Dr. Niles has enjoyed a varied career in academia from the time she became a doctor of chiropractic and then added a degree in Organizational Management and later degrees in Online Teaching and Learning and a Ph.D. in Education with a focus on Special Education Leadership. In addition to a teaching career in Special Education and the training of educators in the UH West Oʻahu Education Division, Dr. Niles earlier served as Dean of Academic Affairs at Palmer College in Florida, the Director of Distance Education, and the coordinator of the Office of Professional Development and Academic Support for the University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu. She brings this combination of experience and training in digital learning modalities with practical experience in the classroom and as an administrator to her wide-ranging duties at the University of Hawaiʻi System, Information Technology Services.