I used my management and Educational skills gained at Northwestern University to create engaging excursions for the children, allowed my personality to come through with Theatrical events, and taught the students Spanish.

Traveled to Australia with Baby Wants Candy to perform in the highly selective Adelaide Fringe FestivalDesigned and lead weekly lessons for long-running Harold Teams and iO Comedy Network TeamsPresented soft skills Corporate Workshops and performed in corporate shows Performed weekly in specialized shows: DelTones, Musical Armando and Baby Wants Candy.

Worked with the three largest subgroups of Academic Approach (1:1 programs, Operations, School Programs) on a variety of projectsUpdated and organized room reservations daily for directors, parents and tutors in OutlookOrganized meetings between parents and directors, updated information and welcomed new clients to companyManaged ordering of office supplies, tests, or other materials weeks in advanceCollaborated with the billing department to update credit card numbers and clean credit card system

Hired and Trained all new Teaching Artists, updated curriculum for over 1,500 students in the Jefferson Park/Portage Park area, Set dates and times for upcoming Tech and show days, Communicated regularly with parents and school administrators.

Craft professional Newsletters, Welcome Letters, and timely responses to parent inquiriesDesigned and implemented Teacher, Intern, and ‘Cadet’ Training ProgramInterviewed, hired, and offered continual training for over 30 Teaching ArtistsMaintained Company Payroll Database; oversaw bi-weekly payment of teachersInformed School Administration of upcoming rehearsals, tech weeks, and showsDirected Student Performances in the Studio and SchoolsitesCreated Training program, informational database for Teaching ArtistsEdit and Complete Cast Lists, Scripts, and Information for Parents of Young Artists

Craft professional Newsletters, Welcome Letters, and timely responses to parent inquiriesInterviewed, hired, and offered continual training for over 30 Teaching ArtistsMaintained Company Payroll Database; oversaw bi-weekly payment of Teaching Artists

Coordinate subscription and individual ticket sales for Audience Service PatronsCollaborate with employees regarding patron wishesProficient in Tessitura Ticketing SoftwareRemain up to date with Chicago’s professional and storefront Theatre seasons

Involved in Pilot Year of Battle of the Bard: Created graphs of student satisfaction after BOTB initial workshops. Attended both Preliminary Bouts at Niles North and Benito Juarez. Helped with administrative activities and office work before the bout days. Took pictures and videos, logged photos and videos in archive. Participated in contact meetings with Manon, Chicago Youth Shakespeare, judges and coaches. Created powerpoint of all slides for preshow. Day of BOTB-manned registration table, helped judges to green room, helped flow of traffic and enjoyed the show!Lesson Plans for 2015/2016 Season: Reviewed existing lesson plans for both tragedies and comedies, chose and adapted applicable existing plans. Read through play and found key moments in each act for lesson plans. Wrote preliminary lesson plan ideas and reviewed with molly. Chose top lesson plans and crafted plans, focusing on economy of words and purpose of plan. Broke up into “As a Class”, “In Small Groups”, and “On Your Own” activities. Revised lesson plans again. Found Anchor Standards for each lesson. Reviewed Guiding Questions for existing and new plans and updated as needed.Greeted Student Matinees: Welcomed students, gave speech about CST History, dimensions of the theater, theater conduct, facts about their seats and fun facts about Macbeth. Answered questions, told students about other shows and told them about CST for 20. Brought students into theater. “Tucked in” front rows and rows on aisle, ensuring that all purses and jackets were out of the way of performers.

Logged over 250 volunteer hours per month, including two monthly data-driven assessments. Attended monthly meetings and holiday volunteer activities at Mercy Home.

Inner City Teaching Corps specialized in Professional Developments relating to student engagement, inquiry-based learning, approaches to mathematics, common core implementation, and classroom management.

I have worked for the past two years in the Alain Locke Initiative as an Americorps volunteer in a high-needs classroom. I taught low income, free and reduced lunch students aged 8-12. This position enabled me to provide these students with a head start in mastering Common Core skills in Language Arts, Reading, Grammar, Science, and Mathematics. I was challenged to be creative, nurturing, organized, and most of all, patient.

Excel Work: inputted data from paper copies to electronic copies, organized online database of former clients.

Wrote summer camp production for two years, lighting design and assistant director for two theatrical productions, worked with artistic director for 5 productions, managed 60-80 children, collaborated with artistic team for a streamlined and straightforward vision. Taught popular classes for four years in