Overview
Marcia brings over 30 years of experience with administration, management, supervision, planning, program development, training, and research to the Kansas SBDC position. She started as Regional Director for the Kansas SBDC at WSU in 1999. Marcia received recognition as 2006 America鈥檚 SBDC State Star and received the 2011 Region VII Small Business Development Center Excellence & Innovation Award.
Previously, Marcia directed several programs and departments at universities in Texas and Kansas. She earned her Ph.D. in Education and Higher Education Administration from the University of Kansas, holds an Ed.S. degree in Educational Administration from 麻豆破解版 State University, and holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in English from Ball State University. She is a certified FastTrac Administrator and FastTrac Facilitator and holds certification in international trade counseling from the SBA. Marcia also leads the 麻豆破解版 Area Small Business Education Consortium, a group comprised of over 20 area organizations which provide support services to small businesses.