2013 STUDENT SUCCESS SUMMIT PRESENTER BIOS

1 2013 STUDENT SUCCESS SUMMIT PRESENTER bios 1 Peter Adams, Director, Accelerated Learning Program Community college of Baltimore County Peter Adams has taught at the Community college of Baltimore County (CCBC) for more than 35 years. Over the years, his responsibilities at CCBC have included coordinating the writing program, chairing the college 's committee on general education, and chairing the English Department. He currently directs the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), an innovative program that has doubled the SUCCESS rate for students placed in developmental writing at CCBC. Peter s professional experience includes tenures with the editorial board of the Journal of Basic Writing and chairing the Conference on Basic Writing (CBW) for three years.

2 His publications include the 1994 HarperCollins Concise Handbook for Writers and Connections: A Guide to the Basics of Writing. His "Basic Writing Revisited" appeared in the Journal of Basic Writing in 1993 and has had a major influence on the movement toward mainstreaming basic writers. His article The Accelerated Learning Program: Throwing Open the Gates appeared in the fall 2009 issue of the Journal of Basic Writing and provides an overview of the development of ALP. The ALP program received the Award for Innovation from the Council on Basic Writing in 2009, the Diana Hacker TYCA Outstanding Programs in English Award for Enhancing Developmental Education in 2010, and special recognition under the Leah Meyer Austin Award at the Achieving the Dream conference in 2013 .

3 Cheryl H. Almeda, Developmental Reading, Rhetoric, and Writing Instructor, Kalamazoo Valley Community college Dr. Cheryl Almeda taught high school English in Springfield OH before earning her master's degree in English literature and creative writing at Wright State University. After returning to her home state of Michigan, she taught Composition and English Education classes at Western Michigan University where she earned her PhD in the Theory and Teaching of English. There she began to work specifically with the transitional / developmental population of students which is her continued focus at Kalamazoo Valley Community college where she has be privileged to work since 2009.

4 Peter Riley Bahr, Associate Professor of Education, University of Michigan Peter Riley Bahr serves as Associate Professor of Education in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. He previously held a faculty appointment in the Department of Sociology at Wayne State University (2004-2009), a research appointment in the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges (2001-2003), and a research appointment in the California Department of Education (2000-2001). In his research, Dr. Bahr seeks to deconstruct students ' pathways into, through, and out of postsecondary institutions and into the workforce. His recent work is focused particularly on students ' course-taking and enrollment patterns in community colleges and their subsequent labor market outcomes, such as employment and earnings, as well as the impact of students ' varied patterns of course-taking and enrollment on the assessment of community college performance.

5 In the last nine years, Dr. Bahr has published 19 peer-reviewed journal articles, four scholarly chapters, and four research briefs, including numerous publications in the most influential higher education outlets, such as Research in Higher Education, the Journal of Higher of Education, the Review of Higher Education, Educational Policy, and Higher Education: Handbook of Theory of Research. Chris Baldwin, Executive Director, Michigan Center for STUDENT SUCCESS Chris Baldwin became the first executive director of the Michigan Center for STUDENT SUCCESS in April 2011. Prior to this position, Chris was a program director at Jobs for the Future (JFF) in Boston, MA where he co-directed the state policy component of Achieving the Dream and the Developmental Education Initiative.

6 Through these initiatives, Chris worked with departments of higher education, community college system offices, and associations of community colleges in 16 states providing strategic advice and technical assistance concerning the adoption of state policies that support and encourage improved outcomes for community college students . Chris holds a in higher education from the University of Michigan. 2013 STUDENT SUCCESS SUMMIT PRESENTER bios 2 Carrie Bearss, Registrar, St. Clair County Community college Carrie Bearss serves as the Registrar at St. Clair County Community college (SC4). She has worked in STUDENT services for 12 years and has been instrumental in managing the growth of SC4 s dual enrollment population.

7 Her experience includes service in admissions, international STUDENT programming, orientation programming, STUDENT activities, Veterans services, enrollment services and records. She received her Associate of Arts and Associate of Business degrees from SC4, her Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management from Michigan State University and her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Walsh college . Cheryl Bassett, Chief Technology Officer, Mott Community college Cheryl is responsible for providing leadership and vision for the planning and implementation of Information Technology Services initiatives that support the operational, teaching and learning goals and mission of the college .

8 Since joining Mott in 1998, she has served in the roles of Manager, Academic Computing, Executive Dean of Educational Systems and Information Technology and in the CTO role since 2008. She also serves on several outside boards and committees has presented at national, regional and statewide conferences on technology topics. She earned her Bachelor s degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan Flint and her Master s degree in Management Information Systems from Ferris State University. Mark Blaauw-Hara, Instructor, North Central Michigan college Mark teaches writing, literature, and STUDENT SUCCESS at North Central Michigan college . He received his MA from Arizona State and is currently working on his PhD at Old Dominion University.

9 Sue Boyd, Dean of STUDENT SUCCESS , Macomb Community college Sue has almost 30 years of experience in higher education. In addition to working at Macomb Community college for the past 8 years, she has worked at Central Michigan University, Mid Michigan Community college , and St. Clair County Community college . Sue holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saginaw Valley State and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Central Michigan University. Currently, Sue is a Doctoral Candidate in Educational Leadership from Central Michigan University hoping to finish this fall with her LaJoyce Brooks, Advocate Coordinator, Kalamazoo Valley Community college LaJoyce Brooks began her professional career in higher education over 16 years ago where she laid roots in STUDENT services and retention.

10 Upon completing her master's degree in Business Administrations, Strategic Management from Davenport University she began strategic consultant for non-profit organizations, and teaching business and transitional education courses as an adjunct instructor for Davenport University. As the SUCCESS Advocate Coordinator her recent focuses has been on STUDENT mentor, retention, and adjunct teaching at Kalamazoo Valley Community college . Patty Cant , Director, Office of Career and Technical Education, Michigan Department of Education Ms. Cant has a degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership and a degree in HRD/Early Childhood, both from Oakland University. In addition, she has done post master s degree course work in counseling at Oakland University and doctoral course work in education administration at the University of Michigan.