Ryan Flowers, Ed.D.
Objective
I am seeking new professional challenges and leadership responsibilities. My objective is to serve in a leadership role that allows me to have a greater impact on student success in school and better prepare students for the workforce.
Education/Certifications
May, 2009 The University of Georgia Athens, GA
Educational Leadership Certification (L7)
July, 2007 Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA
Doctor of Education in Adult and Career Education (T7)
Dissertation Title: “Minority Student Participation in Marketing Education
Work-based Learning Programs”
August, 2001 The University of Georgia Athens, GA
Master of Education in Marketing Education (T5)
May, 1999 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
Business Education Teaching Certification (T4)
August, 1994 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management
May, 1990 Jeff Davis High School Hazlehurst, GA
College Prep High School Diploma
Experience
1999-Present Vidalia Comprehensive High School Vidalia, GA
Marketing Education Teacher/Work-based Learning Coordinator/Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Teach 9th-12th grade students the following courses: Financial Literacy, Marketing Principles, Advanced Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Sales and Promotion
- Assist Career and Technical Education (CTE) Director with Five-Year Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) Program Review (2008) documents and CTAE Local Plan documents
- Mentor SECCA Auto Technology teacher
- Monitor work-based learning students and youth apprenticeship students
- Enter work-based learning data into CTAE Resource Network (CNET) database
- Recruit students into work-based learning programs and the youth apprenticeship program
- Promote CTAE career pathways and work-based learning opportunities to parents, students, and other community members
- Serve as Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) student organization advisor
- Manage advertising, financing, and sales for school yearbook
- Serve as representative on VCHS Design Team
- Serve as Professional Association of Georgia Educators Building Representative
2000 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
Part-time Instructor
- Taught the following courses to adult students at night: Advertising, Visual Merchandising, and Introduction to Computers.
1998-1999 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
Part-time Instructor
- Taught the following computer courses to adult students while completing my teaching internship through Georgia Southern University: Introduction to MS Windows, MS Access, “Help, I’m a Computer Idiot!”, and Exploring the Internet.
- Trained welfare recipients in the following areas: customer service, transactions, computer literacy, interpersonal communications, and employment.
Awards/Accomplishments
- DECA advisor for students who have advanced to national-level DECA competition 7 times in 10 years
- VCHS Staff Member of the Month (February, 2009)
- Organized a new professional learning community for the CTE department at VCHS (2009)
- DECA advisor for students who qualified for 12 of the top 64 slots in the nation (over 5,000 teams competing) in the 2009 DECA Stock Market Game
- Won the 2009 DECA Advisor Stock Market Game
- Completed doctoral research and defended dissertation entitled: “Minority Student Participation in Marketing Education Work-based Learning Programs” (2007)
- DECA advisor for a national finalist in the 2006 DECA Stock Market Game
- VCHS Staff Member of the Month (January, 2006)
- Selected by the Georgia Council on Economic Education to participate in the New York Stock Exchange Teachers’ Workshop (2006)
- Named Southeastern Technical College’s Tech Prep Adult Champion (2006)
- Team advisor for the Fall 2005 state champion of the Georgia Stock Market Game
- Obtained industry-certification status for the VCHS marketing education program (2003-2004)
Professional References
Dr. Steve Weeks CTE Director
Vidalia Comprehensive High School
1001 North Street West
Vidalia, GA 30474
912-537-6898
Dr. Garrett Wilcox Principal
Vidalia Comprehensive High School
1001 North Street West
Vidalia, GA 30474
912-537-7931
Dr. Charles Backes Adult and Career Education Professor (Former Dissertation Chair)
Valdosta State University
(COE) Education Center
1500 North Patterson
Valdosta, GA 31698
229-333-7152