Experience

Professor of Practice

I teach and research in higher education. I teach marketing, digital and social communication, and digital analytics courses to graduate and undergraduate students.

Certified Online Teaching Professor

I achieved my online teaching professor designation in 2021.

I design courses to align with learning outcomes. All module objectives and assignment objectives align with the course and program learning outcomes.

I help other professors set up their online courses so that all objectives align.

Digital Certifications

I am dually certified with the American Marketing Association and the Digital Marketing Institute with two credentials: PCM® Digital Marketing and Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP).

Program Coordinator

I served as the Business Communication Program Coordinator for the UTA College of Business (2017-2019). I managed the meetings, assessment, and curriculum for 5 faculty members teaching 40+ business communications classes offered annually. Curriculum innovations include the addition of mock interviews, virtual interviews, VMOCK résumé workshops, e-portfolios, and professionalism badges.

Assistant Vice President, FirstSouthwest

I worked as Senior Writer and an Assistant Vice President in Marketing Communications for PlainsCapital Bank's Dallas investment firm, now Hilltop Holdings, from 2011-2015, where I managed marketing proposals, reports, pitchbooks, white papers, website updates, and other digital communications for 25 offices in 14 states.

Director

I served as the Director of Graduate Business services at UTA from 2018-2020, during the creation of our online MBA program and during the pandemic. Our office of 13 full and part time staff was responsible for recruiting, retaining, and graduating all college of business graduate students.

Professional Highlights: Experience