Dr. Glenda Rose,
Managing Director
Phone: 979-862-6519
Email: glenda.rose@tamu.edu

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education (University of Texas at Austin)
• M.A. in Applied Linguistics (Old Dominion University)
• Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speaker of Other Languages (Old Dominion University)
• B.A. in English, Linguistics  (Old Dominion University)
• Texas Adult Education Teacher Credential

Experience

• Director of Adult Education, Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas (2022-2024)
• Area Coordinator, Community Action, Inc. of Central Texas (2019-2022)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Adult Education, Texas A&M (2018-2021)
• PD Specialist and Manager of Research and Evaluation, TCALL (2014-2019)
• Educational Consultant, Glenda Rose Education and Training Consultants(2008 – present)
• English Language & Civics Instructor and Distance Learning Coordinator Austin Learning Academy (2008-2013)
• Executive Director, English NOW, (2001-2008)

Leadership Positions

• Treasurer, Association for Adult Literacy Professional Developers
• Central Region Representative, TALAE (Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education)

Past Service

• Treasurer, TexTESOL Region III
• Editor, Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education

Current Duties/Roles with TCALL

• In consultation with the TCALL Principal Investigator/Executive Director, serves as Managing Director of TCALL. Acts as single point of contact to the funding agency to effectively lead and be responsible for program oversight, service delivery, reporting, compliance, and overall program and fiscal accountability. Prepares and monitors annual project budget. Prepares and submits Quarterly and Final Reports to funder. Ensures quality and timely delivery of other contract deliverables and compliance with all contract requirements.
• Oversees and assigns moderation of statewide email discussion lists for adult education and literacy educators, leaders, and their collaborators. Communicates with state-funded AEL programs to ensure that appropriate AEL program and PD leaders are subscribed to the correct email discussion lists for critical information dissemination and that the state-funded AEL Grantees and Service Providers are represented correctly in TCALL’s Literacy Provider Directory. Coordinates with funder on communications/registration for targeted participants of funder-sponsored statewide meetings and events. Acts as ombudsperson role for AEL Provider leadership and PD Coordinators. Manages TRAIN PD @ TCALL Advisory Committee including recruiting and communications, consulting with the committee via email on major project developments, and encouraging PD team to utilize committee members as informal Subject Matter Experts.
• Manages TCALL website and Statewide Provider Directory
• Coordinates collaboration with other statewide initiatives (i.e., TWC Capacity-Building Projects, Workforce and Higher Education Partnerships, Faith-Based Literacy, Literacy Texas, Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education; and national partnerships (such as National LINCS), advisory committees or taskforces; and others as needed).