Celeste Payne Email & Phone Number

Exeter, Nh, Us

Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

• Teach term components of the year-long course, An Introduction to Biology• Teach term components of the year-long course, Principles of Biology • Advise a small group of boarding & day male-identifying students• Serve as a dorm affiliate one weeknight each week and one weekend each month in a house of female-identifying students• Robotics Team, Assistant Advisor

• Taught Biotechnology for an intensive academic residential summer program at the Carlisle, Pennsylvania site

Peapack - Gladstone, New Jersey, United States

• Taught the following year-long science courses to 11th & 12th grade students: AP Environmental Science & Honors Biology

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Note: This was a one-year family leave and sabbatical replacement position.• Taught term components of year-long Inquiries in Biological and Environmental Sciences course to 9th grade students, including physiology and genetics• Taught term component of year-long Inquiries in Chemical and Physical Science course to 10th grade students, including measurement, significant figures, kinematics, dynamics, and energy• Advised a small group of 9th grade boarding & day male-identifying students in a single-year cohort• Served as an on duty faculty member one weeknight each week in a dorm of Form II male-identifying students• Partnered with a colleague as a team of house affiliates one weeknight each week• Field Hockey, Junior Varsity, Assistant Coach• Basketball, House (intramural), Faculty Support

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Selected by the US faculty• Set the divisional faculty meeting agendas• Ran biweekly divisional faculty meetings online and in person• Communicated faculty questions and concerns to the administration• Served on the following committee: Upper School Steering Committee (clerk)Accomplishments• Served as a faculty leader during distance and hybrid learning of the COVID-19 pandemic• Facilitated a space for the Board of Trustees Action Committee during US Faculty Meeting following the investigation of employees named in the Black at Instagram account

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Served as point person for faculty & students to discuss & problem-solve diversity, inclusion, equity, & justice issues• Coordinated creation of new student affinity groups• Coordinated faculty advisors of student affinity groups• Coordinated institutional response to bias incident reports submitted through variety of means• Developed & delivered division-wide programming to students & faculty• Wrote & shared division-wide communication with students, faculty, staff, & parents• Coordinated students attending NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC)• Interviewed virtually all individuals interviewing for an administrative, faculty, or staff position in the division• Served on following schoolwide committees & teams: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Advisory Board; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee (past); Equity & Inclusion Team; Truth & Reconciliation Working Group• Served on following upper school committees & teams: Deans Group; Students of Concern; Student Life Leadership Team; Department Chairs; Hiring Committee• Reported to Upper School Principal and Dean of Diversity & Inclusion• Note: The Dean of Diversity & Inclusion position was vacant during the 2021-22 school year. Accomplishments• Developed & delivered a presentation on bias incident reporting system to Board of TrusteesDiversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee• Partnered with other members of the DEI Team to develop & deliver a BIPOC Student Camp • Developed & delivered athletic coach training student body sessions on bystander intervention• Developed & delivered student leader training on DEI competencies, such as implicit bias• Developed & delivered sessions on equity & inclusion in hiring with Dean of Faculty to department chairs & to divisional faculty• Developed & delivered update on school's institutional equity audit to Parents Council• Created Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Social Justice Deep Dive Program Certificate

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Partnered with a colleague as the campus administrators in charge throughout assigned weekends• Coordinated student off campus excursions with assigned faculty• Managed the computerized student off campus sign out system, communicating with hosts and parents to secure permission when necessary• Managed any emergencies, including fire alarms and student crises requiring medical attention, psychological support, or off campus health care• Ran weekend team meetings with on duty dorm parents and dorm affiliates• Directed and managed the on duty dorm parents and dorm affiliates• Reported to the Dean of Students, Weekend Program Coordinator, or the Director of Residential Life

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Taught semester and year-long chemistry courses (advanced and non-advanced) to 9th, 10th & 11th grade students, introductory chemistry, atoms to reactions, and moles & stoichiometry• Taught various semester and year-long biology courses (advanced and non-advanced) to 10th & 11th grade students, including introductory survey, cell & molecular biology, forensics• Taught the following semester life science courses (non-advanced) to 10th, 11th & 12th grade students: ecology, environmental issues, and environmental science• Implemented laboratory investigations that incorporate hypothesis formulation & data analysisAccomplishments• Partnered with the rest of the science department to shift from year-long to semester courses • Created the following elective courses: Biology of Disease and Biology of Sexuality & Drugs• Re-envisioned the Biology of Disease course with significant diversity, inclusion, equity, & justice content• Initiated the process to convert the half-credit, discussion-oriented Environmental Issues course into a full-credit, lab-oriented Environmental Science course• Service Learning, Faculty Support

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Served as the sole campus administrator in charge in person and on call from dinnertime through breakfast the following morning• Ran weekly team meetings with on duty dorm parents, dorm affiliates, prefects, and proctors• Managed the computerized student on campus tracking location system during evening study hall• Managed the computerized student off campus sign out system, communicating with hosts and parents to secure permission when necessary• Managed early departures for or late returns from major school vacations• Managed departures for or returns from COVID-19 in conjunction with the Health Center• Managed any emergencies, including fire alarms and student crises requiring medical attention, psychological support, or off campus health care• Directed and managed the on duty dorm parents, dorm affiliates, prefects, and proctors• Submitted an administrative duty report at the conclusion of the evening• Reported to the Dean of Students or the Director of Residential LifeAccomplishments• Created and distributed weekly schedule and notes document to dorm affiliates and dorm parents• Managed and informed students of COVID-19 close contact status• Managed the school’s only actual lockdown in response to an active shooter at a nearby assisted living facility

• Advocated for the interests of day students in the school’s programming and decision making• Communicated to day students changes in public school district transportation due to inclement weather during the afternoon• Supervised the following student leaders: Day Student Chief Prefects; Day Student Prefects• Served on the following committee: Dorm Heads• Reported to the Dean of Students Accomplishment• Developed and distributed a weekly newsletter to the families of day students

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Supervised, guided, and supported 10th grade class officers in their work with peers in their own grade• Counseled the class officers on class concerns, issues, events, and functions• Communicated class events and fundraisers to Upper School Parents Council Grade Clerks

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

• Created a calendar documenting key dates in the selection of student leaders• Catalogued the position descriptions and application forms for each of the student leader positions• Collected and posted candidate personal statements in advance of each election• Created physical and electronic election ballots for all elected positions• Communicated election dates to all US students• Communicated all election outcomes to candidates, their advisors, faculty leaders, administrators, US faculty, and US students• Catalogued the election results in the event of a subsequent vacancy• Documented the names of all student leaders (chief prefects, class officers, day student chief prefects, day student prefects, prefects, proctors, student body presidents, student farm managers, weekend program heads, work program heads)• Reported to the Dean of Students

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Supported faculty members where they were in technology experience• Trained faculty members to set up & maintain a page in the Moodle Learning Management System• Assisted faculty members in their set up of technology tools (e.g., Dropbox) to support their work• Trained faculty members on technology tools (e.g., Dropbox, Evernote, Twitter)• Consulted on the Technology Committee, which approved the school’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), Social Media Policy, & Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy as well as recommended the model for the school’s next faculty laptop-tablet device and Canvas as the school's next learning management system (LMS)

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Managed a demerit system to monitor minor disciplinary infractions• Partnered with the Dean of Students to coordinate and support the disciplinary, residential life, studentleadership, and student life programs for a 400-person student body• Served as the faculty advisor of Student Council• Served on the following committees and teams: Dorm Heads; Discipline Council; Demerit System Review Committee Clerk (ad hoc); Student Leader Selection Review Committee Co-Clerk (ad hoc)• Reported to the Dean of Students Accomplishments• Shepherded the Student Body Presidents through the process of changing the Mobile Device Policy over the course of two school years• Reviewed the minor discipline demerit system

West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Taught 2 sections of the Health & Life Skills course to 9th grade students

• Partnered with the instructor of the two-week online course, Building Trust with Faculty: Critical Skills for Challenging Times• Reported to the Academic Leaders Senior Director

• Served as the senior-most on-site administrator for an intensive academic residential summer program at the Easton, Pennsylvania site (2012 & 2013), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania site (2011), and the Santa Cruz, California site (2003-2010)• Supervised all aspects of the CTY summer program at the site• Set the tone for the CTY community of 200-300 students (for each session) and 50-75 instructors, teaching assistants, and resident assistants• Promoted appreciation and understanding of the CTY program philosophy, policy, and procedure among the staff• Guided the instructional staff, the residential staff, and the office and administrative personnel to work in harmony with each other• Supervised the following direct reports: Academic Counselor; Academic Dean; Dean of Residential Life; 2 Health Assistants; Office Manager; 2 Residential Program Assistants; Site Nurse• Reported to the Program Manager and Assistant Program Manager (full-time employees in Baltimore) Accomplishments• Managed the site (which remained open during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic), tracking new cases andinteracting with the University of Santa Cruz Conference Services Director, the Santa Cruz County Department of Health, the CTY Senior Director of Academic Programs & Services, and the CTY Executive Director• Coordinated annual training of staff both at the beginning of summer and between sessions• Opened and closed the site successfully

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Taught a year-long introductory survey biology course to 9th grade students• Taught a year-long survey environmental science course to 12th grade students

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Supervised two Dorm Assistants, training new members• Organized and maintained a sign-out sheet, bulletin board, and monthly staff schedule• Responded to disciplinary issues involving residents• Communicated with the parents of boarders via telephone, letters, and boarding reports• Reported to the Director of Residential Life or the Dean of Students• Note: The Director of Residential Life position was vacant during one school year.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Partnered with the Head Form Advisor• Participated in the review of students of concern by the Student Standing Committee six times a year• Co-facilitated the student grade review by 10-15 advisors four times a year• Reviewed approximately 60 advisee reports two to three times a year• Served on the following team: Head Form Advisors• Reported to the Director of the Advisory Program

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Taught a year-long introductory survey biology course to 9th grade students• Taught a second-year survey biology course to 11th & 12th grade students• Taught a year-long introductory chemistry course to 10th grade students• Supervised the Science Laboratory on average one class period per day • Field Hockey, Junior Varsity, Assistant Coach• Squash, Girls', Assistant CoachAccomplishment • Partnered with the rest of the science department to plan the shift from a biology-first to a physics-first curriculum

A.B., Biology

Activities and Societies: head counselor, resident counselor, residential area supervisor

Certificate

Institute for Engaging Leadership in Friends Schools

Certificate

Leadership Chester County

Diploma, College Preparatory Curriculum

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Student of the Month, band, choir, debate team, newspaper, orchestra, student council.