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Dr. Candice McQueen, Founding Director
Dr. Candice McQueen is the Dean of the College of Education at Lipscomb University. In her four years as dean, she has led 72% growth in her college. McQueen has started a new Ed.D. program, brought in millions of dollars to the college in the form of both grants and gifts, started off-campus and online programs, and has partnered with the community in a variety of school improvement projects, Hispanic initiatives, and innovative professional development partnerships including the Cameron Transformation Partnership with MNPS and LEAD Charter Academy. In addition, the programs in McQueen’s college have been consistently highlighted for quality and effectiveness based on the Tennessee Report Card on the Effectiveness of Teacher Training Programs. McQueen serves on a variety of boards, including the PENCIL Foundation, STARS, the Mayor's Youth Master Plan Leadership Council, and the First to the Top Advisory Council for the Commissioner of Education. She is also on the executive committee of the Tennessee Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. She speaks widely on transformational partnerships, leadership and redesigning professional development. Before coming to Lipscomb and serving as a department chair, Dr. McQueen taught in both private and public elementary and middle schools where she was awarded multiple awards for both her teaching and the curriculum design of new magnet schools. Dr. McQueen has a bachelor's degree from Lipscomb, a master's degree from Vanderbilt, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. |
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Karen Marklein, Program Director for Professional Learning Karen serves as a Program Director with a focus on instructional coaching. Karen worked with Sumner County Schools this past year as a PACE facilitator where she completed over 300 teacher observations and evaluations using the TEAM evaluation system. She also served as an instructional coach for Sumner County and was an English teacher at Beech High School. Karen has an M. Ed. in Ed Leadership from Bethel University, a M.A. from MTSU and a B.A. from the University of Tennessee at Martin. |
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Allison Woods, Programs Assistant Allison started in July as the programs assistant supporting day to day operations of the institute. Allison graduated from Lipscomb in 2011 with a degree in Multimedia Production and Theatre, where she was a costume designer and builder. After that, she worked as the wardrobe supervisor for Creede Repertory Theater in Colorado and then as a sales associate at Anthropologie upon her return to Nashville. |
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