Christopher Manda Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

• The Manager of Education Programs is primarily responsible for executing the daily operational functions of the Conservation Education Department. This includes program design and development, the hiring, training, and.
• Supervise full-time staff on projects, volunteers, interns, and docents. Manage 3 full-time Education Specialists & 30+ part-time staff. o Instilled the belief of light interpretation to the above
• Reviewed and adapted the zoo’s 1st-year giraffe feeding encounter o Worked with multiple departments to pivot operations and opened up the experience from 140 guests daily to 500+ guests, with over 24000 guests.
• Assisted the Director of School & Community Partnerships and Coordinator
• Accepted a role on the zoo’s Interdepartmental Communication Committee – worked with a team to create a new operational intranet website for all zoo staff
• Accepted a role on a subcommittee for training Animal Department staff on guest engagement strategies

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Oversee Gateway’s special education services to achieve outcomes related to program objectives and ensuring compliance with IDEA, ADA, and District requirements in coordination with the College’s Center on Disability.
• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring/assessment of all IEPs/504s, transition plans; attend all IEP meetings and special education service and professional development meetings.
• Determine relevant supports for identified students and coordinate the successful review, implementation, and monitoring of said supports for compliance purposes.
• Restructured the program’s Academic Achievement Lab (most closely mimics a study hall) where students receive academic and socio-emotional support in small group settings to have more meaningful and specific supports.
• Serve as testing coordinator for state Keystone testing and college entrance assessments (SAT, ACT).
• Assist the Project Director in the planning and executing ongoing professional and leadership development activities for the entire Gateway team.

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Through the program, students complete their high school diploma requirements at the Community College of Philadelphia while simultaneously earning college credits toward an associate’s degree or certificate. Young.
• Advised students through the completion of high school credit acclamation for Pennsylvania graduation requirements while navigating their college classes as dual enrollment students working towards an associate degree.
• Data management- created tracking tools for weekly, monthly, semester and yearly goals.
• Held weekly advising meetings that addressed socioemotional issues, barriers to completing work, provided academic support and oversight for student attendance.
• Research and evaluate available internal and external services to assist students in removing barriers and persisting to graduation.
• Run an intensive comprehensive academic prep and orientation for new students.

Gladwyne, PA, US

• Facilitated programs with a diverse audience for field trips, family events, and other special events.
• Designed and led training on new programming and the importance of Science JournalingI am also developing programming, curriculum for specific partnerships, activities as well as modifying existing resources to align.

Gladwyne, PA, US

Tasks include: Design and conduct on-site environmental education programs for elementary to middle to school-aged youth.Design and prototype themed programming for school programming that aligns with state standards to bridge learning through field trips within the inquiry-based learning and active learning techniques found throughout Riverbend's.

Philadelphia, PA, US

Assisted in day to activities and programmingConducted a research project on teacher resources provided by the museum and the audiences they are working with now and moving forward. This project was a two part research project that concluded in a presentation and a recommendation for the museum for the use of their resources moving forward. Second part was.

Philadelphia, PA, US

-Develop Social Media plan along side department staff-Complete short-term and long-term projects based on department's needs

Harrisburg, PA, US

• Academic Support:-Assist students in their courses by providing on-site motivation and support-Work collaboratively with a team of teachers (both in-person and virtual) to ensure that all students in the cohort are on.
• 12 meetings a year
• We discuss and recommend safety improvements to upper management.
• Training for PA Department of Labor and Industry certificationEmployee MentorDesigning monthly trainings for new hire and retraining of Success Coach positions97% proficiency rating 2014 - 2017

East Stroudsburg, PA, US

Graduate Worker in charge of 20+ student workers:- Coordinated and troubleshot interdepartmental and intradepartmental meetings and issues. - Hiring, scheduling, creation of the budget, training and discipline for student workers.- Worked with student workers to create a working environment where education and responsibility meet on a common ground..

Master Of Arts - Ma, Museum Education

Pennsylvania Instructional I Teaching Certification In The Master Of Education (M.Ed.) Program, Social Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, History And Minor In Anthropology

High School Diploma