Amy Kirkcaldy Email & Phone Number

Easton, Ma, Us

--Counsel 12 students, 8th-12th grade, from around the world on the intricacies of the college process--Guide students through the Common Application, UCAS, Canadian applications, etc.--Assist with the athletic recruiting process--Edit and provide feedback on personal statements

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States

--Advise students on resumes, cover letters, and job and internship searches--Organize 4 career fairs and other networking events to connect BSU students/alums and employers--Cultivate partnerships with local industry; met with over 50 employers since February 2024--Design employer engagement strategy and continuously audit current employer relationships when hired--Implement Stanford’s Life Design into student meetings--Participate in regular Employer Relations professional development and networking groups

Milton, Massachusetts, United States

--Coached students and families on college application and financial aid processes--Co-facilitated and co-created AWARE (Alliance of White Anti-Racist Educators); designed, organized, and facilitated an anti-racist workshop open to all faculty and staff in June 2020--Received 2020 Talbot Baker Award for excellence in teaching/education; one of three recipients school-wide; highest faculty acknowledgement at Milton--Invited by Head of School to form part of DEI Commission to aid Milton in its goal to become a more anti-racist community --Co-facilitated DEIJ-focused recruiting, hiring, and retention working group, summer 2020--Served on COVID Budget Task Force --Taught Senior Transitions (life skills, 9 years) and sixth-grade Spanish (3 years)--Organized participation in Milton Road Race and Whole Life Challenge on Wellness Committee--Mentored 5 new faculty members--Facilitated adult affinity space for caregivers of people with disabilities--Served on search committees for Dean of Faculty (2022), Dean of College Counseling (2023), Associate Director of College Counseling (2023)

South Easton, Massachusetts, United States

My brother and I, both educators, started a blog to get kids of screens and families outdoors more. We made videos and wrote posts with detailed information about hiking trails in our area so that anyone can feel prepared to get outside. We were featured on WBZ and The Hingham Cast, as well as in The Brockton Enterprise.

--Recruited and interviewed students in CO, FL, TX, and MA for Harvard College--Read and evaluated over 1000 admissions applications per cycle--Advised students and families about financial aid and loans--Calculated and negotiated financial aid packages for families--Assigned over 50 million dollars in restricted scholarship funds

--Planned and designed creative lesson plans for mixed age and ability groups; Spanish I, II, and V (AP) --Advised AFS international student exchange club

--Recruited students for internship opportunities at Mexican companies, NGOs, universities, research institutes, and government offices--Fundraised for the MIT-Mexico program --Planned events, including a program gala event in Mexico--Created program publicity and advertising: wrote text for the MIT-Mexico webpage, MIT-Mexico Newsletter for program sponsors and participants, and all program materials and advertisements--Helped launch the MIT-Spain Program in 2006--Received MIT’s Infinite Mile Award for employees in 2006

- Advised/mentored to 32 first-year students. Served as liaison between school, parents, and students.- Designed and taught ESL lessons to ITESM adult colleagues on weekends- Chosen as my campus’s representative to attend a two-week conference at UT Austin on Collaborative Learning; taught Collaborative Learning course to colleagues upon return

B.A., History

Activities and Societies: Prefect program, Student Assistant at Harvard Undergraduate Financial Aid Office, Currier House, Volunteer.

Master Of Education (Med), Education

Massachusetts Initial License in Spanish (grades 5-12), July 2008.

Study Abroad, Spanish Language And Culture

Certificate, Instructional Coaching

Tesol Certificate, Tesol