Training, Education and Research
Greater Seattle Area
Training, Education and Research
Greater Seattle Area
Own a small research and training company that specializes in serving Native American organizations--providing advice, guidance, decision-making tools and customized training solutions.
Management, leadership, communication and conflict resolution.
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Administration industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Design, develop and deliver course content that supports state-wide planning to professionalize staff in all state agency organizations; develop curriculum and program assessment methods; provide consultation to state agency training managers on organizational development issues.
(Program Development industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 1999 — July 2007 (8 years 7 months)
Teach management, social science and criminal justice courses to undergraduates; additional topics in social sciences at Evergreen's reservation-based program in Western Washington.
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)
Manage operations of the Education graduate program, including budgets, personnel and other resources.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
December 2003 — August 2006 (2 years 9 months)
Develop training opportunities for statewide workforce of up to 30,000 in-home care workers. Developed peer mentorship, employee recognition, staff retention, apprenticeship and several courses in safety, communication, conflict resolution and supervision that are replicated in several other states.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Executive Office industry)
January 2003 — December 2003 (1 year)
Study programs, policies and procedures at request of management for decision-making and resource allocation purposes. Conduct internal audits of critical programs.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)
February 2001 — January 2003 (2 years)
Conducted reliability and validity studies of a behavioral assessment instrument for Division of Developmental Disabilities. Served as the agency's Survey Research Manager, conducting large-scale assessments on employees, clients and providers.
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
May 1991 — February 2001 (9 years 10 months)
Develop and manage the day-to-day operations of the college's Part-Time Studies program (now called Evening and Weekend Studies), which serves one in three students.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
September 1986 — May 1991 (4 years 9 months)
As an enlisted member of the 62nd Security Police Squadron (Brindisi, Italy) and 7275 Security Police Squadron (Tacoma, WA), served six months as a police officer and then promoted into Research and Data Analysis Unit. Analyzed crime, traffic and accident trends; managed disposition of all cases; wrote policies and procedures.
MPA , Public Administration , 1997 — 1999
Areas of emphasis: adult, continuing and professional education. Capstone thesis project was the development of a self-supporting continuing education program for The Evergreen State College, which was implemented as "Extended Education at Evergreen" in 2005.
B.A. , Management and Social Science , 1994 — 1997