Amanda Adams Email & Phone Number

Manassas, VA, US

Alexandria, VA

• On a daily basis this position requires me to utilize skills in policy analysis, budgeting, staff management, and student counseling.
• Coordinate adult education program that seeks to align and integrate education, job training, and support services to enable adults to obtain a secondary school diploma
• Deep knowledge of adult learner and alternative educational methods with the ability to applythese methods on behalf of adult, at-risk, multi-skill level, and culturally… Show more On a daily basis this position.
• Deep knowledge of adult learner and alternative educational methods with the ability to applythese methods on behalf of adult, at-risk, multi-skill level, and culturally diverse students
• Responsible for overseeing the delivery of Adult Basic Education, pre-GED and GED courses that implement a variety of instructional delivery methods, that include group or individualized instruction and incorporate.

Bedford, VA

• This position required skills public speaking, grant writing, economic development, and web design.
• Managed Main Street office including purchasing, record keeping, budgeting, and accounting
• Coordinated the activities of various Work Plan committees and volunteers
• Developed downtown economic development strategies based on historic preservation, business recruitment, and agritourism
• Developed and conducted ongoing public awareness and education programs
• Assisted… Show more This position required skills public speaking, grant writing, economic development, and web design.

Bedford, VA

• This position required skills in data analysis, supervision, collaboration, and handling confidential materials.
• Managed the implementation and certification of required state and county testing
• Maintained accurate records while coordinating distribution and collection of secure test materials
• Disaggregated, analyzed, disseminated and prepared reports, including written, graphical, and tabular presentations
• Administered standardized local, state, and national tests… Show more This position required skills in data analysis, supervision, collaboration, and handling confidential materials.
• Administered standardized local, state, and national tests

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• This position required knowledge of education policy/law, secondary math curriculum, experience tracking and managing large education data sets and making predictions and developing instructional solutions based on.
• Applied and interpreted federal and education laws and as they pertained to the teaching of Algebra 1
• Gained familiarity with tools that support the school division’s School Improvement work including School Education Plans (SEPs) and School… Show more This position required knowledge of education policy/law, secondary.
• Gained familiarity with tools that support the school division’s School Improvement work including School Education Plans (SEPs) and School Improvement Plans (SIPs).
• Used knowledge of NCLB and Virginia Standards of Accreditation for the purpose of guiding CHS Math Department to address challenges in student achievement
• Analyzed student, tier and school achievement data for the purpose of assisting teachers in the development and support of SIPs and tiered interventions that will have a positive, measurable impact on student.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• This position required skills in employee management, accounting, and customer service.
• Managed 20+ front line employees
• Charged with the protection of company assets and responsible for cash deposits upwards of six figures
• Established and maintained a professional environment, ensuring the best possible experience for customers and employees
• Ensured compliance to company policies and procedures through proper handling of all transactions and corresponding documentation… Show more This position required skills in employee management, accounting, and.
• Ensured compliance to company policies and procedures through proper handling of all transactions and corresponding documentation (i.e. refunds, check approval, employee discounts, price overrides, gift certificates.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• This position required collaborative efforts with Club staff to share post-secondary options with students ages 12 -19, while analyzing Club policy on college and career advising and making recommendations for.
• Assisted in the planning, organization, and implementation of the Club summer program
• Oversaw the teen club floor in the absence of a Club teen counselor
• Collaborated with Club staff to plan and deliver academic activities, topical workshops, and college… Show more This position required collaborative efforts with Club staff to share post-secondary options with students.
• Collaborated with Club staff to plan and deliver academic activities, topical workshops, and college readiness group discussions
• Assisted in the planning and implementation of off-campus college visits

Pittsylvania County, VA

• This position required an ability to work with individuals from diverse ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds in collaborative, team-oriented environment while utilizing skills in counseling and academic monitoring.
• Worked in service to AmeriCorps in two separate high schools serving just over 1300 students
• Advised all students, but focused attention on students who were from low income families, were first generation, and/or faced barriers to success such as teen… Show more This position required an ability to work with.
• Advised all students, but focused attention on students who were from low income families, were first generation, and/or faced barriers to success such as teen pregnancy/parenting, violence and youth offenders, foster.
• Maintained a caseload of 150-200 students with monthly contacts focused on the students' on time graduation and successful post-secondary application and enrollment
• Built relationships with onsite school staff as well as the community to foster a college going environment

Mpp, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

Bachelor'S Of Arts, Sociology

Activities and Societies: • Co-chaired the Admissions Committee for Hoos for Open Access • President of ArgHOOers – debate organization •.

Sociology

Activities and Societies: • Member of President’s Student Committee • Member of Dean’s Student Advisory Board • President of Class of 2009.