Kim Scalzo
Director, SUNY Center for Professional Development

Kim has spent the past 18 years in a variety of administrative and leadership roles at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  Most recently she was Director of Academic Outreach Programs with overall responsibility for Rensselaer's Summer, Continuing Education, Distance Learning, and Outreach Programs.  Her functional areas of responsibility included campus-wide planning, quality assurance, program and curriculum development, new business development, customer relationship management, promotion, recruitment, and the provision of customized services for students, faculty, and corporate customers.  Prior to working at Rensselaer, she worked for the New York State Science and Technology Foundation (now NYSTAR) providing oversight for research contracts with universities and scholarship programs for high school students.

Kim has also served as a reviewer for the New York State Education Department Office of Higher Education for several Institutional Capability Reviews for distance learning programs.  Over the past two years she has participated in an EU-US project to develop international quality standards for continuing education centers.  She is also a co-creator of the Bray-Scalzo Partnership Model for creating and sustaining successful partnerships.

Kim serves as an Executive Board member for the Continuing Professional Development Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).  She is also a member of the International Association of Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE) Council and serves as the Vice President for Projects on the IACEE Executive Committee.  Additionally, she is a member of the National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN) Advisory Board and the SUNY Plattsburgh Alumni Association Board of Directors.