OCOB Ann Rep 07-08 - Orfalea College of Business - Cal Poly San ...

OPERATIONSBeth Brenner joins college asassistant advancement directorCollege hires two instructional designersBeth Brenner has joined the staff ofthe Orfalea College of Business as theassistant director of advancement.Brenner has several years ofsuccessful development and fundraisingexperience, resulting in thecultivation and acquisition of over$10 million in charitable gifts for herformer organizations.For two years, Brenner wasthe California Allstate Foundationmanager and seniorcommunicationsconsultant for theAllstate InsuranceCompany, leadingall aspects of thefoundation andBeth Brennerhelping to developand implementannual strategic plans to maximizephilanthropic initiatives.Prior to her work there, Brennerwas the director of development anddonor services officer for two yearsat the Sacramento Region CommunityFoundation. In that capacity, sheworked with corporate donors; ledthe board fund development committee;served as the communicationsdirector; developed the annualfundraising plan; implemented thefirst donor services program; and ledstaff and consultants on large projects.Other related experience forBrenner includes a position as themarketing manager for CottageHouse Inc. in Sacramento; the northwestdevelopment associate for theCanine Companions for Independencein Santa Rosa; and an executiveteam leader for Mervyn’s.Brenner has a B.A. in CommunicationStudies from Sonoma StateUniversity and M.A. in NonprofitAdministration from the Universityof San Francisco.Brenner and her husband, Zach,live in Paso Robles.Teresa Cameron and FrankGonzales have been hired bythe Orfalea College of Businessas instructional designers.With robust programs designedfor a constantly changingglobal environment, the OrfaleaCollege prepares students forsuccess in modern businesscareers at both the undergraduateand graduate levels. Excellentfaculty members, highly motivatedstudents, and a state-ofthe-artteaching facility allcontribute to the success of ourstudent population.Our instructional designersassist and work collaborativelywith faculty and subject matterexperts in the use of technologyto enhance pedagogy and improvestudent learning. They willalso partner with the college’sassessment coordinator to assesslearning outcomes and conductresearch for best practices andemerging distance-learningmethodologies for the developmentand improvement of instructionalsystems.Cameron specializes incoaching users in online synchronouslearning environmentsusing Web conferencing. Effectivelyengaging learners in thevirtual classroom often employsdifferent teaching methods andcourse design, and she workswith faculty to make their presentationsactive online.Cameron often moderates orhosts sessions in support ofpresenters and participantsduring sessions while managingthe presenters’ use of thecollege’s Web conferencingservices. Prior to working at theOrfalea College of Business, sheTeresa CameronFrank Gonzaleswas an educational technologyspecialist at Stanford University’sSchool of Education.As a former high schoolteacher and computer coordinator,she brings a high level ofexperience in the pedagogy andcurriculum development ofonline courses. Cameron has amaster’s degree from PepperdineUniversity’s Online EducationalTechnology program with aresearch emphasis in evaluatingcommunication skills in an e-learning environment.Gonzales comes to thecollege from the University ofSouthern California’s MarshallSchool of Business. He bringsexperience in instructional designand faculty support and a proventrack record of supporting facultyonline course development.Gonzales has a uniqueperspective in the area of instructionaltechnology from both thecorporate and business side aswell as the academic side. He hasperformed Web-based trainingdevelopment for large companiessuch as Toyota, Honda andGeneral Motors while alsocreating a clientele of smallerbusinesses.Gonzales brings a full arrayof instructional design/development,graphic design, videoproduction and technology trainingto the college.ORFALEA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ❚ 53