Ada Verdejo-Carrion

Experience

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  Puerto Rico Department of Education

  Aug 1972 - May 1974

  Health Teacher

  Teach Health to seventh graders.

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  San Juan Health Department

  Jan 1975 - Jan 1977

  Health Educator

  Plan, direct, implement, and supervise Health Education Programs in San Juan Halth Centers (Barrio Obrero, San Jose, and Sabana Llana). Supervise Health Education Assistants and Family Health workers, organize Community Health Advisory Boards for each center.

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  Puerto Rico Anti Drug Department Services (Now AMSSCA)

  Jan 1977 - Jan 1982

  Executive Director

  From 1982-1983: Executive Assistant to the Undersecretary of Anti-Drug Addiction Treatment Services for Puerto Rico. From 1980-1982: Plan, supervise, and evaluate island-wide drug-free treatment services for adults in 13 centers, with more than 500 employees in ambullatory and residential programs.From 1979 to 1080: Direct the San Juan Detox Center, located in Puerto Rico Medical Center, with residential and ambullatory services.From 1977 to 1979: Plan, supervise, and evaluate island-wide drug-free treatment program in 10 centers for minors. Show less

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  Inter American University of Puerto Rico

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

  Associate Director in Programming & Operations, Office of Continuing Education

  Tactical and operational planning and implementation of all IAU continuing education programs and projects. Program evaluation and educational research. Liason to Continuing Education Accrediting Offices. Design, administer and analyze instruments for faculty evaluation in continuing education. Proposal writing to local and federal agencies.

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  ExPERTS Consultants

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2012

  Consultant

  Periodic consulting services in the areas of program planning and evaluation, educational research, accreditation of educational programs and social services, continuing education & training, educational assessment, curriculum evaluation, program strategic planning and evaluation.

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  University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

  Aug 1992 - now

  Full Professor, Faculty of Education

  Teaching position in the Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Foundations. Concentrating in the areas of evaluation of student learning, program evaluation, health education, and sexuality education. Collaborate as professor in graduate schools of Education, and Social Work. Adviser in student research, thesis and dissertation. In charge of research projects in the area of health education and program evaluation.

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  University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras Campus

  Aug 1998 - Dec 1999

  Executive Director, Office of Evaluation

  Coordinate the Faculty of Education Accreditation reports to different agencies. Design, administer and analyze course and program evaluation instruments. Prepare special program evaluation reports. Supervise personnel in the areas of Research and statistics. Consulting in related areas to faculty, academic and student deans. Proposal writing to local and federal agencies.

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  Inter American University of Puerto Rico

  Aug 2000 - May 2013

  Part-time Professor

  Teach during the last trimester of the academic year (February - May) the following courses: - Planning and Evaluation of Social Programs - Sex Education and Social Work

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  University of Puerto Rico

  Aug 2000 - May 2002

  Academic Senator

  Elected by the Faculty of Education to represent them in the Campus Academic Senate. Participated in Curriculum Committee and Special Committee to select the UPR President.

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  University of Puerto Rico- Carolina Campus

  Aug 2002 - Dec 2003

  Executive Director, Office of Planning and Institutional Evaluation & Research

  Institutional strategic and tactical planning, liason to Council on Higher Education, Middle States, and other accrediting agencies, Chair of Strategic Planning Committee, write and submitting the Campus Annual Report and special reports to the University Presidency. Plan and coordinate institutional research and programevaluation. Supervise personnel in the areas of research, statistics and data gathering. Consulting in related areas to the campus faculty and to Academic, Administrative, and Student Deans. Proposal writing to local and federal agencies. Show less

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  Univeristy of Puerto Rico

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  ExActing Dean, Faculty of Education

  Programmatic and administrative responsibility of leading a Faculty of Education including two preschools, two Laboratory schools from k-12, undergraduate education in five departments and graduate studies offering master and doctoral degrees. Administration of a 18.8 million annual budget.