I am the Dean of Degree Completion Studies and an Assistant Professor of Marketing.  In addition to this course, I also teach our Degree Completion courses PSY 301: Adult Development and Life Assessment and COM 441: Organization Communication.  I hold the following degrees: A.A.B. in Business Administration and A.A.B.  In Marketing from Lorain County Community College, B.B.A. from Tiffin University, M.B.A., Tiffin University.  I am currently working on my dissertation for a Ph.D. in Organizational Management with a Specialization in Leadership from Capella University. 

I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and have lived in Elyria, located in Lorain County, Ohio for all of my adult life.  I have been married for 31 years to my husband Tom.  I am the mother of two daughters, stepmother to one son, and grandmother to 3 grandsons.

As Dean of Degree Completion Programs, I am responsible for instructors and academic policies and procedures pertaining to the Bachelor of Business Administration, Organizational Management Major, and for the Bachelor of Criminal Justice, Justice Administration Major.  I am a member of the Academy of Management and Leadership Lorain County.  I wrote the following article, which is part of a Monograph published by the University of Toledo: How Community Colleges and Four-year Colleges and Universities Can Establish a Comprehensive Community College System in Ohio Resulting in Stronger Partnership with Colleges and Universities.  I give presentations on the topics of Adult Education and How Education Can Change Lives.  I enjoy teaching in our Organizational Management Program and look forward to next few weeks with each of you.