Great Plains since 2003

"During my interview for this job, Dr. Owens said the coordinator has to balance the roles of advocate and authority. Achieving and maintaining that balance is how I help our faculty teach and our residents learn."

Education: BA English Literature & Master of Human Relations, University of Oklahoma.

Experience: Eight years in higher education student services prior to Great Plains. Worked in a variety of service roles since the age of 14.

Special Interests: Work/life balance; contributions of women to the evolution of the workplace.

Hobbies: Time with husband and daughter; knitting and online scrapbooks. A voracious reader of almost anything - humor essays, historical fiction and mysteries, memoirs, and children's books.