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 Mr.
Herrity is currently an educational consultant with the Iowa Department of
Education and has over 31 years experience as an educator. He has over 35 years experience in public
service work. At the Department of
Education, he is responsible for providing training, technical assistance, professional
development, and consultation to local school districts, intermediate service
centers, community colleges and community based organizations, groups, and
associations concerning community and public involvement in education, agency collaboration
and cooperation, service-learning, before and after school programs, school
improvement, school volunteerism, and connecting the “community” with K-12 education. Mr. Herrity is routinely involved in
conducting strategic planning sessions, facilitating training, doing presentations,
working to solving community problems, organizational transformation issues and
creating networking opportunities in these areas. He also manages over $28
million dollars in federal funds for teacher quality, before and afterschool
programs and service-learning.
Mr.
Herrity completed his master’s degree at Ball State University and has
additional coursework toward his doctorate.
His undergraduate degree is from Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale. He is an accomplished
trainer, coach, and mentor and has extensive experience working in the fields
of education, business, community-based, faith-based, and private and public non-profit
organizations. Mr. Herrity has trained well
over 15,000 people throughout his career
In
2006, Mr.Herrity received the national Professional Service Award from
the National Community Education Association (NCEA). In 2005, Mr. Herrity received the Professional
Service Award by the Iowa Community Education Association and the Public
Service Award by the Iowa Family and Consumer Science Association. Also in
2005, he received the State Farm Insurance Companies Foundation Commitment
Award for sustained commitment on behalf of the Learn and Serve America
program. In 2004, Mr. Herrity was
inducted into the National Community Education Association (NCEA) Hall of
Fame Charter Class for his pioneering and visionary work in community
education across the nation and Iowa. He
is listed in the 2003-2004 edition as a member in the National Register’s
Who’s Who for Executives and Professionals. In 1998, Mr. Herrity received the Governor’s
Volunteer Award and the State of Iowa Employee of the Month for his
innovations and work related to service-learning and community education. Mr. Herrity is the 1996 recipient of the “Outstanding
Contributions Award,” presented by the Iowa Commission on National and
Community Service for recognition and appreciation of his outstanding
accomplishments in service-learning for the state of Iowa. He was a nominee in 1994, 1995, and in 1996
for the State Top Achievement Recognition (STAR)
award developed to honor state of Iowa employees who exemplify leadership
and innovation in their jobs. Mr.
Herrity is listed in the 1992 edition of Who's Who in American Education,
the 1988 edition of Who's Who in Staff Development for Public and Private
Schools and is inscribed in the 1985 edition of Who's Who in the Midwest. He was made an honorary "Kentucky Colonel" in
1988, which is an international society of celebrities and noteworthy
individuals committed to performing humanitarian service to their fellow man,
by the Governor of the state of Kentucky.
He also received the "Distinguished Service Award" in
September 1985, from the Iowa Community Education Association for his
outstanding leadership and advancement of community education in Iowa. He was awarded the "Outstanding Young
Men of America" award in 1976 by the U.S. Jaycees.
Mr.
Herrity is currently a Commissioner on the Iowa Commission on Volunteer
Services, former national co-chair of SEANet (State Education Agency Network
for Service-Learning), past-president of NCSEACE (National Council State
Education Agency Community Educators), and a past member of the Education
Committee for the Institute for Character Development at Drake University. He has served in the past on the Board of
Directors for the Iowa Senior Games, the State Board of Directors with the Iowa
PTA, the Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society, the Board of Directors
of the Iowa Foundation for Parks and Recreation, and the Board of Directors and
past president of the Community Development Society of Iowa.
Mr. Herrity is a published author,
lecturer, trainer, grant writer, producer, and coach/mentor to many professionals. Mr. Herrity has served as a consultant to
numerous state departments of education across the country, the U.S. Department
of Education, and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). He assists the Governor's Office regularly in
various capacities and has taught graduate courses as a visiting professor at
Drake University. He is a frequent presenter
and keynoter at many national, regional, and state conferences. He has written numerous federal and private
foundation grants totaling over $14 million.
Mr. Herrity is also a certified graduate of the Total Quality Transformation
(TQT) process used throughout Iowa state government and was a contributor to
the Quality Student Leadership (QSL) process used by many schools across the
country.
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