  cultural competence

  communication and diversity

  and more. \n\n

  Intercultural Communication In Your Life (2nd Edition)

  Diana K. Ivy

  Kendall Hunt

  Written in a voice that speaks to where students live and translates fascinating

  wide-ranging research into practical terms that resonate with students

  Nonverbal Communication for a Lifetime fuses a unique balance of theory and application. \n\nNonverbal Communication for a Lifetime (formerly published by Pearson and known as The Nonverbal Self: Communication for a Lifetime (978-0-2054-7481-3)

  translates academic material based on sound research and theory into meaningful applications for the reader to utilize throughout life.\n\nNonverbal Communication for a Lifetime by Diana Ivy and Shawn Wahl:\n•Introduces the Reflexive Cycle of Nonverbal Communication Development Model. This model of five phases that continue over a lifetime was developed from discussions about how people come to learn nonverbal behavior

  modify their behavior as they grow and mature

  perceive others' nonverbal cues

  impact others through their own nonverbal communication

  and finally how those behaviors are altered or reinforced as a result of this ongoing process.\n•Challenges the reader to assess and then change their own nonverbal communication

  then to focus on improving their observational and interpretive abilities as they interact with others.\n•Is practical! The publication examines 4 critical contexts that affect students' everyday lives: nonverbal communication & technology

  professional contexts

  educational contexts

  and relationships.\n

  Nonverbal Communication for a Lifetime

  \nPersuasion in Your Life speaks directly to the student by focusing on actual life experiences–from critically viewing persuasive public campaigns to making business and health care decisions. The book reflects a balance of theory and application and draws material from communication

  psychology

  and other disciplines. Through its use of rhetoric

  criticism

  and social scientific research

  the book helps readers understand

  analyze

  and use persuasion in their life and career.

  Persuasion In Your Life

  Scott Myers

  Chad Edwards

  Autumn Edwards

  Sage

  “The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging is the most accessible

  user friendly introduction to speech communication currently on the market. It is truly a title that not only captures the challenge of teaching this subject but which also rises to that challenge and makes that goal attainable for 21st Century undergrads.” — Dr. Tim Chandler

  Hardin-Simmons University\n\n \n\nWe are in “the communication age.” No matter who you are or how you communicate

  we are all members of a society who connect through the internet

  not just to it. From face-to-face interactions to all forms of social media

  The Communication Age

  Third Edition invites you to join the conversation about today’s issues and make your voice heard. This contemporary and engaging text introduces students to the essentials of interpersonal

  small group

  and public communication while incorporating technology

  media

  and speech communication to foster civic engagement for a better future. \n

  The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging

  By providing students theory and practical skills

   Public Speaking: Essentials for Excellence prepares students to become effective public speakers in various speaking situations they may encounter in their lives (business presentations

  tributes

  eulogies

  commencement addresses

  small group

  and more).\n\nPublic Speaking: Essentials for Excellence clarifies concepts in three parts:\n\nPublic Speaking in Our LivesPreparing and Presenting Your SpeechTypes of Public Speaking\n\nPublic Speaking: Essentials for Excellence by Shawn T. Wahl

  LeAnn M. Brazeal

  and Mark J. Butland:\n\nIs Student Friendly! Each chapter includes online content

  tips and best practices for presentation aids

  new media

  and public speaking in a variety of professional contexts

  industries

  and occupations.Is Interactive! Includes access to GoReact – online software that utilizes the record-and-critique method to help presenters change their habits quickly

  set goals for improvement

  and measure their progress reliably.Is Flexible! The text focuses on theory

  research

  and application of knowledge related to public speaking so that it can easily be covered in one term across multiple delivery formats.Is Organized! Presents Essentials for Excellencevignettes that include speaking tips and best practices within each chapter.Emphasizes Ethics! Ethics Matter vignettes throughout the text connect topics to an ethical perspective—a key essential for public speaking excellence.Promotes Service Learning! Engaging in Communityvignettes encourage civic engagement and communication activism related to public speaking.Is Easy To Adopt! Online content integrated chapter by chapter

  an online instructor’s manual

  chapter outlines

  PowerPoint slides

  activities/exercises

  and test questions (multiple choice and short answer) are provided to all adopters.

  Public Speaking: Essentials for Excellence

  Every successful business utilizes good public relations with the media to maintain a positive public opinion.\n\n\nDesigned as a core textbook for introductory public relations courses

  Public Relations Principles: Strategies for Professional Success provides students with a solid foundation in public relations in a variety of contexts.\n\n\nWith possible uses in various industries such as health care

  education

  human resources

  and marketing

  the public relations practices covered in Public Relations Principles: Strategies for Professional Success are designed to address the needs of today’s students and encourage them to conduct a personal inventory on their public relations skills.\n\n\nAvailable in print and eBook versions

  Public Relations Principles: Strategies for Professional Success:\n\n•Covers all relevant concepts and theories in the field while engaging today’s students by developing communication skills through application.\n•Enhances critical thinking skills and improves student’s communication choices and strategies given in the public relations context\n•Discusses the greatest challenges students will face in the modern world of public relations while also providing communication strategies to overcome each challenge\n

  Public Relations Principles: Strategies for Professional Successs

  Shawn

  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi