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Angela W. Peters, Ph.D.

ANGELA W. PETERS, Ph.D.

EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION Ph.D., Biochemistry, 1998 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

M.S., Chemistry, 1993 Hampton University, Hampton, VA

B.A., Chemistry, 1987 Hampton University, Hampton, VA

POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Institutes of Higher Education, Management Development Program, June 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Albany State University, Albany GA Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs (2019-current) Public Institution, Member University System of Georgia

Overview of select responsibilities: Serve as the Chief Academic Officer and the number two official of the university. Primary responsibilities include providing senior leadership across areas of university operations, strategic planning, development and assessment of undergraduate and graduate academic programs, and oversight of educational policy and programs of instruction. Provide education leadership for 6509 students (1450 first-time freshmen), which comprises 65 academic programs including certificates, associates degrees, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and education specialist degrees. The university operates on two campuses including two off-campus sites, 820 employees (373 faculty and 447 staff), and is a member institution of the University System of Georgia. Annual operating budget is $114 million.

Responsible for the operation, direction, and supervision of the Division of Academic Affairs including the following: three academic colleges; 13 academic departments; Dental Hygiene Clinic; Water Quality Institute; Early Learning Childhood Center; Child Care Resource & Referral of South West Georgia at Albany; Undergraduate Research; Honors Program; International Education; Academic Learning Support Services; First-Year Experience; Library; Sponsored Research and

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Grants; Graduate Studies; Distance Learning; Television and Radio Station; campus site for USG e- campus (e-core).

Select accomplishments include: • Reorganization of academic colleges and departments to align with university mission and strategic plan • Increased pathways from Associates Degrees leading to Bachelor’s degree • Organizational Health Assessment (Environmental Scan) aligned with the Strategic Plan • Comprehensive Administrative Review (savings was redirected towards scholarships and new faculty hires.) • Executive member of the Strategic Planning Taskforce • New Center for Blockchain, Innovation and Emerging Technology • New Health Sciences & STEM Academy • Momentum Year Initiative which includes Gateways to Completion (John Gardner Institute) • Co-chair of Student Success and Innovation Committee. Implemented an Integrated Student Success Model that collaborates with divisions across the institution. Results show an increase in enrollment by 6%; increase in retention for associate’s degree students by 6 percentage points and for bachelor’s degree students by 12 percentage points. • Co-chair of Executive Retention Committee • Transfer Articulation Agreements with Columbus Technical College, Albany Technical College, Oconee Fall Line Technical College, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and Atlanta Technical College • Partnership with Phoebe Health System to increase nursing capacity in the state (Local Healthcare Workforce Retention Initiative) • Developed faculty workload policy, promotion and tenure policy and faculty overload compensation policy. • National program for University Principal Preparation Initiative through the Wallace Foundation • Developed student mentoring group for online learning i.e. online mentoring group (#ASUOMG) • Center for Faculty Excellence: during the onset of the pandemic 90% faculty completed Online Teaching Certification, based off Quality Matters Standards; retained 95% of new faculty via the Faculty First-Year Support Program; faculty coaches utilized as mentors; developed monthly leadership modules for deans and department chairs and developed new aspiring leaders program for faculty. • Implementation of staff development for administrative assistants in Academic Affairs • SACSCOC executive committee • Re-affirmation by accrediting bodies for the following programs: chemistry, business, social work, public administration, counselor education, criminal justice, teacher-education, nursing, dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology, health information technology, diagnostic medical sonography, emergency medical services, histologic technician, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapy assistant, radiologic science, respiratory care. • Editor-in-chief for ASU Research Magazine • University ambassador for the Affordable Learning Georgia Initiative (low-cost textbook options)

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Claflin University, Orangeburg SC Vice Provost for Academic Programs (2013-2019) Private Institution, United Methodist Affiliated Overview of select responsibilities: Member of the President’s extended cabinet and senior leadership team. Monitors programs and initiatives with Academic Programs and all programs within the Office of the Provost to ensure alignment with university strategic plan. Monitors compliance with accreditation and agency requirements at state, regional and federal levels. Key responsibilities include: academic program review and improvement; oversight of academic enhancement programs for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students; accreditation; strategic partnerships; proposal development; faculty annual evaluations; pre-tenure evaluation; tenure and promotion evaluations; post-tenure evaluations; assessment of student learning and advancement of student success; academic personnel hiring (search process); budget development and fiscal accountability; enrollment management; faculty professional development; program and curriculum development, and the support and improvement of teaching and learning. The university profile consists of the following: 2100 students (625 first-time freshmen); 25 academic programs including bachelors and master’s degrees; 350 employees (150 faculty and 200 staff). Annual operating budget is $60 million.

Select accomplishments include: • Early acceptance with Campbell University (Pharm D.; MPA) and Greenville Health System Medical School (MD) • Accelerated degree programs with University of South Carolina-Chemical Engineering • SC State Legislature Appropriation for Carolina Cluster Pathways Program ($300,000) • SC State Legislature Appropriation for Nursing Program ($600,000) • Online Programs i.e. organizational management, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, master’s business administration; master’s education (curriculum and instruction); RN to BSN. • Reformed General Education curriculum. Reduced credit hours and focused on embedding global competencies; writing across the curriculum and critical thinking in core courses. Coordinated Employer Roundtables with quarterly themes such as healthcare, technology, biotechnology and manufacturing. • Articulation agreement with Richland County School District Two (satellite computer science and engineering courses). • Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Coordinate faculty development opportunities; provide funding for faculty travel and SEED Research projects. Funded by Title III (US Dept. of Education). • Interim Director of International Education. Enhanced study abroad (student and faculty-led) initiatives and increased exchange programs and research collaborations with international institutions. • Articulation agreements with school districts in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Angola, Panama and Mexico through the Intensive English Language Program approved by Homeland Security. • Interim Executive Director for the Carolina Cluster Pathway Initiative ($6 million funding from UNCF/Lilly Foundation for Benedict, Claflin and Voorhees). Coordinated Executive Advisory Council that includes 70 public and private agencies and corporations. Articulation agreements with these groups increased internships and employment opportunities. • Chair, Academic Affairs Committee • Chair, Academic Excellence Taskforce for University Long-Range Plan. • Created Chairs Council. Formulation and development of long-range plans for academic units. • Created Faculty First-Year Support Program. Increased faculty retention by 80%. 3

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• Implemented Advanced Placement Summer Institute endorsed by the College Board and SC Dept. of Education. • Capital Campaign Planning Committee for the “Imagine the Possibilities” capital campaign that raised $105 million. • Collaborated with Alumni Affairs and Career Services to develop a student/alumni mentoring and networking program i.e. Panthers at Work Mentoring Program. • SACSCOC core committee focusing on accreditation and compliance. • Re-affirmation by accrediting bodies for chemistry, biochemistry, music and business. • Accreditation of Computer Science by the American Board of Engineering Technology (ABET).

Department Chair of Chemistry (2001-2013) Professor (2007); Associate Professor (2001); Tenured (2004) Overview of select responsibilities: Chief departmental, administrative and budget officer responsible for: assisting the Dean with capacity-building, developing and implementing undergraduate academic standards, undergraduate academic program development, strategic leadership, research, grants and facilities administration, hiring, separation, faculty evaluation, junior faculty mentoring, outreach and resource development.

Select accomplishments include: • Achieved national approval of the chemistry and biochemistry major by the American Chemical Society. • Implemented a continuous ACS accreditation compliant program addressing the following: strategic planning, safety, instrumentation, library holding, student learning outcomes, enrollment/graduation rates, scholarship, faculty research and scholarly publications. • Enhanced curricula emphasizing experiential learning and internships. • Developed 3+ 4 program with Presbyterian College of Pharmacy. • Developed 3 + 1 program with SC College of Pharmacy (USC and MUSC). • Developed NMR Center as Research Core for INBRE institutions. • Developed a “Profit Center” using NMR and other analytical instruments as a service center. • Secured a ‘Service Contract” with Albemarle, Inc. to run NMR samples. • Increased faculty/support staff 4-fold from 4 to 16. • Increased student enrollment 3-fold from 26 majors in 2001 to 78 majors in 2012. • Increased student placement in STEM graduate school or workforce by 90%. • Increased faculty/student research by 100%. • Increased grantsmanship by 100%. • Promoted research excellence through collaborations, partnerships and external funding. • Secured first Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), Edgewood, Maryland.

University of South Carolina, Columbia SC Executive Director Louis Stokes South Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation (1998- 2001) The Louis Stokes-South Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation (LS-SCAMP) has become a 4

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keystone for undergraduate STEM retention and a catalyst for degree completion within the state. Housed in the College of Engineering, USC served as lead institution and fiscal agent. LS- SCAMP included the following institutions who collectively, contributed the largest underrepresented minority STEM degrees in the state (30% higher than the national STEM degree rate): two major research universities (the University of South Carolina and Clemson University), four HBCU’s (Benedict College, South Carolina State University, Voorhees College and Claflin University), one large community college (Midlands Technical College), and an array of industrial partners. The Executive Director managed an annual budget of $5 million between partner institutions and 9500 students. Served as liaison between the National Science Foundation and Governing Boards of partner institutions.

Instructor (1994-1996) General Chemistry, Summer Science Camp-EPSCoR,

Denmark Technical College (1994-1995) Instructor, General Chemistry

Sun Refining and Marketing (Sunoco), Marcus Hook PA (1987-1991) Chemist I and Laboratory Technician

BOARD and COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS National • Committee Member: College Board-Chair, Academic Affairs, Dream Deferred Conference, 2013- 2019 • Board Member: American Reading Company (King of Prussia, PA), 2012-2015 • Committee Member: American Chemical Society Taskforce on Undergraduate Programming, (Washington, DC), 2004-2007 State • Committee Member: University System of Georgia Academic Affairs Council, 2019-present • Executive Committee Member: SC Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), 2014-2019 • Executive Committee Member: SC IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), 2007-2019 • Board Member: Medical University of South Carolina-Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (MUSC-IRACDA), 2008-2012 • Committee Member: Southern Education Foundation South Carolina Task Force, Commission on Higher Education: Higher Education Sub-committee, 2001-2003

Local • Board Member: Albany Civil Rights Institute (Albany, GA), 2019 – present • Chair and Board Member: Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five, High School for Health Professions (Orangeburg, SC), 2010-2019 • Board Member: Richland Two Institute of Innovation, Richland School District Two (Columbia, SC), 2014-2019 • Board Member: Laurens County Museum Association (Laurens, SC), 2016 - 2019

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• Board Member: Healing Species (Orangeburg, SC), 2010-2013 • Board Member: GEMSS (Girls Emulating Maturity Strength and Scholarship) Advisory Board, Claflin University, 2001-2015

HONORS/AWARDS • E. Ann Nalley Southeastern Regional Award for Volunteer Services, American Chemical Society, 2017 • E. Ray McAfee Distinguished Service Award, American Chemical Society, 2013 • Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Distinguished Service Award, 2012 • ChemLuminary Award, ACS Women Chemists Committee for Outstanding Outreach to Girls in Elementary Education, 2011 • Stanley C. Israel Award for Diversity, Southeastern Region of the American Chemical Society, 2010 • South Carolina Governors Professor of the Year, 2005 • National Millennium Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004 (White House Initiative on HBCU’s) • James E. Hunter Excellence in Teaching, 2004 (Claflin University) • Time Warner Cable Unsung Hero Award, 2004 • Recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as providing Outstanding Service and Performance to the USDA-Agricultural Research Services South Atlantic Region Summer Internship Program, 2001 • Outstanding Women Graduate Student Research Paper, University of South Carolina, 1998 • South Carolina Statewide Research Conference Outstanding Poster Award, 1997 • American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar Award in Cancer Research, 1996 - 2000 • Sigma Xi National Scientific Research Society, 1996 • South Carolina Academy of Science Graduate Research Award, 1996 • Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award, 1996 • National Institute of Health Supplemental Research Fellowship, 1995-1997 • Hoechst Celanese Specialty Division Academic Scholarship, 1992 • Minority Biomedical Research Support, 1991-1993

PUBLICATIONS

Select Books/Chapters/Reports

Peters, A.W. & Johnson, Kenyatta (In press 2021), Albany State University Academic Advising as a Tool for Student Success and Educational Equity, in Chelsea Fountain (ed.) Academic advising as a tool for student success and educational equity. University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.

Peters, A.W., Li, N. & Smith, D. (2020), Supporting the Academic Success of Pre-Service Teachers, in Nan Li, Angela W. Peters, Courtney A. Howard (eds.) A Research Perspective: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Academic Success Across South Carolina. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing ISBN: 9781648021923

Peters, A.W., Tisdale, V.A. & Swinton, D. (2019), High-Impact Educational Practices that Promote Student Achievement in STEM, in Zakiya S. Wilson-Kennedy, Goldie S. Byrd, Eugene Kennedy, Henry T. Frierson 6

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(ed.) Broadening Participation in STEM (Diversity in Higher Education, Volume 22) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 183-196. ISBN: 9781787569089

Peters, A.W. & Tisdale, V.A. (2015), Paradigm Shift: Infusing Research into Teaching and Learning at Claflin University, in Jeton McClinton , Mark A. Melton , Caesar R. Jackson , Kimarie Engerman (ed.) Infusing Undergraduate Research into Historically Black Colleges and Universities Curricula (Diversity in Higher Education, Volume 17) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.47 – 61. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-364420150000017016

Peters, S.G. & Peters, A.W. Choosing to Believe: Creating a Framework for School Success. South Carolina: Peters Group Foundation, 2009. USA Best Book Award, 2010 Education Pre-K12 category. ISBN: 9780979002830

“Miles to Go, 2002” South Carolina Education Foundation Task Force, Commission on Higher Education. Williams, A.W. [Critical analysis of education in the state of South Carolina. Strategies for recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students and faculty].

Select Peer-Reviewed Journals

Li, N., & Peters, A.W., “Promise of a democratic society: Preparing pre-service teachers for under-served ELLs”, Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina, Vol. 11, No. 2 (2018).

Li, N., & Peters, A.W., “Preparing K-12 Teachers for ELLs: Improving Teachers’ L2 Knowledge and Strategies Through Innovative Professional Development” Urban Education (SAGE Publications), (2016). doi: 10.1177/0042085916656902

Nagampalli, R.S.K., Gunasekaran, K., Narayanan, R.B., Peters, A.W., Bhaskaran, R. A Structural Biology Approach to Understand Human Lymphatic Filarial Infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8(2): e2662. (2014). doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002662

Peters, A.W., Mani, D., Rasathurai, S., Greene, M., “The Effectiveness of Supplemental Instruction and Technology in Increasing Student Performance in Mathematics”, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue 1, (2006).

Peters, A.W., “Teaching Biochemistry at a Minority Serving Institution: An Evaluation of The Role of Collaborative Learning As A Tool For Science Mastery”, J. of Chemical Education, 82: 571-574 (2005).

Hoganson, D.K.; Williams, A.W; Berger, S.H. “ Isolation and characterization of thymidylate synthase deficient human tumor cell lines”, Biochemical Pharmacology, 58: 1529-1537 (1999).

Williams, A.W.; Dunlap, R.B.; Berger, S.H. “A hydroxyl group at residue 216 is essential for catalysis by human thymidylate synthase”, Biochemistry, 37: 7096-7102 (1998).

Select Technical Papers (* undergraduate student; **graduate student) 7

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*Barnes, K.; Kalsum, A.; Peters, A.; Raja, M.; Gwengo, C. “Synthesis, Spectroscopic and In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Ferrocene-Derived Penicillin Chelate”, Proceedings of the South Eastern Regional American Chemical Society meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2013.

*Burke, B., Kalsum, A., Raja, M., Peters, A.W. “Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activities of Fluoroquinolone-Ferrocene Metal Complexes”, Proceedings of the South Eastern Regional American Chemical Society meeting, Raleigh, NC, October 2012.

**Singh, M.; Kalsum, A.; Peters, A.; Raja, M. “Spectroscopic analysis of Pathogen-ligand binding interactions of metal containing chromophores bound to fluoroquinolones”, Proceedings of the South Eastern Regional American Chemical Society meeting, Richmond, VA, October 2011.

*Cosme, L., Kalsum, A., Peters, A., “Binding studies of C195A mutant of human Thymidylate Synthase” Proceedings of the South Eastern Regional American Chemical Society meeting, New Orleans LA, December 2010.

*Cosme, L.W., **Void, S., Kalsum, A., Peters, A.W., “Sulfhydryl group modification and functional analysis of C180 and C195 mutants of human Thymidylate Synthase”, Proceedings of the South Eastern Regional American Chemical Society meeting, San Juan, PR, 2009.

**Grant, J.E. and Peters, A.W., Peer-to-peer leadership in the biochemistry classroom. 12th annual IRACDA Conference, Chapel Hill, NC. June 2009.

**Void, S. and Peters, A.W, “The Study of the Active Site Cysteine in Mutant Human Thymidylate Synthase”, Proceedings of the Annual Biomedical Research conference for Minorities, Austin, TX, 2007.

INVITED SPEAKER (Select)

Ad-Astra Aspire Student Success Symposium, Leadership Perspective on Innovation and Transformation. Webinar (2020).

College Board-A Dream Deferred Conference, Reducing College Debt: Accelerated Degree Option. Houston, TX (2018).

College Board-A Dream Deferred Conference, Team Teaching to Increase Retention. Washington, DC (2017).

College Board-A Dream Deferred Conference, High-Impact practices that help students achieve positive outcomes. Charlotte, NC (2016).

UNCF Provost Symposium, Chief Academic Officers as Agents of Transformative Change within the Academy. Atlanta, GA (2015).

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American Reading Company Superintendent Summit, Underrepresentation of Minorities in STEM: District leader’s role on reversing trend. King of Prussia, PA (2015).

Orangeburg County Economic Development Summit, Orangeburg SC Workforce of the Future. Orangeburg, SC (2008).

National Association of Black School Educators, Collaborative Learning Models in Science and Math. Detroit, MI (2005).

American Chemical Society and the Congressional Black Caucus, Preparing Girls for the STEM Pipeline Washington, DC (2005).

EXTERNAL FUNDING (Principal Investigator, PI; Co-PI)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Revitalizing Claflin’s Humanities General Education Curriculum (2018- 2021). $500,000 (Co-PI)

UNCF/Lilly Foundation: Carolina Cluster Career Pathway Initiative (2017-2022). $3,300,000 (Co-P.I.)

SC Department of Education: Claflin University Advanced Placement Summer Institute (2016-2018). $28,800 (PI)

SC EPSCoR-Scientific Advocacy Network: Biomedical Research Summer Bridge Program (2016-2018). $40,000 (PI)

National Science Foundation-1332516: Transforming Computational STEM Education at Claflin University (2014-2019). $2,020,000 (PI)

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Institutional Partner: HBCUs Pursing Transformative Change (2014- 2019). $1,275,000 (Co-P.I.)

Sunshine Ladies Foundation: GEMSS and GENTS Visionary Leadership Program (2012-2015). $500,000 (Co-PI, Campus Director)

National Institutes of Health- P20GM: SC INBRE-IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (2011-2019). $1,200,000 (Campus PI)

National Science Foundation -1050678: Math Science Partnership (2011-2013). $300,000 (Co-PI)

Sunshine Ladies Foundation: GEMSS-Girls Emulating Maturity Strength and Scholarship (2008-2010). $150,000 (PI)

Department of Defense: Detection Methods and Remediation Response to Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction (2008-2012). $1,200,000 (Co-PI)

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National Science Foundation -0928615: Enhancing Research Infrastructure for Solid-state Chemistry (2009- 2010). $150,000 (PI)

Department of Defense: The Detection and Remediation Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons in the homeland and in the Battlefield (2008-2010). $2,000,000 (Co-PI)

National Science Foundation -0810860: Integrating Research into Chemistry Curriculum (2008-2009). $150,000 (PI)

National Science Foundation -0713853: Building successful models for research and inquiry-based learning and teaching (2007-2012). $2,500,000 (Co-PI)

National Science Foundation -0625028: Enhancing Research Infrastructure in Chemistry (2006-2007). $155,000 (PI)

SC Commission on Higher Education: Equipment for Science and Research (2004). $68,500 (PI)

National Science Foundation -0207994: Programs for the Retention and Enrichment of Science, Engineering and Mathematics (2002- 2007). $2,500,000. (Co-PI)

NASA-AstroCHEM (2002-2005). $300,000 (PI)

Department of Energy, Savannah River Site: Chemistry in the forefront of science (2002-2004). $65,000 (PI)

National Science Foundation -0196496: SC-Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Scholars Program (2001-2003). $212,000 (PI)

Select Media Profiles

Albany State University and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Articulation Agreement Signing, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiOC5doUeY0&feature=youtu.be

Albany State University Enters Partnership with Columbus Technical College, available at https://www.jbhe.com/2020/07/albany-state-university-enters-partnership-with-columbus-technical-college/

American Reading Company Superintendents Summit, Underrepresentation of Minorities in STEM District: Leader’s Role in Reversing the Trend, available at https://www.americanreading.com/videos/arctalks/

“Silent Hero” – Claflin’s Dr. Angela Peters honored as top professor at state universities, available at https://thetandd.com/news/silent-hero-claflin-s-dr-angela-peters-honored-as-top-professor-at-state- universities/article_0946e30b-0910-5b98-902a-31e9b873fb47.html

Claflin partners with S.C. College of Pharmacy, available at https://thetandd.com/news/local/education/claflin-partners-with-s-c-college-of-pharmacy-on-degree- program/article_937b42d4-6757-11e2-8769-001a4bcf887a.html

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Claflin GEMSS receives national award, available at https://thetandd.com/lifestyles/orangeburgers/claflins- gemss-receives-national-award/article_9bb414a2-17a9-11e1-b42c-001cc4c002e0.html

Claflin AstroCHEM students tour NASA, meet space legends, available at https://thetandd.com/news/local/claflin-astrochem-students-tour-nasa-meet-space-legends/article_c0bd2144- c2a5-11df-988b-001cc4c03286.html

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (Select) • General Chair, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the ACS, Columbia, SC, 2016 • President, SC Section of the ACS, 2010-2012 • Secretary, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the ACS, 2011-2014 • Alternate Councilor, SC section of the ACS, 2019, 2007-2009 • Chair, Undergraduate Programming ACS meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2006 • Advisor, Student Affiliate Chapter of the ACS, 2001-2013 National Award-winning chapter, 2003-2016 • Supplemental Instruction Supervisor Training, University of Missouri-Kansas City, January 2003

CONSULTANT Grant Writer • The Peters Group Foundation (2005-2006)-awarded $100,000 from General Electric Foundation for diversity teacher training of GE school districts in seven states. • SC State University, School of Engineering Technology and Sciences (2002-2007)-awarded $5,000,000 from the National Science Foundation for SCAMP. • The Peters Group Foundation (2006) - awarded $2,500 from Bank of America Foundation for Gentlemen’s Clubs in South Carolina. • The Peters Group Foundation (2004-2005)-awarded $35,000 from The Palmer Foundation for Gentlemen’s Clubs in South Carolina and Missouri. • The Peters Group Foundation (2005)-awarded $25,000 from 4Sho4Kids Foundation for Gentlemen’s and Ladies Clubs in St. Louis MO.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT • UNCF & American Express Corporation, 360 Leadership and Coaching Project, Atlanta, GA, 2013- 2014 • UNCF, Women’s Leadership Development, Miami FL, 2004 • National Businesswomen’s Leadership Association, Leadership Development and Management Arlington, VA, 2000

PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS . Association for Women in Science . American Association for Cancer Research . Women in Cancer Research . SC Women in Higher Education . American Chemical Society 11

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. South Carolina Academy of Sciences . LINKS, Inc. . Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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