Akea Shepard Email & Phone Number

• Launched a start-up to increase access to black history education for all
• Created website, videos, online courses, infographics, and blogs using Articulate 360, LearnDash LMS, WordPress, Camtasia, & Canva

• Support trainers and learners in all technical components of virtual training across various platforms
• Act as SME on Crucial Learning personal & career development courses as needed

• Drove the effective adoption and implementation of SMART software and hardware for over 13,000 local users utilizing the ADDIE model
• Acted as a project lead for various projects from customer-facing professional development events to internal communication and collaboration initiatives
• Created training files, trainer resources, job aids, and sample content using SMART Learning Suite & Google Suite
• Produced self-study video playlists by storyboarding, scripting, recording, and editing videos using Camtasia
• Delivered in-person and live-remote professional development including training, webinars, and 1-on-1 coaching

• Provide customized in-person and online executive function coaching for students (K-12) and adults with a focus to help them develop an approach to learning and working that makes them more effective throughout their.
• Assists students and adults in the areas of self-regulation, attention, task initiation, cognitive flexibility, memory, metacognition, planning, and organization using strategies consistent with their attitude toward.

Remote

• Shared feedback and insights that improved employee job performance for a small lawn care company by driving the identification, assessment, and development of the skills, attitudes, and knowledge necessary to achieve.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Planned and managed a 3-day (18-hour) employability skills training for 800 economically disadvantaged attendees to increaseproductivity and success in their first jobs contributing to 98% of attendees successfully.
• Hired, trained, and supervised 5 leads and 59 instructors

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Created and offered workshops that supported the educational needs of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsdepartments resulting in our school earning the prestigious STE(A)M designation for the first.
• Raised over $7,000 independently and $3,000 collaboratively to provide basic supplies, technology, and educational experiences

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Taught physics, chemistry, general science, coding, & robotics

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Completed laboratory-based summer research investigation
• Developed a learning module and lesson plan based on completed research to publish on TeachEngineering.org and incorporate into the 6th Grade Science curriculum for the 2016-2017 year

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Selected as one of 5,300 accepted candidates out of 45,000 applicants (12% acceptance rate) to teach in an urban or rural school district across the nation and join a national corps of education advocates.

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

• Reported directly to the Department Chairperson
• Provided administrative support and performed clerical duties for the department chair and the faculty members within the department.
• Prioritized daily tasks and workload to ensure maximum productivity
• Served as point of first contact for the Department. Welcomed students, faculty, staff and visitors, answered general inquiries, and answered any direct telephone calls.

Greater Atlanta Area

Spelman College Research Day Award Recipient, conducted independent research project, advised by Dr. Colleen Murray, Spelman College/Emory University

Greater Atlanta Area

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

A Chick-fil-A team member performs guest service and food preparation duties. Guest service job duties include greeting customers, taking customer orders, and completing transactions on the cash register. Food preparation duties consist of cooking food and assembling sandwiches. Additional team member duties include operating the drive-thru window.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Organizational Learning & Leadership

Students demonstrate expertise in training while understanding performance management, organizational development, and career development.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Student Government Association Member, Public Health Research Assistant, Fulbright Scholar Alternate, Dean’s Honor List, W.I.S.D.O.M.