Rev. Donald Simmons, Ph.D., D.Min.(in progress)

(605) 929-4176 (cell) or (662) 377-3440 (work)

dcsimmons@nmhs.net dsimmonsjr@unomaha.edu www.ivpress.com/donald-c-simmons-jr

Tupelo, Mississippi

Serve as the senior chaplain for the North Mississippi Medical Center and Health System, which includes a women’s hospital and behavioral health hospital. Coordinate departmental meetings and conferences. Serve as chair of the system Medical Ethics Committee. Coordinate Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program and supervise hospital chaplains, as well as all lay and volunteer chaplains.

Edinburg, Texas

Served during transition from applicant to candidate status with The Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) Commission on Accreditation. The institution was authorized to offer up to 49% of academic program via distance education and correspondence. Two extension sites were approved. Successfully solicited donation of 65,000 book academic library collection to help in the strategic development of the Thomas G. Raque Jr. Library & Media Center. Regional Christian University is a Full Gospel, Bible-based, holiness institution of higher education which endeavors to prepare Hispanic young people and adults on both sides of the border to fulfill the Great Commission, regardless of their economic situation.

Tremont, Mississippi

Serve as the senior co-pastor of a three-point change in the Tupelo District of the Mississippi Conference, United Methodist Church. Coordinate charge meetings and conferences. Serve primarily as defacto executive pastor for the charge. Preach every other weekend, and coordinate community services for Easter and Thanksgiving with other area churches.

Tremont, Mississippi

Serve as the senior pastor of a four-point change in the Tupelo District of

the Mississippi Conference, United Methodist Church. Co-authored textbook, Organizational Leadership: Foundations and Practices for Christians (InterVarsity Press, 2014), which is used in master of divinity programs worldwide. Speaks on the topic of Christian leadership on regular basis. Volunteer chaplain and Chair, Pastoral Care Advisory Committee for North Mississippi Medical Center. Appointed Police Chaplain for the City of Tremont.

Dean, College of Public Service and Leadership

2011-2013

Dean, College of Public Service and Graduate Studies Professor, Public Service and   Leadership

Associate Professor, Public Service and Leadership Assistant Baseball Coach

Adjunct Graduate/Undergraduate Faculty

2006-2011

2010-2013

2006-2010

2008-2013

2013-present

Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, South Dakota

Senior administrator for college housing academic degree programs in accounting, business administration, entrepreneurship, sports management, education, criminal justice, legal studies, military science, political science, public service and leadership, psychology, sociology, and human services, as well as The Kelley Center for Entrepreneurship and The McGovern Center for Public Service and Leadership. Responsibilities also included all graduate programs at the university from 2008 until 2012, prior to the creation of a separate graduate college at the university.

Dean’s responsibilities included supervision of degree programs; faculty development in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and professional development; service as administrative representative on Board of

Trustee’s University Advancement and Development Committee, Faculty Planning and Budget Committee, Faculty Recognition Committee, University Graduate Studies Committee, and the Human and Animal Subjects Review Committee; assist faculty in applying for external grants; administer mentoring program for junior faculty; hire and evaluate all faculty; assist the provost with performance reviews; review academic department and interdisciplinary program capital budget requests and advise the provost and university president concerning acquisition and allocation of funds. Also, served as assistant baseball coach in various capacities.

Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, South Dakota

Served as founding full-time director of the George and Eleanor McGovern Center for Leadership and Public Service. Responsible for administration of Center, which includes a museum and archives, as well as an academic department of the university that offers a major and minor

in public service and leadership. Serve as a contact for university lobbyist and as legislative and congressional liaison for the university in matters related to appropriations, as well as media advisor and columnist for statewide media on state and national political issues. Supervise and conduct public policy polling for the university. Director was responsible for fundraising for the Center, as well as development of a working portfolio of donors. Worked closely with other fundraising professionals within the university.

Board Member (Appointed by the Governor) 2009-2013

South Dakota State Historical Society Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Responsible for oversight of The South Dakota State Historical Society, an office  within the South Dakota Department of Tourism which managed five state programs;  Archaeology, Archives, Historic preservation, Museums, and Research and  Publishing. All the programs are located at the Cultural Heritage Center in  Pierre, the state capitol, with the exception of the State Archaeological  Research Center, which is located in Rapid City and the Archival Microfilm  Unit at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. The board members are  responsible for oversight of the state society budget, staff, facilities,  museums, grants programs and all operations.

Executive Director and CEO 2001-2006

South Dakota Humanities Council  Brookings, South Dakota

The executive director and CEO was  responsible for the administration, fundraising and operations of state  affiliates of the National Endowment for the  Humanities, National Center for the Book, and the Center for Civic Education “We the People”  programs. Responsibilities included supervising the coordination of congressional and legislative relations,  fundraising, media relations, grants program, one-book programs, Native American  summer teacher workshops, scholar seminars, reading programs, the South Dakota Center for the Book, South Dakota Festival of Books, South Dakota’s Smithsonian “Museum on Main Street”  program, and the statewide speakers bureau. During tenure as head of the  organization, the Council nearly doubled its annual budget, as well as  expanded the size of the staff and the endowment. The Council’s executive also served as a non-voting ex  officio member of the South Dakota Humanities Foundation, which housed one of  the largest state council endowments at time of departure.

Councilman (Elected) 2003-2006

City of Egan

Egan, South Dakota

Councilman was responsible for the oversight of city budget and operations management. As vice chair of the city council was responsible for oversight of public safety (fire and police protection) and also served as the city FEMA Floodplain Coordinator. Successfully submitted grants that acquired federal funding for new water lines and meters for the entire city. Councilman worked with the state to get approval from the department of transportation for the construction of a new highway from the interstate to the Minnesota state line. Councilman was appointed by the president of the South Dakota Municipal League (SDML) to serve on the Public Works Committee and the Nominations Committee. Elected by voters in a special election to fill an unexpired term and re-elected for a second term. Submitted resignation after accepting position at DWU.

South Dakota Board of Nursing Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Served as one of two board members who, under South Dakota statute, cannot be employed in the medical or nursing profession. The South Dakota Board of Nursing regulates the practice of nursing for the protection of the public. The Board of Nursing investigates and conducts disciplinary hearings, under the direction of an administrative law judge, when violations of South Dakota’s Nurse Practice Law have been forwarded for review. The board also monitors any nurse with restricted licensure.

Mississippi Humanities Council Jackson, Mississippi

The assistant director is responsible for administration of grants program, legislative relations, congressional relations and media relations.

Coordinated successful effort with the University of Southern Mississippi History Department to acquire annual legislative appropriation of

$200,000 for expenses related to the implementation of the Mississippi Oral History Project, a joint program of both organizations. Evaluated grant applications and made recommendations to grant review committees. Simmons served as editor of Focus on Humanities Magazine and the Mississippi Humanities Council Speakers Bureau.

Business Entertainment Services, LLC Troy, Alabama/Jackson, Mississippi

Co-founder and CEO of company that provided a variety of consulting services, including syndicated business and entertainment columns, and other support to regional and national publications. Recognized in 2000 by

AT&T, the Godwin Group, and the Mississippi Business Journal as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” business leaders in the state.

Eagle Ridge Conference and Training Center Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi

Responsible for all matters related to the start-up, construction, initial staffing and marketing of a new $8 million dollar, 62,000 square foot, facility which houses 54 hotel rooms, an auditorium, conference rooms, meeting rooms and office space for the Resource and Coordinating Unit for Economic Development. Facility offers courses in Total Quality Management, Small Business Development, Computer Programming, International Trade, and a variety of other programs.

Director/Dean of University Honors College

1994-1996

Assistant Professor

1992-1996

Troy State University Troy, Alabama

Reported directly to the university provost and was responsible for administration of college with an enrollment of 180 students. Developed curricula, evaluated faculty performance and proposed the budget for the college while serving in that administrative role. Chaired the University Honors Council and also taught history, political science, and graduate courses in international relations when required. The chancellor and the dean co-instructed the senior honors leadership seminar.

Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi

Observed student teachers placed in area schools for evaluation and direction in preparation for the Mississippi Teacher Assessment Instrument (MTAI) Certification. He also taught Western Civilization and American History.

College of St. Francis, Denver, Colorado

Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakota (currently teaching) East Mississippi Community College, Scooba, Mississippi

Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi

South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota University of Nebraska-Omaha, Nebraska (currently teaching) University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Christ Seminary, Institute of Lutheran Theology Brookings, SD

Certificate of Ministry

2013

Truett Theological Seminary Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Doctor of Philosophy

1992

Department of History/Graduate School of International Studies University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Concentrations: International Studies (Emigration Politics) 19th Century U.S. History

European Colonial History Contemporary Latin American Politics

University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi

Concentrations: 20th Century Europe

19th Century U.S. History American Government

Relevant Coursework: College Administration

University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi Major: History

Additional Coursework: Political Science and Music

Additional coursework completed at the following institutions: American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (Administration) College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (Clinical Pastoral Ed.)

Community College of Denver (Computer Science)

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (International Development) East Mississippi Community College (General Education)

Millsaps College (Leadership Seminar and Photography) Mississippi State University (History)

Mississippi University for Women (Education) Sioux Falls Seminary (Missions)

Troy State University, Troy, Alabama (Criminal Justice) University of South Dakota (Public Administration and History) United States Sports Academy (Coaching)

COURSES TAUGHT:

CJ 499 Special Topics: Ethics in Criminal Justice

HON 101 Freshman Seminar

HIS 101 History of Western Civilization

HIS 102 History of Western Civilization

HIS 111 (151) History of the United States to 1877

HIS 112 History of the United States since 1877

HIS 311 Methodology and Historiography

HIS 312 Mississippi History

HIS 358 Latin American Republics

HIS 381 Hispanic American Beginnings

HIS 400 English and Spanish Colonial Systems

HIS 409 Observation and Directed Teaching

HIS/POL 456 United States Foreign Relations

HIST   476  History of South Dakota INST   4140 Topics in International Studies LLS 3680  Latin   American Politics

PSCI 2120 Leadership

POL 153  U.S. Government POL 201 Political Philosophy

POL 253  State and Local Government PSCI 3680 Latin American Politics

PSL 210

Intro. to Public Service and Leadership

PSL 210

Introduction to Public Service/Leadership

PSL 310

Policy Communication

PSL 320

Ethics and Public Policy

PSL 330

Policy Formation

PSL 340

Policy Analysis

PSL 350

Public Policy Formation and Analysis

PSL 400

Public Service and Leadership Seminar

PSL 499 Public Policy Internship

COURSES TAUGHT:

BUS 615

Strategic Operations Management

BUS 680

Risk Management

PSCI 8685

Latin American Politic

PSCI 8120

Seminar in Leadership

POL 524

Contemporary Regional Politics

POL 534

Contemporary US Regional Policy

POL 551

Survey of International Relations

POL 630

Seminar in International Relations

POL 633

Developed and Developing Nations

POL 640

Government/Politics in Developing Nations

POL 665

Readings in International Development

EDU 655

Public Policy Issues in Education

EDU 687

Legal/Ethical Issues in Higher Education

EDU 756

Public Policy in Higher Education

EDU 790

LLS 8685

CACT 8510

Research Methodology Latin American Politics

Leadership

ACADEMIC AWARDS

AND HONORS: Dakota Wesleyan University Faculty Excellence Award (2008) Kentucky State Historical Society Oral History Grant (2007) Duke University/Forest History Society Bell Grant (1999) Association of Third World Studies Presidential Award (1997)

ACAFAD, Alabama Academic Affairs Administrator of the Year (1996) Engalls Excellence in Classroom Teaching Award Finalist (1994, 1995) Alabama Education Association Leadership Fellow (1995)

Lynne E. May Research Grant (1993)

Mississippi University for Women Historical Society Award (1990) Graduate Dean’s Scholarship, University of Denver (1988-1990) Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Mississippi (1986-87) Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Delta Kappa

AND HONORS: HC1018 Legislative Commemoration of Exemplary Service to the State of South Dakota (2017)

Omaha Storm Chasers (KC Triple-A) Employee Excellence Award (2014) South Dakota Library Association Friend of the Library Award (2004) Mississippi Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 Award (2000)

Jackson Area Youth Soccer Award for Coaching (Undefeated 1999, 2000) Eagle Scout (1980)

Order of the Arrow (1978)

EDITED BOOKS: The Political Mind in American Politics (working title).

The Plains Political Tradition, Volume II. Jon Lauck and

John Miller (South Dakota State University), co-editors. Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota State Historical Society Press, 2014.

Organizational Leadership: Foundations and Practices for Christians. John Shoup (California Baptist University) and Jack Burns (Whitworth University), co-editors and contributing authors. Madison, Wisconsin: InterVarsity Press, 2014.

The Plains Political Tradition. Jon Lauck and John Miller (South Dakota State University), co-editors and contributing authors. Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota State Historical Society Press, 2011.

Leadership and Service: An Introduction. Senator George S. McGovern and Dan Gaken (Central Michigan University), co-editors and contributing authors. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2008.

Confederate Settlements in British Honduras. (Foreword by Governor William F. Winter). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company Publishers, 2001.

Latin America and the Caribbean in Transition. (Foreword by Rene Poitevin, Executive Director of the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales.) Robert P. Watson (Troy State University), co-editor. Troy, Alabama: Troy State University Press, 1995.

FILMS & TV: Produced documentary film “Hungry for Green: Feeding the World Sustainably.” Directed by Matthew Barr of University of North Carolina- Greensboro and narrated by Senator George S. McGovern. Film premiered at Harvard Medical School in November, 2009, and on PBS affiliates beginning December 15, 2009.

“Confederate Settlements in British Honduras.” Broadcast on Book TV CSPAN-2. March 2002.

“Conversations on Confederate Settlements in British Honduras.” Broadcast on Mississippi Public Television. October 2001.

“Alabama Confederates Abroad.” Broadcast on WBHM (Alabama Public Radio). September 2001.

“Confederate Settlements in British Honduras.” Presented to Society for the Promotion of Education and Research (SPEAR). Belize City, Belize. Broadcast   live nationwide in Belize. August 2001.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

Chapter contributor, George   McGovern: A Political Life, A Political Legacy. Robert P. Watson (Florida Atlantic University), editor. Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota State Historical Society   Press, 2004.

Chapter contributor. Belize: Selected Proceedings   from the Second

Interdisciplinary Conference. Michael Phillips (Brigham Young University), editor. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996.

EDITING: White House Studies, Editorial Board, 2004-2011.

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. Guest Editorial Board (2005)

Journal of Interdisciplinary Humanities, Interim Book Review

Editor (May 1994)

& PRESENTIONS: “Feeding the World Sustainably.” Lecture and film presentation at Croft Institute, University of Mississippi, February 15, 2011.

“Feeding the World Sustainably.” Lecture and film presentation at University of North Carolina-Greensboro, January 27, 2010.

“Feeding the World Sustainably.” Lecture and film presentation at Harvard University Medical School, Center for Health and the Global Environment, November, 2009.

“History of a Discipline: Leadership Theory and Practice.” Presented at the International Leadership Association Conference. Los Angeles, California. 2008. Dan Gaken, Central Michigan University, Jack Burns, Whitworth University, and Raymond Screws, University of ArkansasLittle Rock, co-presenters.

“Indigenous Leadership in Higher Education.” Presented at the International Leadership Association Conference. Los Angeles, California.

2008. Substitute panelist and co-presented with Nathan Tallman and Dan Gaken, Central Michigan University and Jacqueline Ottman, University of Calgary.

“Designing and Teaching an Introductory Leadership Course: A Collaborative Approach.” Presented at the International Leadership Association Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2007. Dan Gaken, Central Michigan University and Jennifer Murray, Rice University, co-presenters.

“The Legacy of U.S. Occupation of Cuba and the Philippines during the McKinley Administration.” Presented at the Association of Third World Studies Conference. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. November 2005. Rachel Sauer, co-presenter.

“The Political Life of George McGovern.” Presented at the South Dakota Festival of Books. Deadwood, South Dakota. September 2005. Ahrar Ahmad (Black Hills State University), co-presenter.

“The Making of a Political Mind.” Presented at the Dakota Wesleyan University McGovern Conference. Mitchell, South Dakota. November 2004.

“The South Dakota Festival of Books.” Presented at the Dakota Conference. Center for Western Studies: Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 2004.

“Confederate Settlements in British Honduras.” Presented to the Twin Cities Civil War Round Table, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota. September 2002.

“Confederate Settlements in Belize.” Private reading/signing for Prime Minister George Price and staff. Belize City, Belize. August 2001.

“Mississippi Confederates in British Honduras.” University of Southern Mississippi Department of History Fall Lecture Series: Hattiesburg, Mississippi. October 2001.

“Confederate Settlements in British Honduras.” Presented at the Southern Festival of Books. Nashville, Tennessee. October 2001.

“National Sovereignty as an Element of International Jurisprudence: A Case Study, the Quest of Belizean Separation from Guatemalan Dominion.” Presented at the International Belizean Studies Association Conference. Jacksonville, Florida. March 1995.

“The Political Climate Surrounding the 1928 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz.” Presented at the Georgia Political Science Association Conference. Savannah, Georgia. 1995.

“Caribbean Crises: Causes, Results, and Possible Solutions.” Presented at the Georgia Southwestern University Third World in Perspective Program. January 1994.

“The Belizean Search for a National Identity.” Presented at the Troy State University Chancellor’s Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Troy, Alabama. Troy, Alabama. February 1994.

“The Politics of Healthcare Fraud.” Presented at the Georgia Political Science Association Conference. Savannah, Georgia. 1994. Co-authors, Brian Payne and Donna Addkison.

“The Fusion of American and Belizean Cultures of the Nineteenth Century.” Presented at the Association of Third World Studies Conference, Pacific Lutheran University. Tacoma, Washington. October 1993.

“American Agricultural Investment in Northern and Central Belize.” Presented at the Interdisciplinary Conference of Belizean Studies.

Jacksonville, Florida. March 1993.

“Aspects of 18th and 19th Century European and Native American Cultural Collisions.” Presented at the Alabama Association of Historians Conference. Mobile, Alabama. February 1992. Kit C. Carter, III, coauthor.

AND ARTICLES: Contributing author, Encyclopedia of United States-Latin American

Relations. Tom Leonard, Jeffrey A Segal, and Rodney Longley, Editors. Washington, District of Columbia: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2012.

Contributing author, Mississippi Encyclopedia. Ann Abadie, Charles Regan Wilson, and Ted Ownby, Editors. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2009.

Contributing author, Nobel Prize Winners. Frank N. Magill, Editor. Pasadena, California: Salem Press, 2008.

Contributing author, Great Events from History: The Ancient World. Mark W. Chavalas (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), Editor.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 2004.

“New Richmond: The City that was to Equal its Namesake.” Belize Magazine. v. 1 (3). (July 2004)

Contributing author, African-American Encyclopedia, Revised Edition. Carl L. Bankston, III (Tulane University), Editor. Tarrytown, New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2000.

Contributing author, Biographical Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century World Leaders. John Powell, Editor. Tarrytown, York: Marshall Cavendish, 2000.

Contributing author, Aging. Pamela Roberts (California State University), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 2000.

Contributing author, The Supreme Court. Timothy L. Hall (University of Mississippi), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 2000.

Contributing author, Dictionary of World Biography: The Ancient World. Frank N. McGill, Editor. Pasadena, California: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.

Contributing author, Dictionary of World Biography: The 20th Century. Christina J. Moose, Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1999.

Contributing author, Magill’s Guide to Military History. John Powell (Cumberland College), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 2001.

Contributing author, Magill’s Legal Guide. Timothy L. Hall (University of Mississippi), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1999.

Contributing photographer, Mississippi: An Illustrated History. Charles Bolton (University of Southern Mississippi), Editor. Sun Valley, California: American Historical Society Press, 2002.

Contributing author, Natural Disasters. Marlene Bradford (Texas A&M University) and Robert S. Carmichael (University of Iowa), Editors.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 2000.

Contributing author, Popular Musicians. Steve Hochman, Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1999.

Contributing author, Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. Carl L. Bankston III, Carole A. Barrett, Kibbi Mack, Franklin Ng, William Osborne, Ranee K. Panjabi, William E. Pemberton, Maria E. Perez, and

Gregory Walters, Editors. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press,

1999.

Contributing author, Encyclopedia of North American History. John C. Super, Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Marshall Cavendish, 1999.

Contributing author, The Sixties in America. Carl Singleton (Fort Hays State University), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1999.

Contributing author, Encyclopedia of Family Life. Carl L. Bankston, III (Tulane University), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1998.

Contributing author, Readers Guide to Women’s Studies. Eleanor B. Amico, Editor. Chicago, Illinois: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1998.

Contributing author, Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism. Susan Auerbach, (California State University-Northridge) Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Marshall Cavendish, 1997.

Contributing author, Great Events from History: North America, Revised Edition. Frank N. Magill, Editor. Pasadena, California: Salem Press, 1997.

Contributing author, Ready Reference: Women’s Issues. Margaret McFadden (Appalachian State University), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1997.

Contributing author, Ready Reference: American Justice. Joseph M. Bessette (Claremont McKenna College), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1996.

Contributing author, Survey of Social Science: Government and Politics. Joseph M. Bessette (Claremont McKenna College), Editor. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1995.

Contributing author, Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympics. John

E. Findling (Indiana University) and Kimberly D. Pelle, Editors. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1995.

“Prominent Citizens of the Confederate Community in Belize City, 1965- 1890.” Belizean   Studies, 1993. V.20(3).

BOARDS &

COMMISSIONS:

American Red Cross Board, North Mississippi Chapter (2020-2021) South Dakota State Historical Society Board (2009-2013)

Unheard Voices Project,   Board of Trustees (2008-2013) Kilian Community College, Board of Trustees (2005-2006)

Brookings Elks Lodge, Trustee (2003-2006)

Journal of White House Studies, Editorial Board (2004-2011)

Local Church Board (2002-2004)

Great Plains Chautauqua Society, Board of Trustees   (2001-2006) Federation of Humanities Councils, House of Delegates (2001-2004)   Southern Humanities Media Fund, Board Member (1996-2001) Political Party Statewide Youth Organization, Executive (1996-1997)

Academic Affairs Administrators Association, Former Regional President Association of Third World   Studies, Former International President McLeod Elementary, School Council   (1996-1998)

Troy State University Education Association, President (1994)   Mississippi Historical Records Board, Member (1992) Political Party, County   Board Member (1984-1986)

Political Party, District   Board Member (1984-1986) Founding Board Member of Political Party Statewide Youth

Organization (1983)

Delegate to State Political Party Convention (1984)

Alternate Delegate/Delegate to National Political Party Convention (1984) Lowndes County Humane Society   Board of Directors (1990-1992)

COMMITTEES:

Dakota Wesleyan University Board of Trustee Advancement and

Development Committee (2008-2013)

Dakota Wesleyan University Provost Search Committee (2008)

Dakota Wesleyan University Vice President for Institutional Advancement Search Committee (2008)

Dakota Wesleyan University, Faculty Budget & Planning (2007-2013) Dakota Wesleyan University, Graduate Studies Committee (2006-2013)

Dakota Wesleyan University, McGovern Conference Committee Chair (2006-2013)

Dakota Wesleyan University Education Faculty Search Committee (2008) Dakota Wesleyan University Biology Faculty Search Committee (2007) Dakota Wesleyan University Criminal Justice Search Committee (2007) Organization of American Historians Membership (2006-2008)

Kilian Community College Board, Strategic Planning Committee (2005- 2006)

South Dakota Municipal League, Resolutions Committee (2005-2006)

South Dakota Municipal League, Public Works Committee (2005-2006) South Dakota State University, Remnant Trust Committee (2004-2005) Brookings Rotary, Fundraising Committee (2003-2005)

Inaugural Committee of Governor Ronnie Musgrove (2000)

Governor’s Council on Volunteerism Conference Committee (1999-2001) Jackson Public Schools, District Facilities Committee (1997)

Chancellor’s Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, Chair (1994-1995)

Troy State University, History Search Committee (1994)

Troy State University, Political Science Search Committee (1994) Troy State University, English Search Committee (1994)

Troy State University Education Association, Membership Chair(1993)

University Honors Council, Chair (1994-1996) University Honors Curriculum Committee (1994-1996) Writing Across the Curriculum Committee (1994)

Mississippi University for Women History Search Committee (1992) Mississippi University for Women Faculty Senate (1992)

Mississippi University for Women Spanish Search Committee (1991) Mississippi University for Women Human Subjects Research Review

Committee (1990-1992)

Humanities Division Accreditation Planning Committee (1990)

MEMBERSHIPS: Association of Fundraising Professionals (2004-2007) Association of Third World Studies (Life member) Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (2002-2006) Mitchell Rotary Club (2006-2012)

Moody County Historical Society (2003-2009) National Eagle Scout Association (Current) Sigma Pi Fraternity Alumni Association (Current) Council for Higher Education (Life member)

Sioux Falls Chapter, Assn. of Fundraising Professionals (2004-2007) South Dakota Historical Society (Current)

South Dakota Public Broadcasting (Current)

South Dakota Snowmobile Association (2004-2007) Western Political Science Association (2004-2007)

REVIEWS: Review of Betti Van Epps-Taylor’s Forgotten Lives: African

Americans in South Dakota. South Dakota State Historical Society Press, 2008. Published in South Dakota History, Spring 2009.

Review of August Schernaukau’s Marching with the First Nebraska: A Civil War Diary. University of Oklahoma Press, 2007. Published in South Dakota History, Fall 2007.

Review of William E. Foley’s Wilderness Journey: The Life of William Clark. University of Missouri Press, 2004. Published in South Dakota History, Summer 2004.

Review of Herman Hattaway and Richard E. Beringer’s Jefferson Davis, Confederate President. University Press of Kansas, 2001. Published in White House Studies, Winter 2003 (reprint from the Civil War Book Review).

Review of Herman Hattaway and Richard E. Beringer’s Jefferson Davis, Confederate President. University Press of Kansas, 2001. Published in Civil War Book Review, Spring 2003.

Review of Mark St. Pierre’s Of Uncommon Birth: Dakota Sons in Vietnam. University of Oklahoma Press, 2003. Published in World Literature Today, Fall, 2003.

Review of Thomas Tucker Phillip’s Cubans in the Confederacy. McFarland & Company Publishers, 2002. Published in Civil War Book Review, Fall 2002.

Review of Robert S. Weddle’s Changing Tides: Twilight and Dawn in the Spanish Sea, 1763-1803. Texas A&M University Press, 1992. Published in Journal of Mississippi History, Spring 1998.

Review of John M. Martin and Anne T. Romano’s Multinational Crime: Terrorism, Espionage, Drug and Arms Trafficking. Sage Publications, 1992. Published in Journal of Third World Studies, 1993. Co-author Bryan K. Payne.

Review of Thomas Walker and Sung Ho Kim’s Perspectives on War and Peace in Central America. Brookings Institute, 1991. Published in the Journal of Third World Studies. 1992.

Review of Bruce Smith’s Next Steps in Latin America. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institute, 1991. Published in Journal of Third World Studies, 1992.

& WORKSHOPS: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Curator Training.

Valparaiso, Indiana. January, 2000.

Oral History Interviewer Training. Conducted by the University of Southern Mississippi Department of History. Cleveland, Mississippi. March 1999.

Harvard Medical School, Continuing Medical Education, 2019-2021.

ACTIVITIES: 2009-2012--Served as McGovern Center team leader for joint partnership in Africa with the Center for the Church and Global AIDS. Consulted with non-profits assisting women and children infected with HIV-AIDS in Meru, Kenya, and surrounding communities. Visited hospitals and worked with the Bishop of the Methodist Church of Kenya to conduct a conference to educate clergy on HIV-AIDS related health and social issues.

Summer 1994—Served as the lead facilitator for the Troy State University Water Quality Research Program in Guatemala. Traveled to Guatemala with Dr. Alicia Whatley and other members of the Department of Environmental Studies and served as a liaison between the university faculty and various Guatemalan government agencies.

Summer 1984--Medical work completed with Health Talents International which, in partnership with the World Health Organization Division of Control of Tropical Diseases and the Belizean Department of Malaria, conducted extensive research on the effectiveness of DDT for mosquito eradication as well as the effect of the use of water-based DDT on the environment and the general population.

DATA:

Date of Birth:

June, 1963

Health:

Excellent

Hobbies:

Canoeing, coaching and umpiring college  baseball,

running marathons, and writing poetry (featured poet in the 25th anniversary issue of South Dakota Magazine)

& LICENSES: Ordained & National General Superintendent,

The Word & Way Gospel Fellowship College of Pastoral Supervision and

Psychotherapy, CPE Units (2017-2021) Licensed Pastor, Mississippi Conference, United

Methodist Church (2016-2020) Graduate of the Jim Evans Academy of

Professional Umpiring-FL Classic (2011) Amateur Baseball Umpires’ Association

Former Firefighter (trained in structural and wildland firefighting, as well as hazmat)

NFHS Accredited Interscholastic Coach (2011)

NFHS Heads Up Football Coach Certification (2018)