Anette visits with long-time friend and educational leader, Denese Skinner, Vice-President of Student Affairs at Amarillo College. Denese Skinner has 29 years of leadership experience in higher education as well 7 years of successful public school service as a teacher and a coach. At Amarillo College, Denese coordinates the efforts of the talented team within the Division of Student Affairs to ensure student success by enhancing the classroom experience through purposeful co-curricular activities and support services. Denese has prior higher education experience at West Texas A&M University where she served in various leadership roles: the director for Career Services, the interim vice president of Student Affairs, the interim dean of Enrollment Management, the senior director of Enrollment Management, and the director of Student Counseling Services. A few of Denese’s professional honors include: twice receiving the WTAMU Clarence E. Thompson Staff Excellence Award; recipient of the WTAMU President’s Community Service Award; honored with the Texans Caring for Texans recognition given by State agencies in the Panhandle region. Also on Denese’s list of accomplishments, you will find that she was a head coach of a state championship girls’ basketball team that, at that time, set a national record of 12 state championships. Denese is a graduate of and past board member for Leadership Amarillo & Canyon. Denese was also a part of the efforts of Panhandle Twenty/20. Denese is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor as well as a Certified Professional Vocational Counselor. She is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt as well as a Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths coach. Denese holds a M.Ed. in School Counseling from West Texas A&M University and received her B.S. in Education from Texas Tech University. Episode produced by Darwin Carlisle. Music by Bret Boyer.
Anette visits with long-time friend and educational leader, Denese Skinner, Vice-President of Student Affairs at Amarillo College.
Denese Skinner has 29 years of leadership experience in higher education as well 7 years of successful public school service as a teacher and a coach.
At Amarillo College, Denese coordinates the efforts of the talented team within the Division of Student Affairs to ensure student success by enhancing the classroom experience through purposeful co-curricular activities and support services.
Denese has prior higher education experience at West Texas A&M University where she served in various leadership roles: the director for Career Services, the interim vice president of Student Affairs, the interim dean of Enrollment Management, the senior director of Enrollment Management, and the director of Student Counseling Services.
A few of Denese’s professional honors include: twice receiving the WTAMU Clarence E. Thompson Staff Excellence Award; recipient of the WTAMU President’s Community Service Award; honored with the Texans Caring for Texans recognition given by State agencies in the Panhandle region. Also on Denese’s list of accomplishments, you will find that she was a head coach of a state championship girls’ basketball team that, at that time, set a national record of 12 state championships. Denese is a graduate of and past board member for Leadership Amarillo & Canyon. Denese was also a part of the efforts of Panhandle Twenty/20.
Denese is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor as well as a Certified Professional Vocational Counselor. She is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt as well as a Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths coach. Denese holds a M.Ed. in School Counseling from West Texas A&M University and received her B.S. in Education from Texas Tech University.
Episode produced by Darwin Carlisle. Music by Bret Boyer.