Educational Contracts and Consultancy Work

2012-present: Project Director
Teacher certification and accreditation of teacher training institutions in Afghanistan.
Contracted as Project Director for the implementation phase of this project. Responsible for management of the project and delivery of the Project Implementation Plan (2012-2016). Appointed by World University Service Canada.

2014: Principal Investigator, Psychosocial Needs Assessment
Stoney Nakoda Tribal Authority, Alberta

Contracted by the Stoney Nakoda Tribal Authority to conduct a psychosocial needs assessment of a community significantly impacted by the 2013 Alberta flood.

2014: External reviewer
Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Contracted by Memorial University of Newfoundland to participate in the review of the suite of new graduate programs in education proposed by the Faculty of Education.

2014: External reviewer
Maritime Provinces Higher Education Council.
Contracted by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Council (MPHEC) to Chair the external review team for the assessment of a suite of new graduate programs in education proposed by a private university in New Brunswick.

2012: External reviewer
University of Western Ontario.
Contracted by Western University (Ontario) to participate in the review of the suite of new graduate programs in education proposed by the Faculty of Education.

2012:  Project Director
Teacher certification and accreditation of teacher training institutions in Afghanistan.
Contracted as Project Director for the second half of the design phase of this project. Responsible to manage the project and to coordinate the development of the Project Implementation Plan for 2012-2016. Appointed by World University Service Canada.

2011-2012: Accreditation and Certification Specialist
Teacher certification and accreditation of teacher training institutions in
Afghanistan.
Contracted as Accreditation and Certification Specialist for the design phase of this project. Responsible to conduct needs assessments and to contribute to the development of the Project Implementation Plan for 2012-2016. Appointed by World University Service Canada.

2010:  External reviewer
Andrews University.
Contracted by the Campus Alberta Quality Council to participate in the program review of the Andrews University Master of Science in Administration (International Development) program.

2005-2008: Project Leader
School Principal Leadership Development Program, Lebanon.

Contracted as the Project Leader for this development project funded by the World Bank. Responsible to coordinate and deliver a training program for educational leaders in Lebanon. A partnership of the University of Calgary, Collège Boréal (Sudbury) and Team International (Beirut). Appointed by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Republic of Lebanon.

2002-2007: Project Manager
Educational Development Program, Former Republic of Yugoslavia.

Contracted as the Project Manager–Calgary for this development project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. Responsible to coordinate and deliver an educational development project in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. Appointed by Universalia Management Group (Montréal) and the University of Calgary.

2002-2004: Consultant
National head teacher mentoring program, Slovenia.
Contracted as consultant for this project funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport and developed by the National Leadership School (Šola za ravnatelje), Ljubljana, Slovenia.

2002: Advisor
Survey of Teacher Preparation Programs and Professional Development (Alberta).

Contracted as advisor for this project conducted on behalf of Alberta Learning. Contracted by: R. A. Malatest & Associates (Edmonton).

2001-2002: Team Leader
Kosovo Educational Development Program.

Contracted as the Team Leader–Educational Leadership and Management for this development project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. Responsible to coordinate and deliver a training program for educational leaders in Kosovo. Contracted by: Universalia Management Group (Montréal) and the University of Calgary.

2001-2002: Canadian Technical Expert
Kosovo Educational Development Program.

Contracted as a Canadian Technical Expert for this development project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. Responsible to conceptualize and develop a training program for educational leaders in Kosovo. Contracted by: Universalia Management Group (Montréal) and the University of Calgary. (Spring 2001).

2000-2001: Project Coordinator, Enhancing the development of a healthy Aboriginal cultural identity in youth K-12
Battlefords Friendship Centre, North Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Contracted as the Project Coordinator for an Aboriginal curriculum development project funded by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, and as Series Editor for the curriculum materials emanating from that project. Contracted by: Battlefords Friendship Centre, North Battleford, Saskatchewan.

1996: School Governance Inservice
Nova Scotia
Contracted by: Nova Scotia Educational Leadership Consortium, Halifax, Nova Scotia, to provide conceptualization and development of a three day inservice module on school governance.

1995: School Reviewer
?ehtseo Ayah School, Deline, NWT.

Contracted by: Sahtu Divisional Board of Education, Norman Wells, NWT.

1994: Parental Needs Survey
Madonna Elementary School, Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Contracted by: Principal and Local School Council.

1992: Educational Program Review
Lac La Ronge Indian Band, La Ronge, Saskatchewan
.
Contracted by: LLRIB Education Authority.