Senior Resource Faculty
Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education
Brooklyn, NY

I was at Kingsborough Community College for twenty-six years (1986-2012) serving in many capacities. Specifically, as the Director of Academic Affairs for ten years, I was fortunate to have overseen and been part of the Opening Doors Learning Communities and Advanced Learning Communities Programs. These learning communities target under-prepared students at Kingsborough and over the years expanded from an initial enrollment of 100 students each semester to over 1,200. Also, as Director of KCC’s Academic Scheduling and Evening Studies, I developed the college’s Weekend and Evening College, allowing non-traditional students to earn a degree by attending classes solely on weekends and in the evenings.

After leaving Kingsborough Community College, I joined Achieving the Dream as Vice President of Community College Relations and Applied Research, and later as Senior Fellow (2011-2018). During my tenure there I worked to promote the adoption of evidence-based reforms in teaching and learning and college practices to improve student success.

I am delighted to say that I am now the senior resource faculty for the Washington Center’s National Summer Institute on Learning Communities and the Teaching and Learning National Institute.