Blog Entry
Introducing TxCRLA President, Sara Weertz
January 27, 2010 by s-haigler, under Announcements.
Sara Weertz took the reigns as TxCRLA president at the recent CASP 2009 Conference in San Antonio. After having been elected by the membership to serve one year as president-elect of the organization, her move to the present position was automatic.
Sara Weertz
Mrs. Weertz is presently Founding Director of Supplemental Instruction and Tutoring of Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. Her program was a finalist for the annual Texas Higher Education Star Award in 2008. She has produced a series of tutor training workshops on Building Rapport, Mentoring, and the Socratic Method. Additionally, her most recent workshop was Study Skills Application and Resources. Mrs. Weertz was the 2007 recipient of TxCRLA’s annual Ann B. Faulkner Award.
Mrs. Weertz received her B.A. cum laude in English and Professional Writing and her M.Ed. in Instructional Technology with an emphasis in Human Performance Improvement and Training from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Prior to coming to Angelo State University, she worked for a number of years as an editor, writing instructional manuals and reference materials for libraries and schools.
Besides serving as president of TxCRLA, Mrs. Weertz is an active member of the American Evaluation Association, the International Society for Performance Improvement, the National College Learning Center Association, and the American Society for Training and Development.
In addition to encouraging more statewide participation in TxCRLA, Mrs. Weertz is overseeing the implementation of a series of Webinars for members. These Webinars will cover a host of topics of interest in college support services. (Watch for more information at this website.)
