Higher Education Student Success

Thomas Gerald Kea

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Veteran educator and administrator who has revived, established, and administered K-12 and higher education institutions with evident attainments in student success and uplift. Broad experience in public, charter, faith-based, and home school sectors of American education.

Humanitarian via director of educational nonprofit, philanthropist for missions expansion, and activist for global poor.

Entrepreneur in multiple enterprises.

Accomplishments

Higher Education

Reestablished, managed district campus of 2900 students via $25M bond support

Designed Phase II 25M campus buildout via engineering firms, advisory committees

Acquired recognition as official satellite campus by state of California

Instituted BA program with California State University, Sonoma

Launched district-wide projects: “Evening Administrator” Program, High School Admissions Standards, “Student Success Survival Kit,” Campus-wide No Smoking Policy

Partnered in launching Andrew Young Global Institute of Vallejo for educational and social justice

Secured full WASC Accreditation

K-12 Education

Founded charter public school, drafted charter, developed curriculum, established library,

recruited students to full capacity, hired and supervised staff, negotiated purchasing, procured building, renovated/ managed facilities via student work/study program

Upgraded academic programs by initiating: benchmarks/exit tests, elevated academic standards, AP and IGCSE programs, class size reduction, personalized student support, etc.

Implemented Glasser’s “School Without Failure” program assisting, along with others, behaviorally and academically impaired students to competitive academic level

Established record student enrollments fueled by student and institutional success

Resourced destressed institutions with expanded personnel, classroom, and facilities

Acquired and sustained full accreditation by WASC for maximum term

Humanitarian Service

Provided philanthropic/promotional support in constructing churches/schools worldwide and educational support services for reform minded schools throughout the country and beyond.

Provided consulting services for public, charter, faith-based and home schools throughout the U. S.

Providing support to address global poverty issues in the areas of financial sustainability, food and water security, health and healing, education and literacy, and moral uplift.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Humanitarian

Facilitator, Save our World, Redding, CA (2023-Present)

Co-founder/Facilitator, One Dollar Love Call (2002-2022)

Founder/Director, Hallmark Opportunities for Progressive Educ, Redding, CA (1997-2022)

College/University Administrator

Dean, Solano Community College, Vallejo Campus, Vallejo, CA (2005-2015)

Coordinator, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, DLC (2003-2005)

K-12 Administrator/Superintendent

Superintendent of Education, Thailand Adventist Mission, Bangkok, Thailand (2003-2005)

Administrator, Ekamai International School, Bangkok, Thailand (2003-2005)

Principal, San Francisco Junior Academy, San Francisco, CA (2001-2002)

Principal, El Dorado Adventist School, Placerville, CA (1999-2001)

Co-Founder/Co-Director/Superintendent, Pansophia Academy Coldwater, MI (1994-1996)

College/University Instruction

Researcher, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI (1994)

Learning Facilitator, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA (1993)

Lecturer, Union College, Lincoln NE (1982)

K-8 Teacher

Principal/Teacher, I. L. Butler Memorial School, Florence, MS (1978-1982)

Home School Teacher, Wilderness Apple Ranch, North Fork, CA (1976-1977)

Teacher Assistant, 7th, 8th Grades, San Gabriel Academy, San Gabriel, CA (1975)

EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION

Ph. D. Education, Andrews University

MA Religion, Andrews University

BA Religion, Southwestern Union College

CONTRIBUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS

PUBLICATIONS INITIATIVES

Global Poverty Report, Once to Every Man and Nation, a declaration asserting the moral imperative for social, economic, and political justice/uplift for the global poor.

Evangelical Handbook, Arise and Shine, an anthology of spiritual writings on holistic ministry.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Pansophia Academy, Charter Public School Service

Selected as one of the top ten charter schools in the nation for research by Harvard University and funding by the Challenge Foundation based on school design and program.

Association of California Community College Administrators

“Honorary Mention” recognizing academic and professional acumen in professional training.

Solano Community College Service

Vallejo Chamber of Commerce “Business of the Year Award”

SCC Presidential Award for “Outstanding Performance and Lasting Contributions to the College”

Recognition for contributions to college and community from Mayor of Vallejo, elected officials from California Legislature, and United States Congress.

“For all things, to God be glory”

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