MARY J.

TILLMAN-BOYD
6915 Shetland Drive
Little Rock, AR 72209
(501) 569-3054 (wk) (501) 319-4498 (cell)
mjtillman@ualr.edu
EDUCATION
Will graduate 12/2014

Masters of Education
Learning System Technology
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Graduated 05/2008

Masters
Business Administration
University of Phoenix-LR Campus

Graduated 12/2006

Bachelors
Business Management
University of PhoenixLR Campus

Graduated 12/2000

Associate Degree
General Business
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
07/2008-Present

University of AR at Little Rock - Educational Leadership Department

College of Education and Health Professions
Faculty Specialist/Webmaster (Office Manager)

Assist in the advising of graduate/doctoral students as needed to complete programs.

Assist in advising graduate students regarding admissions and degree completions
requirements by reviewing program documents, updating folders with degree plans,
setting appointments with students to be advised, deliver emails & phone calls to
students on behalf of faculty for academic advising.
Interprets policies, procedures, rules, and regulations governed by state, federal and
the university to students, faculty and others.
Assist faculty and Department Chair in formalizing program information and
modifying academic plans as needed; compiles information for various statistical
assessments and status reports.
Assist Department Chair with tracking and staffing faculty for classes for semesters;
facilitates the process of hiring new faculty; and reviews and maintains an
enrollment database.
Hire, train, assign duties and evaluate the performance of student support staff.
Plan, organize, and facilitate staff and student meetings.
Submit faculty, staff, and students time entry reports, create and update office EPAF
(Electronic Personnel Action Form) for hire/termination decisions.
Directs foundation funds processing for the department using
https://a.ualr.edu/foundationfunds/; produces time and effort certification reports for
grant budgets and processes documents for grants received by faculty/department.
Compiles information for formulation of budget proposals, oversees department
budget, tracks spending, monitors expenditures for departmental operating
efficiency.
Assist Department/Chair in maintaining the Department Website by editing,
adding/updating material, meeting with digital strategy teams to brainstorm

techniques for webpage updating and attends training and conferences to build
webmaster skills.
08/2005-07/2008

Ottenheimer Library- UALR Campus

Circulation Supervisor/Student Assistant Manager

10/2004-8/2005

Advised students regarding admissions and degree completion requirements.

Hired/fired students and extra labor workers, created student assistant assignments,
schedules, and timesheets.
Trained new student assistants; reviewed student shelving and reading assignments
Planned, organized and facilitated staff meetings , posted official notices to staff,
supervised staff at the material check in/out stations, performed holds processing,
and material recalls
Created and maintained patron records; reserve records, and system data loads.

Carver Magnet Elementary

Assistant classroom teacher/Office Assistant

01/1991--6/2005

Taught in grades Pre-K 5th as needed in regular classroom teacher absence

Performed as assistant to Assistant Principal (counseling unruly students as a
part of in-school suspension, set up and monitored afterschool bus line-up,
organized and maintained order of student during class changes and lunch hour,
conducted workshops for students during library time)

Central Arkansas Library Technical Assistant IV Fletcher Branch

Assistant Manager

Trained, supervised, evaluated students/staff, prepared student/staff schedules,

interviewed and hired students, assisting with staff training using guidelines set
by CNS and CALS circulation manual, and assisting/facilitated meetings.

Young Adult (YA) facilitator and coordinator for YA Programs and

programming; conducted meetings, training sessions and professional
workshops for parents and students

Troubleshoot computers using guidelines set by CNS and reporting unsolved

problems to CNS, supervised and trained personnel in book mending, making
item changes on for specified collections, and giving library tours.

Served as branch representative specialist on system training team, provided

terminal support for staff/public, conduct group tours to high school and older
groups, responsible for training, supervision, and evaluation of students,
supervise the mending process using volunteers and Clerk III to assist.

LEADERSHIP SPECIAL PROJECTS &

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Organized and Facilitated Young Adult Programming for CALS

Served as Team Project Team Leader (Masters Program/UOP)

Windows / MS: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office Picture Manager
Banner II (budget database); BOSS system
Millennium; III (Cataloging/Circulation System); Internet/research databases
Uses WordPress and HTML perform as Webmaster for ED LEAD Website

Serves as Project Manager and Facilitator for College of Education and Health
Professions Administrative Support Staff

AWARDS/Certifications/Licenses

Nominated for CALS Employee of the Year 2002 and 2003

Received recognition for Honorary Speaker for CALS ALPS 2004

Nominated for Staff Achievement Award (UALR) Ottenheimer Library (2006)

Nominated for Library Journal Paraprofessional of the Year Award (2007)

Member of UALR Staff Senate (2007-2009)

Certified Tax Preparer (Licensed since 2008)

Licensed Life Insurance Producer (Licensed since 2011)

Member AR Council for Women in Higher ED (ACWHE) (2008-2013)

Whos Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities (2014)

Recipient of the Walter Smiley IPAC Scholarship for LSTE (Fall 2014)