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Founding Executive Director
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Cornell University Office of Distance Learning (1997-1999)
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| Ceated global excutive education programs for corporate managers and distant students. Working closely with a university-wide committee of faculty, deans and administrators, defined a vision and then executed against that vision to create the Ivy League's first University-wide eLearning program.
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Developed a new distance-learning organization serving traditional and non-traditional students, corporations, and alumni.
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Developed and drove a business plan to meet market-share and revenue objectives through the deployment of new knowledge management programs that generate additional sources of revenue.
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Working with a team of trustees and top administrators, provided leadership and expertise to articulate a conceptual, strategic, and business plan for the creation of a separate for-profit distance-learning corporation.
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Developed innovative international distance-learning courses for multinational corporations and other universities.
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Directed Cornell's Weill Medical College's Office of Distance Learning in New York City, providing vision and oversight for innovative distance learning and telemedicine programs for doctors, faculty, medical students, and the global medical community.
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Negotiated innovative win-win distance-learning corporate partnerships with leading companies throughout the world.
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Guided the integration of easy-to-use interactive communications technologies into Cornell's distance-learning programs in a manner consistent with the highest level of quality.
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Inspired and coached professional staff, senior managers, directors, deans and faculty to identify previously unrealized opportunities that contribute to the achievement of the University's several missions through distance learning.
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Designed and managed unique, award-winning world-class distance learning classrooms that utilize the highest levels of technology.
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Provided the vision for the campus community in the adoption of innovative synchronous and asynchronous learning platforms and in the blending and integration of appropriate pedagogy-driven technologies for distance learning programs.
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Formulated and articulated the vision for the expanded use of new electronic communications and instructional technologies.
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Consulted within the University on the entire range of distance learning issues, including ownership, business models, pedagogical issues, technology selection and integration, and program and facility design.
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Involved University Trustees and alumni in innovative distance-learning programs designed to advance the broad economic interests of the University.
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Assistant Dean
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School of Industrial and Labor Relations (1982-1997)
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Developed and implemented new distance learning programs. Implemented appropriate technological solutions to provide capacity for compressed digital video-teleconferencing, multi-media, LAN, Internet, and WWW connectivity in support of distance learning activities. Designed state-of-the-art distance learning classrooms.
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Supervised the creation and development of the Information Technologies office, providing desktop support and LAN development and support for academic and administrative users.
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Coordinated the design and construction of a $40-million learning and research center. Represented Cornell's interests with architects, consultants, and State officials. Provided creative leadership in addressing the multifaceted political dimensions of this project.
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Served as chief financial officer (CFO) for the college, responsible for $30-million annual operating budget. Developed multi-year operating and capital budget forecasts and other modeling tools to articulate the School's strategic plan. Designed and implemented new strategies for institutional agility (to 1997).
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Served as chief of staff and chief operational officer (COO) and advisor to the dean for institutional planning, policy development, budget administration, school administration, program development, and government relations.
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Managed the directors of information technologies, academic computing, construction management, business office, human resources, grants and contracts, administrative services, facilities management, and special programs.
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Managed the School's Advisory Council, Federal and State legislative relations, news media and public relations programs. Oversaw the production of promotional films, videotapes, brochures, displays, and assisted in creating a World-Wide Web presence for the School.
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(from 1990 to 1993) Drafted and secured the passage and authorization of and funding for Title XV of the Higher Education Amendments (Reauthorization Act) of 1992, creating and funding this country's first National Center for the Workplace. Assembled a bipartisan coalition of members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and key White House and Labor Department officials (1991-93).
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Director of School Relations
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School of Industrial and Labor Relations (1980-1982)
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Served as chief institutional advancement and public affairs officer of the college.
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Created the School's first comprehensive corporate relations program by providing unique educational and collegial opportunities for senior corporate executives, resulting in a 600% increase of corporate support over three years.
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Created the "ILR Presidents," an elite group of CEOs who previously had no ties to the college. Donations increased 1,500% over five years.
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Directed and supervised the staff of the Division of School Relations in a period of rapid growth and expansion. Increased annual fund from $85,000 in 1980 to $1.2-million in 1988. Total endowment grew from $545,000 (cumulative total from 1944-80) to $5.4-million in 1988.
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Supervised the creation of a 30,000-record on-line computer database for alumni, conferences, publications, corporate relations and other external publics.
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Installed a major donor tracking and development program resulting in greatly increased contributions.
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Produced several films, videotapes, magazines and other publications and public relations materials.
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Administration Systems Analyst
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Graduate School of Management (1979-1980)
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Developed Management Information Systems (MIS) for the Public Affairs and Development office. Computerized the School's Career Services department. Conducted systems analysis resulting in a comprehensive program for MIS support in corporate and alumni relations.
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