Richard A. Parkany

Career Highlights

Management and Curriculum Development:

Community Based Organizations

• Youth and family education, advocacy and case-management; development and expansion of an alternative educational program from a one site/remedial reading program to a state-of-the-art, computer assisted, multiple-site/multiple-service, family and cross-generational educational service program; site development/expansion to Federal Housing Sites.
• Successful solicitation of funding and support from communities, schools, businesses, governmental agencies and corporations in on-going work to develop alternative educational service platforms in the city of Schenectady, NY.
• 1992 Program of the Year Award from United Way; community-based public access computer and technology training labs developed w/Key Bank, Presbyterian Church, USA and WGY Radio Station; $100,000 bricks & mortar grant from the UPS Foundation; Lotus Development Corp. grant of $10,000 network licenses for their SmartSuite integrated business software; affiliate upstate coordinator and Steering Committee member for NYS for CTCNet (in concert with Educational Development Corp., Newton, MA).

 

NYS Public Schools

• Helped design, pilot and field test various curricula including Math 8, BASIC 9, Middle School Computer Literacy, Middle School Technology (computer literacy/skills component).

Boys Town, Omaha, NE

• Worked as a youth/family manager and served as a consultant to staff in a residential site development and accreditation program in Illinois, helping to successfully certify and accredit Maryville Academy in Des Plaines and United Methodist Children's Home in Mt Vernon, IL under the NAFTA program centered in Boys Town.

SUNY Albany

• Teaching ETAP 426/526 through the SUNY Learning Network (LN), a masters level, on-line course concerning the use of Information Technologies in mainstream curricula while investigating Curriculum Design and Instructional Technologies.

Community-based Organizations

• Teaching reading, math and study skills to 1^st through 10^th grade youths and their parents while directing a settlement house alternative educational program.

NYS Public Schools

• Teaching math and computer skills to 7^th grade through college levels.

 

Consulting

• Educational services: skill development, curriculum design, curricular/individual assessments, and informatics training.
• Strengthening of public access to information technology and informatics by family and entrepreneural strategic planning.

Boys Town, Omaha, NE

• Certified teacher of social and family living skills.

 

General:

• Engineering assistant & surveyor in heavy construction; archeological fieldwork & research; warehouse design & management; restaurant manager, cook and entrepreneur; industrial sewing; retail sales management.

Employment

• Jan. 99 - Present School of Education, SUNY Albany; Albany, NY

Assignments: Instructor for SUNY LN on-line education courses; grant writing and technical writing with CUYT
• Aug. 89 - Sept. 98: Carver Community Center, Inc.; Schenectady, NY

Assignments: Latimer Education Program Director; Director of Family Educational Services; Technical Consultant; Internal Evaluator; Management and Informational Systems Operator
• Summer 96: Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School; Ravena, NY

Assignments: Course I-R; Course II-R
• Aug. 92 - Aug. 96: Greene County Historical Society; Coxsackie, NY (Part time)

Assignments: Consultant; Editor of The Messenger, the membership newsletter
• Aug. 89 - June 91: Marist College; c/o JobCorps; Delmar, NY

Assignments: College Algebra & Mathematics
• Aug. 87 - June 89: Rhinecliff Union Free School District; Rhinecliff, NY

Assignments: Math 8
• Sep. 86 - June 87: Hudson High School; Hudson, NY

Assignments: Course I-R; Course Ia-R; General Math
• Summers 86 - 88: Highland Youth Residential Facility (NYSDivYouth); Highland, NY

Assignments: High School Math; Computer Literacy
• Summers 86 & 87: NYS Museum; Albany, NY (Part time)

Assignments: Archaeological Surveys and Field Work, Mid-Hudson Valley
• Summer 85: Newburgh Free Academy; Newburgh, NY

Assignments: Algebra I & II
• Feb. 85 - Aug. 86: North Junior High School; Newburgh, NY

Assignments: Math 8, Course I-R, Basic 9, Computer Literacy;
Curriculum Development: Math 8; Basic 9; Middle School Computer Literacy; Computer Literacy Component of Middle School Technology Curriculum
• June 84 - May 85: McQuade Foundation; Vails Gate, NY

Assignments: Girls Home Site Coordinator - Cornwall, NY
• Fall 84: New Paltz High School; New Paltz, NY (Student Teaching)

Assignments: Course I-R & NR; Math 11; Math 12X; AP Calculus
• Feb. 78 - Mar. 83: Boys Town; Boys Town, NE

Assignments: Certified Family Teacher - teaching social skills curriculum, case management for youths and their families; Consultant - Site Development at George Junior Republic - Grove City, PA; Maryville Academy - Des Plaines, IL; United Methodist Children's Home - Mt. Vernon, IL

Education

• University at Albany, SUNY; Albany, NY: School of Education, Educational Theory and Practice; Ph.D. studies 1997-present
• The College at New Paltz, SUNY; New Paltz, NY: Graduate School D^ept of Education; MSEd 1990
• Tulane University; New Orleans, LA: Graduate School D^ept of Philosophy
• Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA: D^epts of Computer Science & Philosophy; BS 1971
• US Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD: D^ept of Applied Sciences

Training

• Internship with SUNY Learning Network: teaching ETAP426/526 - Integrating Information Technology in mainstream curricula; an on-line, WEB-based, asynchronous masters level teacher preparation course.
• Certified as a Teacher of Mathematics (7-12) in NYS: provisionally certified in 1985 with permanent license earned in 1990, continued training in teaching interactive styles while developing and administering math/computer curricula in small city schools.
• Certified as a Family Teacher by the National Association of Family Teachers while working on site-development for Boys Town, NE: teaching social/family skills curricula to both clients and other professionals in the program; reintegrating institutionalized youths with families and/or communities in cooperation with courts, families and other social agencies.
• Midshipman at the US Naval Academy: development of mind and character within an intense esprit de corps in a career officer program; understanding the importance of having a sense of mission and the importance of teamwork in my work.

Resume Objectives (see previous)

The training listed above supplemented my educational experiences by providing me with life and work skills by which I was able to bring my ideas into the world successfully in my work with others.

The above work experiences have helped me to grow and prosper professionally by offering me challenges and opportunities to work creatively and successfully with institutions and with others in the world of business and human affairs.
 
 

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