MARYELLEN SHOOK MROSS ACADEMIC PREPARATION English as a Second Language Program Specialist Certificate, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA and Universidad de Otavalo, Otavalo, Ecuador, 2010 Ed.D. in Educational Administration, School of Human Service Professions, Widener University, Chester, PA, 2003 Dissertation: A Case Study of One Middle School’s Supplemental Program Designed for Remediation in Middle School Mathematics and Preparation for a State-Wide Standardized Test Advisor: Robert J. Wright, Ph. D., Professor M.A. in Professional Growth, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 1980 M.Ed. in Communications Media, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 1977 B.S. in Home Economics Education cum laude, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, 1973 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Adjunct Professor, 2016 to present East Stroudsburg University, Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department, East Stroudsburg, PA Interim Associate Dean, College of Education, Office of Field Experiences and Placements August 2014 – August 2016 East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA Principal, July 1999 to July 2013 Stroudsburg Junior High School, Stroudsburg, PA Assistant Principal, April 1999 to June 1999 Stroudsburg Middle School, Stroudsburg, PA Assistant Principal, December 1997 to March 1999 Stroudsburg High School, Stroudsburg, PA Adjunct Professor, Spring 1990 East Stroudsburg University, Hospitality Management Department, East Stroudsburg, PA Adjunct Professor, 2005 to 2014 East Stroudsburg University, Professional and Secondary Education Department, East Stroudsburg, PA Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Facilitator, 2007 to present Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg, PA National Institute for School Leadership Certification National Institute for School Leadership Facilitator, 2011 to present Washington, D.C. Principal Leadership Induction Program Mentor, 2007 to 2012 Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of Teaching and Learning, Harrisburg, PA Mentor, Spring 2006 Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA Leadership and Excellence for Administrators in Pennsylvania Schools (LEAPS) Family/Consumer Science and Photography Teacher, 1976 to 1997 Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, PA PROGRAMS AND PAPERS PRESENTED Learning from our Legacy: Celebrating 15 Years of PDS. Presented at the Mid- Atlantic/Eastern Regional PDS Conference, State College, PA, July 2015 with P. Pinciotti, A. Rutter, G. Scala, A. Whitehead, S. Leon. Giving Students an Edge: A Middle School Mathematics Remediation Program in Preparation for Statewide Standardized Tests. Presented at the School of Human Service Professions Graduate Student Research Symposium, Widener University, Chester, PA, April 2004. A Case Study of One Middle School’s Supplemental Program Designed for Remediation in Middle School Mathematics and Preparation for a State-Wide Standardized Test. Presented at the Eastern Education Research Associates 2004 Annual Conference, Clearwater, FL, February 2004. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Field Directors Association National Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals The Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators National Association for Professional Development Schools Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, Women’s Caucus Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Pennsylvania School Boards Association PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Governor’s Institute: Data-Driven Instructional Practices in Reading and Mathematics, State College, PA, July 2007 District Wellness Committee member, Stroudsburg Area School District, Stroudsburg, PA, 2006 to 2013 School Improvement Planning Team member, Stroudsburg Jr. High School, Stroudsburg, PA, 2006 to 2013 2006 Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute for Getting Results! PA Roadmap for School Improvement Planning, Keystone College, LaPlume, PA, July 2006 Summer Administrative Workshop Planning Committee, CIU 20, 2004-2007 PA Inspired Leadership Initiative, Region 2 Advisory Committee, 2006 to Present WNEP-TV Monroe County Advisory Board, 2006 to Present Stroudsburg Area School District United Way Campaign, 2006 Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools Accreditation for Growth Validation Team, Pocomoke City Schools, Pocomoke City, MD, Fall 2003 Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools Accreditation for Growth Validation Team member, Saucon Valley School District, Bethlehem, PA, Spring 2002 Council Member, Penn State Cooperative Extension – Monroe County, 1985 to Present Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors--Kiwanis Club of the Stroudsburgs, 2003 to Present Coordinator & Phi Delta Kappa Liaison--American Education Week International Tea, 1997 to 2012 Interpreter, Demonstrator, Coordinator, Board of Directors--Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm Association, Stroudsburg, PA, 1970 to Present Volunteer—Pocono Area Transitional Housing (PATH), Stroudsburg, PA, 1989 to Present Monroe County Children and Youth Advisory Board, Stroudsburg, PA, 2013 to 2016 Developmental Education Services Advisory Board, Stroudsburg, PA 2013 to Present Historical Interpreter—National Park Service, Summer 1979 Constructed first official Monroe County Flag for Monroe County Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1985 Volunteer, Christ Hamilton Lutheran Church, Hamilton Square, PA HONORS Phi Delta Kappa (Educational Honor Society) Kappa Delta Pi (Educational Honor Society) Kappa Omicron Phi (Home Economics Honor Society) TRAVEL/LANGUAGE Rotary Exchange Student, Svolvaer, Norway, 1968-1969 Read, Speak, and Understand Norwegian Chaperone for Project Norway and Iceland Student cultural exchange program, Heggedal, Norway, Spring 1995 ESL Field Experience, Otavalo, Ecuador, Summer 2010 REFERENCES References upon request .