Supporting teachers and schools in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Architecture and Construction, and Manufacturing career clusters.

- Strengthened partnerships with IHE and Industry Partners to begin dual credit courses and internship placements - Wrote and received Perkins Reserve Grant in the amount of $60,000 to increase student certifications in the welding program- Increased industry recognized student certification rate by 167%- Increased hours of articulated college credit earned by students by 274%- Added student competition opportunities and CTSOs in 4 pathways - Manage 18 high school teachers across 10 CTE pathway areas and support 2 middle school career exploration teachers- Implement first ever Career Fair; started with a portion of CTE students and has grown to include all high school and middle school students and is a joint event with the Chamber of Commerce- Implement first ever Careers on Wheels interactive career fair for elementary students- Work with elementary counselors in integration of career curriculum for PK-5th grade- Oversee implementation of career and college search software and career and college lesson programming at middle school and high school - Directed counselor training and vertical integration for course planning among high school and middle school counselors to help students select endorsements and pathways - Implement curriculum fair and high school tour for 8th grade students and 9th-11th grade parents - Added Health Science pathway, increased enrollment for need of an additional teacher in Automotive Technology, and increased enrollment in Practicum of Education & Training by 275%- Introduced and coordinate INCubatoredu innovative business course

I taught Agriculture Science, specifically Animal Science and Veterinary Technology. In four years, I brought the Ag program from an enrollment of 60 to over 250 students, resulting in the need for an additional agriculture teacher, and founded the Cedar Creek FFA Chapter. Since 2011, I applied for, received, and implemented grants for the Agriculture Science program totaling over $56,000. Included in these projects are two grants in the amount of $4,900 for "Drafting Future Careers" AutoCAD in Landscape design, a $25,000 grant for "Living Laboratory" Greenhouse from the Bastrop Education Foundation, two $5,000 grants from Bastrop Education Foundation and National FFA to implement a raised bed garden to provide fresh produce to the local food pantry, $2,000 from National FFA to implement a water recapture grant for our greenhouse, and $5,000 from Lowe's Toolbox for Education to establish an outdoor classroom for use by all classes on the CCHS campus.I served as the CTE Department Chair. In addition to serving as a liaison between the department and administration, I led professional development for all district CTE staff regarding Project Based Learning, classroom management, facilitation of a Career and Technical Student Organization, and facilitated learning walks for my team of 13 teachers.

I served as Lead Agriculture Teacher and taught several classes including Agriculture Mechanics, Animal Science, Veterinary Technology. I oversaw all activities of the agriculture mechanics shop and facilitated all activities of the Rockdale FFA Chapter. I wrote and earned the Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant in the amount of $5,000 to install a small greenhouse for use by the agriculture, science, and life skills programs.

Agriculture Science Teacher - Animal Science, Veterinary Technology, General Agriculture, Agriculture Business and Communications - Manged school animal project facilities - Trained teams for local and state contests - Managed agriculture science program budget

I worked with staff and volunteers on all aspects of Competitive Events, focusing on the 2007 Star of Texas Livestock Show.