I have a good understanding of public, secondary, and post secondary education cultures. I have found that “thinking-outside-of-the-box” is stimulating as well as rewarding. The ability to work through other people
has been important in my success. Additional strengths include:

Experienced educator and educational administrator

• Working with faculty and staff in various levels and educational settings:

• Understanding the culture’s strengths, weaknesses and needs

• Identifying the needs of faculty/staff development

• Coaching faculty on career opportunities

Conflict and employee problem resolution

• Analyze situations

• Identify difficult people

• Challenge employees and management to step up to a situation

• Draw on multiple resources for alternative solutions

Community Advisory Group facilitation

Performance evaluation

Risk taking in the midst of organizational change

Build teams to accomplish new educational initiatives

Strategic planning

Lobbying State legislature

Knowledge of healthcare culture

• Working directly with physicians

• Coaching physicians regarding career options

• Member of team in regional medical center to develop and implement "core" curriculum in 2004

Management of organizations through people

Continuous learner who:

• Listens for client’s agenda, culture, background

• Adapts own experience and knowledge to the situation

• Maintains currency in multiple disciplines