Background
Ploeg, Diana Joyce Van Der was born on March 27, 1953 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Sidney Samuel VanDerP. and Joyce Park.
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Diana Joyce Van Der Ploeg
Edit Profileeducator consultant college administrator
Education
Bachelor in Political Science, Sociology, U. Denver, 1975; Master of Arts in Education, U. Northern Colorado, 1978; graduate, Paramedic School, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy in Community College Administration, Colorado State University, 1992.
Career
Teacher, coach, Yuma (Colorado) High School, 1978-1979;
teacher, Valley High School, Gilcrest, Colorado, 1979-1980;
teacher, coach, Roosevelt High School, Johnstown, Colorado, 1980-1983;
from part-time instructor to professor emergency medical services department, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado, since 1982;
chair emergency medical services, assistant chair public service division, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado, since 1986;
campus dean, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado, 1992;
paramedic, EMT, Weld County Ambulance Svc., 1982-1990;
flight paramedic, Air Life of Greeley, 1986-1988. Associate vice president for academic affairs, Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Community College, 1994.
Medical education consultant 1988-1992. Participant Executive Leadership Institute, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
EMT North Weld Volunteer Emergency Svc., Colorado 1980-1983. EMT, training coordinator Pierce Ambulance Svc., Weld County Ambulance Svc., 1980-1983. CPR instr.Am. Heart Association, since 1986.
Water safety instructor American Red Cross, 1973-1986, firt aid and CPR instructor, 1980-1988. Member National Education Association, NAFE, National Association Women Educators, Colorado Wyoming Association Women Educators, Colorado Education Association, EMT Association Colorado, National Institute for LeadershipDevel. (participant 1992), Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Museum.
