Education Policy Analyst

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Cathleen Himchak Cogdill

Address: **** ******** ****, *********, ** 20187

Phone: 703-***-**** Email: *********@**.**

A versatile, collaborative, accomplished, and knowledgeable professional with a successful track record and a flair for leading people in the right direction. Experience well over 30 years. Outstanding organizational and problem-solving skills. Highly collaborative with a talent for building productive relationships fostering smooth functioning while driving others towards excellence and attaining business goals. Possess verifiable leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills succinctly and with a crisp point. A remarkably successful mentor to peers and colleagues, owing to exceptional people skills. Have a solid track record in achieving set goals and delivering personal best at every step providing optimal results. Thrive in fast-paced business environments and cherish a chance to self-manage things through innate problem-solving skills and never say never attitude. HONORS AND AWARDS

Administrative Professional Faculty Award, NVCC, Annandale, VA 2019, 2020 Edward Anderson Award for Teaching Excellence, NVCC, Manassas, VA 2018 NVCC Alumni Association Faculty of Year Nominee, Manassas, VA 2013, 2016 NVCC Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence, Annandale, VA 2015 Howsmon Teaching Excellence Award Nominee, Manassas, VA 2015 NVCC Alumni Association Faculty of the Year Award, Woodbridge, VA 2012 Award of Merit for Image Enhancement, Credit Union Executive Society 1998 U.S. Congressional Medal for Volunteerism 1988

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MANASSAS, VA 2018 – Present Associate Dean, Math, Sciences, Technologies & Business

Assist Academic Dean with daily operations of division including Math, Science, Technologies & Business; Acting Dean in the Dean's absence; college-wide Program responsibilities aiding in the coordination of program and discipline reviews, data collection, and curriculum development.

Hire, mentor, and evaluate 25 Adjunct Faculty in Accounting, Administration of Justice, Automotive Technologies, Business, Finance, Marketing, Welding, Diesel Technologies, Health, and Physical Education, serving 4,000 students on average.

Implement and manage Spring, Summer, and Fall semester schedules in remote and in-person formats, working collaboratively with Provosts, Deans, Discipline Teaching Faculty, and monitoring workloads while conducting professional faculty development.

Manage student expectations, addressing initial grievances, third-time course repeats, registration challenges, and grade appeals.

Annual unit planning and monitor budget expenditures for part-time employment and operations and orient new full-time faculty as a point-of-contact for questions and concerns.

Train faculty on evaluation process ensuring Annual Performance and Professional Development (APPDOs) goals and annual classroom observation visits completed; Assist Dean in collecting information for division faculty members’ evaluations relevant to the respective faculty members’ duties.

Liaison with Human Resources updating academic retirements and employee issues as appropriate while maintaining hiring processes for faculty appointments.

Hire, supervise, and evaluate administrative staff assigned to the division. Cathleen Himchak Cogdill

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NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ANNANDALE, VA July 2020 – Jan 2021 Interim Director of Enrollment Management & Recruitment

Develop and execute programming to increase enrollment and retention.

Increase the term-to-term persistence of continuing students through career and degree programs.

Identify risk factors associated with attrition and mobilize resources to mitigate drop out/stop out of career and degree programs.

Work with multiple constituent groups, including program advisory boards, to maintain and improve resource allocations supporting student-ready culture.

Increased faculty-led remote structured advising by 20% in Summer 2020.

Increased Fall 2020 graduation applications by 30% through an internally developed outreach campaign. NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MANASSAS, VA 2001 – 2011 Assistant Dean, Business, Finance & Marketing

Oversaw campus-based business programs for Associate of Applied Science in Business Management and Associate of Science in Business Administration for the campus, serving 10,000 students, supporting eight adjuncts and two full-time faculty.

Provide leadership and direct supervision to adjunct faculty with onboarding, credentialing, professional development, and course development supporting business program growth.

Provide academic leadership to business discipline, enhance curriculum design and review, collect student learning outcomes, and work with four-year institutions to ensure course transferability.

Support enrollment management initiatives were increasing enrollment with strategic course offerings and efficient use of space. Support campus safety and emergency preparedness.

Work collaboratively with Dean creating schedules developing pathways to graduation and gainful employment.

Work with school districts in the Manassas campus service area with high school faculty credentialed to teach business courses through Dual Enrollment classes.

Work collegially with other campus faculty, deans, and provosts across the college to implement policies aligned with the college mission.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MANASSAS CAMPUS 2013 – 2015 Program Head, Business & Marketing

Provide leadership and direct supervision of eight adjunct faculty with onboarding, credentialing, professional development, and course development supporting business program growth.

Provide academic leadership to business discipline by enhancing curriculum design and review, collecting student learning outcomes, and working with 4-year institutions to ensure transferability of courses. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MANASSAS, VA 2004 – 2018 Professor, Business Management

Teach 30-credit workload developing coursework that spanned Business, Management, Marketing, and Student Development in support of Associate of Science, Business Administration and Associate of Applied Science, Business Management. Developed quizzes, exams, and homework, while revising syllabi to meet accreditation standards.

Utilized online and hybrid certification for multiple course delivery formats (face-to-face, asynchronous and synchronous).

Managed faculty advising caseload of 200 second-year business students working on the path to graduation with transfer to a university or gainful employment.

Cathleen Himchak Cogdill

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Courses included:

BUS 100 – Introduction to Business

o The first course in both programs was conveying the function of business enterprise within the U.S. economic framework.

o Supported over 200 students each academic year with course development using ancillary products promoting learning and managing student learning outcomes.

BUS 116 – Entrepreneurship

o Aided students plan for and initiate a new business or business idea using computer software and social media. BUS 165 – Small Business Management

o Enhance managers' skills in the small business sector of the economy, assisting students with understanding problems specific to small business firms with possible solutions. BUS 125 – Applied Business Mathematics

o Applies mathematical operations to business processes and problems relevant to financial, inventory, and marketing management.

BUS 200 – Principles of Management

o Focused on management and its functions to apply realistic situations attempting to achieve organizational objectives. BUS 220 – Introduction to Business Statistics

o Introduced business statistics to comprise the need for quantitative analysis in business, the basic procedures in problem-solving, and the sources and types of data used by business firms. BUS 270 – Interpersonal Dynamics in the Business Organization o Developed the course, its rubrics, and applied assignments, focusing on intra-and interpersonal communication effectiveness in business organizations.

MKT 201 – Introduction to Marketing

o Overview of marketing principles, concepts, management strategies, and tactics, and analytical tools are used by organizations to create marketing plans promoting ideas, products, and services to selected target groups. SDV 101 – Orientation to Business

o Designed course in response to advising support to differentiate business degree options and support students in creating a guided path to graduation.

o Introduced course in the first 16-credits to complete student success content related to transferable skills of the business path to graduation and four-year transfer or gainful employment. o Offered students the necessary skills to pursue academic goals, College services, and the business discipline for transfer or workforce goals.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Instructional & Student Services Committee 2020-Present Chair, Northern Virginia Community College

Program Advancement and Discipline Development Grant 2019 – Present Co-Chair, Manassas Campus, Northern Virginia Community College Teaching Faculty Rewards and Recognition Committee 2019-2020 Co-Chair, Manassas Campus, Northern Virginia Community College Administration of Justice Day: Careers in Command Sept 2019 Co-Chair, Manassas Campus, Northern Virginia Community College Mentor, Business Careers Adjunct Faculty 2004 – Present Manassas & Woodbridge Campuses, Northern Virginia Community College Cathleen Himchak Cogdill

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Blackboard Course Developer

Northern Virginia Community College

BUS 100-Introduction to Business for Online Format 2016 BUS 200-Principles of Management for Hybrid Format 2006 SACSCOC Accreditation Team 2010 – 2011

Northern Virginia Community College

Member, Quality Enhancement Plan

Advisory Council Member

Woodbridge Campus, Northern Virginia Community College 2009 – 2011 Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Instructional and Student Services Committee

Northern Virginia Community College

Chair 2020 – 2021

Member, Manassas Campus Representative 2019 – 2021 Member, Woodbridge Campus Representative 2008 – 2010 Advising Task Force 2008 – 2012

Woodbridge Campus Representative

Chair, Business Cluster 2010 – 2013

Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA Student Learning Outcome Liaison, Business Division 2011 – 2013 Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA Chair, Business Careers Faculty Search Committee 2007 and 2011 Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge Campus PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Client Service Data Coordinator 2003-2004

Lawrence Direct Marketing, Inc., Warrenton, VA

Director of Marketing & Sales 2003

Triple E Management Services, LLC., Warrenton, VA

Marketing & Sales Director 1998-2003

Intelligence Press, Inc., Sterling, VA

Marketing Communications Manager 1998

WisdomWare, Inc., Reston, VA

Promotions and Point-of-Sale Officer 1996-1998

Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Alexandria, VA

Marketing Communications Specialist 1995-1996

Robbins-Gioia, LLC., Alexandria, VA

Assistant Marketing Manager 1993-1995

Globalink, Inc., Fairfax, VA

Public Affairs Coordinator 1989-1992

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA Page 5

Cathleen Himchak Cogdill

Phone: 703-***-**** Email: *********@**.**

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

PhD, Dissertation with Distinction: Funding Virginia Community Colleges During a Recessionary Period: Impact of Utilizing an Outcomes-Based Funding Model

George Mason University, Education Policy 2018

MBA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1997 Majored in Marketing

Graduated Cum Laude

BA, Marymount University, Communication Arts

Minored in Business

Graduated Cum Laude

Research Experience:

International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership 2007 – 2012 Student Reviewer

• Provide constructive comments for a peer-reviewed journal. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2009 – 2010

Graduate Research Assistant, L. E. Reybold

• Collected, Organized, Analyzed Research Articles

• Compiled and Cross-Referenced Research Projects

Publications:

Cogdill, C. H. (2019). Funding Virginia Community Colleges During a Recessionary Period: Impact of Utilizing an Outcomes- Based Funding Model (Doctoral dissertation). ProQuest. Behan, C.H. & Simmons, D., Test Bank for Kelly, M., & McGowen, J. (2009). BUSN, 1st Edition. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning. Presentations and Invited Lectures:

Cogdill, C. H., (Invited February 2021). Funding Decisions in Troubled Economic Times. State Higher Education Executive Education Officers Association. Denver, CO.

Resume Workshop, (Fall 2019, 2020) “Working a Professional Resume,” Women in Search of Excellence (WISE) Mentoring Program, Manassas, VA.

Behan, C.H. (August 2008). Advocate for Your Education at NOVA. New Student Orientation Fall 2008 enrolled students at Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA. Behan, C.H. (March 2007). Invited Speaker. Creative uses of Blackboard for Student Engagement in Business, Thompson Publishing, Business, and Economics.

Professional Affiliations:

Virginia Government Employees Association (VGEA) 2019 – Present Virginia Community College Association (VCCA) 2019 – Present Association for Study of Higher Education (ASHE) 2014 – Present Community Service:

Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Warrenton, VA

Member 2006-present

Church Council 2018 – 2020

Handbell Choir 2018 – 2019

Co-Leader, Youth Confirmation 2013 – 2016

Fauquier Community Child Care, Inc., Warrenton, VA Chair, Board of Directors 2010 – 2012

Member, Board of Directors 2006 – 2013

Languages:

English: Native Language

American Sign Language: Intermediate Fluency

Cathleen Himchak Cogdill

Phone: 703-***-**** Email: *********@**.**

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Computer Skills:

Operating Systems:

Windows 10, iOS

Cloud Applications:

OneDrive

Google Drive

Dropbox

Additional Software:

Adobe Acrobat Professional

MS Office 365

Signal Vine Texting Platform

CANVAS/Blackboard Learning Management Systems

Ad Astra Higher Education Scheduling Software

MS Teams

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