Dr. Angela Cooper is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Lexington School District Two.  She has served in the capacity for 20 + years and came to Lexington County by way of Edgefield County where she was employed in the same capacity for a number of years. 

 

Dr. Cooper enjoyes the field of Organizational Behavior and Development and has experience in both the public and private sectors. Dr. Cooper is active with a number of community organizations and causes and takes her mantra to the world "purpose" no matter where you are or what you are doing with her. 

 

Dr. Cooper has an academic background that blends education and applied psychology with the organizational component of work and the adult learner. She has a keen interest in the globalization aspect of public education and more speciafically how to grow the adult learned in a virtual world. Dr. Cooper has attained Certification in all aspects of the Instructional Design and Synchronous Learning from the In Sync Training Institute.  She is among the small group of professionals to hold the SLE Certification. 

 

   

                                                                            Angela D. Cooper, Ed. D.   Curriculum Vitae

 

Date      Discipline                                                                                     Degree                Institution

 

2006      Organizational Behavior and Development                                                     Nova Southeastern University,

                                                                                                                                                             Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

 

1999      Professional in Human Resources                                     PHR                          SHRM

 

1996      Human Resource Development                                          MHRD                      Clemson University,

                                                                                                                                                              Clemson,  South Carolina

 

1990     Psychology/Education                                                              BS                              Lander University

                                                                                                                                                                Greenwood, South Carolina

                                                                                         

 

                                                      Other Professional Licenses and Certifications   

 

2013      Synchrouus Learning Certification -  In Sync Training Institute

2013      Instructional Design in Synchronous Learning - In Sync Training Institute

2013      SLE - In Sync Training Institute         

 

 

 

 

Dr. Cooper has been recognized in publications and developed presentations for leading in a learning organization.  Some of these are:

 

 

                                                                      Publications and Presentations

 

Year                       Topic

     

2013                       Innovative Ideas Institute - South Carolina Association of School Administrators                                                       June 18, 2013 - M.O.D.E.L.

2013                       M.O.D.E.L. Globalization for Public Education

2011                       Synchronous Learning - Managing Optimal Development for the Educational Leader

                                 Launching Academy Lexington School District Two University

2007                       Leadership Academy Lexington School District Two 

2005                       Safety is an Attitude! Slips, Trips, and Falls - A program for the Edgefield County School

                                 District to Reduce the Number of Slips, Trips, and Falls (STFs) For Employees

2005                       STFs Training Intervention - Raising Awareness - Establish the Foundation

2004                       Development of a Personal HRD Plan - Globally Competent and Effective 

2004                       Leading a Learning Organization - Teaching the Educator - Change

2003                       Transformational Leadership for Workplace Change

2003                       Mandatory Chaos - Creating and Leading an Intentional Organization

2003                       Developing the Organization's Human Capital

2003                       TEAM Leadership LPI - High Perfoming Teams

2002                       Integrating Systems - Finance and Human Resources: Edgefield County School District

1999                       A Three-Year Manufacturing Plan  Increasing Industrial Contracts for a Production 

                                 Oriented Environment - Emerald Center, Greenwood, South Carolina

 

 

Admittedly, one of Dr. Cooper's favorite areas of her profession is research and more specifically creating strategic operating plans. Some of her research includes:

 

 

                                                                                          Research

 

 

Year                        Topic

2013                        Virtual Learing Environments for Public Education - Pending SCASA approval for 

                                  2013-2014 publication in "Administrator" 

2012                        Virtual Learning Environments - Managing Optimal Development for the Educational 

                                  Leader - (Registered)

2011                        Synchronous Learning - Managing Optimal Development for the Educational Leader

                                  (MODEL) - Lexington School District Two University - (Registered) 

2003                        Spring: Columbia Academic Model - A New Way of Education

2005                        Summer: HSPM J 725 - USC: Safety in the Workplace

2005                        Slips, Trips, and Falls - A Leadership Problem: Risk Management

2004                        Spring ED L 720: Clemson - School Personnel Administration Rish Management

                                  Model Educators: Risk Management

2004                        The Strategic Resources Develpoment Leader - Developing Global Competence 

2004                        August 2004 - The Organization Develpoment Intervention Proposal : For Mandatory

                                  Chaos

2004                        An Effectiveness Study for Paraprofessionals Who Completed Prfessional Development

                                  In Order to Become Highly Qualified

2004                        Summer: The Orginanization Outcomes Evaluation - Effective and Efficient Programs

                                  for change

2003                        Self-Awareness: The Foundation for Seccessful Leadership - Principal Academy for 

                                  Lexington School District Two

2003                        Evaluation of a Program to Assist Paraprofessionals to Become Highly Qualified

 

 

Giving back to the community is a key and a vital component of sustaining vital communities.  Dr. Cooper

serves on numbers boards, task force groups, civic groups, and leadership groups.  Some of these are listed below:

 

 

 

                                                              Professional Memberships-Affiliations

 

 

Rotarian, Outreach Programs for: mentoring, counceling, job-shadowing, academic preparation and job preparation, consultant for MEGS House, March of Dimes, Relay for Life, Chairwoman for HIs Kingdom Keeper, United Way, Executive Consultant for Orpahns No More www.orphansnomore.net, Women in Christian Media, People-to-People and Citizen Ambassador Programs, and teh Brookland Cayce High School Foundation.

 

Year                          Topic

2013                         Graduate-Leadership Lexington County, SC - Clemson University

2010                         Program Chair - National AASPA Conference - Fall - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

2009                         International Teacher Recruitment Advisory Board

2009                         Task Force Member - Principal Evaluation in South Carolina

2009                         Task Force Member - State Department of Education Substitute Teacher 

                                   Regulations and Programs Revision

2009                         American Association for Christian Psychologists

2008                         Compensation Committee Leader - Appointment by State Superintendent of 

                                   Education, Dr. Rex: Elevating and reinventing the Teaching Profession in the

                                   21st Century

2007                         President - South Carolina Association of School Personnel Administrators

                                   Division

2007                         American association of School Personnel Administrators

2007                         West Metro Chamber of Commerce

2007                         Cayce/West Columbia Rotary

2007                         Charter Member - International Christian Coaching Association

2006                         Officer - South Carolina Association of School Administrators Personnel Division

2005                         Member - Piedmont Techincal College Board of Visitors

2005                         School Leadership Executive Institute-South Carolina Department of Education

2004                         Co-Chair - SCSA - Technology Sub-Committee

2004                         Co-Chair - South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA)

                                   Personnel Division - Staff Development

2003                         Upper Savannah Disaster Outreach

2003                         Chair - Western Piedmont Area Consortium HR Division

2003                         American Society for Training and Develpoment

2001                         South Carolina Association for School Administrators

2001                         Edgefield County HR Council

2001                         Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce

1999                         SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management

1998                         International Who's Who

1998                         Officer: Piedmont Area Human Resource Association - SHRM

1997                         Piedmont Area Human Resource Association

 

 

And, there are awards and recognition honors that Dr. Cooper has achieved.  Some of these are displayed just below:

 

 

                                                                                  Honors and Awards

 

Year                          Topic

2009                          Who's Who Outstanding Professional of the Year

2006                          Cambridge Who's Who - Honors

2006                          Risk Management Honor Roll Honoree - South Carolina School Boards Association

2005                          Nomination - South Carolina Human Resources Professional of the Year - State of 

                                    South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the Society for Human Resources

                                    Management

1993                          Award - Upper Savannah Service Delivery Area - Service and Leadership

 

 

Dr. Cooper has traveled with an appointed delegation to both China and Spain to represent her field in public education.  Her travels include:

 

2010                           Beijing, China - U.S. China Executive HR Exchange to the People's Republic of China:

                                     promoting International understanding of friendship: Leading People Leading 

                                     Organizations-Develope HR Improve People's Livelihood, promote Scientific

                                     Development

                                    

2010                           Shanghai, China - U.S. China Executive HR Exchange to the People's Republic of China:

                                     Promoting International understanding and friendship: Leading People Leading 

                                     Organizations - Develop HR Improve Peoples's Livelihood, Promote Scientific 

                                     Development

 

2005                           Madrid, Spain - State Department of Education Program for Foreign Teacher 

                                     Placement: recruited for 85 public school districts

 

 

Personally, Dr. Cooper resides in West Columbia, SC.  When she is not involved in any of the aforementioned activities, she loves to write music and sing.  In fact, Dr. ooper released and album titled, "The Rock Pile" in January of 2011 - that can be found on Amazon, iTunes, Etc., - it is a musical story with purpose. 

 

Dr. Cooper's passion is all about purpose.