John H. (Jack) Shrawder
Executive Director

• Two years doctorate-level study in Training and Development, University of Illinois.
• M Ed Vocational Education, University of Illinois
• Founded Pentronics Publishing and Teaching For Success® in 1988 with the mission to help faculty learn how to improve their teaching and achieve learning outcomes more rapidly and easily.
• Developed Critical Success Factor approach to teaching improvement.
• Added to faculty development concepts from a study of performance and success strategies of top-level individuals and organizations.
• Created in 2010, the TFS Faculty Success Center concept and built the E-library of just-in-time, just-enough faculty development resources.
• Fourteen years full-time, two- and four-year college and university aviation technology teaching experience.
  
• Aircraft Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic
• Aircraft Maintenance Officer, USAF

Penny A. Shrawder
Artist, Designer; Success Center Manager

• Award-winning fine-art artist, print, and web designer.
• Art History: University of Illinois
• Fine Art: University of Illinois;, University of Anchorage, Alaska,
• Fine Art and Design: Lake Tahoe Community College, California
• Workshop: Don Andrews, Watercolor
• “The Motivating Factor,” by Penny Shrawder, The Artist’s Magazine, November 2002
• “Great Art Moments,” by Penny Shrawder, The Artist’s Magazine
• Twenty years fine art, and design work for print, and web media.
  
• Book design, Web design, Small Business Branding, Marketing Designs
• Small Business Communication designs
• Created Dabby's Teaching World cartoon series
• Assistant to the Director of Bringing Arts to Schools, South Lake Tahoe
  
• Board member: Art in the Schools nonprofit org, Albuquerque, NM
• Teaches private and public art classes.