Beth Clay Email & Phone Number

Vermont, United States

Talent Search Outreach Counselor working with multiple middle and high school locations throughout the Upper Valley in Vermont. I support students who are first generation college bound, from limited or modest means, and interested in pursuing education and career opportunities that help close the opportunity gap. Typically meet with enrolled students in grades 7-12 at least once per month to help navigate access to an affordable and trajectory altering education following high school graduation with the intention of meaningful, sustainable and enjoyable employment and a lifetime of success.

Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States

Trained staff and student leaders in providing incident response, navigating challenging situations, and the appropriate pathways reporting to/for the university. Maintained campus and student accountability to the Student Code of Conduct, community standards and sanctioned outcomes.Educated, advised and mentored students through conduct process. Partnered with Administration, Student Affairs, Student Life, Counseling Center and Residential Life leadership to create an inclusive, consistent, reliable and manageable referral process for all campus resources.Assessed the social/emotional, behavioral, and academic wellness of students accessing services and provided appropriate campus referral, follow-up, and back-on-track/success planning.Instructed, coached and mentored hearing officers, community directors, and appellate officers.Collaborated with strategic partners to create consistent, reliable, and manageable referral process.Directed daily and strategic operations for the Office of the Dean of Students; crisis response,student staff supervision, process advising, walk-in response team, and hearing panel logistics.Created and facilitated workshops for staff and students; conflict resolution/mediation, substancemisuse, suicide prevention (NAMI), addressing bias, effective communication, and boundary setting.Established restorative justice opportunities with community to build reciprocal empathy.Negotiated and sustained annual budgets, contracts, community partnerships and employeerecruitment. Delivered in-office technical and computer support; software/database trainer.

Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States

Developed, facilitated, and instructed inaugural undergraduate course; "Mentoring for Success"Provided curriculum development and on-going support for Ascent program students and staff.Facilitated on-campus readiness workshop and mandated reporter training for student leaders.

Plymouth, New Hampshire

Shared leadership for student conduct process, proceedings and oversight. Developed and facilitated staff training, student sanctioning, restorative opportunities and campus/community partnerships for accountability. Functional supervision of Community Director staff and hearing officers. Primary investigator and interim response.

Identified student needs through the hearing process; provided campus services referrals. Established meaningful relationships through the conduct process to support student retention, intended learning outcomes, improved decision making, and access to campus supports.Instituted and enhanced efficacy for preserving all necessary professional documentation with privacy and confidentiality, including streamlining databases and software systems.Collaborated with campus administration, student life, admissions, faculty and staff to ensure strategic partnerships were established in supporting student success and retention.Served as athletics liaison, fundraising/scholarship committee member, advising design co-chair.Established community impact and campus restitution partnership for diversion and restorativejustice program. Diversified sanctioning opportunities, consequences and accountability.

Executive Board team member for international alumni association of of Up with People; global leader in cross-cultural, music and exchange based impact programming for young adults.

Wolfeboro, Nh

Directed and managed program, staff, training, fundraising and daily operations for youth facing challenging life circumstances through outdoor leadership, adventure education and mentoring.Managed board of directors through strategic planning, re-visioning, policy writing and revision, AmeriCorps VISTA application and partnership, and community contract negotiations.Increased annual giving by 43% through annual appeal, grant writing and fundraising.Partnered with new and emerging organizations to meet participant needs and gaps in services for youth, young adults, and appropriate community engagement opportunities for teens.Established pathways to enrollment to increase sustainable participation by more than 50%.

Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States And Laconia, New Hampshire.

Work collaboratively with youth, parents, educators and community members to strengthen self-esteem, foster resilience, enrich opportunities, and develop stable, secure relationships in the lives of young people who face difficult life circumstances.

Laconia, Nh

Instructed 25+ traditionally unsuccessful high school students in an alternative setting to mitigate challenging behavior, truancy, and individual education needs for English and History courses.Managed service-based impact projects, off-campus logistics, learning and leadership.Established rapport with sending districts through interview, enrollment and graduation, including all necessary individualized education plans for students receiving services.Supported independent learning opportunities, complex conversations, mediation and family engagement for students in grades 9-12. Initiated student council, leadership and change circle.

Developed and implemented curriculum for 8th Grade Writing to support students struggling with English. Testing coordinator for Middle Grades Writing Assessment and End of Term Exams.Completed alternative certification and teacher training program to achieve significant gains in student achievement; maintained average student growth of 1.9 school years through project-based ELA learning for Gifted/High Achieving, ESOL and undocumented first-generation students.Trained staff and paraprofessionals on positive behavioral interventions, engaging classroom management and navigating challenging life circumstances through resiliency.Team Leader for 8th Grade; maintained administration expectations for differentiation, rigorous instruction, project based learning and best practices in classroom management.Advised National Junior BETA Club, Yearbook, Student Council and Dinosaur Drawing clubs.Partnered with international organization Up with People to bring cross-cultural communication and leadership program “Stand for Peace” to Sequoyah Middle School for over 800 students.Founding sponsor/ coach for first ever Middle School Girls' Rugby Club with over 300 players.Represented Teach for America as Admissions and Recruitment Rep and Corps Member Leadership Committee. Atlanta Finalist for prestigious Sue Lehman Award / Teacher of the Year.

Math, English and Literacy educator in a long term teaching assignment in 7th and 8th grade. Implemented behavior plan with struggling students, attended staff in-service and facilitated team building. Recognized for excellence by Principal and Math Department.

Hired, Trained and Supervised staff of 50 young women. Daily oversight of residential camp setting serving 200 campers ages 5-17. Implemented summer and leadership programs, developed meaningful camp program recognized on the local and state levels.

Residential treatment program management of staff and adjudicated juveniles. Implemented Risk and Safety Management Program for Staff. Developed and facilitated staff training in Behavior Management and documentation.

Responsible for leading groups of youth from through rigorous team building, low ropes and high ropes courses. Managed team of staff members developing and implementing dynamic programs. Directed bi-monthly Teen Leadership Program and weekly mentoring phone calls. Developed service learning days for all staff. Summers 2002-2007 RAMAPO FOR CHILDREN

Supervised daily activity for youth at-risk in Teen Leadership Program. Provided exceptional communication between staff, campers and parents. Developed weekly seminar for Teens geared at raising self-awareness and empowerment. Recognized for excellence in Behavior Management, Teambuilding, and Adventure Programming by leadership. Woodshop experience, outdoor maintenance and cleaning.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Human Relations And Organizational Health And Healing

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Childhood Studies