Currently Pursuing a Ph.D.
Human Resource Education and Workforce Development
Louisiana State University
A.B.D.: 01/2008
Expected Graduation Date: 12/2008

M.B.A.
Master of Business Administration
Southeastern Louisiana University
05/1997

B.A.
Marketing
Southeastern Louisiana University
12/1993

B.A.
Management
Southeastern Louisiana University
12/1993

Internet-based learning technologies

Member of the National eXtension Technology Advisory Committee and
have been actively involved with the eXtension initiative by serving on
several committees to draft business plans and implementation strategies (was recognized by NASULGC as a founding pioneer of the initiative) 

Member of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life & Human Sciences and currently a member of the Management and Evaluation Team for the ACE Leadership & Management Institute for communicators and information technologists.

Currently serves on the Southern Region Communications and Information Technology Sub-Committee of the Southern Region Extension Program Leadership Network and have held the following officer positions:

• Chair, 2004/2005 
• Vice-Chair, 2003/2004 
• Secretary, 2002/2003 

2005-2006 chair of the Steering Committee for the Southern Region
Cooperative Extension Curriculum Project (CECP)

• 2008 ACE Award of Excellence in Information Technology
  
• 2007 ACE Critique & Awards Outstanding Professional Skill Award for Information Technology
  
• 2007 ACE Critique & Awards Gold Award for best innovative use of communication technology
  
• 2006 ACE Critique & Awards Gold Award for Web site
  
• 2006 ACE Critique & Awards Silver Award for best innovative use of communication technology
  
• 2005 ACE Critique & Awards Bronze Award for Web site
  
• 2004 Recognized by NASULGC as a founding pioneer of the National eXtension initiative

• Convergence of Media Part 2: How Do We Develop Materials for Multiple Media?
  2007 ACE/NETC Conference,
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
  
• Management Systems and Marketing
  2006 All ADEC Meeting,
  Washington D.C.
  
• Convergence of Media: How Do We Develop Materials for Multiple Media?
  2006 Agricultural Communicators in Education Conference,
  Quebec, Canada
  
• E-Extension: A New Tool for Today and Tomorrow,
  2004 National Extension Director’s Association,
  Phoenix, Arizona
  
• Lessons Learned: Web-based Content Management Systems,
  2003 Agricultural Communicators in Education/National ExtensionTechnology Conference,
  Kansas City, Missouri
  
• The Future of Web-based Information Delivery,
  2003 Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists,
  Mobile, Alabama
  
• Strategic Plan for e-Extension Information Technology,
  2002 e-Extension National Briefing,
  Kansas City, Missouri
  
• Strategic Plan for e-Extension Information Technology,
  2002 National Extension Director’s Conference,
  Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  
• Cooperative Extension Curriculum Project,
  2002 Southern Region Program Leadership Committee,
  Nashville, Tennessee