Allison Suarez-Charles Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Serve MCPS’ Spanish speaking families as an interpreter for students/parent/staff meetings, assessments, and conferences throughout all Montgomery County.

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Led community engagement coordination for a community school to ensure wrap-around services were provided for culturally diverse students, families and communities to facilitate academic, emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing.

Gaithersburg, Md

Germantown, Md

- Counseled adolescents and families struggling with a variety of issues including low self-esteemattention-deficit disorder, depression, grief, anger management, and thoughts of suicide- Utilized various techniques including cognitive, behavioral, and play therapy in order to address avariety of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral frameworks with marked improvement observed in each case- Provided assessment and short-term counseling services to individuals and families- Co-facilitated psychological education/skill development groups in middle /high school settings, raising and exploring issues of growth and development, sexuality and relationships, school success and self-esteem, with positive results- Assisted with translation of documents into Spanish

Rockville, Md

- Developed and implemented lesson plans for self-contained students, identified as emotionallydisturbed and/or learning disabled, in science, reading, and math- Developed a resource program to enhance students' learning in the special education programTeam-taught in an inclusion 6th grade science class in order to provide the least-restrictive learningenvironment- Participated in the Education Management Team (EMT) process in order to strategize and develop- Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) to increase student achievement; obtained results of 70% averageimprovement- Administered education assessments, interpreted results, and completed reports- Scheduled and conducted Admission, Revision, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings as a committee member- Served as a liaison between teachers and parents of Hispanic students- Participated as a member of the Human Relations Committee

Rockville, Md

- Developed lesson plans and taught math, social studies and reading to 6th 8th grade students- Adapted regular curriculum to the special needs of students- Enriched students' experiences by assisting with lesson assignments- Worked in an inclusionary setting- Participated in parent-teacher conferences- Attended ARD meetings and served as Spanish/English interpreter when necessary

Master'S Degree, Clinical, Counseling And Applied Psychology

Bachelor'S Degree, Special Education And Teaching