Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 8 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office: N/A

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Region 2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Committee
• Eastern Pennsylvania Workshop presenter, 2003
• Region 9 Activities:
  • Member, Region 9 Steering Committee
  • Region 9 Webmaster
  • Region 9 Conference presenter, 2000

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

• Member, NACADA National Awards Committee, 2002 - present

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member, Two-Year Colleges Commission and Advising Transfer Students Commission
• Current member, Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues Interest Group
• Served as liaison from Region 9 to the Small Colleges & Universities Commission

Other:

• NACADA National Conference presenter, 2004
• 2002 NACADA Outstanding Advising Administrator Award winner
• Attended last nine NACADA National Conferences, 1996-2004
• Attended 1986 Summer Institute on Academic Advising

Platform Statement:

The NACADA Awards Program recognizes individuals and programs for the contributions they make to the success of students and for the services they provide to their institution as well as to NACADA. The Awards Committee must continue to play an integral role in promoting recognition of all advisors. It is important to continue evaluating and awarding advisors based on NACADA's core values, reflective of the various advisor roles, types of advising programs and publications. It is also important that we continue to recognize individuals for their service and commitment to NACADA at all levels.

This recognition for professional and faculty advisors is an effective means to acknowledge the dedication and efforts we make for our students. To this end, in my previous position I developed an advising award program on campus for faculty advisors, which is now in it's 5th year. I believe that institutional award programs such as this strengthen advising at the institution, and help develop and promote more nominees for awards at the national level. If elected, I will work to encourage institutional awards programs while maintaining the Award Committee's commitment to excellence in the advising profession.