Adanna Okwandu, M.Ed.
Assistant Training Manager/Instructional Designer
Email: adanna.okwandu@ucr.edu
Phone: (951) 827-7517
Address: UC Path, 14350 Meridian Pkwy, March Air Reserve Base, CA 92518
Background
Adanna has over 7 years of experience in teaching and training. She has a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree from the University of California, Riverside. Prior to coming to UCR, Adanna served in teaching positions at Loma Linda Academy, Patriot High School, and University Heights Middle School. In addition, she has been with us for the past 3+ years as a Training Assistant with Environmental Health & Safety and the COE team.
Education and Credentials
Master of Education, University of California Riverside
Single Subject Teaching Credential
Bachelor of Fine Arts in English, University of California Riverside
Minor in Education
Pesticide Safety Training Instructor (Certified), UC IPM
Agile Project Management (Certified), The Learning Guild
Description
Adanna participates as a training, education, or instructional design professional in a systemwide program or project. She selects technologies and tools, creates supportive learning activities, and develops new training in response to the University's needs. In collaboration with others, Adanna creates multimedia content and produces according to an established schedule. She analyzes needs and develops recommendations to address a wide range of training issues. Adanna provides the support for testing courses to ensure they are functional, designed for learning in mind, and compliant with learning management systems.
Training subjects: Active shooter, Airborne transmissible diseases for healthcare, Back safety, Concussions, Controlled substances, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Ergonomics assessment, Hazardous waste management, Hazardous waste manifest, Pesticide employee safety training, Research security, Safe patient handling, Sexual violence and sexual harassment, and more.