Strategic Program Development & Management Team

Meet the Strategic Program Development & Management team. We collaborate with academic units and university partners to advance and support educational opportunities and initiatives across Kansas State University.

Jo Maseberg Tomlinson
Jo Maseberg Tomlinson
Executive Director of Strategic Program Development

Selected Areas of Responsibility

  • Strategic leadership for credit and noncredit portfolios
  • Implementation of university-wide academic innovation
  • Oversight of the K-State noncredit learning ecosystem
  • Management of university-funded grant processes and academic program investments

Dana Flynn
Dana Flynn
Noncredit Program Specialist

Selected Areas of Responsibility

  • Professional and continuing education registration services
  • Learner support and participant communications
  • Continuing education administration
  • Registration and records management

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Rebecca Frakes
Noncredit Program Specialist

Selected Areas of Responsibility

  • Professional and continuing education registration services
  • Learner support and participant communications
  • Continuing education administration
  • Registration and records management

Ron Jackson
Ron Jackson
Academic Program Administrator

Selected Areas of Responsibility

  • College and unit partnerships: Agriculture, Business Administration, Engineering and K-State Extension
  • Academic program development and implementation
  • Microcredentials and credential pathways
  • Professional and continuing education initiatives

Janel Koons
Janel Koons
Academic Program Administrator

Selected Areas of Responsibility

  • College and unit partnerships: Arts & Sciences, Education, Staley School of Leadership, K-State Libraries, K-State Salina
  • Academic program development and implementation
  • Microcredentials and credential pathways
  • Professional and continuing education initiatives

Janice Nikkel
Janice Nikkel
Academic Program Administrator

Selected Areas of Responsibility

  • College and unit partnerships: Health & Human Sciences, Architecture, Planning & Design, Veterinary Medicine, K-State Olathe, and K-State Extension
  • Academic program development and implementation
  • Microcredentials and credential pathways
  • Professional and continuing education initiatives

Nichole Schwartz
Nichole Schwartz
Program Assistant

Selected Areas of Responsibility

  • Processing and tracking of noncredit and microcredential programs
  • Coordination of program intake and development workflows
  • Administrative support for internal grant and funding cycles
  • Management of unit intake channels and standard operating procedures

 

 

Strategic Program Development and Management
Center for Academic Innovation

academicinnovation@k-state.edu

Office Hours

M-F: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CT