Patricia Spaniol-Mathews, Ph.D.

Experience

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  State of Florida

  Oct 1994 - Apr 1999

  Statewide Program Administrator

  Program administration position responsibilities: program design/implementation, utilization review, assessment and intervention trainer, statewide monthly provider agency meetings development, compilation of data, reports/ analysis, technical assistance, staff development/training, grant writer, monitor/evaluate statewide funded juvenile substance abuse and mental health programs, develop assessment manual, utilization review, legislative reviews, compile statewide data/analysis, analyze district policy, technical assistance and training. Implemented, developed and monitored $27,000,000 state/federal budget. Developed statewide program manuals for program assessment and participant placement. Developed statewide community meeting schedules and provided training at statewide meetings including diversity in federal funded programs. Implemented and developed state and federal regulations. Show less

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  University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  Oct 1999 - Oct 2006

  Director for Adult Educational Services

  Director position responsibilities: program development and implementation, student recruitment, community outreach and community presentations for TRIO programs. Additional responsibilities: Improving student college retention and persistence rates, tracking TRIO grants through the development and evaluation process. Educational program development for 2000 new TRIO college students each year, high school and community development, outreach to community educational institutions including community work force and vocational programs, implemented federal TRIO and state guidelines and evaluation, developed student academic advising TRIO guidelines, provided access to academic programs through mentoring, developed high school liaison criteria, and recruited disadvantaged students, staff and faculty. Provided staff training in assessment, evaluation, student advising, including diversity training. Class scheduling, staff supervision, appropriate course development and referral, and developed training materials focused on student success. This position included the writing of various federal, state, corporate and private donor grants. Responsible for budget development and implementation of $1,000,000 federal yearly grant, monitor expenditures, developed and implemented operating procedures. Federal, university and state program reporting. Show less

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  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

  May 2013 - now

  Position responsibilities: Development, implementation, management, and evaluation of the TAMUCC Title V STEM Operation Success (SOS) and campus-wide Personal Financial Education/Success iGRAD Project. My position reports to the Executive Director for Federal Programs and is responsible for the operational budget of $2.9M and the writing of $27M in funded federal grants. Maintain internal and external relationships to advance the goals of student retention and graduation. Ensures that the service delivery infrastructure is clear of logistical, political, and administrative obstacles; provides strategic direction and protects the stability, efficiency, effectiveness, and development of the programs. Functions as departmental liaison to customers and represents the University on various community committees. Show less Director position responsibilities: Complete oversight of all McNair Scholars Program operations and staff. Program development and implementation; student recruitment, community outreach and campus-wide presentations; improving McNair scholars college retention and persistence rates, tracking McNair Scholars Program grant through the development, implementation and evaluation process; implemented federal Department of Education and state guidelines; developed student academic counseling guidelines; provided access to academic research programs through development of faculty mentoring program; actively recruit staff and faculty who understand the issues of low-income, first-generation and underrepresented college students to assist with mentoring and research; provide staff training in assessment, evaluation, student counseling, including diversity training. Developed training materials focused on disadvantage student success. Responsible for budget development and implementation of federal TRIO grant, monitor expenditures; developed and implemented McNair Scholars Program operating procedures. Provide federal and university reporting. My background also includes that I was a low-income and first-generation college student. Show less Position responsibilities: Oversight of five federal programs and the operational annual budget of 2.1M and programmatic areas of First In The World (FITW) STEM Online research project, Upward Bound Central Program (UBCP), Upward Bound North Program (UBNP), Title V Project GRAD, Title V STEM Operation Success (SOS) and the McNair Scholars Program (MCNR). Responsible for directing the overall management of the designated programs in planning, goal setting, and operation of these grant funded programs. Maintain internal and external relationships to advance the goals of student retention and graduation. Ensures that the service delivery infrastructure is clear of logistical, political and administrative obstacles; provides strategic direction and protects the stability, efficiency, effectiveness and development of the programs. Show less

  • Director

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Director McNair Scholars Program

    Oct 2011 - Oct 2020

  • Executive Director

    May 2013 - Sept 2020