Professional Bio

Degrees

  • Master of Arts (in progress), Spiritual Formation and Direction, Regis University, Denver, CO
  • PhD,  Education and School Administration, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 1985
  • Master of Arts, Gifted and Talented Education, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 1980
  • A.B. Education, Speech and German, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Summa cum Laude, 1974

Professional Memberships

  • Colorado Council of Deans of Education
  • National Jesuit Deans of Education
  • Teacher Education Accreditation Council
  • Gifted and Talented Fellow, Colorado Consortium
  • The Colorado Alliance for Quality Teaching
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Eduventures – Education Collaborative

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Regis University, Denver, CO:
    • Professor, Humanities & Ignatian Scholars, 2012-present
    • Dean, School of Education & Counseling, 2006-2012
    • Associate Dean, School of Education & Counseling, 1999-2006
    • Affiliate Faculty, 1997-1999
  • RMC Research Corporation, Research Associate, Denver, CO, 1998-1999
  • Chapman University, Affiliate Faculty, Denver, CO, 1997-1999
  • Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, CO:
    • Clyde Miller Elementary, Principal, 1991-1998
    • Arkansas Elementary, Assistant Principal, 1990-1991
    • Dalton Elementary, Assistant Principal, 1989-1990
    • Instructional Resource Teacher, 1987-1989
    • Gifted and Talented Program Supervisor, 1981-1987
  • University of Denver, Affiliate Faculty, Denver, CO, 1986-1990
  • High School Teacher, Advanced Placement English, Theater, Saginaw, MI, 1975-1977
  • First Grade Teacher, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 1974-1975

Research & Scholarship

  • Resource Editor, Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal
  • Authored the books, Giftedness: Living With It and Liking It and Help at Last:  Using Volunteers in the Literacy Classroom
  • Contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Teacher’s Soul
  • Wrote “The Hidden Gifted” and “Bright Beginnings,” bimonthly columns in Understanding Our Gifted  Wrote articles in journals including Gifted Child Today, Educational Leadership, and Jesuit Connections
  • Authored the Project Think program, which was selected for The Learning Bank:  A Treasury of Terrific Ideas for Instruction, American School Board Journal and The Executive Educator, Washington, D.C.

Awards & Recognition

  • Ignatian Colleague
  • Alpha Sigma Nu
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Research Award, Phi Delta Kappa
  • Delta Phi Alpha
  • James B. Angell Scholar
  • Distinguished Educator in Residence, The Kellogg Foundation
  • Who’s Who in American Education
  • Colorado Teacher of the Year, Runner Up

Grants & Endowments

  • Pioneer Fund:  Helen McLorraine Scholars, $1,000,000 endowment
  • Rose Foundation:  Classroom Instruction That Works, $20,000 grant for Brighton Schools Partnership
  • Colorado Department of Education:  Initiate a Preschool Program, $10,000 grant

Community Involvement & Service

  • Colorado Council of Deans of Education, Co-chair
  • Parker Presbyterian Church, Ruling Elder