➤ Strategically developing, analyzing, managing, and ensuring implementation of the company's annual budget of $550K.➤ Organizing team initiatives, identifying team goals, evaluating progress, and managing a team of 10+ staff members.➤ Motivating associates to ensure goals are achieved and supervising academy participants to assure policies are followed.➤ Forecasting/adjusting payroll and scheduling procedures to maximize productivity and meet workload requirements.➤ Partnering with hiring teams to build/execute effective sourcing, assessment, and closing of highly qualified candidates.➤ Enhancing all brand initiatives through guest experiences, associate engagement, and a high-performance environment.➤ Identifying underperforming metrics and generating strategic solutions to leverage tools, programs, and resources.➤ Reviewing team member benefits, providing resources for continuing education, and managing team schedules/payroll.➤ Making strategic and innovative business decisions in accordance with all brand concepts and strategies when needed.➤ Collaborating and partnering with cross-functional teams as a member of the Vision Team and Leadership Team. ➤ Continuously recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training employees for positions according to specific business needs.➤ Identifying, engaging, and building strategic community and corporate partnerships to enhance programming.

➤ Continuously researched and executed classroom projects and lessons to create an informative, learning environment.➤ Efficiently worked with administration and colleagues to collaborate in board meetings to create and implement change.➤ Successfully developed curriculum for the Adult Education program on a 2 person team creating digital content. ➤ Spearheaded implementation of planning, preparing, and managing instruction across subjects for a range of students.➤ Maintained relationships with community partners including University of Georgia, WorkSource Atlanta, and Youth Build. ➤ Effectively conducted various small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning needs.➤ Successfully communicated with students of various cultures and backgrounds to increase educational experiences.➤ Employed various assessment tools and proactive strategies to improve instruction methods and foster creative thinking.➤ Consistently conducted recruiting activities to enhance learning communities and increase student enrollment metrics.➤ Developed new workshops, trained teachers on new educational strategies, and expanded student recruitment strategies.

➤ Accurately evaluated student progress to determine skill development and areas of opportunity for future study lessons.➤ Developed rapport with students and established a fun learning environment to increase student knowledge retention.➤ Successfully customized various tutoring and instructional approaches to meet the needs of diverse client populations.➤ Efficiently implemented lesson plans emphasizing proper pronunciation, reading comprehension, and grammar patterns.➤ Employed various assessment tools and proactive strategies to improve instruction methods and foster creative thinking.➤ Continuously created lesson plans according to student's academic needs, including both individual and group work.

➤ Household Manager – 05/2006 to 12/2016➤ Classroom Instructor, Fashion Design/Secondary Education – West Potomac Academy – 08/2003 to 08/2006➤ Founder & Executive Program Director – Education Through Design, Inc. – 09/1997 to 07/2004➤ Classroom Teacher – Simon Abrams Elementary School – 08/2001 to 08/2003➤ Classroom Teacher/Grade Level Chair – Neval Thomas Elementary School – 08/1995 to 08/1997