Rhianna Anglin has been creating dynamic learning experiences and managing large scale projects since 2005...

Rhianna began her experience in public education, directing productions for a rag-tag, barebones high school theater arts program. From there, she has built curriculums and designed learning experiences in the subjects of communications, debate, English, and AVID College Readiness. As a seasoned educator, Rhianna has led adult learners through trainings in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives and pursued her Master's in Education through the University of Illinois. In her current role, Rhianna serves as the Program Director for the Upward Bound TRiO program at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she leads a team of over 20 employees to provide college readiness programming to the students of Arlington, Grand Prairie and Mansfield ISD.

Rhianna has developed trainings and learning curriculum for the TRiO Pre-College Programs at UTA and in her current role at Dallas College. She loves putting her bachelor's degree in film to work through video editing and graphic design, and has helped spearhead new projects at Dallas College including a New Employee Orientation event and the DevelopU internal training site. Much of her duties include project management, and she is currently working on obtaining her certification in Project Management from Google. She enjoys organizing people, executing projects and seeing the finished results of the hard work of her teams. She considers her greatest achievement to be the success of the students and employees she's coached to help meet their goals, and the impact her projects have had on both the workforce and students.

In her free time, Rhianna enjoys continuing to work as a college prep consultant with students from a wide variety of backgrounds. She is highly creative and enjoys reading and crafting. You can frequently find her at the Alamo Drafthouse catching up on new films, enjoying live music and traveling around the world to U2 shows. Rhianna resides in Dallas, TX, but looks forward to seeing even more of the globe soon!

Skills and Methodologies

Microsoft Teams and Office Suite | Google Suite | Video Editing | Adobe Creative Suite and Captivate | Canvas LMS | Microsoft Planner and Project | Curriculum and Instructional Design | Camtasia Studio | Asana | ADDIE Instructional Design Methodology | Agile and Lean Project Management Methodologies | Technical Writing | Needs Analysis | Articulate 360 | Rise | Canva

Project Management


  • Project Manager overseeing the DevelopU initiative for the Human Resources department of Dallas College. This requires bringing together stakeholders to establish responsibilities, shared goals and delegation of work across multiple teams. I also actively work as a content developer for the site, helping produce video and print content.

  • Project Management of the Dallas College Flexwork Initiative - establishing tasks and delegation, and utilizing multiple tools such as Microsoft Lists, Excel, Teams and SharePoint to manage the project.

  • Helmed the New Employee Welcome project for Human Resources, coordinating across the Learning and Development teams, the office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and with outside stakeholders from Dallas Baptist University (among others). My role as project manager included not only the design and development of the event, but also delegating duties related to the monthly event, and also presenting the event.

  • Delivered direction, oversight, selection, and coaching of staff of 20 coordinators, education advisors, teachers, social media managers and tutors to provide college and career readiness support to non-traditional, first generation students

  • Planned and executed projects with educational program vendors, community organizations, and university departments to develop summer academic programming, resulting in increased student attendance in the Upward Bound program and maintaining an 85% average over the lifespan of the project

  • Led Upward Bound administrative team in project planning meetings with kanban methodology using Microsoft Planner and Project, setting dates for check-ins and completion, assigning duties, and forecasting budget requirements

  • Evaluated efficacy of projects by monitoring KPIs through the analysis of attendance reports, recruitment reports, student academic progress, college acceptances and other data

  • Managed grant budget of $430,000 per year and managed submittals of documentation such as spending initiative proposals, budget allocations and proof of expenditures to both the university and the United States Department of Education to remain in compliance with grant and accounting oversight

  • Led Richardson ISD Strategic Plan team in collaboration, development, design and presentation of district blueprint for cultural competency, diversity, inclusion and equity which led to creation of new school board policies on equity and inclusion

  • Managed deployment for several large scale projects including the Upward Bound six week residential summer program, and multiple program travel activities which encompassed transportation, meals, and lodging for up to 80 students and staff members

  • Launched the Upward Bound iPad program by writing proposals for the procurement of 65 iPads and related equipment, negotiated budget with administration, collaborated with the office of information technology on deployment procedures, established systems for assigning equipment to students and staff, and devised solutions for maintenance of equipment

  • Guided Upward Bound program through transition to online services in 2020, launching a new website, online learning system, and web-based communications transitions to Microsoft Teams



Learning Design Experience


  • Development of the content for the internal training website, DevelopU, for the HR Workforce Planning team of Dallas College. The website provides the 6,000 employees of Dallas College a singular hub to measure and manage their performance, develop new skills through trainings, and explore ways to grow their career with Dallas college.

  • Created learning solutions for teams - consulting with stakeholders to analyze their training needs, then moving through the ADDIE methodology to build meaningful trainings

  • Built, deployed, and refined the New Employee Welcome orientation event for Dallas College, a 4 hour interactive event that walked new employees through the mission, vision and strategic plan of Dallas college and the tools they need to succeed in their new roles.

  • Designed full cycle on boarding training process and all related handbooks and training materials for 4 Upward Bound educational advisors, 2 program assistants, and 6 tutors, and performed 30, 60 and 90 day performance reviews to assess progress, growth and compliance

  • Lead Upward Bound team in developing interactive e-Learning content for employee training and student programming utilizing Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, PowerPoint, Canvas studio, Canva and iMovie resulting in a 30% increase in student engagement and increased efficiency in employee training initiatives

  • Tracked employee training progress using Canvas LMS resulting in improved data for employee evaluations and performance measures, and a 100% compliance rate for duration of summer programming

  • Collaborated with department leaders and SMEs to develop curriculum design for TRiO department trainings, completed needs analysis, prepared curriculum scope and timelines for training, and establish deliverables for over 25 program training initiatives

  • Wrote, edited and designed employee manuals, training scripts, compliance handbooks and promotional materials to improve the employee experience and decrease compliance issues for 3 key program initiatives

  • Wrote and customized detailed lesson plans, designed learner materials, and developed online content for virtual classrooms for College Readiness and English Language Arts utilizing the Google suite increasing learner engagement by 21%

  • Designed, developed, and facilitated the curriculum for English Language Arts, Speech, Debate and College Readiness, resulting in approximately 2100 students successfully meeting the requirements for completion of courses

  • Developed evaluation criteria and designed rubrics for learners to measure progress towards meeting key objectives and standards in accordance with state and local standards

Teaching and Training Experience


  • Launched multiple training initiatives from small group to system wide events at Dallas College, including HR's FlexWork program initiative, creating content for the DevelopU training site, and multiple one-off training solutions delivered in person or via virtual learning.

  • Lead in-person and virtual training, teaching as many as 300 adult learners in compliance practices, program recruitment, education goals, diversity/equity/inclusion best practices, and performance growth

  • Planned, prepared and delivered needs-based academic lessons and project based learning activities that facilitated inclusive learning in college readiness education and English Language Arts and provided over 2100 students with a safe and empowering classroom experience

  • Delivered online workshops to over 30 students utilizing Microsoft Teams during 3 daily sessions

  • Researched, designed and facilitated training for teachers and administrative staff as a member of both Richardson ISD’s and the University of Texas at Arlington’s cultural competency teams and served as a moderator for challenging and difficult conversation topics

  • Lead English 2 professional learning community at Lake Highlands High School, guiding teaching staff in lesson planning and data analysis

  • Coached 91 senior students in applying to competitive higher education institutions with an acceptance rate of 100%, including 2 Dell scholarship awards, two Questbridge scholars, two Ivy League acceptances, multiple acceptances to top performing Texas state universities, and approximately $2.2 million dollars in scholarship awards across five years

Work History


University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX - Director of Upward Bound

July 2019 - Present


Small Business Owner, PopCulturePropShop

July 2016 - Present


Lake Highlands HS, Richardson ISD, Richardson, TX - Teacher

August 2015 - July 2019


Naaman Forest HS, Garland ISD, Garland, TX - Teacher

January 2015 - July 2015


Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Richardson, TX - Bartender/Waitstaff

July 2014 - October 2015


Cinemark Theaters, Fort Worth, TX - Hiring Manager

June 2012 - July 2014


Keller HS and Central HS, Keller ISD, Keller, TX - Teacher

August 2007 - June 2012


Pampa HS, Pampa, TX - Teacher

August 2005 - August 2007



Education


University of Illinois | Masters of Education Policy concentration on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

May 2018


University of North Texas | Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television and Film

May 2005