Amber Muranaka Email & Phone Number

Henderson, NV

• A highly motivated and driven teacher working in a collaborative environment with strong focus on designing and executing various projects and lesson plans, evaluating and analyzing student data/work samples, and.
• Achieved highest proficiency percentage on standardized test (SBAC) of all middle school educators
• Provided supplemental support for students that fall within the lower 25% on standardized testing
• Identified performance gaps and created strategies to increase learning and skill acquisition
• Designed, researched, and analyzed appropriate learning materials to increase student engagement
• Organized learning materials, managed classroom routines, and instructed class sizes of 30+ students of varying abilities

Greater Los Angeles Area

• A dedicated educator mentoring and instructing students in an underprivileged community with a focus on student engagement, classroom and behavioral management.
• Conducted small group, whole group, and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs to ensure all students are learning at full potential
• Employed assessment tools and proactive strategies to improve instruction
• Planned, created, and implemented engaging lessons aligned with Common Core Standards
• Integrated blended learning technology to support student learning and increase engagement

Fullerton, CA

• Licensed Substitute Teacher developing lesson plans and adapting to classroom environments to present learning materials in a succinct and coherent style.
• Leveraged various types of classroom management skills to define the most effective strategy to communicate and accelerate learning for each grade and class
• Facilitated various grades and classroom sizes to establish and promote learning principles and student achievement

Fullerton, CA

• Taught four English classes as the sole instructor during the student teaching program of Azusa Pacific University.
• Created engaging lesson plans, administered formative and summative assessments, met with parents/guardians to discuss student performance, and utilized different types of classroom management skills
• Created lesson plans and assessments for units on short stories, grammar, Latin roots, poetry, and essays
• Taught novels and short stories in conjunction with essay writing, vocabulary, cognitive reading strategies, and literary elements

Irvine, CA

• Analyzed cost of network programs, recruited providers to build new EPO network, reported analysis to management, and maintained provider databases.
• Identified gaps in network, recruited providers to participate in medical and dental programs
• Negotiated adjustments to fee schedules or special fees by request
• Retained providers in narrow networked and maintained provider updates
• Assisted Provider Maintenance and Claims departments with pricing claims
• Extracted and analyzed data for various quarterly and yearly reports

Irvine, CA

• Analyzed cost of network programs, recruited providers to build new EPO network, reported analysis to management, and maintained provider databases.
• Identified gaps in network, recruited providers to participate in medical and dental programs
• Negotiated adjustments to fee schedules or special fees by request
• Retained providers in narrow networked and maintained provider updates
• Assisted Provider Maintenance and Claims departments with pricing claims
• Extracted and analyzed data for various quarterly and yearly reports

Irvine, CA

• Responsible for updating provider network and provided clerical support.
• Responsible for processing contracts for new and current network providers
• Maintained provider statistics to include tax ID numbers, activations, locations, and updates
• Assisted with special re-credentialing project for providers and conducted follow-up responsibilities
• Provided internal support for external Provider Relations Representatives
• Well versed in plans from varying dental networks

Walnut, CA

• Responsible for managing public relations regarding new and existing merchandise.
• Created press releases about new merchandise and newsworthy events on PR Web
• Designed content for product pitch books and media kids; planned launch parties for new products
• Managed all social media platforms: Facebook fan page, Twitter, and website
• Managed relationships with editors for news submissions and managed all media interviews
• Wrote product descriptions for the company website to increase sales

San Jose, CA

• Promoted and organized special events to increase merchandise sales and social media presence.
• Created and managed all social media content and communications on various platforms
• Managed fundraisers and special events, and communicated with Federal Realty Marketing
• Formulated merchandise content and used Photoshop to format pictures for upcoming website
• Designated spokesperson for Pink Stripes while appearing twice on KRON Channel 4

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism, English Education

Activities and Societies: Daily 49er (newspaper)

Master Of Science, Mass Communications W/Emphasis In Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Kappa Tau Alpha

Single Subject Teaching Credential - English, Secondary Education And Teaching