Elaine's background and on-going experience in curricular issues, instructional supervision, and curriculum evaluation and development, make her a valuable asset to the M.Ed. and Ed.D. programs.

B.A., Houghton College; Ed.M., Temple University; Ed.D., University of South Carolina; science teacher, Boonville Central School, 1959-1962; research geochemist, Columbia University Lamont Labs, 1962-1966; teacher, Asheville Christian Academy,1976-1981; teacher, director of curriculum and instruction, Ben Lippen School, 1981- 2006; southeast region commissioner, chairperson for accreditation teams southeast region, ACSI, 1995-present; chairperson for accreditation teams, NC, SC, GA, SACS, 2000-present ; adjunct faculty, resident faculty, professor emeritus, Columbia International University, 1995-present.