CURRICULUM VITAE - Mercy College

P a g e | 2ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (continued)Graduate Courses TaughtCultural Perspectives: The Teaching and Learning ProcessApproaches to Literacy in Early Childhood through AdolescenceThe Teaching of Writing and the Writing ProcessAssessing and Correcting Reading Problems in Early Childhood and ChildhoodDimensions of Learning and LiteracyService to Mercy College, the School of Education, and DepartmentCollege-wideMember, Graduate Curriculum Committee (Elected by SOE faculty Jan. 26, 2011).Member, Rivertown Parents (Jan, 23, 2010 to present). A new SOE partnership and programdesign with parent leaders of schools in Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Ardsley, Hastings, andTarrytown/Sleepy Hollow to offer parent education and family support to students and parents.School-wideFounding Member and Co-Chair, Doctoral Program Committee (Oct. 18, 2010 – May 31, 2012).New SOE faculty initiative which laid the foundation for the creation of the Ed. D. in LeadershipProgram.Founding Member, Parent Center Committee (New SOE Faculty Initiative, Oct. 7, 2010 topresent). Involved in the development, design, launch, and opening of the Bronx Parent Centerwith implementation of parent engagement workshops and activities for school reformthroughout K-12 Bronx public schools.Founding Member, Newsletter Committee (New SOE Faculty Initiative, Sept. 28, 2010 – May 31,2012). Designed, edited and launched the inaugural and second issues of the School ofEducation newsletter, Mercy-Ed News.Invited Participant, Tarrytown Schools in Need of Improvement (SINI) (Dec. 2011 – June 2012).Joined school teams at Sleepy Hollow Middle School and Washington Irvington Elementary Schoolto develop New York State Title III Two-Year Improvement Plans for correcting deficiencies inmeeting benchmarks for English Language Learners (ELLs).DepartmentMember, Executive Committee (Elected Aug. 25, 2010 – May 31, 2012). Responsible for facultyrecruitment, interviews, and recommendations to the dean to fill faculty openings.Chair, International Programs Committee (New Department Initiative, Dec. 8, 2011–May 31, 2012).Recruited faculty to teach in the MS in Teaching English in Vienna, and Innsbruck, Austria.Course Coordinator and Adjunct Mentor, (Sept. 2010 to present). Revised syllabi with colleagues;and mentored and observed adjunct faculty for EDUC 504, EDUC 507, EDUC 590, EDUC 648, andEDUC 605.

P a g e | 7PRESENTATIONS (continued)Ferrer, A. V. Two-hour parent workshops presented at the Mercy College School of EducationBronx Parent Center, 1200 Waters Place, Bronx, NY:(2012, Nov.). Preparing your Child at Home for the NYS English Language Arts Test, Grades 6-8.(2012, Nov.) Preparing your Child at Home for the NYS English Language Arts Test, Grades 2–5.(2012, Oct.). Read Aloud Strategies for Parents at Home (Spanish/English).(2012, Oct.). How to Interpret Your Child’s Standardized Test Results, Grades 4–8.Ferrer, A. V. (2012, Sept.). Grand Opening of the Mercy College School of Education Bronx Parent Centerin Partnership with the Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Organized and moderated the openingconference at the Mercy College Bronx Campus, 1200 Waters Place, Bronx, NY.Ferrer, A. V., Diaz, J., Fernandez, Y., and Tavarez, E. (2012. Sept.). Developing a Parent LeadershipProgram: Public School 85, Bronx, a Case Study. Workshop presented at the Grand Opening of theMercy College School of Education Bronx Parent Center, 1200 Waters Place, Bronx, NY.Ferrer, A. V., Miller, J., & Lopez, R. (2012, April). Mercy College School of Education Parent Center:A New Paradigm for Parent Engagement and Teacher Preparation. Workshop presentation at the MercyCollege School of Education Faculty Conference, Mercy Hall Rotunda, Dobbs Ferry, NY.Ferrer, A. V., and Lopez, R. (2012, March). Mercy College School of Education Parent Center: A NewParadigm for Parent Engagement and Teacher Preparation. Workshop presented at the Celebration ofTeaching and Learning 2012, WNET Channel 13, New York Hilton, NY.2011 Ferrer, A. V. (2011, Nov.). Three-Day Parent Workshop Module: Reading Aloud to your Child, Leyéndoleen Voz Alta a su Niño o Niña—Introduction and Modeling, Building English/Spanish Cognates, andExperiential Trip to Library. Workshops presented at Public School 85, Bronx, NY.Person, A., Tragni, C., Vladescu, B., & Ferrer, A. V. (2011, Oct.). Mercy College: A Case Study on How toSuccessfully Leverage College Community Partnerships to Promote College Access, Readiness, andCompletion. Workshop presented at the New York City Campus Compact, 10 th Anniversary Celebration,La Guardia Airport Hotel, Elmhurst, NY.Ferrer, A. V. (2011, May). Reading Aloud to your Child, Leyéndole en Voz Alta a su Niño o Niña.Organized conferences with school parent engagement teams, and presented workshops at three SOEParent Center partnership schools: Columbus Elementary School, New Rochelle, NY; Public School 46,Bronx, NY; and Public School 85, Bronx, NY.2010 Ferrer, A. V. (2010, Oct. /Nov.). Graduate APA Style Seminar. Developed, designed, and presented(pro bono) four Saturday (4-hour) workshops for teacher candidates in the Master of Literacy Program atthe Library Instructional Lab, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY.Ferrer, A. V. (2010, Oct.). Culturally Responsive Instruction: Grammar and Word-Recognition Strategiesfor English Language Learners (ELLs), Former Ells and Other Students. Workshop presented at theWestchester Reading Council, Mercy College Rotunda, Dobbs Ferry, NY.

P a g e | 8PRESENTATIONS (continued)2002 Ferrer, A. (2003, March). Promising Practices in Alternative Routes to Teaching. Invited speaker atThe White House Conference on Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers, The White House, Washington, DC.2000 Ferrer, A. (2000, May). School Leadership Teams and Sustaining the Arts, Invited speaker at the Cross-SiteGathering 2000, The Center for Arts Education, Riverside Church, NYC.1995 Ferrer, A., Ortiz, R., Bertin, L., Smith-Earley, K., Colon, N. Gonzalez, G., & Nieves, C. (1995, April). ProjectExchange: A Successful Two Way bilingual Model in the Elementary School. A demonstration presented atthe 18 th Annual Conference of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (SABE), Rye TownHilton, NY.Acuña-Reyes, R., Carrasquillo, A., Ferrer, A., London, C., & Santiago, R. (1995, Feb.). Puerto Ricans in theUnited States: Challenges for the Year 2000. A symposium presented at the 24 th Annual InternationalBilingual/Multicultural Education Conference of the National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE),Phoenix, Arizona.1994 Ferrer, A. (1994, July). Against All Odds: A Case Study in School Overcrowding, P.S. 46 EducationCommunity’s Response to Overcrowding. Presentation to the Citizens’ Commission on Planning forEnrollment Growth. Office of the Bronx Borough President, Bronx County Building, 851 GrandConcourse, Bronx, NY.1992 Ferrer, A. (1992, Nov.). Literacy Development of Hispanic Students. Workshop presented at the Hispanicsin New York City: Educational Challenges for the 1990’s Conference at Herbert H. Lehman College,Bronx, NY.1992 Ferrer, A. (1992, March; 1991, March). The Bronx Literacy EXPO at Herbert H. Lehman College, Bronx, NY.1991 Conference developer, organizer, chairperson, and program moderator for two consecutive years forfirst-of its-kind Bronx-wide family literacy conference in collaboration with the Office of the BronxBorough President, Lehman College, the Bronx Reading Council, the City College Bronx Principals’ Center,and the New York City Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NYCASCD),1991 Ferrer, A. (1991, Feb.). Learning Styles. Invited speaker at the South Jamaica Education Summit,Huntington Prep, Public School 40, Queens, NY.1990 Ferrer, A. (1990, June). Sharing and Planning Together: A Multicultural Education Institute. Organizedinstitute and presented workshops for Community School District 10 principals, in collaboration withColumbia University, Institute for Urban & Minority Education, The Division of Multilingual andMulticultural Education, at the Cardinal Spellman Retreat House, Bronx, NY.Ferrer, A. (1990, May). Recent Amendments to the Commissioners’ Regulations on Bilingual Education:A Management Conference for Bronx Administrators and Supervisors. Organized conference andpresented seminar at The City College Bronx Principals’ Center, Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY.1989 Ferrer, A. (1989, Oct.). A Multicultural Mosaic: Moving Forward Together. Invited speaker at theNew York City Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NYASCD), Hall of the Board ofEducation, Brooklyn, NYFerrer, A. (1989, May). Implementation of the Regents New Bilingual Education Policy: A ManagementConference for Principals, Organized conference and presented seminar for District 10 principals incollaboration with Community School District 10, Bilingual Education Curriculum Committee, and TheCity College Bronx Principals’ Center, Cardinal Spellman Retreat House, Bronx, NY.

P a g e | 9PRESENTATIONS (continued)Ferrer, A. (1989, March). School Culture and Staff Development: A Management Conference for BronxPrincipals. Organized conference and presented seminar at The City College Bronx Principals’ Center,Marina Del Rey, Bronx, NY.Ferrer, A. (1989, Feb.). Leadership Styles and Staff Development. Presented workshop at theDistrict-wide Principals and Assistant Principals Conference, CSA Super Center, CSD 23, Brooklyn, NY.1988 Ferrer, A. (1988, June). Successful Schooling. Invited discussant at the New York State EducationDepartment, City College, New York, NY.Ferrer, A. (1988, Feb.) Perspectives on Collaboration/Sharing Agendas for Tomorrow. Presented leadershipseminar to Community School District 10 school administrators, Hilton Hotel, Rye, NY.GRANTS2011 $225,000 Capital Grant, Office of the Bronx Borough President. Partnership and funding fortechnology to equip the Mercy College School of Education Parent Center on the Bronx campus.$78,000 Capital Grant, Office of the Bronx Borough President. Partnership and funding fortechnology to equip onsite parent centers at partnership/pilot schools PS 46 and PS 85 as part ofthe Mercy College School of Education Parent Center initiative ($39,000 per school).2005 Comprehensive School Reform Grant at Public School 46, Bronx, NYNew York State Education Department, 2005-20072005 “Mi Familia” Arts School Reform Grant at Public School 46, Bronx, NYNew York State Council on the Arts, 2005–2011Parents as Arts Partners Grants at Public School 46, Bronx, NY, 2000-2005The Center for Arts Education, New York, NY2004 Robin Hood Foundation $1 Million Library Grant at Public School 46, 2004-20052000 “Arts Are Literacy” at Public School 46, Bronx NYNew York City Partnership for Arts in Education Grant, 1998-20001997 “Project Exchange” at Public School 46, Bronx, NYNew York State Education Department Two-way Bilingual Grant, 1992-19971991 “Project BEST” (Building English Skills Together) at Public School 46, Bronx, NYA Family Literacy After-School Program, New York State ISS Bilingual Grant1987 “Parents in Action” - Parent Leadership Training Program at Public School 46, Bronx, NYCity College/Hunter College Principals’ Center Grant1985 “Project B.E.E.P.” (Bilingual Education Enrichment Program),Title VII E.S.E.A. Grant, 1982-1985Community School District 10, Bronx, NY

P a g e | 10PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGJune 2013Service-Learning Institute Faculty Learning Community, Faculty Center for Teaching & LearningMercy College, Bronx campus.Spring & Digital Storytelling Faculty Learning Community, Faculty Center for Teaching & LearningSummer 2012 Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry and Manhattan campuses.May &June 2010July 1999ePortfolios Faculty Learning Community, Faculty Center for Teaching & LearningMercy College, Dobbs Ferry campus.Leadership: An Evolving Vision, The Principals Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education1997–1998 Partners for Leadership: MONY, Bank Street Leadership CenterNew York City Partnership, Mutual of New YorkJuly 1991Feb. 1990July 1987Hispanic Superintendents’ Leadership Center, National Institute for Hispanic LeadershipLong Island University, C.W. Post CampusProject Heritage Multicultural Education InstituteCommunity School District 10, Bronx, NY, and the Institute for Urban and Minority EducationTeachers College, Columbia University, Harriman, NY.Principals’ Leadership Institute, The City College/Hunter College Principals’ CenterThe City College, New York, NYPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONSAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA); International Reading Association (IRA); National Council ofTeachers of English (NCTE); New York State Reading Association (NYSRA); National Association of BilingualEducation (NABE); New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE); New York State Teachers of Englishto Speakers of Other Languages (NYS TESOL); and TESOL International Association.

P a g e | 11SERVICE AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP2012–present Member, Education Committee, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY1991–2002 Member, Advisory Committee, School Programs, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY1989–2000 Member, Board of Directors, NYC Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development1991–1995 Member, Advisory Board, New York City Mathematics Project, Center for Literacy StudiesHerbert H. Lehman College, Bronx, NY1988–1993 Founding Member, Advisory Board, Bronx Principals’ CenterBronx Community College, Bronx, NY1989–1991 Member, Multicultural Education Advisory CommitteeCommunity School District 10, Bronx, NY1989–1990 Member, NYS Deputy Commissioner’s Advisory Board for School Improvement1989–1990 Member, Advisory Council for Youth Leadership Institute 2001New York Urban Coalition, Center for Educational Leadership1984–1990 Chairperson, Bilingual Education Curriculum CommitteeCommunity School District 10, Bronx, NYSERVICE AND CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP2002–present Vice Chair, Board of Directors, The Herbert H. Lehman College Foundation2002–present Member, Board of Advisors, The New York Botanical Garden1990–2002 Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Directors, The New York Botanical Garden1998–2000 Member, Board of Trustees, The New York Historical Society1992–2000 Member, Board of Trustees, The College of Mount St. Vincent1992–1994 Member, Board of Trustees, THIRTEEN – WNET1990–1999 Member, The Bronx Libraries Council of the New York Public Library1991–1995 Member, Bronx Landmarks Task Force1984–1987 Member, Board of Directors, Bronx Council on the Arts1980–1982 Commissioner, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission