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I have over 15 years of experience in academia and six (6) years as a self-employed business owner in the financial services industry. My academic roles vary, but primarily are in administration, diversity, minority student recruiting, retention, student development, academic advising, and extra-curricular advising, most, if not all, related to Agriculture. Every position I have held in academia has been a new position that has utilized my strategic, innovative, and creative approach to implementing and establishing new initiatives. I enjoy working with senior management and also helping faculty and staff but I am especially passionate about assisting first-generation students new to post-secondary education.

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Personal Goal

Support the Agricultural department, college, and university’s strategic goals of expanding educational opportunities through the design of multicultural and diverse innovative programs.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
  Conferred - May 2008
  Major - Agricultural Education (Leadership)
  Dissertation - Identifying, Examining, and Validating a Description of the Agriculture Industry
• Master of Arts, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003
  Conferred - July 1991
  Major - Agricultural and Extension Education
• Bachelor of Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003
  Conferred - May 1990
  Major - Agricultural Economics & Agricultural Business
  Minor - Finance
• Leadership Fellow
  2nd Executive Leadership Academy, University of California, Berkeley, CA. March 25-29, 2012
  Sponsored by - Center for Studies in Higher Education and American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education

Certification

• Certified Strengths Advocate, The Gallup Organization, 2008.
• StrengthsQuest™ Advocate Training, The Gallup Organization, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX, October 22-24, 2008.
• StrengthsQuest™ Educator Seminar, The Gallup Organization, Richland College, Dallas, TX, September 2 & 3, 2008.
• Signature Themes (Strengths) Using StrengthsFinder™ (The Gallup Organization), 2006.
• Strategic | Responsibility | Deliberative | Restorative | Futuristic 
• The Diversity Training Institute, Department of Multicultural Services, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, June 18-20, 2008.
• Summer Seminar on Academic Administration, Texas A&M University, July 11-16, 2004.

Research Interests

• Agricultural Literacy
• Hispanic Issues in Agriculture
• Knowledge and Perceptions of Agriculture
• Outreach and Recruitment Innovation in Agriculture
• Youth Development of Underrepresented Populations in Agriculture

Boards 

• DFW International Community Alliance Board of Directors, 2014 - present
• Greater Dallas Advisory Council, Texas Diversity Council, 2013 – present
• Texas Diversity Council, Board of Directors, 2013 - present

Consulting

Consulting Activities

• Teach Ag Campaign, Greensboro, NC, September 2013.
• Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools, Understanding Your Talents and Strengths, Santa Rosa High School Teacher In-Service Day, Santa Rosa, NM, April 2009.
• Faculty Diversity Workshop, Elanco, Indianapolis, IN, June 2007 & 2008.
• Faculty Retreat on Diversity, Elanco, Greenfield, IN, June 2006.
• Circle of Advisors for the College of Natural Resources’ Community for Diversity, North Carolina State University, 2005.
• National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges (NAPFSC) and Association of University Forestry Schools of Canada (AUFSC), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 2004.
• AgCareers.com, Effective minority talent recruiting:Tips for recruiting & retaining Hispanic professionals in agriculture, Des Moines, IA, May 2004. 

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