Kevin J. Martin, Ph.D., MBA
A passion for innovation in higher education.
I am an outside the box thinker with a teaching and coaching philosophy to challenge in a supportive and formative way.
With a doctorate in education with a focus on adult learning and long-term professional development, I am an expert in the area of professional learning.
My professional and educational experience relate to assessing the needs of staff by understanding their individualized needs, but also by understanding institutional gaps and areas for improvement. I have supported organizations through the development of professional development programs leading to improved practices and outputs.
Coaching
Coaching has the potential to instill passion and growth in individuals on a deep level. My role as an educator is to coach people in a way that is personalized and meaningful, but that also allows for individuals to have agency in their own development.
Integrity
Education has its foundations in striving to move learners beyond themselves and to promote learner-centered practices. My commitment to those that I serve is grounded in an unwavering commitment to do the right thing and instill a positive learning environment.
Excellence
I strive to go above and beyond the curriculum in a commitment to fostering a learner centered-learning environment.
Passion
Passion includes the desire to promote active learning in and out of the classroom, and to demonstrate compassion for struggles and challenges faced by learners. I bring a drive and desire to help my colleagues and students succeed.
Growth and Learning
At times challenging, education is meant to move people beyond their initial state to help them meet and exceed their desired outcomes. My goal is to help individuals identify their own areas of growth, as well as develop targeted goals to assist individuals to achieve their desired outcomes.
Innovation
I believe that we can constantly find ways of improving and innovating. I believe that effective planning can lead to developing innovative practices and ways of thinking.
Areas of Expertise
- Long-term professional development programs and strategies
- Coaching professionals in their individual growth plans
- Curriculum development and implementation
- Project management and professional event planning
- Strategic planning, development, and visioning
- Quality assurance and institutional effectiveness
- Data management and data visualization
- Survey writing and analysis
- Working with diverse populations, ages, cultures, and language backgrounds
- Organizational and departmental needs assessment
- Learning Outcome Mapping
- Risk management
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion
- Accreditation and Compliance
Education
- Master of Business Administration (Data Analytics), Louisiana State University, Shreveport
- Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment), Walden University
- Dissertation: Educational Development Needs of Higher Education Faculty Working With ELLs
- Knowledge Area Module VI: Leadership in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- Knowledge Area Module V: The Social Nature of Learning
- MS in Linguistics (Theoretical Linguistics), Georgetown University
- BS in Biology, University of Dayton
- BA in French, University of Dayton
Professional Experience
Senior Researcher for Institutional Effectiveness
November 2021 to Present
Frederick Community College
Served as the senior institutional researcher for the College focusing on institutional data and trends. Developed and managed all institutional dashboards and internal and external-facing data and institutional profiles.
COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Developed trainings for College staff and faculty for how to use dashboards and related resources, as well as using and applying data for departmental improvement. Coordinated trainings and professional development with monthly training sessions. This includes one-on-one trainings for senior leadership staff and their teams, as well as large scale trainings for the College. Worked to develop professional development plans with senior leaders and other College leadership around data usage and collection, as well as application of data using high impact practices. I am adept at delivering training in in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats and am well versed in the use of video conferencing technology.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OUTCOMES
Developed and worked with departments and teams within the College on how to develop key performance indicators and outcomes, and how to use data to develop these KPIs and how to monitor their progress.
DATA DASHBOARDS AND COMPLEX DATA SETS
Developed a series of dashboards and associated complex data sets touching upon student enrollment, diversity (student and employee), facility usage, financial accessibility, human resources data, enrollment management, and student access and success. Experienced in the use of Tableau and PowerBI. Utilized statistical software including SPSS for descriptive statistics. Built semesterly and annual datasets that provided key decision makers with student profiles, student success metrics, and deep dives on institutional trends.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING
Experienced in environmental scanning from internal and external sources including federal census, state education databases, county public schools data, Lightcast data, internal credit and non-credit enrollment data, among others. Built dashboards and datasets for program improvement, internal benchmarking, and institutional planning.
INSTITUTIONAL DATA COUNCIL CHAIR
Chaired the council with a special focus on College-wide professional development around using data, the role of staff in data accuracy and application.
POLICY REVIEW
Serving on policy reviews for a variety of institutional policies including policies around academic affairs, record retention, HR policies, and information technology. I enjoy policy writing and supporting policy review.
MANAGED PUBLIC AND INTERNAL-FACING DATA SITES
Managed the Office of Planning, Assessment, Institutional Research public-facing website including management of all data and the institutional profile; managed the internal-facing dashboards and associated resources for the College’s staff and faculty.
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Developed the institution’s Data Dictionary for consistent and accurate use of terminology related to data, developed departmental manuals and step-by-steps for consistent collection, management, and publication of data.
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
Served as a co-chair for the reaccreditation with Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and coordinated the work of the Steering Committee and Work Groups.
INTERNAL SERVICE
MSCHE Self-Study Co-Chair (reaccreditation and compliance); Served on the President’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion taskforce; Advocacy for Student Parents committee; Chaired the College Data Council; Served as elected representative of the Administrative Staff Association; Served on the Human Resources (HR) Advisory Council, serving on the Enrollment Management Steering Committee; served on the Achieving the (exploratory) Dream Steering Committee.
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
June 2019 to November 2021
Fairfax University of America
Served as the head of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, which included the areas of organization and educational assessment, compliance, quality assurance, and strategic planning for the entire institution. Served as matrix manager over the Office of the Registrar, Career Services, and Academic Support Services. Developed training programs and standard operating procedures to provide cohesively designed programs aimed at addressing gaps and improving practices.
COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Oversaw an innovative training program aimed at identifying institutional and departmental gaps in order to develop training materials and workshops.
- Managed the Learning Management System (Canvas) administrative privileges for Academic Affairs
- Developed and implemented customized institutional learning solutions (institutional knowledge building and core compliance requirements) and streamlined tracking and documenting of trainings; Creating learning modules on Canvas for institutional trainings
- Provided regular professional development workshops related to instructional effectiveness and assessment practices; Created the current Faculty Development Planning system used at the institution; Monitor and maintain reporting on end of course surveys for all departments; Created the current Annual Faculty Evaluation Process
- Implemented a senior leadership coaching model aimed at increasing institutional knowledge across staff, including group and individualized training modules around institutional compliance and institutional effectiveness
- Overhauled the tracking of professional learning and establishing personal and departmental objectives for learning and individual and group outcomes
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OUTCOMES
- Developed and implemented a performance management system through the development of institutional and departmental outcomes, leading to the development of KPIs and departmental outcomes
INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
- Managed annual and longitudinal institutional research, identifying trends in recruitment, student populations, persistence, graduation and retention
- Developed internal dashboards for real-time access to institutional data for stakeholders
- Overhauled, managed, and analyzed surveys and results related to end of course surveys, overall student satisfaction, and faculty/staff engagement with assessment; Created reporting system and documentation applied across all educational programs institution-wide; Assisted schools in the creation of institution-wide and programmatic entry and exit surveys.
- Provided high-level analysis of institutional data; Served as IPEDS Keyholder and coordinated collection of and cleaning of all institutional data to the IPEDS system; Served as Title IX Coordinator; maintained campus security report and harassment policy reporting and compliance; reported compliance requirements to the State and US Department of Education
- Led quantitative and qualitative analysis of institutional research related to students and their outcomes, student satisfaction, and programmatic accountability
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Developed policy manuals for compliance and accreditation across the institution, instituting standard operating procedures and policy tracking across the institution
QUALITY ASSURANCE
- Monitored areas of non-compliance and non-conformity, complaints, feedback, and anonymous/confidential concerns and whistleblowing to develop risk assessments and strategies for improvement
- Oversaw educational and organizational assessment practices and reporting for the institution; Served as committee member and assessment advisor for the General Education Review Committee
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE
- Developed consistent FERPA policies, procedures, trainings across the institution; Updated all FERPA regulations and forms for staff/faculty; Annually distributed FERPA compliance emails to students regarding their rights and privileges under FERPA
- Supported schools toward achievement of programmatic accreditation (especially CEA); Oversaw all reporting and communication requirements with state (SCHEV) and accreditation commission (especially working toward SACS COC and CEA accreditation) compliance and site-visits; Coached school leaders with respect to preparing for site visits from state and other regulatory agencies
- Managed the university’s Academic Catalog
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
- Further expanded institutional dashboards, leveraging IT services, to understand real-time outcomes; developed new departmental hubs to ensure knowledge sharing, to increase institutional knowledge and management of policies and procedures
- Under a restructuring of the Office of the registrar, supported the overhaul of the Office of the Registrar, including hiring all staff, reorganizing of academic/registrar policies and procedures, and the creation of the Office of the Registrar Handbook, providing systematicity and standardization to the department; Instituted new reporting and tracking streams for the Office of the Registrar and reporting forms; Revised all Registrar Office forms and policies
- Assisted with the Career Services Department after identifying weak implementation of practices and procedures, with a focus on staff knowledge development and better tracking tools and policies; worked to realign the department to understand and meet the business’ needs
- Developed new surveys to gauge the success of initiatives and areas for improvement in these new objectives
- Led the strategic reorganization of Academic Operations to ensure streamlined practices, policies, and forms
BUDGETING AND STAFFING
- Managed and developed the departmental budget and hiring and performance management of staff within the Office
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
- Managed the collection of official institutional records including meeting minutes, records of training programs, compliance documentation, and outcomes achievement
- Disseminated information on educational assessment activities across the university for key stakeholders within schools, Executive Board, and the Board of Trustees
Director of Educational Assessment
November 2016 to June 2019
Fairfax University of America
Served as the founding Director of Educational Assessment within the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, overseeing all educational assessment practice, including monitoring performance, identifying areas for improvement. This includes developing and mapping curricula to key performance indicators, monitoring outputs and successes, and identifying areas for improvement within the curriculum. My work included development of an institutional training plan using group trainings, individual development for key leaders for the initiative, ongoing training and resources through the learning management system (LMS), and monitoring training implementation and reviewing and analyzing institutional-level data for the university. This was a concurrent appointment as Dean of the School of Education.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Developed policy manuals, forms and procedures, and training manuals related to all aspects of Educational Assessment for the institution, aimed at empowering staff to use and understand the impact that initiatives have on learning outcomes
- Led the rewriting of institutional, school, and programmatic learning outcomes through trainings and consultations with various departments
- Worked with schools and programs from deans to program chairs to ensure that educational assessment is supported across assessment activities, divisions of labor, and practices to ensure accurate and efficient collection of data from periodic reporting through annual reviews
- As Chair of the Institutional Curriculum Committee, instituted new forms and procedures for the development of new programs, courses, and course revisions aimed at compliance with state and accreditation commissions, and internal culture and institutional mission
- Developed new technology tools within the department to ensure the collection of an implementation of results across departments; leverages IT services to develop dashboards to monitor outcomes
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT
- Directed learning outcome assessment and evaluation programs for programmatic and school improvement
- Guided the assessment and evaluation process through needs analysis, planning, implementation, collection and evaluation of results
- Served as committee member and assessment advisor for the General Education Review Committee
- Chaired the Deans’ Assessment Council, meeting monthly to discuss and strategize on educational assessment to standardize and support assessment across all units
- Created an assessment grants program for faculty to promote the sharing of innovations by staff and faculty for shared learning across schools and educational programs
DATA ANALYSIS AND MONITORING
- Helped to analyze programmatic and school-wide data related to student learning through quantitative and qualitative analysis of artifacts and assessment results at the course and program level
- Analyzed data across schools for an institutional view of educational assessment to advise strategic planning for student, faculty, and staff success
- Created, implemented, and analyzed surveys and results related to the assessment experience within the educational units including entry and exit surveys
- Updated and launched institutional surveys aimed at understanding student and faculty attitudes and their understanding of assessment and its evolution over time
- Worked with the wider Office of Institutional Effectiveness to rewrite aspects if the Student Engagement Survey to target student learning and student engagement with campus academic support resources
- Created and launched an annual survey evaluating the implementation of a new assessment program to understand its areas for improvement and successes
- Created reporting system and documentation applied across all educational programs institution-wide
STRATEGIC PLANNING
- Assisted in strategic planning in collaboration with the Director of Institutional Assessment and the Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
- Supported schools toward achievement of programmatic accreditation (especially CEA and IACBE)
- Assisted with state (SCHEV) and accreditation commission (especially working toward SACS COC and CEA accreditation) compliance and site-visits
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
- Created an educational development program related to assessment and offering individual and group coaching sessions, trainings, and workshops for faculty and staff development
- Assisted group and individualized sessions with faculty with classroom-based assessment practices and hosted workshops on classroom assessment
- Coached school leaders with respect to preparing for site visits from the state and accreditation commissions
Dean of the School of Education and Language Studies
January 2013 to January 2021
Fairfax University of America
Served as head of the School of Education and Language Studies overseeing faculty, students, and curriculum for teacher education master’s programs, as well as the Intensive English programs. Additionally served as faculty teaching courses in areas including second language pedagogy and curriculum design, program administration, and assessment and evaluation.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
- Developed a long-term professional development program aimed at improving the knowledge base of faculty, with particular focus on project-based assessment, conducting action research, use of technology in the classroom, and materials creation and instructional practices
- Instituted a new peer observation process aimed at leveraging strengths within the faculty, while also working to develop faculty in areas of personal instructional weakness; this also was aimed at increasing communication across the faculty, building stronger relationships among peers
- Created a faculty development program focused on the long-term development of the faculty and staff within the School of Education meant to provide individualized professional improvement, with particular focus on developing pedagogical knowledge around teaching diverse learners, understanding new trends in the field, and benefiting from peer observations
- Utilized learning management system (LMS) to provide just-in-time training to faculty around topics identified in individual development plans, especially in common areas for development across the faculty; Oversaw the individual development/faculty development plans for all staff and faculty in the school
EDUCATION PROGRAM OVERSIGHT
- Utilized advisory boards and environmental scanning to continually keep the curriculum up-to-date, meeting the needs of current and future learners
- Oversaw all onground and online courses, identified new technologies to implement within the department to improve pedagogy and use of new tolls and resources
- Developed new curriculum and conducted feasibility studies for Master of Science on Applied Linguistics program, Master of Education in Higher Education, and the English as a Second Language Program
- Aligned all programs to standards and created cohesion among the various programs
- Created entry and exit surveys tracking longitudinal progress and areas for improvement
- Managed the school’s learning management system (Moodle and later Canvas) including all aspects of maintenance (setting up and maintaining courses each semester, course design and development, educational assessment, and monitoring)
- Developed online courses for the School of Education
ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT
- Formed and headed faculty-admission committee
- Conducted bi-annual programmatic advisory boards of professionals in the field who could advise on the department’s outcomes
- Managed faculty and staff in the school including all adjunct and full-time faculty
- Handled all hiring within the School of Education to include faculty (full-time and part-time), staff, and student workersCreated and monitored the school’s budget, including monitoring the department’s P&L and budget creation
- Oversaw and designed all marketing brochures, advertisements, commercials, website content, and social media marketing
- Served as CEA self-study coordinator and liaison with CEA
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Assisted in strategic planning in collaboration with the Director of Institutional Assessment and the Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EVENTS
- Hosted Faculty Educational Development Workshop series including monthly trainings on instructional best-practices and teaching tips for faculty across all schools/divisions
- Instituted the school and university’s first annual conference (Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture) that bringing 200-300 professionals each year from the global community to present on topics including intercultural communication and the intersection between education policy and practices
- Developed a web-based conference system with IT for the Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture including elements feature from proposal acceptance, proposal review, scheduling, and participant evaluation
- Launched the School of Education’s Voices from the Field speaker series hosting monthly professional development master classes for students, faculty, and community members
FOUNDED THE WRITING, RESEARCH, & MEDIA CENTER (WRMC) (2013 to 2016)
- Formed the Writing, Research and Media Center including the launch of the website, physical space, policies and forms, and hired center personnel as a services for faculty and students university-wide
- Created trainings for students, staff, and faculty on WRMC resources
- Instituted weekly seminars for students, staff, and faculty on topics related to the WRMC (APA, use of TurnItIn, helping students succeed, etc.)
- Created a tracking system focused on departmental metrics and successes
GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OVERSIGHT (2013-2016)
- Reorganized curriculum into an outcomes based, divisional structure
- Instituted common curricular elements and oversaw assessment within the department
- Instituted semesterly and annual student and faculty surveys
- Developed online courses for the General Education
Director of Education
July 2010 to December 2013
Medtech College
Served as chief academic officer for the institution which was focused on preparing future medical professionals for further career advancement at the Silver Spring campus. In such capacity oversaw all programs (Medical Assisting and Medical Billing & Coding Specialist as well as English as a Second Language and English Language Literacy, Additional responsibilities included management and development of the Office of the Registrar, Student Services, and all Program Directors (Establishment and Development).
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
- Worked with external medical professionals to develop trainings and workshops for students and faculty on trends in the field and new practices and devices being implemented in the field
- Developed a training program for continuing education units for professionals in the field, inviting doctors, dentists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to tailor curricula to fulfill their needs
- Instituted regular faculty development seminars and campus in-services to improve teaching effectiveness
- Developed and mentored Program Directors, Registrar, Retention Specialist, and Student Services Advisors
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT
- Formed advisory boards of external medical professionals (especially doctors, nurses, and practice administrators) to advise on trends in the field to develop cutting edge curriculum
- Led initiative to realign and reformulate the ESL curriculum to modernize, make more vigorous, and to serve as an industry leader in language education
ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT
- Served as Chair of Language Programs and project manager for the development of curriculum including Spanish for Health Professionals, TOEFL, and an ESL Instructor Certificate program
- Served as language acquisition subject matter expert and as the lead of the Language School’s Curriculum Committee
- Tracked and monitored attrition, retention, and completion rates for student population and faculty members
- Convened and organized biannual advisory boards for all programs
- Held weekly departmental faculty meetings to disseminate information and monitor and address concerns and suggestions
- Developed strategies to improve retention, attendance, and completion rates by creating better community resources
- Developed, implemented and conducted all new student orientation activities designed to provide students with sense of purpose and desire to develop success
- Oversaw and monitored registrar activities including course scheduling, incomplete grades, students leave of absences, student drops and accuracy of student records
- Monitored and provided strategic development for Student Services office to develop student life and build/maintain student community
- Instituted a monthly Retention Committee and saw a decrease in student attrition from 8% to 4.5% in the first year
- Served as liaison between admissions, financial aid, executive director, and external constituents
- Oversaw the largest expansion of the ESL program to 300 students
- Oversaw and coordinated all commencement exercises for schools in the Mid-Atlantic including creating and developing programs, order of exercises, technical logistics and speakers
- Stood in for Executive Director upon absence
ADVISORY AND COMMITTEE WORK
- Served on the Culture Committee working to develop and unify a single culture across all of the campuses
- Served on policy review and revision committees
- Convened and led monthly regional Directors of Education meetings to calibrate and share ideas in the region
- Developed regional plan to transform faculty pay-structure to move instructors from hourly to salary, by providing instructors with more administrative time to provide increased focus on student outcomes
BUDGETING AND STAFFING
- Sought cost effective ways to recognize contributions of all instructors including instituting instructor of the month, providing awards for achieving anniversaries, and monthly coffee hours to instill and develop camaraderie
- Developed the departmental budget and monitored all departmental purchases to ensure budgetary compliance
- Oversight of and expertise in P&L, budgetary constraints, budgetary creation/management and forecasting
- Led all interview committees for new hires within the department and ensured proper completion of new hire paperwork and regulatory compliance for credentials of all hires
COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
- Monitored compliance and regulatory requirements for internal bodies and outside accreditors including federal, state and local organizations
- Served as leading contact for accreditation commissions including the state higher education commission (MHEC), institutional accreditors, and programmatic accreditors