Curriculum Vitae of Terri A. Lewis
Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counseling
National Changhua University of Education Changhua, Taiwan
Education 2009-2012 PhD. Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Institute.
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Body of work in Rehabilitation Administration & Counseling Administration with
emphasis in research, program evaluation, monitoring, measurement and quality
assurance.
2008 - 09 Counseling Psychology, requirements for Licensed Professional Counselor-
Mental Health (TN LPC-MH (pending), ILL LPC (pending) NCC#266211) Completion of requirements for TN Licensed Professional (LPC-MH) April 2010.
Internship location: Navy Mental Health Services, Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville,
NC., Veterans Benefits Administration, Vocational Rehabilitation Offices, New
River. Transferred into Ph.D. Counseling & Rehabilitation Counseling
Psychology at SIU Carbondale.
1985 M.S., Education of Multi-Handicapped. Institute for Habilitative Services
Montana State University at Billings, Billings, Montana.
1977-81. B.A., Elementary Education.
Heidelberg College. Tiffin, Ohio.
Instruction - Masters & Doctoral level students
NCUE-TW, 14005 Counseling Theories
NCUE-TW, 14010 Group Counseling
SIU REHB 570 Introduction to Rehabilitation Administration
SIU REHB 576 Developing and Supervising Rehabilitation Employees
SIU REHB 580 Professional and Community Relations in Rehabilitation
SIU REHB 588 Program Evaluation
Work History 2006--. Independent Consultant & Trainer.
1987 - 2006. Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director. The Advocacy & Resources
Corporation - A community rehabilitation program. Cookeville, Tennessee.
1986-87. Advocacy Coordinator (Middle Tennessee Region, Client Assistance/Protection
& Advocacy Program). EACH, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee.
Curriculum Vitae of Terri A. Lewis
1984-86. Severe Disabilities Specialist. Montana Model for Education of the Severely
Handicapped Project. Montana Center for Handicapped Children. Billings,
Montana.
1983-84. Mental Health Grant Director. American Embassy. Beijing, People’s Republic
of China.
1983-84. Resource & Consulting Teacher. International School of Beijing, People’s
Republic of China.
1982. Graduate Assistant. Institute for Habilitative Services, Montana State
University at Billings. Billings, Montana.
Program Management Skills Mission Management: Culture, Values, Stakeholder, Marketplace, Ethics & Legal
Management Engineering: Quality, Decision management, Internal program processes
Learning Processes: Counselor education & teaching, Mentoring, Coaching,
Curriculum design, Distance learning, Technical writing
Project Management: Problem typing , Monitoring and measuring, Scope, Time, Cost,
Risk, Earned Value, Public contracts management
Performance Excellence: Program Evaluation - Regulatory, Conformance, Adherence,
Compliance; Marketplace analytics; Research & Process measures - Critical path,
Constructs, Factors, Measures, Statistical processes
Professional Memberships American Evaluation Association (AEA.org)
Project Management Institute (PMI.org)
National Rehabilitation Association (Nationalrehab.org)
American Counseling Association (ACA.org)
Rehabilitation Program Evaluation Network (RPEN)
Professional Development
2011- FEMA, Emergency Management Institute.
ICS-100b, ICS-200, ICS-700, ICS-800
2008 - American Red Cross, Government & Disaster Operations Management.
Nashville, Tennessee.
Mass Care Overview, 9/10/2008, Client Casework, 9/27/2008
Working with Total Diversity, 10/11/2008, Government Operations 5/2011
2007 Project Management Professional. Training Camp, Vienna, VA.
1986 – 2006 Training in Quality Systems: International Standards for Organizations
(ISO9001:2000), Total Quality Systems Administration (TQSA), Quality
Curriculum Vitae of Terri A. Lewis
Auditing, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HaCCP); Occupational
Regulations: OSHA, Health & Safety Standards, First Responder; Employment
Management Practices: Job Creation, Community Economic Development, Social
Enterprise, Career Development, Diversity, Small Business Programs; Project
Management; Federal Acquisition Regulations; Contract Administration and
management reporting; Grant and contracts.
Community Service American Red Cross, Government Operations volunteer and trainer
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute
Professional Service
2012 -- Trainer, Rural Public Health Institute.
Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, IL
2011 --
Advisory Board, Rehabilitation Institute. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL,
Project Manager, Rehabilitation Program Evaluation Network
A subgroup of the National Rehabilitation Association
Program Evaluator, National Clearinghouse for Rehabilitation Training
Materials at Utah State University,
Logan, Utah
2010 -- Representative to Board of Directors.
Rehabilitation Program Evaluation Network (RPEN)
A division of the National Rehabilitation Organization
Awards & Honors
Doctoral Graduate Student of the Year-2012. College of Education & Human Services,
SIU Carbondale, Il.
Lorenz Rehabilitation Leadership Award, Rehabilitation Institute, Southern Illinois
University, April 2010.
Contractor of the Year, AbilityOne Program, United States Department of Agriculture,
June 2004.
Contractor of the Year, AbilityOne Program, United States Department of Agriculture,
Farm Service Agency, May 2002.
First Runnerup. Performance Excellence in Government Contracts (AbilityOne). Nominated by United States Department of Agriculture, May, 2001.
Curriculum Vitae of Terri A. Lewis
Hammer Award, UGR-A Implementation Team. Committee for Reinventing
Government, Vice President Al Gore, Chair. August, 2000.
Award for Vocational Excellence. Rotary International, December 1999.
Outstanding AbilityOne/JWOD Program. Defense Logistics Agency. October 1999.
Nominee. Performance Excellence in Government Contracts. Defense Personnel
Support Center. Spring, 1999.
Regional Commissioner’s Award. Social Security Administration, Southeast Region,
1995.