Kevin J. Martin, PhD, MS, MBA

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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

The reason why it is important to help faculty to work with[diverse student populations] is summed up in the fact that helping faculty in their craft of teaching has wider ramifications for curriculum, instruction, and assessment, which can have a direct impact upon the performance of students

Frederick Community College

Senior Researcher for Institutional Effectiveness
November 2021 to Present

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.


Fairfax University of America

Director of Institutional Effectiveness
June 2019 to November 2021

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. I accepted this position specifically to support the university through a difficult regulatory time resulting from an audit by the State Council of higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) that ultimately resulted in the university halting its online education programs. I was responsible for managing all regulatory communication and ensuring that the university came into compliance, resulting in restructuring of the organization and the institution of new policies and procedures. I championed and led the improvements and implemented them at the university beyond just the online programs. I oversaw the audit in October 2021, all resulting in the university being brought back into full compliance with the State with zero findings. Thanks to my strategic outlook and the academic integrity model, these efforts resulted in “no items of noncompliance and no items of concern to report” and the renewal of the university’s ability to offer online education. 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.



Virginia International University

Director of Educational Assessment (concurrent with other responsibilities)
November 2016 to June 2019

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.



Virginia International University

Director of Educational Assessment (concurrent with other responsibilities)
June 2013 to January 2021

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.



Virginia International University

Program Director, MA in TESOL Program
January 2013 to June 2013

Served as program manager overseeing faculty, students, and curriculum for the Master of Arts in TESOL Program.



Medtech Institute

Director of Education
July 2010 to June 2012

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).