Experience

• Rutgers University

  Instructor, Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research

  --Designed and taught technology and basic computer skills workshops to Rutgers University faculty, graduate students, and staff. Subjects included bibliographic management programs, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
  --Designed and taught workshops on academic integrity to graduate and undergraduate students
  --Designed and taught workshops on copyright to graduate students and faculty

• Rutgers University

  Assistant Director, Writing Program

  --Trained new instructors in the Rutgers University Writing Program
  --Mentored new and existing Writing Program instructors
  --Taught developmental and college-level composition courses
  --Served as Coordinator of the Plangere Writing Center (Aug 2001-May 2003) and the Livingston Writing Center (Sept 2003-May 2005)
  --Recruited, hired, trained, and managed a staff of up to 36 tutors at Livingston, and up to 105 tutors at Plangere
  --Managed a Writing Center budget of $34,000 (Livingston) to $57,000 (Plangere)
  --Supervised the daily operations of the Writing Center
  --Designed and maintained a scheduling database used at each of the Rutgers University Writing Centers

• Rutgers University

  Writing Tutor, Rutgers Athletics

  --Tutored Rutgers student athletes taking developmental and college-level composition courses.
  --Taught specific reading, writing, and research strategies as part of the tutoring sessions.

• Raritan Valley Community College

  Chair of the English Department

  Responsibilities include:
  --Working with college administrators (Deans and Provost) to pursue the department's interests;
  --Managing the department's budget;
  --Evaluating enrollment trends that affect the department's course offerings;
  --Building the department's course schedule every semester;
  --Hiring adjunct faculty;
  --Staffing all English classes;
  --Teaching composition and/or literature courses each semester;
  --Chairing department meetings;
  --Chairing department search committees;
  --Addressing faculty concerns;
  --Resolving student complaints.

• Raritan Valley Community College

  Associate Professor, English Department

  Responsibilities include:
  --Designing and teaching developmental and 100-level composition courses
  --Designing and teaching 200-level literature courses
  --Using Canvas to provide course materials to students
  --Participating in various departmental and college-wide committees and initiatives
  
  Major service to the department includes:
  --Serving as the Chair of the English department (January 2017-present)
  --Serving as the English Adjunct Liaison (Sept 2011-June 2014); responsibilities include conducting classroom observations of adjunct faculty, mentoring adjuncts, organizing an Adjunct Colloquium each semester, and communicating important department policies to adjuncts.
  --Designing and maintaining the English Department Teaching Resources site in SharePoint (May 2011-present)
  
  Major service to the college includes: Assessment Committee, Middle States Periodic Review Report Steering Committee, Professional Standards Committee, and Guided Pathways Core Team member.