Mike B. Email & Phone Number

Puyallup, Washington, United States

• Collaborated with administration, counselors, and teachers to support struggling learners across all subject areas to maintain one of the lowest credit deficiency rates in the district.
• Designed and taught curriculums for 7th grade Pacific Northwest Social Studies, 9th grade Success Skills, and career guidance for 7th-9th grades.
• Advisor for Honor Society and Homework Club, fostering character development, civic engagement, and academic excellence.
• Played a key role in the CSIP and MTSS committees, contributing to strategic planning and school-wide support initiatives.
• Served as the Building Assessment Coordinator, overseeing the implementation of STAR, AP, SBA/WCAS, and NEAP assessment protocols.
• Head Boys Track Coach, leading team strategy and training, and promoting physical education and team sports.

Implemented lesson plans, supervised field trips, and supported other school activities in all subjectareas from kindergarten through 12th grade. Built relationships with school staff and educators as a reliable and preferred substitute.

Completed over 750 hours of observation, co-teaching and student teaching. Designed and implemented lesson plans for two classes of 12th grade AP Government & Politics and three classes 11th grade United States History.

Tacoma, WA

Served as administrator of a web-based career guidance program for high school students. Developed profiles for local employers, moderated career coach forums, and facilitated connections to experiential learning programs such as Tacoma Public Schools’ Next Move Internship and Summer Jobs 253. Successfully recruited more than 50 employers to participate in.

Supported members in leading contract negotiations at St. Clare Hospital and St. Joseph Medical Center. Engaged general membership to identify and organize around key contract issues.

Olympia, WA

Created newsletters, advertisements, graphics, resource pages and social media content. Composed of publications for distribution to members of the legislature, state agencies, and stakeholder groups. Disseminated of information to media outlets and publicized association events.

Olympia, WA

Lead legislative strategy for students attending public colleges and universities across Washington State through building relationships with higher education stakeholder groups, faculty organizations, coalition partners, college administrators, agency staff, elected officials, board members, media, and other state/national student organizations.

Implement civic engagement programming promoting student involvement in the electoral and legislative processes.

Worked full-time in Olympia during the 2007 Washington State Legislative Session advocating for interests of college students at Central Washington University as well as campuses across the state.

Education record

Secondary Social Studies Teaching Certification

Bachelor, Philosophy, Religious Studies