PATRICIA D. WOLF, BA, MSB, DM, ELS

Employment

July  2008-Present

Assistant Dean, John L. Grove College of Business, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA

Manage Masters of Business Administration program, including advising students, developing and managing curriculum, and marketing and growing program. Responsibilities include maintaining the necessary records and files on the program, working with Admissions to fill the classes, visiting organizations to promote the MBA both at Ship and for internal organization delivery, managing the faculty resources at AACSB maters level, and maintaining and reporting the data necessary for AACSB standards for five-year visits and the annual reports. Program serves approximately 250 students.

Also direct the undergraduate internship program, one of the best organized in the state system.  Responsibilities include continued growth of internship scholarships in the program, maintaining internship training programs, managing the internship job fairs, and coordinating with Career Services. Position requires outside contact with organizations as well as students, Graduate Council, Extended Studies, and Enrollment Management Committee.

December 2007-July 2008

Senior Program Manager, Internet Testing Systems, Baltimore, MD

Hired to manage contract to convert paper-and-pencil assessment tests for one U.S. state to computer-based tests. Promoted to oversee entire K-12 group. Manage four employees who work on contracts for eight states or products. Responsible for managing workload, training new staff members, and managing clients. Successfully implemented company-wide method of managing tasks using Outlook. Trained employees on new method.

May 2004 to August 2007

Director, Faculty Services, Director, Exams and Testing Services, and Associate Professor, Information Systems Management, School of Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

Lead and manage unit that provides services to faculty, students, and staff of the stateside division of UMUC. Unit's responsibilities include placement and makeup testing, administering proctored exams to distance education students, working with virtual bookstore to ensure that correct texts are stocked in sufficient numbers for students, acquiring and shipping faculty desk copies, generating and securing signature and return of faculty and teaching assistant contracts, and ensuring completion of new-hire paperwork for adjunct faculty. Develop and manage relationships with outside vendors. Hire, train, and mentor new staff.

September 2000 to May 2004

Assistant Academic Director and Assistant Professor, Information Systems Management, School of Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

Taught and performed administrative duties in support of Information Systems Management Academic Director. Administrative responsibilities included new course development, curriculum review, faculty mentoring, and faculty recruitment. Also coordinated Academic Support Program; in this position, was responsible for running program that supplies teaching assistants and graders to faculty and provides tutoring services in the computing area to students. Oversaw hiring, supervision, and staffing of approximately 200 personnel per semester.

December 1998 to September 2000

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

Taught computer applications and business management courses to adult students. Developed and wrote course curriculum, created tests and in-class exercises, and graded examinations and assignments. Certified to teach Web-based courses.

January 1991 to September 2000

President, Wolf Publications, Inc., and Carroll Creek Marketing, Inc., Frederick, MD

Wolf Publications specializes in providing editorial services (editing, writing, editorial production, typesetting, and page make up of various publications) for medical, scientific, and technical organizations. Carroll Creek Marketing provides marketing, public relations, writing, and editing services for non- and for-profit companies. Company also offers Web site design and maintenance. Was responsible for all aspects of running both businesses, including marketing, meeting with clients, editing and coordinating production of publications, writing marketing plans, designing publications, creating page layout, sizing artwork, performing accounting functions, and supervising employees.

August 1998 to May 1999

Adjunct Professor, Hood College, Frederick, MD (Part time)

Taught "Resources for Managerial Decision Making." Instructed students in how to use Microsoft Office, how to do research using the Internet and library databases, and how to do basic strategic management. Students analyzed a company throughout the semester and gave a presentation using PowerPoint at the end of the semester. Developed curriculum, created tests and in-class exercises, and graded examinations and assignments.

May 1998 to November 1998

Campaign Communications Manager, Jan Gardner for County Commissioner, Frederick, MD

Prepared news releases and other written materials such as brochures and letters; helped develop strategy; designed and maintained Web site; maintained databases of voters and donors.

August 1997 to September 1999

Instructor, Adult Education Office, Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick, MD

Developed curriculum for and taught computer applications courses: Word, Excel, and Access—MS Office Suite; Keyboarding; Introduction to Computers; and Business Writing. Also performed marketing and public relations functions for this office and for the External Diploma Program. Also developed and maintained Web site.

May 1997 to November 1997

Campaign Operations Manager, Fran Baker for Mayor, Frederick, MD

Provided administrative support for candidate: maintained database of donors, prepared news releases, scheduled news conferences, and prepared other written materials such as brochures and letters.

January 1997 to December 1999

Adjunct Professor, Trinity College, Washington, DC

Taught "Women in Business," "Introduction to Business," "International Business," and "Women on the Web" courses. I developed and was the only instructor for "Women on the Web," a hands-on techniques course that studies the ways in which women use the Internet for research, marketing, and other business and personal uses. Developed curriculum, created tests and in-class exercises, and graded examinations and assignments. Also taught introduction to computers and the Internet course at ElderHostel sponsored by and held at Trinity.

January 1995 to December 1995

Instructor, Montgomery College, Germantown, MD

Taught introductory and advanced desktop publishing using PageMaker 5.0 for Windows. Developed curriculum, created tests, and graded examinations and assignments.

April 1993 to May 1994

Instructor, Abbie Business Institute, Frederick, MD

Taught Business English, Business Communications, and Keyboarding to medical secretary and information processing students at business college. Developed curriculum, created tests and class assignments, and graded examinations and assignments. Taught Microsoft Word and Excel and Aldus PageMaker as part of contract training program.

September 1991 to April 1993

Regulatory Affairs Specialist, EER Systems Corporation, Vienna, VA

Responsible for writing Annual Reports for approximately 18 Investigational New Drug Applications. Also responsible for conducting monthly literature searches using MEDLINE, TOXLINE, and TOXLIT in support of postmarketing surveillance for two New Drug Applications. After retrieving relevant literature from on-line database, responsible for analyzing the data and summarizing the findings. Additional responsibilities included writing and editing INDs, NDAs, contract proposals, correspondence, and various other documents in support of the Medical Systems Services group.

October 1989 to September 1991

Scientific Communications Coordinator, Biotechnology Research Institute, Rockville, MD

Provided writing, editing, and graphics support for seven lab directors, director of Institute, and other departments using Macintosh and IBM hardware and software. This involved editing and proofreading scientific manuscripts, Regulatory Affairs documents, and all documents sent out of house; producing camera-ready copy for items such as employee benefits brochure for Human Resources department and Company product catalog; writing promotional pieces and correspondence; and creating graphics, transparencies, and 35-mm slides for use in papers and presentations. As Managing Editor for quarterly scientific journal dealing with vaccines, helped write scope statement, determined journal style and procedures, corresponded with Associate Editors and Editorial Board members, solicited manuscripts, oversaw manuscript review process, and created Reviewer's Handbook (guidelines for manuscript review and journal style). Acted as Public Relations contact for Company. Wrote, edited, proofread, and produced corporate-wide newsletter using Aldus PageMaker. Obtained bids from and met with various vendors. Managed $80,000/year budget.

April 1988 to October 1989

Assistant Editor, Aspen Publishers, Inc., Rockville, MD

Responsible for monitoring production of five quarterly journals with an average subscription base of 2,600 each (three nursing journals, one clinical medicine journal, and one information management journal). Reviewed work of and provided feedback to freelance copy editors and proofreaders; checked bluelines; worked with authors and editors to obtain manuscript corrections, copyright releases, permissions, and camera-ready artwork; sized halftones and line cuts (approximately 300 pieces per quarter); performed layout and paste-up work when required; developed camera-ready artwork on Macintosh computer when necessary; maintained Editorial Boards; worked with printer to maintain production schedules; made necessary corrections in page proof, using PageMaker software, for one desktop journal; and maintained high-quality production standards within tight budget and deadline constraints. In addition to above responsibilities, for two of the five journals developed production schedules; circulated upcoming issue topics and final manuscripts in-house for approval by marketing department and Editorial Director; and handled all correspondence to journal and issue editors and authors. Assisted in supervising freelance copy editing network by scheduling copy editors for upcoming assignments, sending out and logging in manuscripts, and verifying invoices. Continue to work for company on a contractual basis.

June 1986 to April 1988

American Physiological Society, Bethesda, MD

Began as editorial assistant and advanced to senior copy editor of the Journal of Applied Physiology. Responsible for copy editing manuscripts, proofreading galleys and page proof, maintaining logs and files, communicating with authors in writing and by telephone, and training and supervising new employees. Continued to copy edit for Society on freelance basis until June 1989.

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