I seek out and engage in service that is personally meaningful and has the potential to positively impact those around me. For example, I have served as a mentor for Teaching with Technology programs across multiple summers, had leadership roles on ECU’s Academic Awards Committee, serve as a Faculty Senator, and have been actively engaged as part of ECU’s Strategic Action Planning and Assessment Advisory panels. Outside of ECU I am involved with several professional organizations, including serving as co-editor of the Small Business Institute® Journal, conference chair of the 2014 Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, and serving as an appointed member U.S. Social Security Administration’s Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel from 2009-2012.  Because each of these endeavors has as its goal making lives better, I always feel like there is a significant return on my invested time.