As Outreach Coordinator, I work to initiate and maintain relationships with entities aligned with prospective youth travelers and their families.

Submissions for textbooks and related educational materials across the curriculum. Substitute teacher for grades 6–12.

As Senior Outreach Coordinator, Illinois: Individual meetings, small and large group presentations to professionals (therapists, psychiatrists,educators, parent groups, etc.) to detail our work with those struggling with Executive Function (EF) challenges. I also make referrals to families when the need arises. As an Executive Function Coach: One-to-one coach working with student/adult clients to improve executive functioning issues.

Worked with international school libraries providing book and materials sales.

I also worked for Creative Services from 1998-2002.• Authored, edited, researched, and analyzed textbook and supplementary materials 1998–2002 for major educational publishers, such as Holt, Scott Foresman, and Houghton-Mifflin• Worked on various materials across the content areas, elementary through secondary• Correlated textbook content to specific state standards

• Worked directly with teachers and students in the classroom to implement and successfully use Kurzweil 3000, assistive technology text-to-speech software• Provided on-site training, presentations, and assistance for Kurzweil 3000• Conducted group in-services and hands-on workshops for single schools and multiple districts• Developed and conducted original group presentations and demonstrations for local, state, and national technology and educational conferences, such as Title I, AHEAD, NCLB, ITEC (Illinois Technology and Computer Educators), IAASE (Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education)• Responsible for generating and maintaining all sales in Illinois and Indiana • Continually increased sales in my territory by adding new business and increasing purchases made by current clients• Was in the top quarter among all sales representatives

• Represented several educational materials and software companies, including: – Social and character development/behavior remediation and modification program – Full-service book provider for school libraries and curriculum enhancement – Automation software management for libraries, textbook holdings, and food service – Automated individualized learning programs for math, language arts, and ELL• Developed and conducted original group presentations and demonstrations for schools, districts, state and local technology, and educational conferences• Responsible for generating and maintaining all sales in northern Illinois

• Responsible for total operations, including sales, budgets, employee management, projections, advertising, and publicity for four retail educational materials stores• Headed educational materials product selection for inclusion in national catalog• First female Director with the company

• Shared responsibility for sales, operations, advertising, promotions, and publicity for retail educational materials store and full-line product catalog• Developed and conducted teacher in-service presentations of educational materials for public and private schools in and around Chicago• Exhibited, promoted, and sold educational materials at local and national meetings