

Pro bono consulting in strategic communication for organizations involved in workforce development, child care, food distribution, litigation, grass-roots civil rights advocacy, and municipal elections.As an assistant professor, served as the academic advisor for seven master’s candidates and as committee member for eighteen master’s candidates coordinated numerous public forums and debates on issues of local community concern served on the President’s Commission on Sexual Orientation, Provost’s Task Force on Multicultural Curriculum Transformation and numerous search committees.Presenter and participant, numerous disciplinary conference presentations at the National Communication Association Annual Conference and other disciplinary conferences (since 1994).Member, Board of Directors, Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture, Chicago (since 2014).Member of NIU Board of Trustees since December 2007 served as Board Chair (2013-2015) Board Vice Chair (2009-2011) and Chair of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Personnel Committee (2009-2011).

B.A., Northern Illinois University, Department of Political Science, Major: Political Science/Public Law Minor: Black Studies.M.A., Northern Illinois University, Department of Communication, Emphasis: Rhetorical Studies.Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh,Department of Rhetoric and Communication, Emphasis: Public Argument.Prior appointment as assistant professor and Director of Forensics (speech and debate), Department of Communication, Northern Illinois University.Previously appointed as associate and director of strategic communication and research initiatives at the Ehrhardt Foundation (2005-2008).Founded Butler & Anderson, LLC, a strategic communication and organizational development consulting company.30 and its affiliated funds, including appointment as assistant fund administrator and director of communication and strategy. Currently serve in senior leadership position with the Painters District Council No.30 Benefits Office 1905 Sequoia Drive - Suite 203 Aurora, IL 60506 Professional Experience
