- Focus of school is on high school dropouts, homeless, and at-risk youth in the Grand Rapids area- Facilitated and ran the Edgenuity (E2020) English computer lab- Created curriculum and led direct instruction on life skills, character education, academic literacy topics, and standardization test preparation - Coordinated all ACT and MAP testing for the school

- Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8’s Alternative Secondary School- Worked extensively with ACT preparation program (pretesting, strategy, and practice tests)- Lead teacher in the Second Chance program for 2009-2011- Program served expulsion students and high need at-risk students through a mix of online, direct instruction, and experiential learning- Closely assisted and helped with all aspects of the Apex Learning online curriculum- Classes Taught: - Language Arts (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th) - American Literature—11th grade - British Literature—12th grade - 090 College Writing w/PPCC (planning stage) - The History of Hip Hop (co-taught Social Studies media analysis class) - Introduction to Computer Applications (elective class) - Visual Literacy (Comic Book, Graphic Novel, and visual media creation) - Mythology (Norse and Greek) - Into the Wild: The books of John Krakauer (Experiential Learning class) - Film as Literature (Star Wars Hero Cycle; The Matrix and Philosophy) - Discovery (Character Education)

- Taught on a one year contract for the experience and training associated with the Scholastic Read 180 program- Member of the school’s literacy steering committee Classes Taught: - Scholastic’s Read 180 program (9th to 12th)- Academic Literacy for Life (9th to 12th)

Literacy Coordinator (2006 to 2007)- Used state and common assessment testing data to identify at-risk students in school of over 1700 students- Set up and facilitated reading testing using the Scholastic Reading Inventory and Scantron Reading tests for identified at-risk students- Created, implemented, and tracked Individual Literacy Plans for at-risk students- Represented school at district and state level meetings- Communicated new data procedures and best practices to the RHS staff and administrators.Classes Taught: - English I—9th grade (World Literature)- English II—10th grade (American Literature)- English IV—12th grade (College writing)- Language!—9th-12th (Literacy intervention program)- Reading Lab (Literacy intervention)- Sociology of Media (co-taught with Social Studies) - Reading Interventions (middle school at-risk summer school program)

- Worked from 05/98 to 09/03 then left to complete student teaching before returning from 07/04 to 06/05 - Shipping and Receiving [05/98 to 06/01]- Truck Driver [06/01 to 08/03 and 07/04 to 06/05]Responsibilities (shipping & receiving)- Received, documented, and corrected customer complaints- Worked with carriers to set up shipments- Transmitted Advance Shipment Notifications to customers- Kept extensive records for shipping department- Kept and maintained detailed inventory records for plantResponsibilities (driving)- Kept and maintained logbook- Ran every other day run to Traverse City, MI and Fort Wayne, IN- Worked with customers and our docks to maintain rapid and accurate customer shipments- Maintained safe over the road driving record