Deanna Kabler
Educator, Writer, Advocate
Wake Forest,NC
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. Gifted community and social services leader with demonstrated skills in prison activism, program coordination and base development. Dependable manager applies excellent relationship-building, communication and project management skills to garner attention for important prison reform and social justice concerns. Talented leader experienced in fundraising, grass-roots support and organizing public campaigns, protests and advocacy. Leverages abilities to affect key changes in prison reform area.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Associate Director for Prison Programs
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC
04.2020 - 10.2022
- Worked in matrix management environment with oversight of prison division level managers, university operations, and prison safety and compliance.
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help programmatic evolution and growth.
- Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching faculty on practices, procedures and performance strategies.
- Planned and resourced personnel and logistics for operations component exercises resulting in highly trained personnel and faculty ready to act quickly in critical roles.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices.
- Spearheaded department training to enhance employee performance and boost employee productivity.
- Advanced productivity KPIs to achieve key educational goals and objectives.
- Identified procedure or process changes required to improve performance and productivity.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to refine procedures, devise best practices and enforce quality metrics.
- Developed systems to track and log work issues.
- Established positive and effective communication among program staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
- Built and reviewed master service agreements to simplify and streamline contract negotiation process.
- Directed initiatives to improve educational environment, student culture or overall program strategy.
- Managed 100+ incarcerated adult learners' educational development and student success.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service
- Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees
Adjunct Instructor
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC
01.2020 - 10.2022
- Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
- Created and implemented course agendas, lesson plans and activities to successfully meet course objectives.
- Developed and implemented English Composition, Cross-Cultural Communication, and Race and Social Justice curriculum for improved learning and student performance.
- Managed development of Prison program for use in expansion of curriculum delivery options for entry-level students.
- Aided in migration of technological options and course materials for Moodle Learning Management software to add better functionality for students and faculty members.
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
- Transitioned course material and applied technological options for online and course-related software for taught courses during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Consistently communicated with students to acknowledge and reward positive strides and discuss areas of improvement.
- Integrated current events and cultural themes into course materials to contextualize subject matter and facilitate lifelong learning.
- Examined and graded assignments and assessments to report grades to appropriate personnel.
- Used lectures, discussions and demonstrations to increase learning and classroom success.
- Collaborated with department head to create dynamic, ongoing curriculum development and instruction improvement program.
- Created unique, student-centered lesson plans for adult learners in prison and assignments for each class to promote maximum learning and knowledge retention.
Student Success Coordinator for Prison Programs
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Facilitated academic and cognitive assessments to provide resource referrals according to individualized needs.
- Conducted academic advisement services for students on reoccurring basis to maintain educational progression.
- Organized, detailed and excellent track record of working well under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Drove continuous improvement related to use of new teaching tools, training methods and improvement of in-prison college program.
- Discussed student success strategies and development of study skills.
- Helped incarcerated students with initial adjustment to university academic life and interpreted institutions policies and requirements.
- Met firm deadlines while applying results-driven and goal-oriented methodology to teaching initiatives.
- Coordinated follow up and student outreach to monitor academic progress for incarcerated at-risk students.
- Researched, published and presented current topics of study at national meetings through Alliance for Higher Education in Prison.
- Guided students in proposal creation, encouraging clear definition of problem statement, precise research questions, proposed procedures and practices and literature review for presentation at National Conference for Higher Education in Prison.
- Investigated complaints and worked with students, parents and teachers on finding positive resolutions.
- Mentored students, offering advice and support on topic selection, appropriateness and academic value.
- Maintained student database and electronic records for each student contact.
- Provided support and guidance to students experiencing academic and personal troubles.
- Advised students individually and in groups on academic programs for individual interests.
- Managed 30 incarcerated students learning plans and educational development.
Curriculum Developer - Elementary Grades
Preiss Murphy Publishers
Amman, Jordan
09.2014 - 05.2019
- Collaborated with colleagues in developing benchmark lessons and identifying curriculum needs of faculty.
- Designed course materials and supported implementation.
- Collaborated with administrators to determine course objectives.
- Targeted diverse learning modalities in development of new course content and training programs.
- Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Utilized exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content.
- Repurposed and optimized existing content for use in different mediums.
- Wrote and edited high-quality content and visually impactful programs under deadline pressure with exciting, captivating and authentic approach.
- Edited and proofread content to confirm proper grammar, quality and consistency with AP style.
- Designed and authored 10 elementary level student and teacher curriculum manuals with style and voice to fit selected genres.
Hospital Corpsman Second Class
United States Navy, USN
Portsmouth, VA
11.1996 - 04.2004
- Mentored and supervised 100 students within Naval Training command, providing positive guidance for professional and personal development.
- Handled administrative requirements, maintained records and submitted operational reports.
- Oversaw teams planning, implementing and realigning education and hospital specialty operational strategies.
- Prepared and delivered investigative reports and briefings as Paralegal for Naval Hospital Portsmouth.
- Managed all aspects of administrative and personnel needs of hospital training command education operations.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Supervised manual and automated supply strategies and connected with supply and data processing teams to facilitate communication and collaboration.
- Provided leadership, delegation and exceptional legal services in high-pressure situations.
- Assisted 4 Staff Attorneys in processing medical malpractice cases.
Education
Doctor of Education - Higher Education in Prison
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC 01.2020 - 05.2022
Master of Arts - Professional Writing
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA 05.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Global Studies
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC 08.2016 - 05.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
Kaplan University
Boca Raton, FL 01.2000 - 04.2001
Skills
Strategic leadership
undefinedTimeline
Associate Director for Prison Programs
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
04.2020 - 10.2022
Doctor of Education - Higher Education in Prison
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
01.2020 - 05.2022
Adjunct Instructor
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
01.2020 - 10.2022
Student Success Coordinator for Prison Programs
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
04.2019 - 04.2020
Master of Arts - Professional Writing
Liberty University
05.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Global Studies
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
08.2016 - 05.2018
Curriculum Developer - Elementary Grades
Preiss Murphy Publishers
09.2014 - 05.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
Kaplan University
01.2000 - 04.2001
Hospital Corpsman Second Class
United States Navy, USN
11.1996 - 04.2004
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