Ric Underhile

Experience

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  Michigan Department of Community Health

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Training Consultant

  Training Consultant, Southeastern Michigan Health Association, in association with Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of HIV/AIDS-STD, HIV and AIDS Intervention and Prevention Section. Developed and delivered a wellness curriculum throughout the state and on an ongoing calendar designed to increase the competency and skills of health care professionals and paraprofessionals; designed authentic assessment examination to evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities of participants.

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  Western Michigan University

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2007

  Director, Health Promotion and Education, Sindecuse Health Center

  Provided operational and strategic leadership to university health promotion efforts; engaged in assessing needs; planning, implementing, and evaluating the learning outcomes of health-related programs targeting faculty, staff, and students; supervised full and part-time staff and student peer educators; collaborated with faculty and staff to develop assessment plans for departments and programs in the portfolio of the Vice President for Student Affairs; oversaw the renovation of the department’s physical space and online presence. Show less

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  Keeling & Associates, LLC

  May 2006 - Oct 2008

  Senior Consultant

  Provide professional development activities and consultation services to colleges, universities, government agencies, selected businesses, and not-for-profit organizations throughout Canada and the United States. Engage leaders from colleges and universities in dialogue pertinent to their desires to better link mission to actual institutional practice; develop and assist in the implementation of change management strategies; develop faculty and staff workshops that increase their capacity to collaborate and enhance the overall student learning experience; create presentational and other educational resources for colleges, universities, and professional associations; serve as a resource to national leaders. Show less

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  Ferris State University

  Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

  Educational Counselor

  Coordinate enrollment management activities for the College of Arts and Sciences with emphasis on developing processes and procedures for matriculation, orientation, registration, retention, and graduation. Collaborate with the Dean and Associate Dean to engage the College’s and University’s strategic plans. As a member of the Dean’s management team, provide administrative leadership for new and existing academic programs.

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  Grand Rapids Community College

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2014

  Associate Dean, Instructional Support and Interdisciplinary Studies

  Reporting directly to the Provost/Executive Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, provide administrative leadership to Instructional Support & Interdisciplinary Studies. Create innovative solutions to faculty professional development, instructional technologies, experiential learning, study away, and the Library & Learning Commons. Actively participate in strategic planning and the implementation and impact evaluation of the strategic plan. Produce technical reports and presentations for internal and external audiences; provide technical support, especially in terms of institutional documents and marketing to the Provost and Deans. Show less

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  Aquinas College

  Oct 2014 - Nov 2022

  Teaching Community Leadership (CL) 300, Fund Development & Grant Writing. This course provides an introduction to grant research and writing for students who have little or no prior experience in developing grant proposals. Through effective partnership with a nonprofit organization and hands-on experience, students will write a complete grant proposal by the end of the course. Compose institutional grant proposals; collaborate with the Vice President for Advancement on capital campaigns and appeals; provide communications leadership to the Institutional Advancement Departments for all materials.

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Jan 2016 - Nov 2022

  • Associate Vice President

    Dec 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Director of Foundation Communications and Grants Management

    Oct 2014 - Dec 2019
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  YMCA

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2020

  Instructor

  Instruct indoor cycling classes. Provide support and instruction at wellness desk.

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  Aquinas College - Grand Rapids

  Dec 2017 - Dec 2019

  Associate Vice President, Aquinas Foundation Operations
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  Noorthoek Academy

  Dec 2019 - Feb 2021

  Executive Director
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  Artworks

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2024

  Executive Director