
Gateway Assessment Center Director Appointed to National Board
Cynthia Sproehnle, director of the Assessment Center at Gateway Community & Technical
College, has been appointed to serve as a director of the National College Testing
Association. Sproehnle was selected by the board to fill an unexpired term that will
be completed in September 2015.
Cindy is well-deserving of this honorable and responsibility, said Angie Taylor, Gateway
vice president of Workforce Solutions and Innovations. The Gateway Assessment Center
is part of the Workforce Solutions Division. Cindys leadership has greatly expanded
our Assessment Center services, which our workforce partners have come to rely on
as a key contributor to their ability to screen, assess and hire the most qualified
people.
Cindy is an active member of NCTA, said Steve Saladin, director of testing services
at the University of Idaho and NCTA president. She has presented at a number of conferences
and chairs the Host Committee for the upcoming national conference in Nashville. She
received one of the first awards under our grant program and used the funds to launch
the Kentucky Association of Testing Administrators at Colleges (KATAC). Cindy has
a wealth of experience in the field of testing and is an ardent supporter of NCTA
and our mission.
A resident of Loveland, Ohio, Sproehnle was elected as Gateway's staff representative
to the board of directors in 2007 and re-elected to a second three-year term in 2010.
After serving in Newport, Ky., independent schools for many years, she joined Gateway
as an admissions counselor in 1996 and accepted her current position in 2000.
Sproehnle holds a bachelors degree from Vanderbilt University and a masters degree
from Xavier University. She served in leadership positions in the Northern Kentucky
Counselors Association and the Kentucky Career Development Association. She participated
in the Northern Kentucky Educational Leadership Class of 2000, the KCTCS Presidents
Leadership Seminar of 2007-08 and was named Gateway's New Horizons Staff Award winner
in 2005.
The Gateway Assessment Center provides area businesses, industries and individuals
with a broad range of testing services, including electronic and written assessments.
These comprehensive services include quality career counseling, as well as professional
state, national, and international certification and licensure testing.
Under Sproehnles leadership, Gateway became a Prometric Professional Center in 2010, providing tri-state residents easy access to such high-stakes, computer-based tests as the Graduate Record Exam, the Medical College Admissions Test, United States Medical Licensing Exams for Physicians, Praxis exams for teachers, Series 6 and 7 financial tests for investment counselors, and other exams that test job readiness and provide licensure and certification.