CAREER EXPERIENCE

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1972-2003)

• Director of Administration of the School of Law (1985-2003):  General administration of law school operations for flagship university with over 700 students.  Areas of responsibility included:  Human Resources, Financial Affairs, Information Technology, Faculty Support, and Facilities Management.  Examples of duties and initiatives follow.
  
  • Developed and managed $14 million annual operating budget
  • Recruited, selected, trained, and directly supervised staff of 20
  • Coordinated all employee relations
  • Designed and established positions as needed
  • Project coordinator for five year, 58,300 square foot addition to existing 102,000 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall (School of Law)
  • Initiated and oversaw law school conversion to networked computer environment, internet access, and email use
  • Initiated and oversaw major remodeling of classrooms to implement use of computer technology
  • Initiated and oversaw implementation of computerized financial record keeping system
• University positions prior to School of Law:
  • Assistant Director, Continuing Education, Health Sciences 1982-1985
  • Student Services Manager, School of Education l980-l982
  • Business Manager, School of Public Health 1973-1980
  • Personnel Representative, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs 1972-1973

Education

B.A. Communication Studies, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2005

leadership & service

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Leadership Roles:

  • (First) Chairperson of The Employee Forum, a 50 member staff advisory group representing 6,500 staff employees to the Chancellor, principal administrative officer and Chairman of the Faculty (elected by peers, two year term)
  • Performance Management Advisory Group Chair; Trainer, Work Planning and Performance Review Start-Up Task Force.  Purpose:  Oversaw implementation of performance management program at University 
  • First "Employee Appreciation Day Fair" Planning Committee (Event sponsored by University Managers Association)

  • University Managers Association Board of Directors & Secretary  (elected, three year term)

  • Steering Committee,University Reaccredidation by Southern Association of Colleges and Universities
  • Women’s Issues Advisory Board (Carolina Women’s Center Start-Up Task Force)*
  • Women's Concerns Coalition (Represented Women's Concerns to the Chancellor)

  Committee Service:

  • Guest Speaker, The Employee Forum Tenth Anniversary Celebration
  • Guest Speaker:  Social Relations in the Workplace
  • Chancellor's Community Relations Group* (Group advisory to Chancellor on public relations issues)
  • Chancellor's Committee on Personnel Flexibility*
  • University Insurance Committee, Member and Secretary (two years)*
  • Transportation and Parking Committee*
  • Affirmative Action Plan Review Committee
  • Committee for Coordination of Web Documents
  • Instructional Technology Committee
  • Public Service Roundtable (examined University’s public service vis-à-vis its mission)
  • Staff Personnel Technical and Scientific Advisory Panel
  • Quality Action Team.  Topic: Customer Feedback to Facilities Management

  * Appointed by Chancellor

• The State Employees Association of North Carolina, Inc. (SEANC)  - 60,000 + dues paying members (1982-present)

Statewide Service:  President (1988-89). First Vice President.  Second Vice President.
Board of Governors. Executive Committee.
Chair, Annual Convention (1000+ delegates attending).
First Chair, Employees Political Action Committee:  1984-85,
        1985-86
Governor’s Policy Platform Action Committee, Member
Workshop facilitator and instructor

Other SEANC Statewide Committees:  Member of Privatization
        Sudy Committee,
Planning Day Care Governor's Forum Planning Task Force, Editorial Board, and Policy Manual Development Committee

Local Service (Orange County).  Offices held:  District Chair
    (four terms). Vice Chair.
Secretary.  Treasurer.  Web Site Designer.  Newsletter Editor.
NC Senate/US House Forum Planning Committee. 
Co-Chair of Redistricting. 
Chair, Legislative Action.
Chair, Nominating.  Currently Webmaster of SEANC25 Website.

• Chapel Hill/Carrboro Community
  • League of Women Voters (Chapel Hill/Carrboro). Offices held include: President, 1^st VP, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, and Chair of the Nominating and Voter Service Committees.  Candidate forum moderator.
  • League of Women Voters of North Carolina.  Offices held:  Member, Board of Directors; Finance Committee Chair
  • Chapel Hill/Carrboro Coalition for Health Care Reform.  Chair (three years)
  • Chapel Hill Senior High School Parent Curriculum Advisory Committee, 1980-8

Last Update:  3/21/2009