I serve as the Executive Director of REACH (Resources for Academic Achievement) at the University of Louisville. REACH is the university’s centralized academic support unit that provides comprehensive tutoring, SI, workshops, intervention courses, and other academic interventions to help students with their transition to UofL and to enhance their academic success (content knowledge, critical thinking, grade performance, retention, and graduation rates).

I have worked in learning assistance for the last 17 of my 25 years in higher education, and I have been actively involved in our CLADEA professional associations during this entire time (NCLCA, ATP, NADE, and CRLA). Over the span of my career, I have presented on an eclectic array of topics in our field, including sessions on tutor training, tutoring formats and pedagogies, learning center space design, budgeting and fundraising, assessment and evaluation, academic transitions for adult learners, technological resources in learning centers, and NADE certification for tutoring programs. Last year, I received my level 4 LCLC lifetime certification. I am currently serving on the NCLCA website awards and social committees, and I served as the ATP Professional Development chairperson from 2014-2017. I have also served as a NADE accreditation reviewer since 2011.