Catherine Kipp, MPA

Catherine Kipp, MPA

Director, Staff Development & Family Strengthening

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Executive Director at Delaware Center for Distance Adult Learning

  • Education

    • Wilmington University

      2010 - 2012
      Master's degree Public Administration
    • Wilmington University

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor's degree Behavioral Sciences
    • Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington

      2000 - 2005
      Associate's degree Human Services
  • Experience

    • Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County, Inc.

      Jan 1999 - Nov 2012
      Director, Staff Development & Family Strengthening

      *Managed all aspects of Goodwill's Family Strengthening Through Education scholarship fund to include marketing, recruitment, case management, fiscal management, and reporting*Managed the organization's family strengthening initiatives, focusing on the provision of community resources and case management services to team members and consumers to improve their quality of life*Managed all aspects of executing staff development learning initiatives *Served as the primary liaison for the organization's Management Development Program*Coordinated and executed all management team meetings and annual staff meeting *Managed and facilitated extensive new hire orientation process for all new team members*Managed all aspects of emergency food closet and organized food drives for the holiday seasons Show less

    • Delaware Center for Distance Adult Learning

      Sept 2008 - now

      *Provide oversight of the agency’s adult education distance learning programs to include high school diploma, GED, and adult basic education programs*Create, implement, and manage online courses using a Moodle learning management system*Maintain partnership programs including relationships with other adult education sites and community partners such as the statewide library system, Department of Corrections, Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, and various social service organizations*Monitor and maintain program compliance in accordance with State and Federal guidelines*Develop and manage grants and associated budgets*Create and monitor course/class curriculum*Provide academic counseling and tutoring to enrolled students *Attend and represent agency at adult education meetings and forums*Supervise 15+ online instructors and 6 office staff to include the administration of all human resources functions including payroll, performance improvement, and staff development Show less *Provide oversight of the agency’s adult education distance learning programs to include high school diploma, GED, and adult basic education programs*Create, implement, and manage online courses using a Moodle learning management system*Maintain partnership programs including relationships with other adult education sites and community partners such as the statewide library system, Department of Corrections, Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, and various social service organizations*Monitor and maintain program compliance in accordance with State and Federal guidelines*Develop and manage grants and associated budgets*Create and monitor course/class curriculum*Provide academic counseling and tutoring to enrolled students *Attend and represent agency at adult education meetings and forums*Supervise 15+ online instructors and 6 office staff to include the administration of all human resources functions including payroll, performance improvement, and staff development Show less

      • Executive Director

        May 2017 - now
      • Director

        Nov 2012 - now
      • Adult Basic Education Instructor

        Sept 2008 - Nov 2012
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Community Adult Basic Education Level 1 Permit

      Delaware Department of Education
      Apr 2017
    • Supervisor of Adult Education

      Delaware State Board of Education
      Feb 2017
    • Student Achievement In Reading (STAR)

      Delaware Department of Education
      Mar 2015
    • Official Practice Test Examiner (GED)

      Department of Education
      Jan 2013
    • Personal Financial Coaching Certificate

      University of Delaware
      Jan 2012
    • Management Development Program-Train the Trainer

      Goodwill Industries International
      Jan 2011
    • Sales and Service Train the Trainer Program Certification

      National Retail Foundation
      Jan 2010
    • Global Career Development Facilitator Certification

      Dusquene University/ FREEdLANCE
      Jan 2003
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Catherine Kipp, MPA
      2018 Adult Educator of the Year Delaware Association for Adult & Community Education Apr 2018
    • Awarded to Catherine Kipp, MPA
      Young Wilmingtonian Award, Runner-up Wilmington Junior Chamber of Commerce Sep 2009
    • Awarded to Catherine Kipp, MPA
      2008 Employee of the Year Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County, Inc. May 2009
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by The Mary Campbell Center on Jan 2005
      The Mary Campbell CenterAssociated with Catherine Kipp, MPA