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Resume (Full
curriculum vitae
available upon request)
Colleen
Thornton
MacKinnon, Ed.D.
| EDUCATION |
Ed.D.,
Ed. Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Vermont. May 2005.
M.Ed.,
Educational Studies, University of Vermont. Oct. 1997.
B.A.,
Zoology, University of Vermont. Oct. 1981.
Paralegal Certificate, Woodbury College, Montpelier, VT. Sept. 2007 |
CURRENT ROLE
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Director of Assessment & Accreditation,
College of Education & Social Services, University of Vermont
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| LECTURER |
Foundations
Program, Department of Education, College of Education & Social
Services, UVM. Undergraduate and graduate-level teaching:
* School as A Social
Institution
* Social, Historical,
& Philosophical Foundations of Education
* Technology, Schooling, &
Society (online)
* Incarcerated Women’s Initiative,
Independent Study Mentor
* Introduction to
Research Methods |
RESEARCHER
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University of Vermont;
Vermont State Department of Education; Northeast & Islands Regional
Educational Laboratory; Vermont Research Partnership; UVM/Vermont
Institutes
Partnership; Vermont Works for Women, and others. Examples
of topics include:
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educational
technologies
* incarcerated
women
* school leadership
* facilities
renovations
* school
architecture
* solid-waste
reduction
* alternative
schooling
* student information
feedback systems
* jury venire
* federal, state,
international jurisdiction issues
* community-based action
research
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PARALEGAL
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State of Vermont Office of the Attorney
General,
Montpelier, VT. (2007). Provided litigation
support for the Environmental
Division in the case, Green Mountain
Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep
et. al. v. Crombie et. al. Defendant-intervenors included State
of New York, Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation Law
Foundation, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense, & Vermont Public
Interest Research Group.
Office of Federal Public Defender,
District of Vermont, Burlington.
January
2007 to March 2007. Conducted legal research related to state, federal,
and international issues.
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SMALL BUSINESS
OPERATOR
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Owner-operator,
Winooski Chip Mill, Inc. Winooski, Vermont. (1982-1994). Operated
retail, wholesale,
and mail-order specialty
foods business, conducting activities related to product development,
marketing,
personnel management, budgeting, and facilities.
Restaurant
Manager, Waterworks & Prime
Factor Restaurants, Winooski, VT. (1981-1986). Dining room, bar, and
kitchen management;
monthly analysis income/expense reports; business development;
community relations;
marketing; recruitment and retention.
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| COMMUNITY SERVICE |
Director,
Hinesburg School Board, Chairperson. 1995-present.
Director, Chittenden South Supervisory Union Board, Vice-Chair,
1997-present.
Current Committees:
CSSU
Policy Committee
CSSU & Hinesburg Information
Technology
Committees
Student Feedback Information System
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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MacKinnon,
C. T. (2000). The politics of community
participation in a public school. Educational
Studies, 31(3): 225-248.
MacKinnon, C. T. (2000). School
construction and waste
diversion: An inter-organizational perspective. Environment and Planning, B. Planning and
Design, 27: 877-891.
MacKinnon, C. T. (2001). Viewing
school
facilities as
community development projects: The case of Hinesburg, Vermont. Small Town, 30(2): 28-31.
MacKinnon, C. T. (2002). Planning
for
school
renovations using trends analyses. In AoM/IaoM
20th Annual Conference Proceedings, July 31 - August 3, 2002, Vol. 20,
Number 3, Chesapeake, VA. (pp. 57-60). Maximilian Press.
Baege,
M., MacKinnon, C. T., Tolmie-Cheng, E., et. al.
(2007). Incarcerated women in Vermont: A report from The Vermont
Research Partnership and
The University of Vermont. Available from http://www.uvm.edu/~vrp/IWICompleteReport_June_07.pdf
Burns, K.,
MacKinnon, C., &
Provost, D. (2000, December). The
Bartlett House: A prospectus. An historic preservation and
renovation plan for a Northeastern Family Institute’s residential
treatment facility.
The University of Vermont at Burlington,Department of
History, Historic Preservation
Program.
Hasazi,
S. B., Proulx, R., Hess, K., MacKinnon, C.,
Morgan, P., Needham, B., & O’Regan, B. (2001, January). Report on
alternative education
schools/programs in Vermont. The University of Vermont at Burlington,
Department of Education. Available
from State of Vermont.
Lafasciano,
L., MacKinnon, C., Mackler, J., Morgan, P., Proulx, R., & Saginor,
N. (2001,
February). Vermont voices for
re-framing instructional leadership. Proceedings of the
Leadership Summit, Stowe, Vermont, November, 2000. Co-sponsors: The
Northeast and Islands Regional Educational
Laboratory, Vermont Department
of Education, Vermont State Board of Education. |
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