Service

Virginia Association of Teachers of English Board of Directors: Secretary, 1993-1994 and 2016-present, College Member Elect/At Large, 2016-2018; Virginia English Journal Editor (VATE publication), 2019-2021; Vice-President, 2021; President-Elect, 2022, President, 2023-present.

Educators Rising- National Conference and Competition Judge (category: research, visual impairment): 2022; Virginia State Leadership Conference and Competition Judge (categories: research, lesson planning): 2018, 2019

Shenandoah Valley Phi Delta Kappa International Board of Directors: 2014-present, Secretary, 2014-2017; Advisor, 2018; President- 2019-present.

The Teacher Educator’s Journal: Manuscript Reviewer, Mar 2015-present

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Program Reviewer: 2017-present

Bridgewater College’s Philomathes Society Board of Directors: 2016-present, President, 2019; Vice-President, 2016-2018

National Association of Teachers of English/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Program Reviewer: 2016-2018

Yowell-Pazmino Convocation Committee, Bridgewater College: 2016-2019

Search Committee on Teacher Education, Bridgewater College Teacher Education Program: 2014, 2019, 2021

Search Committee for Assistant Professor for Health and Human Sciences, Bridgewater College: Jun 2019

Wilbur Pence Middle School PTO Secretary: 2019

Virginia Council on English Education (VCEE) Board of Directors, Secretary:  2015-2018

Rockingham County Public Schools, Challenge Local Advisory Committee, 2011-2017

Virginia Department of Education, Reviewer for Virginia English Standards of Learning, Aug 2016

Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education, Conference Proposal Reviewer: 2015, 2016

Search Committee for Health & Physical Education Faculty position, Bridgewater College: Feb 2016

Search Committee for Coordinator of Pre-Education Advising, Virginia Tech: May 2013

Blue Ridge Writing Project, Volunteer, College Essay Night, Sep 2011, 2012, 2013 (College Essay Night. Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Writing Project. Blacksburg HS and Franklin County HS in Virginia. Mentored students and encouraged graduate student volunteerism in working with high school students on college essays.)

Skyline Literacy Board of Directors, Harrisonburg/Rockingham County: 2002-2005, Board President, 2005

Bridgewater Preschool Board of Directors: 2003-2005, Board President, 2003