JANICE OWENS-FILER 6342 Woodland Forrest Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 292-4280 jfiler@sheltonstate.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. Psychology: March, 2014 – Present, Grand Canyon University M.A. Bilingual Education/ESL, University of Alabama: December, 2001 M.A. Secondary Education/Language Arts, University of Alabama: December, 2001 B.A. Economics, Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS: 1984 WORK EXPERIENCE The Marimac Academy - April, 2010 – Present. Chief Executive Officer – Responsible for creating and incorporating the Academy. Successfully ran its first summer program in conjunction with Cornerstone Full Gospel Baptist Church. Continues to provide tutoring services and ACT preparation courses. University of Alabama NSBE Jr. – August, 2009 – Present Principal Advisor – Precollegiate initiative for students interested in engineering and other STEM areas. Students meet, travel, and compete in science and engineering competitions Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. May, 1999 – Present Developed ESL Academic Program Implementing College Reading Redesign Project Chair – Language & Communications Division, which includes English, French, Spanish, Reading, and Mass Communications Tenured Instructor – Teaching the Reading and English curricula (including Developmental Education Courses) Adjunct Instructor – Teaching critical and developmental Reading Skill Center Instructor. Teaching GED preparation, basic computer applications (i.e., typing, word processing skills, Internet usage, etc.) University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. May 2003 –December, 2007 English Language Institute - Part-time ESL Instructor Responsible for language instruction to students entering the University from various countries Also taught functional English to employees of local corporations (i.e., Mercedes, JVC, Delphi) Volunteered for social groups to give students opportunities to practice language skills Human Resource Director, Sheraton Capstone Inn, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. August, 1992 – February, 1996. Total responsibility for all staffing needs (recruiting, applicant processing, new hire processing/exit interviewing. Assist supervisors with disciplinary actions. Prepare safety training procedures and manuals. Manage payroll department. Professional/Community Affiliations Alabama Educators Association National Association of Bilingual Educators National Association of Developmental Education Alabama Association of Developmental Education International Reading Association Optimist International Literacy Council of West Alabama National Society of Black Engineers Pre-Collegiate Charter (Advisor) Tuscaloosa City Council PTA President Alabama PTA (Board Member) Tuscaloosa City Schools Superintendent Advisory Committee Tuscaloosa City Schools Facilities Development Steering Committee PRESENTATIONS - Mesa College – Best Practices and Redesign in Developmental Reading - Optimist International – Internet Safety - Dekalb Technical College, Dekalb, GA “Making Mylabs Work” – - CRLA National Conference. Using Technology in the Developmental Lab. - Montgomery Public Schools Writing Across the Curriculum Workshop – “It’s OK to Use Writing to Teach Math” - Pearson National Sales Conference – “How to sell Mylabs” - Alabama College Association Conference – “Service Learning in Developmental Education” - NISOD Conference – presented “Using Art as a Comprehension Tool in Developmental Reading” and “Innovative Teaching Techniques for Developmental Education Students” - Innovations - presented “Strategies for Successful Learning Communities at the Developmental Level” - Alabama College Association Conference – participated on a forum discussing “Innovations in Courseware for Developmental Reading, English and Math” - Innovations – presented “Designing a Successful Developmental Curriculum in English and Reading” - Content Area Literacy: Strategies for Success. Workshop presented to Tuscaloosa Public School Language Arts Teachers: Holt High School, Tuscaloosa, AL. - Spring Conference on Diversity: Alabama Council of Teachers of English. Presented paper entitled Using Personal Narratives to Teach the Writing Process.