Denton "Duke" DiPofi
Professor, Student Life Skills/Religious Studies
Lake Placid,FL
Summary
Dynamic educator with a proven track record at Florida Southwestern State College, recognized for excellence in faculty training and curriculum development. Adept at implementing academic policies and enhancing student assessment strategies, I foster collaborative environments that drive retention and success. Committed to professional growth and mentoring, I lead impactful workshops and initiatives.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Professor, Student Life Skills/Religious Studies
FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE
08.2014 - Current
- Received Faculty of the Year Award both years in my current position as a full time instructor of Student Life Skills and Religious Studies (2013-2014 and 2014-2015) at Florida Southwestern State College (Hendry/Glades Center).
- Nominated by students and staff every year of instruction for the Faculty NISOD Award.
- QEP Assessment Committee member, measuring overall effectiveness in retention.
- Lead Community of Practice Workshops for professional development amongst fellow professors of the First Year Experience.
- Lead multi-campus Focus Groups for student satisfaction in the Cornerstone Experience program.
- Prof. Development (FYE Conf./Boot Camp/Canvas training/Creating Rubrics/Summer Exemplars for Cornerstone/College).
- Developed a model of Critical Thinking for a Christian Worldview.
- Faculty mentor for several adjunct and full-time professors in the Academic Success and Arts, Humanities, and Social Science Departments.
- Chairman, Continuing Contract Review Committee (Standing Committee at Florida Southwestern State College).
Coordinator of Academic Services
EDISON STATE COLLEGE
LaBelle, Florida
07.2010 - 07.2014
- Responsible for the recruiting, hiring, training, and evaluating of faculty members. Directly involved with the Associate Deans and Deans of instruction district wide, providing leadership and implementing College and Campus-wide academic policies and procedures.
- Trained in the Banner System for Student Advising and tracking, R-25 System for scheduling, and active in the First Year Experience, Quality Enhancement Program Committee for the preparation of the SACS Accreditation Visit (fall, 2011).
- Have attained ten years of experience instructing at the undergraduate level, with an average of a fifteen hour per year accumulated teaching schedule (spring, 2007-).
- Granted the degree of Doctor of Ministry at United Theological Seminary, advancing professionally as well as academically, keeping current as a leader of the staff at the Hendry/Glades Center of Edison State College (presently, Florida Southwestern State College).
- Experienced at leading Student Orientation and Professional Development Seminars for professors and Academic Course Scheduling for the local campus, interacting and coordinating with the district-wide administrators.
- Active participant in the District-wide Deans Council making collective decisions in regards to College Operating Procedures.
- Budget Administrator for requisitions and distribution of Lab Fees across all academic disciplines for the Hendry/Glades Center.
- Chaired and served on several search committees for potential employees, screening applicants and working closely with Human Resources upgrading and reviewing faculty credentials.
- Advisor to the Voices of Calvary Club, whose mission is to gather in fellowship, worship, prayer, Bible study, witness, and teach one another at the H/G Center.
- Facilitated instruction for professors in the use of technology, classroom management, portal navigation, resource ordering, grade submission, attendance verification, and mediate student-instructor issues of concern.
- Jointly Collaborated with the Student Services Coordinator and Provost to manage enrollment, conducted focus groups, distributed SENSE surveys with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, and discussed issues involving both short and long-term goals of the Hendry/Glades Center.
- Created multi-campus instructional scheduling designed to accommodate and maximize student enrollment and instructional support.
Elementary School Teacher
HENDRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LaBelle, Florida
08.2007 - 06.2010
- Participated in three separate technology workshops involving the intricacies of Interactive Smartboard Training, (fall, 2007) (spring, 2008) (fall, 2008) at COES.
- Attended the Cooperative Learning and Incentives for Low-Motivation Students Workshops at COES (fall, 2007).
- Trained in the Success Maker computer program; which included an overview of the major disciplines taught, the interpretation of scores, various intervals of progress and assessment, and motivation for FCAT Preparation (winter, 2008).
- Assisted and researched in curriculum development with the Fifth Grade Teaching Team creating UBD (Units by Design) in the Social Studies discipline. Lesson plans and clear objectives were updated to ensure compatibility with new Sunshine State Standards in the field and grade level (fall, 2007) (spring, 2008) at COES.
- Actively trained, monitored student progress, and provided both group and individual help in all three disciplines (Reading, Math, and Science) of the Kaplan Test's Pilot Program at COES (fall, 2007-spring, 2008).
- Educated, assisted, and celebrated with county law enforcement during the ten-week D.A.R.E. (Drug Awareness and Resistance Education) Program for Hendry County's Fifth Graders (spring, winter, 2008) at COES.
- Completed 18 hours of ESOL Training over a six-week period at Clewiston Middle School (spring, 2009).
- Instructed grades Kindergarten through fifth grade in the two and one-half week program, Too Good for Violence (spring, 2009) at COES.
- Organized, supervised, and provided incentives for good classroom behavior by rewarding respectful and mannerly students with a minimally-charged Spring Training Game field trip to Ft. Myers. The day included a trip to Franklin Locks Recreation Park, and a baseball game at Hammond Stadium (spring, 2009).
- Organized, supported, trained, and actively participated in local, city-wide, and County-wide Field Day competitions at LaBelle High School (spring, 2009 and 2010).
Senior Pastor
Fellowship Bible Church, Ashtabula, Ohio
Ashtabula, Ohio
04.2003 - 07.2007
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
Youth/Associate Pastor
FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH
Ashtabula, Ohio
07.1996 - 03.2003
- Leader of the Ashtabula County Youth Pastors' Prayer Network-1998-2002.
- Keynote speaker/preacher at several different churches and youth events-1994-2003.
- Participated in over 35 workshops at Moody Pastors' Conference (Chicago, Illinois)-1994-2006.
- Completed both the M.A.R. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and the Ph.D. from Christian Bible Seminary (non-regional, religious degree)-1995-2006.
- Completed 10 workshops from the Evangelical Free Church, including the four-day Church Planters' Boot Camp (April, 2006)-1996-2006.
- Designed the 5th Quarter Café, a countywide youth program and community outreach to "at risk" students in close proximity to his home church. The building project included four phases as growth continued-1996-2000. Grants were submitted by the applicant to the Ashtabula Foundation, in addition to fundraising campaigns launched in conjunction with many non-profit organizations and local businesses.
- Actively taught, trained, and participated in the Steve Wingfield Evangelistic Crusade-spring, 1997.
- Trained with Sonlife Ministries (Wheaton, Illinois) from the summer of 1993-2001.
- Actively taught, trained, and led over 100 students in missions trips for evangelism and apologetics training in Toronto (1993-94), Chicago (1996-98; 2000-01), and Cedarville, Ohio (2000-01).
- Initiated an After-school program for students (at the youth center), recruited volunteers, and provided food vouchers, subsidies, and packaged or canned goods for low-income families.
- Worked with Catholic Charities (teen curriculum), Child Protective Services (assisting with placement and care for neglected teens), Ashtabula County Social Services (job placement, needs assistance), Samaritan House (lodging and meals for the homeless), and G.O. Ministries (community service).
- Performed teaching/preaching duties, pre-marital and marital counseling, officiated weddings and funerals, led the ordinances of baptism and communion for the local church.
High School Social Studies Teacher
MADISON LOCAL SCHOOLS
Madison, Ohio
08.1989 - 06.1996
- Seven years' experience as a high school social studies teacher, varsity girls volleyball, junior varsity and varsity boys baseball coach, and after school coordinator of the "Citizen Bee" competition-1989-1996.
- Completed a one-hour graduate credit, three-day Cooperative Learning Workshop at Lake Erie College (Painesville, Ohio)-(spring, 1992).
- Organized the Social Studies Curriculum Committee under the direction of our superintendent. Textbook selections, unit planning, lesson planning, course descriptions and objectives were designed along with representatives from kindergarten through twelfth grades. The sequential design ensured that all core competencies were taught prior to Ohio's first High School State Competency Exam (fall, 1992).
- Social Studies Department Chairman (1995-1996). The applicant selected textbooks, assisted with administration in the hiring process of potential teachers, assigned preparations and course loads for sections of psychology, government, economics, geography, world and American history, and electives such as "Problems of Today."
- Mentored two first-year social studies teachers and met bi-weekly with them navigating through the process of classroom structure, appearance, organization and discipline.
- Provided remediation for students who fell below the minimal passing standard on the social studies portion of the Ohio High School State Competency Exam.
Education
Doctor of Ministry -
UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Dayton, Ohio05.2013
Master of Arts - Religion
TRINITY EVANGELICAL DIVINITY SCHOOL
Deerfield, Illinois08.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education/Social Studies
FLAGLER COLLEGE
St. Augustine, Florida04.1989
Skills
- Faculty training
- Curriculum development
- Student assessment
- Academic scheduling
- Policy implementation
- Higher education management
References
- Dr. Martin Tawil, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning Excellence, Florida Southwestern State College, mtawil@fsw.edu
- Dr. Henry Hermann, Professor, Biological Sciences, Florida Southwestern State College, hrhermann@fsw.edu
- Dr. Thomas Rath, Campus Director, Hendry/Glades Center and Charlotte Campus, Florida Southwestern State College, trath@fsw.edu
- Dr. George Harvey, Campus Director, Collier Campus, Florida Southwestern State College, gharvey@fsw.edu
Related Professional Experience
- FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE, Professor, Student Life Skills/Religious Studies, 2014-01-01
- EDISON STATE COLLEGE, Coordinator of Academic Services, 2010-01-01, 2014-01-01
- HENDRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Elementary School Teacher, 2007-01-01, 2010-01-01
Timeline
Professor, Student Life Skills/Religious Studies
FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE
08.2014 - Current
Coordinator of Academic Services
EDISON STATE COLLEGE
07.2010 - 07.2014
Elementary School Teacher
HENDRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
08.2007 - 06.2010
Senior Pastor
Fellowship Bible Church, Ashtabula, Ohio
04.2003 - 07.2007
Youth/Associate Pastor
FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH
07.1996 - 03.2003
High School Social Studies Teacher
MADISON LOCAL SCHOOLS
08.1989 - 06.1996
Doctor of Ministry -
UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Master of Arts - Religion
TRINITY EVANGELICAL DIVINITY SCHOOL
Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education/Social Studies
FLAGLER COLLEGE