Experience

As Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Forensic Sciences at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS), I draw heavily upon training in multimedia and instructional design for graduate course delivery on the Internet.  My work includes small Web sites like the Tulsa School Board Guide and A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright, now part of FBI instructor training materials and also used in teacher training across the country (by permission).  

I have taught in middle-school, high-school, and college; in public and private schools;and in open as well as traditional classrooms.  Beginning fall 2005, I will co-teach a scientific writing course at OSU-CHS. 

Education

Through the Educational Technology Leadership Program, I received a Master of Arts degree in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC.  I also have a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Central Oklahoma. 

My education also includes coursework in writing, information management, and education research; state- and national-level training in leadership, school management, education trends, and technology; and international conferences on distance learning.

Community Service

 

I am now in my fourth term on the Tulsa Board of Education and have served as as Board President, Vice-President, and Director for the Oklahoma State School Boards Association.      

 

Volunteer work has engaged me in activities with the Tulsa Mentoring Council, Tulsa Court Appointed Special Advocates, PTA, Philbrook Museum of Art, and my church.    Along with other co-workers from OSU, I currently mentor at an elementary school near the campus.        

Background

My family includes two wonderful sons--both in college, one with a passion for movies and video production, the other with a passion for music.     

I grew up in Oklahoma City, along with eleven brothers and sisters, attending parochial and public schools, living in earlier years on an old farm property just outside the city limits.  That huge family turned out to be a great advantage.  Though scattered across the country, we remain close and hold a reunion every year.

In my spare time I read, write, play on the computer, see movies, and play bridge.  For exercise I do a combination of racewalking, swimming, and yoga.  Beaches and mountains top my list for favorite places to relax.