AAI Operating Officer Search
Candidates
Personal and professional information for the selected candidates, including bio, resume/vita and schedule for campus presentations, will be posted here as the candidates are announced. Candidates are announced on December 4, 2024
Eleazar (Trey) Vasquez III, Ph.D.
Director of the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute
Professor in the Exceptional Education Program
School of Teacher Education
University of Central Florida
Public Presentation and Question & Answer Session
Friday, December 6th | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Joseph R. Pearson Hall, Room 150
VIRTUAL LINK
https://kansas.zoom.us/j/82427210691
Meeting ID: 824 2721 0691 | Passcode: 206871
About Eleazar (Trey) Vasquez III:
Dr. Eleazar Vasquez III is Director of the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute and Professor in the Exceptional Education program within the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida. His current research focuses on the evaluation of academic and behavioral outcomes for students with disabilities and for students from cultural linguistic diverse backgrounds utilizing technology to enhance instruction. He has published several articles in the area of special education, rural education, technology, and teacher preparation. Further, he submitted and received external funding to support his research activities and has presented in state, national, and international conferences. Currently, he is collaborating with several faculty to develop innovative technologies for navigating issues related to disability.
Jackie Counts, M.S.W., Ph.D
Director, Center for Public Partnerships & Research
Achievement & Assessment Institute
University of Kansas
Public Presentation and Question & Answer Session
Monday, December 9th | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Joseph R. Pearson Hall, Room 150
VIRTUAL LINK
https://kansas.zoom.us/j/82950449624
Meeting ID: 829 5044 9624 | Passcode: 289942
About Jackie Counts:
Jacqueline Counts, M.S.W., Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Public Partnerships and Public Service (CPPR). She received her training at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Kansas. She began her journey at the University of Kansas in 2004 and served as the Region VII Project Officer for the Early Childhood Health and Development Branch of the Maternal Child Health Bureau of Health Resources and Services Administration from 2010-2012. She returned to KU in 2013 as the director of CPPR. Dr. Counts leads a multi-disciplinary team of social workers, educators, social scientists, psychologists, sociologists, and other creative staff to come together to create a better world. She has been principal investigator on over 50 grants. She uses a complexity lens to understand wicked social problems and applies futures and foresight methods to transform systems.