Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Grants and Funded Initiatives
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Lisa Nardi

Forestville

Summary

Strategic educational leader with 15+ years of experience designing and scaling innovative learning initiatives that advance student engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and institutional transformation. Proven success leading collaborative educational initiatives that integrate technology, reflective practice, hands-on engagement, and learner-centered design to improve educational outcomes and strengthen community impact. Experienced building partnerships across academic and organizational stakeholders, managing complex educational programs, and developing scalable, evidence-informed learning experiences grounded in equity and continuous improvement.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD
01.2024 - 10.2025

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  • Provided strategic leadership for interdisciplinary, experiential, and student-centered learning initiatives across multiple high-impact academic programs.
  • Led mixed-methods assessment and continuous improvement efforts, evaluating learning outcomes, engagement, and program effectiveness.
  • Facilitated faculty learning communities focused on inclusive pedagogy, reflective practice, and interdisciplinary curriculum development.
  • Designed collaborative learning experiences integrating civic engagement, storytelling, and experiential education.
  • Advanced equitable teaching and learning practices through implementation of universal design principles and learner-centered instructional strategies.
  • Developed strategic communications and storytelling initiatives supporting stakeholder engagement and institutional visibility.
  • Collaborated across academic and administrative units to strengthen scalable student success and learning engagement initiatives.

Assistant Director

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD
08.2015 - 01.2024
  • Designed and implemented interdisciplinary learning initiatives integrating media, creative technologies, and collaborative pedagogy.
  • Leveraged Learning Management Systems to deliver and track eduction content.
  • Developed and facilitated professional learning experiences for faculty, staff, peer educators, and instructional support teams.
  • Conducted qualitative assessment research including focus groups, interviews, learner feedback, and surveys to support evidence-informed program improvement.
  • Managed recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, and supervision of up to 60 seasonal employees annually.
  • Streamlined office operations through development of hiring and workflow systems, managing more than 100 seasonal employment applications annually.
  • Supported strategic planning and budget management for multiple learning and engagement initiatives.
  • Developed reports, proposals, newsletters, marketing materials, website content, and digital communications for diverse internal and external audiences.
  • Created educational programming promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, student engagement, and reflective learning practices.

Writing Specialist

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD
08.2008 - 08.2015
  • Led academic support and learning engagement initiatives supporting first-generation and underrepresented college students.
  • Delivered individual and group academic support focused on writing development, study strategies, and learner persistence.
  • Developed curriculum and facilitated workshops supporting academic achievement and student success.
  • Supervised and trained writing tutors and Supplemental Instructors.
  • Developed communications including newsletters, website content, and outreach materials.

Education

Ph.D. - Teaching And Learning, Policy And Leadership

University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD
07.2023

M.F.A. - Writing

Vermont College
Montpelier, VT
06.2004

Bachelor of Arts - English

The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH
05.2001

Skills

  • Learning Design & Curriculum Innovation
  • Education Program Strategy
  • Education Technology
  • Faculty Development
  • Experiential Learning
  • Inclusive & Universal Design for Learning
  • Mixed-Methods Assessment
  • Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development
  • Storytelling & Communications
  • Student Engagement
  • Program & Project Management
  • Strategic Partnerships

Accomplishments

  • Presidential Award for Distinguished Achievement in Performance, Bowie State University (2022)
  • Outstanding Support Award, Center for Research and Mentoring of Black Male Students and Teachers, Bowie State University (2022)

Grants and Funded Initiatives

  • Co-Principal Investigator, $1.5M TRIO Student Support Services Grant, U.S. Department of Education (2015)
  • Co-Principal Investigator, $1.5M TRIO Student Support Services Grant, U.S. Department of Education (2010)
  • Co-Principal Investigator, $100K Minority Success Grant, Institute for Higher Education Policy/Walmart Foundation (2010)
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Grant, $4,000, Bowie State University (2015)
  • Contemplative Social Justice Scholar Travel Award, $1,600, Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education (2017)

Timeline

Associate Director

Bowie State University
01.2024 - 10.2025

Assistant Director

Bowie State University
08.2015 - 01.2024

Writing Specialist

Bowie State University
08.2008 - 08.2015

Ph.D. - Teaching And Learning, Policy And Leadership

University of Maryland, College Park

M.F.A. - Writing

Vermont College

Bachelor of Arts - English

The University of Findlay
Lisa Nardi