Kristen McManus is an enthusiastic educator with experience directing a summer bridge program for incoming freshmen. She believes all students can thrive in a stimulating and supportive learning environment. Her qualifications include instructional leadership, engaging parents, leveraging resources through collaboration, and utilizing a visionary approach to help students develop to their fullest extent. Her areas of study include program development, evaluation, instructional design, and quantitative/qualitative research methods. She is involved in several professional associations and completed coursework in evaluation, research methods, and instructional design. Her personal mission is to affect institutional change through community leadership.

1. Kristen McManusKristen.mcmanu511@att.nethttp://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcmanuEducational Philosophy: An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life. ~Author Unknown

2. Me at work, during the summer of 2009. I directed a summer bridge program for incoming freshmen.

3. Summary of QualificationsAn enthusiastic, creative, and passionate educator, mentor and advisor who believes that all students can learn and thrive in a learning environment that is stimulating, comforting and appropriate to their unique talents and abilities.Instructional Leadership- Use a balanced blend of motivational and targeted instruction methodologies to enhance curricula, focus on the three ‘R’s - rigor, relevancy and relationships. Engage Parents – Work closely with students and parents throughout college career, repeated successes maintaining a healthy level of parental involvementwhile helping students become accountable for their academic decisions Leverage Resources / Strategic Collaborations– Work closely with campus community stakeholders to build strong alliances to affect institutional change for the benefit of educational policy and student development.Utilize a visionary approach with consistencyto help students past the threshold of not-knowing to knowing and develop to their fullest extent.

4. A snapshot of my students

5. Authentic Leadership

6. Strength Based LeaderContext People especially talented in the Context theme enjoy thinking about the past. I understand the present by researching its history. Intellection People especially talented in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual activity. I are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions. Individualization People especially talented in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. I have a gift for figuring out how people who are different can work together productively. LearnerPeople especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites me. Futuristic People especially talented in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. I try to inspire others by helping them envision their future.

7. Invited Conference Presentations02/09 Civic Engagement Institute 2009, Elon University "The Civic Engagement Connection: Retention and Success of 1st Generation and Minority Students, Topic: Social Capital and Civic Engagement of Transition Programs 06/08 7th Annual Multicultural Conference Carolina Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Topic: Importance of Transition Programs for First Generation Students 10/08 Women’s Leadership Conference: Greater Galilee Baptist Church Topic: Team Building, Leadership and Being Assertive

8. Knowledge Work TasksProject ManagementProgram DevelopmentProgram ImplementationProgram EvaluationQuantitative and Qualitative Instructional Design

9. Web-Based Educational ProjectsProfessional AssociationsAmerican College Personnel AssociationAmerican Educational Research AssociationAmerican Evaluation AssociationAssociation of American Colleges and UniversitiesAssociation for Institutional ResearchNational Association of Student Personnel AdministratorsNational Society for the Study of EducationAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

10. 4.0 in all current Evaluation and Assessment CourseworkStatisticsProgram EvaluationQualitative ResearchResearch MethodsAdvanced Instructional DesignAdvanced Statistics- In ProgressSurvey Research Methods- In Progress

11. When the United States made history in 2009 by electing a black president, I was among the masses shouting Yes We Can. It was the ideal moment to redefine my personal mission statement and determine, yes I can do what?Personal Mission Statement I am an outlier, an individual that freely offers something unique to society; with the hope of affecting institutional change through community leadership. Yes I can make a difference and regardless of any obstacle, I am the master of my fate and the captain of my soul.