melissa mowrey

Currently, Senior Analyst, previously Project Director for Avar Consulting, Inc., for Evaluation of Promoting Rigorous Career and Technical Education Programs of Study through Statewide or Multi-state Articulation Agreements Grant Project, Office of Career, Technology, and Adult Education, U.S. Office of Education. 9/26/13 through 9/26/14. On-going Career & Technology subject matter expert and consultant for Avar Consulting, Inc.

Board Member provided advisory guidance for adult literacy program, oversight, occasional direct support to executive director, liaison to stakeholders; reviewed and performed policy work, on-going program and board review and recommendation for growth and development, recommendations and support for fundraising and financial development, provided support for development of committee structure for board development. Chaired Program Committee for adult literacy program, worked directly with Executive Director and staff to review, evaluate, and align curriculum and testing to goals objectives, curriculum, and staff development; created observation and evaluation/assessment instrument for use with staff and students. Member Strategic Planning Team, developed three-year strategic action plan for Academy of Hope. Developed key strategies and outcomes with implications for Academy of Hope Board behaviors.

* Founding Program Director, Anne Arundel Academies, Inc., Maryland, 1992-2002 * Created, developed, and incorporated the Anne Arundel Academies, Inc. * Developed and received State and local approval for seven industry specific academies * Recruited, marketed, and maintained seven advisory boards of industry specific leaders * Monitored and maintained quality control for instruction, teaching, climate, data collection and assessment

* Educational Administrator, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Md., 1989-2002 * Supervised and provided technical support to 89 business and cooperative education teachers * Provided liaison from central education office and community to school administrators in 15 high schools (including tech centers and special education facilities) * Redesigned the business program, aligning to State guidelines, for over 4000 students * Reviewed and monitored ten plus business and cooperative education program offerings * Rewrote curriculum and related assessments, requested and received State and local approval for over forty course offerings

Reorganization Consultant, Dorchester County Public Schools, Cambridge, Maryland Led a team of 15 teachers and central office supervisor to review, revise, and rewrite program offerings, curriculum outlines, and timeline for completion of program revision Program Consultant, Calvert and Somerset County Public Schools, Maryland Led teams of 10 and 12 teachers and central office supervisor to review, revise, and rewrite program offerings, curriculum outlines, and timeline for completion of program revision

* Coordinator/Specialist/Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Md., 1972-89 * Acting Coordinator of Business Education—provided program oversight to 22 high schools * Career and Business Education Specialist—provided liaison from central office to 65 school-based teachers * Teacher—taught over 3400 children, subjects ranged from accounting, data processing, public relations, programming, business, management, career education to physical education and geography

Maryland State Department of Education Certifications: * Superintendent, Secondary Principal and Supervisor, Avanced Professional Teaching Certificate, Career & Technical Education, Business Education, BEA, BDP, CVE, BETC, Special Education, General Other Certifications: * IC3 Certification, IC3 Authorized Program Instructor, Certiport/CompTIA, May-October 2003