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Office of Community Engagement and Support

OCES Staff

Summary of Qualifications

	Gloria Bonner, Ed. D., Assistant to the President, Office for Community Engagement and Support 36 years' Academic and Administrative experience 13 years' Public School experience 23 years' Higher Education experience Documented evidence of Excellence in Teaching Academic Tenure Recipient Full Professor Rank (1999) Administrative and Advisory experience Harvard University Management Development Program graduate Millennium Leadership Institute Training at American Association of State Colleges and Universities Tennessee Education Commission of the State Appointee Member, Leadership Middle Tennessee Class of 2002 Oxford Round Table Presenter, University of Oxford National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Coordinator for Accreditation State Department of Education Coordinator for Program Approval MTSU McNair Advisory Board (2007-2011)
	John D. Hood, M. Ed. Director or Community Engagement and Support State Representative (1996-2008) Board Member, Tennessee Institute for Public Health (TIPH) Board Member, Tennessee Technology Access Program (TTAP) Member, Leadership Middle TN - class of 2009 Board Member - Read to Succeed Past President - Tennessee School Boards Association Past President - MTSU Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus - Community Service (1976)
	Rosemary Owens, Ed. D., University Strategic Partnership Coordinator 34 years in Public and Higher Education including teaching in the Murfreesboro City Schools and at Tennessee Technological University (adjunct MTSU and TSU) Certified School Counselor Developed and Instituted the Pre-College Math, Science and Economics Program at MTSU Served on the SDA 10 Job Training Partnership Act Board Conducted Southern Growth Policies Board Community Forums National Leadership Institute in Adult and Continuing Education 1987 Class of Leadership Rutherford
	Laurie Glenn Administrative Assistant B.A. in Education Taught 6th, 7th, 8th grades Former Director of Christian Education Volunteer with Rutherford County Schools, American Red Cross, Read to Succeed
	Luella (Lu) Long Office/Technology Support Several years with American Cancer Society Retired from Aetna Health Plan B.A. in Foreign Languages - University of Arkansas, Little Rock 14 years with College of Education and Behavioral Science