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Dr. Cindy Reed, Director
Dr. Cindy Reed, Director of the Truman Pierce Institute (TPI), a research and outreach center in the College of Education at Auburn University and a Professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology. As Director of the Institute, Dr. Reed oversees numerous programs and research activities related to educational reform and leadership development. [Note: Many of these programs and research activities are described on the TPI webpage.] Additionally, Dr. Reed is a Commissioner on the Governor's Black Belt Action Commission and serves on the education committee, Co-Chair of the Education Committee for Region 5 of the Alabama Rural Action Commission, a member of the Middle Grades Initiative for the Alabama State Department of Education, a member of the Governor's Congress for Instructional Leadership II, and a member of the Governor's Task Force for Teacher Leadership (Professional learning committee). She was instrumental in the formation of the Black Belt Superintendents' Coalition, a group of educational leaders who have come together to collaboratively address pressing educational issues facing the Black Belt region in Alabama. Most recently, Dr. Reed was appointed by the legislature to serve on the Alabama Select Commission on Drop Out Protection. Cindy is an Associate Editor of the Journal of School Leadership and Executive Editor of The Professional Educator, is on the editorial review board of several national and international journals. In Fall 2008 she was elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the University Council for Educational Administration. She is an active member of the American Educational Research Association and other professional organizations.
Cindy has a Doctorate of Education (1997) from the University of Pittsburgh in Administrative and Policy Studies with specialization in Educational Policy, Planning, and Evaluation. Her B.S., M.S., and administrative certification are from universities in the State University of New York system (
Oswego
and
Cortland
respectively). She began teaching fifth grade in 1978 and has experience as a public school teacher, specialist in gifted education, middle school assistant principal and principal, and director of collaborative at-risk education and college access programs among multiple K-12 schools and institutions of higher education before coming to Auburn University. She teaches courses on leadership development and educational policy and politics. Her research focuses on applied transformational leadership; leadership preparation; educational policy; intrapersonal, interpersonal and organizational leadership capacity building; community and civic engagement; and collaborative educational reform efforts. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on educational issues and is a regular presenter at national and international conferences.
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TPI Staff
Chris Groccia joined the Truman Pierce Institute staff through Temporary Employment Services in September 2006. She has over 25 years experience in education including 13 years with the federally funded Head Start Program. She collaborated with
Auburn
faculty to design and write a preschool curriculum that offers a global perspective balancing Chinese and Western culture and language. She served as the Missouri Head Start State Collaboration Director creating partnerships at the local, state, and federal level supporting multi-agency and private/public partnerships for preschool children and their families. Currently she is a Project Director working with 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool programs across the state.
Elaine Jordan is the TPI office administrator, joining the staff in February 2005. Her role is to coordinate and oversee the clerical and administrative functions of the Truman Pierce Institute. Before coming to TPI, Elaine was located in the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. Elaine received her certificate of Training from the State of Alabama Department of Post Secondary Education Central Alabama Skills Center in 1998.
Len Vining, Ph.D. is Special Projects Coordinator for the Truman Pierce Institute, in the College of Education. Len is currently leading an ongoing educational research study in Pike Road, Alabama as part of an ongoing project funded by the Kettering Foundation of Ohio. He previously coordinated the International Aquaculture Training Program for 10 years in Auburn's Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, has 5 years of experience as a Biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and 3 years as a Natural Resources Planner with a Native American Corporation in Alaska. Len has also worked for a non-profit organization for 5 years as a missionary and served in China, India, Nepal, and Philippines. Other places of shorter-term volunteer service include Ethiopia, Haiti, St. Vincent, and Venezuela.
Anna Weinstein serves as editor of The Professional Educator, a peer-reviewed journal co-sponsored by the Truman Pierce Institute and Auburn University's College of Education. Anna is a freelance education and academic editor. She has written and edited textbooks and educational materials for McGraw-Hill companies, Harcourt companies, Houghton Mifflin companies, Peoples Education, Rosen Publishing, Guilford Press, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, and Auburn University's Center for the Arts and Humanities. She also writes for magazines and ezins such as The Writer and education.com.
Christopher Wooten joined the Truman Pierce Institute as a Special Programs Coordinator and Consultant each summer since June, 2008. During the academic year, Christopher is the art teacher for the Hale County School System and travels between the district's schools to teach art classes. He also serves as co-coordinator for the Leadership In Action Network (LAN) for Hale County, a Truman Pierce Institute sponsored program. In addition to his other responsibilities in Hale County, he works with the Akron High School percussion section and coordinates an annual county-wide art competition. While working at TPI each summer, he is the co-coordinator for the Auburn University 21st Century Summer Camps, designs graphics and other publicity and instructional materials, and assists with a variety of student-focused and other projects. Mr. Wooten received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, AL.
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TPI Graduate Students
Rosalie J. Grant-Nolt joined the Truman Pierce Institute as the Project Director for the Leadership in Action Network (LAN) and for the Leadership for Effective Academic Reform, Now (LEARN) projects in January, 2007. Previously, she led the Financial Readiness Branch of Army Community Service, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri as the Financial Readiness Branch Chief. She brings a variety of experience with her, including, five years in the Military Police Corps, and seven years in the field of emergency financial assistance. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and her Masters in International Relations from Troy State University.
Sheila Moore joined the Truman Pierce Institute as a graduate assistant in August, 2006. Previously, she had worked as a Project Coordinator for Project Camp KEMET, Auburn University. She brings over twenty-six years of experience as a K-12 teacher, school administrator, and law firm coordinator. Currently, Mrs. Moore is a doctoral candidate in the College of Education pursing the Doctorate of Education degree in Education Leadership, Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education. She received her bachelor of science degree in secondary education, social studies and her Masters in School Personnel Administration from Tuskegee(Institute) University. Her research interests include professional development, closing achievement gap, and school reform.
Ms. Audrey L. Phillips joined the Truman Pierce Institute (TPI) team in the Fall, 2008 co-coordinating the Leadership in Action Network program. She is a doctoral candidate in the College of Education pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Administration in Higher Education. Prior to joining TPI, she served as an Assistant Dean of Student Services and Director of Athletics coordinating academic & tutorial support, first generation and new-to-college programming, federal and state funded grants, and intercollegiate athletics. Ms. Phillips began her career in college student services in student financial aid and first year programs. Returning to her alma mater to earn a masters degree, she co-coordinated SGA, Pan-Hellenic Council and student activities. She began her tenure at Auburn University as an Academic Counselor in the Department of Athletics. Her experiences and professional interests include student leadership and development; first generation and new-to-college academic and life skills programming, intercollegiate athletics, teaching and equity in athletics. Ms. Phillips earned a Bachelor's degree in marketing and English; and a Master's Degree in Counseling from Jacksonville State University. She is the owner of The Learning Tree, an academic, life skills development and college preparatory consulting firm for students grades 8-12.
Linxiang Zhu is a Graduate Research Assistant working in the Truman Pierce Institute. She is a Ph.D. candidate at Auburn University in Educational Psychology with a focus on assessment and evaluation. Linxiang joined the TPI staff in August of 2006. She is the co-principal investigator of the Survey of Leadership in Alabama project. Linxiang is also involved in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers TPI/SDE program. She received her bachelor of arts degree in history from the Beijing Normal University and her Masters in American history from the University of North Dakota. Her research interest include the ethnic identity development of American immigrant adolescents, Structural Equation Modeling, and the teaching and learning of Chinese as heritage language. Linxiang had worked as a biligual history teacher at one of the earliest IB schools in China. She loves teaching and her goal is to be an educational psychologist.
Tenille Gaines, M.S. Tenille recently joined our staff as a graduate assistant in January 2009. She is the project coordinator for the Building Individual Capacity for Success High School Completion Program. Tenille is currently a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program within the College of Education. She received her M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Georgia Southern University and B.S. in Psychology from Winston-Salem State University. Tenille has clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. Her previous work experience includes working with children and adolescents as a therapeutic counselor within a group home, and she has also been employed as a counselor in a state hospital working with adults afflicted with severe and persistent mental illnesses. Tenille has a passion for working with children and adolescents , and is interested in resiliency factors that serve to protect children in high risk situations.
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TPI Undergraduate Students
Marcus Lewis is a native of Fairhope, Alabama. I graduate from Fairhope High school with an academic scholarship to go to Auburn University. I am currently a sophomore at Auburn, majoring in electrical engineering and working as a work-study student for the Truman Pierce Institute.
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