Tiffany Schmidtberger Ph.D.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Policy and Evaluation, Arizona State University, December 2020
Equity in Action: Estimating the Association Between Funding, Expenditures, Tuition, and Affirmative
Action Case Law on Enrollment and Completion Rates at Selective Colleges

Master of Education, Higher and Post Secondary Education, Arizona State University, May 2008

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology with a minor in Sociology, Wichita State University, May 2005

Schmidtberger-Okolo, T. (2024). Transformational Teambuilders and Relationship Experts.
Roompact Blog
Schmidtberger-Okolo, T. (2024). The Empowered Leader. Roompact Blog.

Director, Student Conduct and Community Standards
2025-Present - Wichita State University

Director, Residence and Student Life
January 2023 – August 2025 - Colby Community College

2nd grade teacher
August 2022-November 2022 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School

AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
June 2020-June 2021 - Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits

Partnership Specialist
May 2019-March 2020 - U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer
March 2018-March 2019 - St. Mary’s Food Bank, Association of Arizona Food Banks

Manager, Testing Services
January 2016 – November 2017 -  Glendale Community College

Project lead, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
October 2013-July 2015 - Maricopa County Community College District

Manager, Student Rights and Responsibilities
July 2012-December 2015 - Glendale Community College

Collegiate Teaching Experience – Arizona State University
Faculty Associate, HED 591: Law and Judicial Affairs (Summer 2009-Summer 2011)
Faculty Associate, UNI 194: Introduction to Leadership (Fall 2011)
Graduate Assistant, ASU 101: The ASU Experience (Fall 2007)

Honors & Awards
Phi Kappa Phi, Arizona State University, Fall 2012
Innovation of the Year Award, Glendale Community College, Spring 2013
Women We Admire, Top 50 Women leaders in Kansas, October 2024

National Service
NASPA, Region IV-West, Public Policy Division Representative - June 2024 to present
NASPA, Region IV- West, Regional Conference Program Reviewer - June 2024

Institutional Service
Colby Community College, Assistant Director, search committee member - Fall 2023
Colby Community College, Student Affairs Assessment, committee member - August 2023-present
Glendale Community College One2One mentoring, founding member - June 2013 - June 2014
Glendale Community College, Gauchos Celebrating Civility, committee chair - Feb. 2013 – Oct. 2014
Arizona State University, President Barak Obama Scholars, mentor - Fall 2009 - Spring 2013
Arizona State University, Canon Leadership Program, leadership team - May 2009 – May 2011

Community Service
OPTIONS domestic and sexual violence services, board member - September 2023 to present
• Awarded a $25,000 capacity building grant from Sunflower Foundation
• Awarded a $3.9 million HOME-ARP grant from the State of Kansas Housing Corp
• Awarded $318,000 HUD rapid rehousing services from the KS Continuum of Care
• Application pending, $101,000 grant from Kansas Housing Authority
Arizona Child Support Guidelines Review Committee, member - July 2020 to April 2021