Faculty & Staff Directory

The Education Faculty & Staff Directory allows you to search for specific faculty/staff in GVSU's Education Programs. Enter a keyword or name, or choose a Department or Program from the lists, and click the "Filter" button. See details for each person by selecting "View" next to their Department or Program(s).

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Education Faculty & Staff Directory

First Name
Denise

Last Name
Cook

Portrait of Denise Cook

Email
cookdeni@gvsu.edu

Role(s)
  • Grant Manager, ESOL National Professional Development Grant

Office Phone
616-331-5518

Department
  • Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology

Program
  • ESOL Certificate/ESL Endorsement

About

Denise Cook is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in grant management, fundraising, and education, including over a decade of living and working overseas. She currently serves as Grant Manager at Grand Valley State University, where she oversees the ESOL National Professional Development Grant, ensuring the effective use of funds to support professional development and enhance educational opportunities for English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs.

Previously, Denise managed and assisted with multiple grants at Bryant University, including the STARTALK Chinese Language Grant, the Confucius Grant, and a NASA-supported science education initiative. Her work involved writing and securing grants that supported cross-cultural education, teacher training, and classroom development.

Denise spent six years living and working in China, where she taught ESL, Marketing, Finance, and Communications at prominent institutions such as Liaoning Normal University, Missouri State University, and Dalian Maple Leaf School. Her time abroad provided her with unique insights into cross-cultural communication and international education.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from Ferris State University and is passionate about fostering educational, cultural, and community development through strategic grant management and innovative programming.

Degrees

B.S., Ferris State University

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