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• B.S. Secondary Education- Emphasis in English- 1973 Old Dominion University
• M.S. Secondary Education- Emphasis in English and the Writing Process- 1985 Old Dominion University
• Fellow in the 1984 Tidewater Writing Project Old Dominion University
• Adjunct faculty member since 1992 teaching English 01, 03, 111, 112, and 210
• Selected to full time Fall of 2003.
• Fellow in the Virginia Master Teacher's Seminar 2004
• Interim Dean Languages and Speech 2007-2008
• Promoted to Assistant Professor in 2008 .
• Created and update Tidewater Community College Writing Center home page.
• Web Master Two Year College English Association Southeast (TYCA-SE)
• Chair of the TYCA-SE 2010-12
• Chaired or Co-Chaired several VCCS Peer Conferences
• Have edited several textbooks for two publishing companies.
• Worked as a technical writer and editor for a government contractor.

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