formal education


​AUBURN UNIVERSITY
HARBERT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
  • Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management

TROY UNIVERSITY
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
  • Master of Science in Human Resources Management

TROY UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
  • ​Master of Science in Educational Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
AUBURN, AL
  • Conducted market research and identified the need for off-campus student housing.
  • Contracted and built six rental units.
  • Co-owner and manager of daily operations for a student-housing rental business.

DIRECTOR OF LABOR RELATIONS AND COMPLIANCE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOLS
  • Negotiates and manages labor contracts for over 3100 employees totaling more than $160,000,000.
  • Continually collaborates with leadership concerning fiscal, policy, and legislative issues.
  • Implemented and manages Santa Rosa County Schools’ online hiring application, processing over 3700 applications per month during peak season.
  • Provides for the training and development of district personnel in areas such as compliance with federal regulations, interviewing and hiring practices, management skills and union contract administration.

DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS
SANTA ROSA COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOLS
  • Provided daily support for site-based administrators insuring consistency in policy
  • Supervised and evaluated the performance of site-based administrators
  • Integrated the District mission and vision with school improvement initiatives
  • Coordinated the short- and long-range planning process
  • Facilitated the preparation and review of appropriate budgets
  • Worked to develop, maintain, and enhance school-community relations, and work as liaison between schools and school communities
  • Budgetary oversight for the implementation of new curriculum through district-wide textbook adoption procedures.

PRINCIPAL
KING MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • Daily support of the teachers through effective management of the learning environment
  • Monitoring student performance data to determine the effectiveness of curriculum and intervention programs
  • Identifying and monitoring at-risk students and raising teacher awareness about those students’ needs
  • Monitoring and evaluating teacher performance and recommending or releasing teachers for the benefit of the students and the learning environment
  • Leading the school out of corrective action by improving learning gains for students in both the overall population and in sub-groups resulting in an “A” rated school.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
KING MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • Implemented and directed new school wide progressive discipline plan with integrated positive behavior support system
  • Assisted and evaluated faculty as part of their ongoing professional development
  • Evaluated curriculum and intervention strategies for effectiveness and alignment with standards
  • Created Master schedules and duty schedules to efficiently manage the learning environment

DEAN OF STUDENTS
HOBBS MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER EDUCATION, ACADEMIC INTERVENTION, AND SCIENCE TEACHER
WOODLAWN BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

community and stakeholder activities


​SANTA ROSA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LEADERSHIP SANTA ROSA CLASS 33

​TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PROGRAM
MENTOR FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS

SANTA ROSA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
COMMITTEE TO SELECT THE SRC TEACHER OF THE YEAR

FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
DIRECTOR FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA
TO COORDINATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION BY THE GROUP

SANTA ROSA COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
WOODLAWN BEACH, HOBBS, AND KING MIDDLE SCHOOLS
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SANTA ROSA COUNTY BRIDGES OUT OF POVERTY
FACILITATOR, TRAINER, AND VOLUNTEER

SANTA ROSA COUNTY SCHOOLS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
SERVED AS THE ELECTED CHAIRPERSON FOR THE COUNCIL

SANTA ROSA COUNTY CEO ROUNDTABLE
CO-CHAIRPERSON FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH SUB-COMMITTEE
ADDRESSING BULLYING AND OTHER ISSUES AFFECTING
STUDENT SAFETY AND THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

SANTA ROSA COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
ACCESSED SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE NEEDS ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT