Karen Acree

Karen Acree has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Karen began their career at Rinchem as a Database Administrator from February 1990 to April 1997. Karen then worked at Jaycor as the Manager of Information Systems from April 1997 to August 2001. Following this, they worked as an Adjunct Faculty Member at National American University-Albuquerque from March 2001 to May 2005. Karen also served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Central New Mexico Community College from May 2003 to May 2005.

In 2005, Karen joined the University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus as the Title V Program Manager/Instructional Technologist/Adjunct Faculty until May 2007. Karen then joined San Juan College in January 2008 as an Adjunct Faculty Member. Over the years, they took on various roles at San Juan College, including Director, Center for Teaching Excellence from January 2011 to June 2016, Director, Online Services from July 2016 to March 2021, and Director, Applications and Technology Learning Services from March 2021 to March 2023. Currently, they serve as the Director of IT, ERP/SIS Implementations at San Juan College starting from March 2023.

In 2018, Karen joined CampusWorks, Inc. as a Senior Optimization Executive, where they continue to work up to the present.

Karen Acree has a strong educational background. Karen obtained a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Technologies from New Mexico State University, where they studied from 2006 to 2010. Prior to their PhD, Karen completed their Master of Arts - MA degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Technologies from the same university, attending from 2004 to 2006.

Before their time at New Mexico State University, Karen pursued their Master of Business Administration - MBA degree in Business at the University of Phoenix, where they studied from 1998 to 2000. Karen also holds a Bachelor of Science - BS degree in Business Information Systems from the University of Phoenix, which they obtained in the period of 1995 to 1998. Additionally, they completed an Associate of Arts - AA degree in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus, where they attended from 1993 to 1995.

In terms of certifications, Karen Acree has earned a Video Accessibility Expert certification from 3Play Media in February 2020. Karen also has certifications from QM Quality Matters, including Course Review Manager, Improving Your Online Course Facilitator, Peer Reviewer, and Quality Matters Coordinator. However, the exact dates of obtaining these certifications are not provided in the given information.