Jodie Hemerda, Ph.D.

Experience

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  The Family Care Connection

  Oct 1992 - Aug 2000

  Regional Manager

   Opened and managed Denver division of long-term and short-term child/elder care placement agency, responsibilities included:  Recruited, hired, screened, and trained employees  Prepared payroll Presented services at promotional meetings Performed all accounting of receivables and payables Wrote operations manual and trained an office assistant to run the Fort Collins office.

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  Colorado School of Mines

  Feb 2004 - Apr 2004

  Research Coordinator/Interviewer

   Scheduled interviews for 32 participants involved in a three-year multi-campus engineering education study. Conducted interviews and uploaded written reflections and audio files to Stanford.

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  Westwood College

  Apr 2005 - Mar 2008

  Instructor/Regional Faculty Trainer

  Instructed adults in general education courses, including math and science. Coordinated and organized regional faculty training.2006 Faculty of the Year

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  Democracy Lab

  Sept 2008 - Dec 2009

  Facilitator

  Facilitated an online curriculum regarding dialogue and deliberation focused on the 2008 US Presidential election.

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  Colorado Technical University

  Sept 2008 - Apr 2010

  Professor

  Created curriculum and taught a myriad of general education courses including developmental math, algebra, sociology, science and technology, and psychology.

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  Colorado State University-Global Campus

  Mar 2010 - Apr 2011

  Director of Instructional Training and Support

  Responsible for all technology functioning and support related to the creation and delivery of CSU-Global Campus academic programs as well as staff and faculty training, learning resources, and academic department coordination. This position oversees Blackboard administration; education-related technologies, such as tutoring and help desk services; technical support; faculty and staff training; course production management; and project management for technology-based projects.

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  Colorado State University-Global Campus

  Jul 2011 - Nov 2013

  Organizational LeadershipWorking in Modern SocietyApplied Organizational PsychologyPerspectives on Organizational BehaviorIn 2010-2011: Revised faculty training modules to align with campus operations and include instructional technologies to improve faculty course facilitation. Facilitated trainings for new faculty. Developed and constructed advanced instructional training for technically advanced faculty. Responsible for the stability, growth, and performance of all technical operations and infrastructure, including but not limited to the online student management and learning platform, the consumer-facing website, and the conversion of support department processes to an online environment. This role is pivotal in the planning and expansion of the online university.

  • Adjunct Faculty / Training

    Jan 2009 - Nov 2013

  • Director of Technical Operations

    Jul 2011 - Aug 2012
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  Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2013

  Adjunct Psychology Instructor

  Create and deliver Human Growth and Development curriculum. Provide all administrative duties associated with grades, attendance, and midterm and final reporting.

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  Zovio

  Oct 2013 - Aug 2021

  Director of Learning Services
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  University of Arizona Global Campus

  Dec 2016 - now

  Associate Faculty
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  St. Thomas University

  Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

  Dean of Graduate & Online Programs
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  Hodges University

  May 2022 - Jul 2023

  Founding Senior Director of the Center for Academic Excellence
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  Smooth Sailing Stays LLC

  Jul 2023 - now

  Owner

  Mission: Deliver exceptional seamless service by leveraging dedicated professionals, cutting-edge technology, data-driven insights, and performance improvement processes.

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  Vacation Rental Collective | The SW Florida Collection

  Sept 2023 - now

  Owner & Managing Partner

  Excited to open the Southwest Florida Collection of Vacation Rental Collective (VRC). VRC is the largest independently-owned and locally-operated vacation rental management company in Southwest, CO. Headquartered in Durango, CO, with satellite locations in 18 markets across the West, VRC offers full-service vacation rental management. We provide our 700 Homeowner Partners with high-quality care for their real estate assets and help them achieve their financial goals through our industry-leading best practices in revenue management, home automation and smart technology, and the best-in-class customer service. Show less