Amanda Cady Email & Phone Number

Dallas, TX, US

• Continue regional recruitment while also serving in a leadership role
• Serve as a mentor to new staff, facilitate staff calls, serve on special projects, and provide feedback to leadership
• Provide coverage to multiple vacant recruitment territories during staffing vacancies

North And Central Texas

• Collaborated with team to develop an innovative Texas RPCV Recruitment Pilot project as requested by the agency Director
• Design project plan, including identifying priorities, designing and implementing a project timeline, creating training materials, and documenting progress
• Conduct in-person and virtual outreach to identify and onboard participants and provided individualized support as needed
• Adapt to changing priorities by providing feedback and revising project plans
• Design monitoring and evaluation tools and present data to agency leadership

North And Central Texas

• Design and implement recruitment strategies to identify priority areas across the state and engage in outreach through presentations, info sessions, and one-on-one support with interested candidates.
• Deliver presentations to prospective volunteers in in-person and virtual settings of up to 75 participants
• Build strategic partnerships in newly created recruitment territory, focusing on outreach to diverse stakeholders at 9 HBCUs, 13 HSIs, and other organizations serving first generation Americans and rural residents
• Serve as member of Campus Ambassador Modernization Task Team, collaborating with Recruitment and UP colleagues to define program expectations, create handbooks and documentation tools, and ensure that program goals and.
• Collaborate with Texas Recruiters and senior leadership to develop and implement innovative Texas RPCV pilot initiative
• Serve as Staging facilitator, conducting quarterly staging events and providing mentorship to audiences up to 40

• Conducted capstone research project analyzing student assessment data from 12 schools to identify best practices in city-wide summer school program and presented results to Mayor’s office staff
• Served as early childhood education subject matter expert and collaborated with Mayor’s office staff to provide best practice recommendations and support data and communication efforts
• Designed community needs assessment in preparation for opening of city’s newest equity-focused community elementary school
• Created infographics and wrote text for a community schools website to communicate the city's community school frameworks and programming to the general public and other stakeholders.
• Researched and designed grant proposal for $20k playground renovation project and trained school staff in monitoring and reporting practices during grant implementation

• Communicated with over 600 patients newly diagnosed with or exposed to COVID-19 to inform of quarantine procedures, ensure understanding, and connect with community resources
• Demonstrated sensitivity and cultural responsiveness in communication with diverse group of patients of various ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Tracked patient health data and utilized data analysis to identify trends and make recommendations for agency policy
• Promoted to training lead and conducted onboarding sessions for over 400 new employees, incorporating presentation, role plays, question and answer sessions, guided practice, and individualized mentoring
• Collaborate remotely with team of 100 in fully remote environment utilizing Salesforce, AWS, and Microsoft Teams

• Consulted with stakeholders to determine priority areas and develop research scope for research study
• Collaborated with team of students to facilitate individual partnerships between 35 Little Rock congregations and over 60 nonprofit organizations sharing common community service interests
• Conducted mixed-methods research study by designing research question, identifying best practices, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting results to stakeholders
• Facilitated virtual community dialogues with over 60 participants to discuss community issues and foster collaboration

Grenada, West Indies

• Collaborated with Ministry of Education and host country experts to implement innovative professional development program
• Delivered coaching and professional development to 80 K-3 teachers to improve literacy instruction as part of the regional USAID sponsored Early Learners Program
• Designed digital tools for monitoring and evaluation, including data trackers, spreadsheets, Google Drive folders
• Adapted and digitized paper-based assessment tools and learning activities to expand access at schools with limited resources
• Lead professional development in over 30 whole-school workshops to over 50 schools with audiences of up to 75
• Developed professional development training sessions focusing on classroom assessment and data analysis

Blackstone Elementary School- Boston, MA

• Integrated dynamic instruction with developmentally appropriate practice to meet the unique needs of an English Language Learner population
• Ensured that all students met or exceeded benchmarks in English acquisition and academic development in diverse group of students with roots in over 15 countries
• Implemented district curriculum while introducing unique vocabulary strategies to promote English language development while learning through play
• Created supplementary resources to create additional opportunities for developing vocabulary, literacy, and social-emotional skills through a trauma-informed lens
• Designed and utilized formative and summative assessments to determine student needs and progress
• Created and sourced a lending library of bilingual books and learning activities for parents to use at home with their children, promoting positive parent involvement and a strong home-school connection

Boston, MA

As a PreK teacher at a newly opened school, I collaborated with administration to establish early childhood practices starting in the school's second year of operation. During each year, I ensured all students met or exceeded grade level academic goals in early literacy, vocabulary, math, and science while balancing the academic and social-emotional.

Boston, MA

As a PreK Lead Teacher, I worked with my team to create child-centered, thematic, play-based learning centers incorporating literacy, math and science to expose students to academic concepts and prepare preschoolers experiencing homelessness for success in public school. Our approach integrated Reggio-Emilia and Montessori-based practices with.

Master Of Public Service

Master'S Degree, Education- Curriculum And Instruction

Bachelor'S Degree, Early Childhood Education And Teaching