My Resume

Creator and owner of private reading assessment and instructional service company that provides services to individuals, school districts, and other organizations. Private practice reading consultant, reading diagnostician, and learning disabilities specialist. Licensed through June 2027 as Professional Educator – Teacher through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction at prekindergarten through secondary levels in reading, learning disabilities, and English and at the junior high level for social studies. Additional WI DPI license as Administrator - Reading Specialist ( Pre-K-12)through  2027.

Provides literacy services for learners from the preschool through university levels. Learning skills assessment and interventions provided for college-bound and university students. Adult reading development services from basic decoding through critical reading skills. 

Resource in literacy issues. Participates in school-based special education consultations in developing student learning plans. Provides parent coaching services to support parents in their academic work with their children.

River Falls, WI

Adjunct Visiting Professor

1994-6 Academic Year and Summer Session
1998, Spring Semester

Taught ELEM 316 - Developmental Reading; READ 765 – Appraisal and Intervention of Reading Problems; READ 785 – Reading Research; READ 661/ELEM 461 – Psychology and Pedagogy of Literacy; READ 766 – Supervision and Administration of Reading Programs

St. Paul, MN

Adjunct Professor  (to supplement my business start-up)

1992-1996

• CIED 708 – Reading and Writing in the Content Areas at Mound, MN (Fall 1992) and Little Falls, MN (Winter 1993)
• READ 702 – Developmental Reading in the Secondary School via independent studies (Fall 1993) and READ 711 (Winter 1994)
• READ 704 – Clinical Diagnosis and Reading Remediation in extended degree programs at Osseo, MN and St. Paul Schools/MFT Site (Spring Semester 1996)
• READ 715/720 – Clinical Practicum in Reading Diagnosis and Remediation. Supervised one graduate students in my literacy center. (Summer Session 1994).

Developed and Taught Graduate Continuing Education Graduate Credit Courses –

• CTED 654 – Curriculum Development: Planning and Implementing Flexible Grouping in the Literature-Based Language Arts Program -  One Credit – Redwood Falls, MN (July 1994)
• CTED 609 – Systematic Long-Range Planning and Implementation of Effective Reading and Language Arts Programs – Three Credits – Redwood Falls, MN Education District #280. (A coaching course that extended from November 1993 – June 1994).
• CTED 608 – Building an Effective Language Arts Program – One Credit – Redwood Falls, MN (June 1993). (Collaborative course with Dr. Alton Greenfield).

1977 – 1992

Associate Professor with Tenure Granted

September 1984 Assistant Professor

September 1977 – May 1984

Directed Academic Development Program and the Reading and Study Skills Program for twelve years. Taught undergraduate efficient reading courses in the Academic Development Program for six years. Member of the Graduate Programs in Education, Professional Psychology, and Social Work since 1977 with specialization in the area of reading.  Full-time faculty member in graduate reading program. Have taught the following courses with semester load varying depending upon regular and overload assignments: Developmental Reading in the Elementary School, Developmental Reading in the Secondary School, Reading and Writing in the Content Area, Adolescent Literature, Reading Practicum, Organization and Administration of Reading Programs, Instruction Systems Design.  Several courses have been taught both on campus as well as in the off-campus external degree sites. Advised teacher education and licensure and graduate students as well as graduate students in MACI and MA in reading program. Program director for the graduate programs in reading 1989-1992. Participated in university-wide Education Policy Committee as a one semester substitution from the department. Member of Schools’ Faculty Tenure Review Committee. Initiator and convener of Teacher Education Advising Committee.  Member of Children’s Literature committee. Created concept and co-planner for Hubbs Lecture Series and Children’s Literature Collection and Conference.

Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs

August 1988 – May 1989

Invited to assist the vice president, I completed the College Management Certificate Program at Carnegie Mellon University in July 1988. Throughout the year, I assisted the vice president with routine administrative details as well as special projects. Met with him weekly. Participated on search committees for significant positions: university registrar and endowed chair of international management.  Responsible in registrar search for broadening the identified poor of women candidates. Coordinated the details for the endowed chair search. Represented the vice president at committee meetings. Assisted in the preparation of reports for external agencies and campus purposes. Assisted in the drafting of correspondence as well as summaries of biweekly  meeting of the deans which I regularly attended. Directed and supervised student workers in a research project examining the practice of granting dual degree course credits. Gathered information and drafted paper describing procedures for school closings because of inclement weather. Served as staff to the Organization Structure Task Force as discussions of reorganization of the academic side of the University took place. Co-authored the first working paper of the Task Force for distribution to the faculty. Assisted in the program review stages for programs being considered for approval by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. Worked with both university faculty in reviewing and revising the proposals and with the Program Advisory Committee members of HECB before each committee and board consideration of the proposals. Updated the Faculty Handbook. Communicated and cooperated with large numbers of internal and external publics in completing a broad range of work assignments.

Director, Hispanic Pre-College Project

January 1986 – January 1989

Responsible for the initial development of the project through the completion of Phase I, the Hispanic Educational Needs Assessment. Led meetings with administrators, faculty, community leaders, and consultants to define parameters of the project. Secured funding from external sources for Phase I. Major researcher of study and author of the final report. Developed and maintained working relationships with many urban educators and administrators as well, as with central office public school administrators. Recognized as a resource on minority children’s education needs by the St. Paul Foundation. Invited to join the information and information working group of the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership. Contributed to the increased awareness and efforts at the University to increase access for minority youth. Member of Minority Affairs Steering Committee. Administered all aspects of the Hispanic Pre-College Project including budgeting, staffing and supervision, and program planning.

Director, Reading and Study Skills Center

September 1977 – May 1988

Created, organized, and managed the Reading and Study Skills Center (RSSC). Responsible for budgeting of the RSSC, the Academic Development Program (described below), and the Writing Center. Selected, trained, and supervised staff which consisted of both professionals and student-workers as well as clerical staff. Conducted annual evaluations of the RSSC and prepared annual reports. Maintained the materials and equipment collection. Maintained excellent relationships with numerous University offices. Developed programs within the RSSC for serving learning on-campus students with learning disabilities.  Coordinated services with athletic department, minority programs, New College (adult), graduate programs, and others.  RSSC was recognized as an exemplary program by the National Center for Developmental Programs 1985.

Director, Academic Development Program

January 1978-1988

Directed this interdisciplinary freshman-year program which was begun in the fall semester of 1977. Conducted reviews of curriculum content with faculty of the program. Supervised up to fourteen program faculty teaching in the program annually. Responsible for hiring and supervising reading faculty teaching in the program. Shared responsibility for overall student selection with the offices of admissions, academic advising, academic dean, and English chair. Cooperatively designed a placement procedure which placed students in English sections as well as in the program. Coordinated course scheduling with department chairs and office of the academic dean. Conducted comprehensive end-of-year research on student achievement, including the monitoring of the academic performance as well as graduation and retention data. Conducted follow-up research with program participants at five- and ten-year intervals to examine long-term effects of program participation. Advised approximately thirty students each year. Member of Task Force on Retention. Member of ad hoc committee concerned with service delivery for students with handicaps. Program recognized as an exemplary program by the National Center for Developmental Programs in 1985.

Lacrosse, WI

Coordinator and Instructor – College Reading Program

September 1976 – May 1977

Directed the developmental reading program. Assisted in the planning of a learning skills center. Taught multiple sections of Efficient Reading each semester.

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Director, Reading and Study Skills Lab
December 1973 – May 1976

Organized the lab. Ordered and maintained materials and equipment. Hired and supervised part-time instructors and student help. Responsible for all aspects of the program.

Special District #916, now part of Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

Coordinator and Instructor – Communications Lab (3/4 Position).
November 1972 – November 1973

Organized and directed program. Instructed students. Wrote individualized learning modules.