Bio
A successful, accomplished, and published scholar-practitioner with more than 30 years of diverse professional experience, Dr. Carlos Antonio Viera currently serves as Associate Director, Evaluation of Teaching and Learning for the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) at Florida International University. Having previously served as Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the master’s program in Industrial and Organizational (IO) Psychology at Albizu University, with a local non-profit as Deputy Director for Programs and Evaluation, as well as with Accenture as Manager Strategic Management Consulting, Miami Dade College as the Director for Planning, Policy Analysis, and Grant Program Support and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) as the District Director and Executive Director for the Office of Performance Improvement, a direct report to the Chief of Accountability and Systemwide Performance, recognized with a Certificate of Commendation from theSuperintendent for his work in strategic planning.
Dr. Viera has also delivered independent consulting services for several private and non-profit organizations, including Le Jardin Community Center, Inside the School, College Summit, CASEL, National Academic Educational Partners (NAEP), and Performance Associates. He also served as the District Chair, Secondary Student Services for MDCPS, as well as a classroom teacher, behavior management teacher, crisis counselor, educational specialist, teacher trainer, graduation coach, and supported-employment coordinator.
Dr. Viera earned a PhD with Distinction from Capella University’s School of Education with a specialization in Training and Performance Improvement, completing his doctoral dissertation entitled, School Counselors and Advisors Using Data-Driven Decision-Making: Identification and Analysis of Barriers and Enablers. The International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) recognized this study as a 2015 Distinguished Dissertation, and he was invited to share his findings during the Carnegie Foundation Summit for Improving Education in 2016, and the 2018 APPAM Fall Research Conference.
He was also awarded the 2015 Sandra Southmayd Leadership Award by the Dade Counseling Association (DCA). Dr. Viera earned a graduate level Certificate in Educational Leadership from Florida International University (FIU), a Master of Science in Education from the University of Miami, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Education from FIU, earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) credential from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) through Barry University and the SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional) credential.
Dr. Viera has also served on the Board of Directors (BOD) for ISPI, as Director of Publications and Editorin-Chief for the Performance Improvement Journal (PIJ) and the Performance Improvement Quarterly (PIQ). He is also often invited to serve as a peer reviewer for professional journals, such as The Journal of Education, published by Sage, and ISPI’s Performance Improvement Quarterly. He has also served on the BOD for Florida Industrial and Organizational Psychology (FIOP) and recently served on the Continuing Educational Committee for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
Previously, he has served on the BOD for the Greater Miami Society for Human Resource Management (GMSHRM) now HR Miami, as the Chair for College Relations, as well as on the Board of Directors for Doctors Charter School, and the Steering and Conference Planning Committees for the Community Learning Partnership (CLP) at Barry University, a collaborative effort composed of public, private and charter schools within the Miami Shores area. The CLP worked together to build leadership ability among its students, enhance professional development opportunities, and offer opportunities for community and service learning.
His membership in professional associations has also included serving on the Board of Directors and membership on the Leadership Council for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), and co-chair for the Position Development Team, Hispanic/Latino American Critical Issues Network; serving on the Board of Directors and past President for the Florida Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (FASCD), membership in Phi Delta Kappa International; Leadership Miami (Class of 2002) and Leadership Miami Facilitator (Class of 2003); and as volunteer consultant for the Florida Association of Voluntary Agencies for Caribbean Action, Inc. (FAVA/CA) and worked with the Ministry of Education and the Discovery School in Honduras. He also served on the Florida Sterling Council’s Board of Directors and was a judge for the Team Showcase. Dr. Viera has also been nominated for the Teacher of the Year Award and the Outstanding Young Educator ASCD Award by his colleagues. His publications include articles in the Performance Improvement Journal entitled, Barriers and Enablers to Data-Driven Decision Making by High School Counselors and Advisors, as well as the FASCD Educational Leadership Journal on Using Experiential-Adventure Approach to Develop Enhanced Leadership and Baldrige in Education.
He has facilitated countless professional dialogues and conversations, presented to audiences at state, national, and international seminars, workshops, and conferences, also having traveled extensively throughout the world, including North and South America, Europe, North Africa, having visited the Ministries of Education and schools in Australia, Southeast Asia, and Canada. He continues to build his own abilities, as well as supporting others in making strides towards performance excellence by designing, developing, and delivering innovative initiatives and workshop offerings that ignite curiosity and explore new ways of looking at old and recurring challenges. He considers himself a bridgebuilder, aligning high expectations with effective feedback, helpful tools and resources, and incentives to help meet the challenges faced by today’s complex organizations.