Chris Lumia

Chris Lumia is the Business Development Manager at Stellar MLS. Chris has previous experience as a Real Estate Agent with Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc. from January 2012 to December 2014. In this role, they coordinated all internship courses, designed assignments based on state standards, developed assessment forms, rubrics, and procedures, planned and implemented field experience orientations and seminars, designed course shells in the college's Learning Management System, updated resources, handbooks, forms, and materials pertaining to field experiences, and maintained course syllabi. Chris also trained and supervised 50+ adjunct field supervisors on practicum and internship requirements, standards, and evaluation instruments.

In addition to their work with Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc., Chris Lumia has also overseen internships and school-based placements. Chris has built positive relationships with school district personnel in over 125 schools in six districts and conducted surveys of host teachers regarding their satisfaction with SPC teacher candidates and the College of Education. Chris has also evaluated students’ experiences at various placement sites and with various field supervisors. In their role as coordinator of the faculty advising program, they assigned students to advisors and tracked communication between advisors and students. Chris also served as an academic advisor to students in SPC's educational studies program.

Chris Lumia is also experienced in coordinating the admissions and advising process for students in the college’s Pathways to Professional Certification Program, Recertification/Reinstatement Program, Autism Endorsement, and Industrial Technical Education Certificate Program. Chris taught an online course in educational technology (EME 2040).

Some of their coworkers include Lynda Rable - Director of Finance, Kimberley Crawford - Director MLS Services, Project Management, and Eben Moran - VP of MLS Services. Their manager is Merri Jo Cowen, CEO.