Barry E. Stern
President, Barry Stern & Associates
Employment
- Macomb Community College - Executive Director of Planning - 8/2003 - 5/2005 - Responsible for planning and institutional research at Michigan's second largest college and largest grantor of degrees and certificates.
? Strategic planning to improve market position of the College through environmental scanning, identification of College's strongest programs, and dissemination of key facts to different stakeholder groups and communities. Resulted in expanding health care and business programs while managing decline in manufacturing enrollments but improving quality to keep up with changes in technology and markets.
? Conducted supply/demand and feasibility analysis for applied baccalaureate degrees in engineering, education and health care that helped bring about Macomb partnerships with Oakland Univ. and Ferris State Univ. for dual enrollment leading to baccalaureate degrees.
? Initiated and developed data dashboard project to help administrators manage their areas.
- Michigan Department of Career Development - Director, Policy and Planning - 8/1999 - 12/2002 - Responsible for planning of 1000-employee state agency that oversees secondary technical education, community colleges, adult education, vocational rehabilitation, federal/state job training, welfare-to work, one-stop employment services, and employment statistics.
? Supporting Department director, developed strategy that resulted in converging disparate agencies into a unified career development system. Included state report card for career development that cut across program areas. Consisted of 3-year trends for some 30 measures organized into 2 indices (unique in U.S.).
? Led $5 million regional strategic planning initiative which resulted in unprecedented collaboration and strategic alignment among local schools, colleges, employers, and city and county governments.
? Led efforts to design and establish computer-assisted accelerated learning program in six sites to upgrade math, reading, computer, career and employability skills. Resulted in 2+ grade-level gains in 2 months + higher college entry rates and career-track employment.
? Led development of new $20 million per year adult education demonstration program with performance-based funding that resulted in faster learning rates and was 13% more cost effective than traditional attendance-based programs.
? Supervised development of Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) which met U.S. Dept of Education standards; used MAERS to evaluate effectiveness of state adult education program.
- Manufacturing Learning Center of Los Angeles - NSF Principal Investigator and Project Director - 9/1994 - 10/1997 - Established industry-led board supporting job-training efforts in Los Angeles including computer-assisted, accelerated learning program that helped almost 300 young adults enter career-track jobs or college without needing remedial courses. Program typically achieved 2.5 grade-level gains in math and reading in just 2 months, while equipping students with computer skills, sound work habits, time management and teamwork skills. 80% of graduates placed within six weeks.
- U.S. Department of Education - Deputy Assistant Secretary - 3/1990 - 1/1993 - ? Supporting Assistant Secretary, administered $1.4 billion states grants program in career-technical and adult education. Led efforts to design/establish school-to-work and tech-prep programs, one-stop career centers, workplace and family literacy, industry skill standards and related programs that are now common in local educational and workforce development agencies. Established new correctional education unit. Supervised division with 120 employees.
? Supervised grant competition for Education's largest procurement, a $30 million, five-year grant for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education.
? Represented Department on White House Economic Empowerment Task Force and National Academy of Sciences Task Force on Postsecondary Education and Employment.
? Co-directed Department's first interagency initiative to support lifelong learning for individuals with disabilities.
- Providence Medical Center - Human Resources Administrator
- Employment-Training Consortium & Seattle schools - Director, School to Work Projects
- U.S. Secretaries of Labor and Education - Policy Planner and Adviser
- Oberlin College - Assistant Prof, Director of Intramural Athletics
- University of Chile and Catholic University - Visiting Scholar
- Berkeley High School - Teacher of Teen and Health Issues Course, Coach
- Youth & Community Leadership Training Center - Director (and Peace Corps Volunteer)
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