Resume & CV


Mrs. Rachel Plybon Beach
1528 Falls Avenue
Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
e-mail:  brbeach@comcast.net

Presently employed by:


 Applied Design Program
Assistant Professor of Applied Design
Program Coordinator
1201 Locust Avenue 
Fairmont, West Virginia 26554

e-mail:  rachel.beach@pierpont.edu
rplybonbeach@gmail.com

Education:

Student at West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV  Graduate Student 2018 - present 
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development  
Instructional Design & Technology Master's Program
Currently holding a 4.0 GPA

University of Charleston
Charleston, WV  1988 - 1992 
Carleton Varney School of Art & Design,  
B.A. Interior Design
Internship in New York, NY at Dorothy Draper, Inc. with Carleton Varney

Bauder Fashion College
Atlanta, GA  1987 - 1988 
Study Emphasis:  Fashion Design & Merchandising, Interior Design, and Modeling/Professionalism

Parkersburg Community College  
Parkersburg, WV (1986 fall semester)
Study Emphasis:  Music Theory, Piano, English I, French I, Drafting Mechanics

High School:  Parkersburg High SchoolParkersburg, WV  1986
Big Red Band
Parkersburg High School Foundation

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PORTFOLIO WORK and CURRICULUM VITAE

Highlights of Companies, Clients, and Projects

LINKED IN LEARNING




AutoDesk CERTIFICATIONS


Quality Matters Workshops and Courses
QM Policy is a 5 Year expiration on certificates





2017 Attended QM Webinar Success Stories
Report submitted to Provost Office




Renewed May 2018 see above

2020 National Society of Leadership & Success
WVU Chapter

2020 West Virginia FACS 
Elected President of the Association

2019 West Virginia FACS Annual Meeting
Elected Vice President of the Association

2018 West Virginia FACS Annual Meeting
Reviewer for Poster submissions
School Campus Hosted event


Committees at Pierpont Comm & Tech College:
  • 2020-2021 Ad Hoc Blackboard E-Learning Committee
  • 2020-2021 Faculty Senate Secretary
  • 2020-2022 Faculty Senate Rep for School of BAT
  • 2019-2021 Curriculum Committee
  • 2019-2021 General Education Committee (due to implementing assessment practices)
  • 2019-2021 Faculty Welfare Committee
  • 2019-2020 Legislative Support Committee
  • 2018-2021 Student Disability Services Faculty Group 
  • 2018  Website Taskforce Member
  • 2018 - 2020 Curriculum Committee
  • 2018 - 2020 Faculty Senate, School of Human Services Rep.
    • (program moved to School of Business Aviation & Technology eliminating a senate seat)
  • 2017 - 2019 Legislative Support Committee
  • 2016 - 2018 Faculty Senate, School of Human Services Rep.
  • 2017 - 2019 General Education Committee
    • Ad Hoc Chair of Written Communication
  • 2016 School of Human Services Committee on Course Content Interface
  • 2016 Senate Ad Hoc Committee on LMS Comparison Bb vs Moodle
  • 2015 Marketing Committee with BOG
  • 2014 - 2016 Faculty Senate, School of Human Services Rep.
  • 2014 - 2016 Legislative Support Committee
  • 2013 Planning Committee for Hosting WV CTC & WV ADE Annual Conference
  • 2013 Facilities Committee on department/program move to Veterans' Square
  • 2012 - 2014 Faculty Senate, School of Human Services Rep.
  • 2012-2014 Julia Pierpont Society
  • 2012 Hiring Committee for Institution Webmaster
  • 2011 Faculty Handbook Committee
  • 2011 Pierpont Pride designs for awards - Julia and Francis
  • 2010-present Faculty Advisor to Student ASID Chapter



HONORS & AWARDS

2020 National Society of Leadership & Success
WVU Chapter

2019
2016, '17,'18, '19 Academic Advising Nominee



2014 Pierpont Pride Award 
Recognized by the President of the Pierpont Comm & Tech College for contributions to the institution










2014 NISOD Excellence Award 
(National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development) 

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National award from the University of Texas National Institute for Staff for faculty contributions to community college.














GRANTS


2017 Cengage/JFF ARC Grant $25,000.00

  • High School completion initiative with Cengage and Pierpont
  • Online High School advising and pilot with Pierpont with 20 Scholarships

2014 WV Community Participation Grant $5,500.00
  • Ridgedale Elementary Classroom Technology (iPads for Kindergarten classroom)
  • Ridgedale Gymnasium Equipment (stationary bikes)


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