Ani Simmons Email & Phone Number

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Founded in 1989, Colonial Williamsburg’s Bob & Marion Wilson Teacher Institute is the standard-bearer for quality teacher professional learning at cultural institutions. Every summer, the Institute provides rigorous, relevant, and engaging multi-day professional development sessions onsite and online to over 800 teachers from numerous states and nations..

United States

Using my experience as a classroom teacher and a museum professional, I work with cultural institutions and school districts to make meaningful connections, recruit and manage volunteers, create engaging & interactive exhibits, education, & public programming.Summer 2023: executed an update to the school tour script, created and facilitated a docent.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

The Talent Development Coordinator is responsible for performing a variety of complex technical tasks related to the Talent Development discipline of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (MCCNO). Plays a crucial role in championing our SPICE customer service and culture initiatives.Facilitates employee onboarding process, First Day Training.

Frisco, Texas

Creating and managing education, school tours, docents, volunteers and community programs for the Frisco Heritage Museum.Recruit, train, and manage the volunteer corps; this revised program has seen an increase of 25% more active volunteers over the last 4 yearsResearch, plan, deliver, and evaluate K-12 education programs to connect museum content with.

Dallas, Texas

• Creates, schedules and delivers all education programs for onsite, offsite and distance learning venues.
• Assists with development and implementation of all education and public programs.
• Manages follow-up evaluations to teachers and public program participants and coordinates all education mailings.
• Represents the Museum’s Education Department at Big Thought/Thriving Minds and other community resource meetings.
• Serves as initial liaison between the Education… Show more
• Serves as initial liaison between the Education department and Marketing, Guest Services and Operations Divisions when it comes to program promotion, set up and other support needs.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Repeatedly requested as a receptionist and clerical assistant at a variety of offices and industries, including: MADD’s national office, The Beck Group, La Quinta Corporate Offices, Mannatech, Huselton, Morgan & Maultsby, CPAs, and Jones Lang LaSalle.Voted Employee of the Month for November 2011!

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• With initial guidance of new media consultant, ran museum’s new media accounts and blogs.
• Responsible for all the museum tours: marketing, scheduling, invoicing, pre and post-tour communications.
• Developed and executed regular docent and volunteer training sessions based on current museum education and interpretation practices. Recruited new volunteers, docents, as well as supervised summer interns.
• Created and led annual Junior Anthropology day and week-long summer… Show more
• Created and led annual Junior Anthropology day and week-long summer camps for elementary and middle school students in July 2010 and 2011.
• Created educational and marketing materials as well as trained docents for new and temporary exhibits from October 2009.

Dallas, TX

• Supervised up to 6 membership staff during record membership sales and assisted current members in navigating the changes brought about by the visiting exhibition, “King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs”.
• Learned and trained other membership staff on Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge & Patron’s Edge that is used for the membership database and ticketing systems

In the 5 years at TNHS, I taught 7th, 11th and 12th grade English, European and World History, and created a Humanities curriculum as a high school elective that became a requirement for all non-IB Seniors. The curriculum focused on how humans in all civilizations and time periods have attempted to answer The Great Questions through the Arts (Who are we?.

Mla, Humanties, Art And Cultural History

Certificate, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English And Education