Christy Ritchie, Cisr Email & Phone Number

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Ia

Leader of 3 & 4 year old classroom consisting of 16-24 students. Established and enforced rules and behaviors to maintain order and teach children skills for lifelong development.Responsible for composing lesson plans, following daily schedule consisting of centers, crafts/art projects, recess and serving breakfast, lunch and snack. Designed activities such as games, crafts/art, music movement, storytelling and centers to promote educational goals of the classroom required by the Early Learning Center director.Formulated behavior plan for students requiring additional guidance and structure.Taught and enforced standards of ECKERS, integrating classroom layout recommendations, personal hygiene techniques and proper eating habits and food handling.Formed relationships and provided communications with parents during arrival and dismissal discussing child's performance and behavior. Maintained friendships with families after child(ren) moved to the next classroom.Composed newsletters, invitations, event brochures and other written communication for distribution. Create and led class parties and performances for the families. Hosted "end of the year" celebration at my home. Coordinated center wide team building, extracurricular activities.Attended staff meetings and further education and training.Assisted with data entry when the center first opened to catch up on documents and establish files for the students and their families.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Led and assisted in daily schedule for 2-5 year old students including crafting/art projects, recess/free play and snack time.Welcomed arriving children to the school environment, helping them place their belongings in their cubby space and selecting activities for them. Supervised extended day lunch period.Managed dismissal making sure students safely found their adult and communicating any necessary information to them.

Cedar Rapids, Ia

Worked independently managing requests from internal and external customers reviewing contracts, determining coverage and issuing certificates of insurance based on the contract requirements and insurance coverages of the Insured. Documented requests in Vision program and responded to them in a timely manner. Company contact and hostess for visits from insurance companies which included coordinating schedules, arranging meeting rooms/resources and greeting them upon arrival. Miscellaneous duties that utilized my strength in completing tasks correctly and efficiently in a high paced environment.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Assisted clients on filing workers compensation claims. Reviewed forms to ensure completeness. Entered claim information into Vision program. Followed up on the claim making sure it was processing in a timely manner and that medical bills, etc. were attached to claim file. Main contact for loss run reports which included ordering, documenting and analyzing them.Created reports in excel and using Mod Master program to track claim activity for our clients so that they could monitor and manage their claim experience in effort to reduce costs and minimize the number of claims they had.Composed detailed procedures for all job functions which were utilized company wide.Processed department mail completing requests and tasks to eliminate passing them on to other teammates.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Worked alone in a 20-seat coffee shop, serving beverages, breakfast and lunch items. Baked pastries fresh daily and brewed large carafes of coffee demonstrating use of retail equipment. Maintained supply while managing busy customer activity utilizing my strength in efficiency and multi-tasking.Facilitated presentation of shop ensuring clean and organized atmosphere. Set up and restocked displays and supplies. Communicated all needs and shortages to owner. Accepted several orders consisting of both food and beverages, fulfilling them quickly. Often handled long line due to events across the street at the US Cellular Center. Maintained business getting through the rush, not losing customers due to the long line. Received and processed customer payments accurately. Scheduled up to four staff members. Developed signs and coordinated promotions to make products more visible and increase customer traffic. Communicated customer feedback with management.Composed business procedures and trained new employees. Developed documentation for opening and closing the shop. Balanced cash drawer and took inventory. Formed relationships with customers resulting in them becoming "regulars."

Bachelor’S Degree, Marketing

Intern/Director of Entertainment- Cedar Rapids River Raiders, Cedar Rapids, IA: -Organized halftime events. Contacted businesses.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication Studies

Men's Tennis Team Manager- University of Iowa Athletics, Iowa City, IA: -Developed print and direct marketing campaigns to increase.

Education record

Education record