Terri Cole, M.Ed Email & Phone Number

County Dublin, Ireland

Léargas manages EU Commission-funded programs in education, youth, and community sectors. I lead a small team to deliver external and internal communications, supporting 50 staff members, 5 brands, and 10 education programs. Key responsibilities include corporate communications, social media and website management, brand management, PR engagement, content.

Ireland

• GIY (Grow-it-Yourself) is a non-profit social enterprise educating and enabling a global movement of food growers through home, school, work and community initiatives. I managed GIY’s school programs and campaigns with.
• ️Led the evaluation of the GROW at School pilot program to propose improvements and develop a roadmap aligned with the organization's 3-year strategic plan. Successfully scaled the program to 135 primary schools.
• ️Developed and executed a school communication strategy; surpassed recruitment targets by 30%, secured a waitlist of over 400 schools for participation, and tripled the newsletter mailing list.
• ️Produced 30+ educational resources, encompassing instructional & promotional videos, lesson plans, teacher & program guides, student activities, monthly newsletters, publications, and more.
• ️Identified and pursued business opportunities such as securing an event sponsorship that generated over 2,500 in revenue, and facilitating connections/memberships with NGOs and universities for future collaboration.
• ️Enhanced GIY's visibility and impact through thought leadership events and media engagements, including an appearance on Ireland A.M. & Newstalk radio.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Real Nation is an award-winning behavior change agency in Ireland specializing in education program management and development, research, events, and communications. As a consultant, I developed curricular and.
• ️ Developed a 45-page toolkit for Concern Worldwide's 1Planet4All campaign, empowering youth workers to effectively educate on climate change topics and inspire young individuals to take climate action..
• ️ Developed lesson plans for Publicjobs' post-primary school advertising challenge (The Pitch), guiding students in career exploration and advertisement creation.

County Dublin, Ireland

• Led the project management and delivery of national education programs and campaigns, overseeing 3 project coordinators and a rotating team of 15 communication officers. Responsibilities included: stakeholder and.
• ️Developed communication campaigns, research initiatives, and education content on topics such as climate change, global citizenship, sustainable development goals, health, and wellbeing for 15+ clients across.
• ️Designed training materials and facilitated train-the-trainer sessions for project managers and coordinators, covering communication officer management, campaign management, and CRM system use.
• ️Generated over €300,000 in revenue through active involvement in tender proposals, pitch presentations, and concept ideation, resulting in securing 4 new clients and 2 pilot programs with existing clients.
• ️Ensured business continuity during the COVID-19 crisis by upholding operations and service quality amidst a 50% staff reduction; evaluated program risks and executed solutions, drove the digitization of several.
• ️Spearheaded focus groups for key initiatives to identify participation barriers and program perceptions. Guided fellow project managers in effective focus group facilitation and report writing.

Dublin, Ireland

• Managed the concurrent development and delivery of a Global Citizenship primary school program and a Climate Action primary and secondary school program. Supported additional company-wide education initiatives across.
• ️Directed content management for both programs, including timeline establishment, client and consultant liaison, collaboration with designers, web developers, and education consultants, proofreading and editing.
• ️Developed program application forms and submission criteria, collaborating with education consultants and clients to improve objectives, and streamline the adjudication process.
• ️Managed selection committees, evaluating and shortlisting over 400 creative submissions for the global citizenship program, and over 200 proposals for the climate action program.
• ️Successfully recruited 1,500 primary schools for the global citizenship program (a 15% increase) and 1,000 primary schools and 350 post-primary schools for the climate action program (a 25% increase).
• ️Executed the organization of two launch events and actively supported event managers in coordinating four regional events and one national online event. Responsible for PR engagement, GDPR compliance, parental.

Dublin, Ireland

• Stepped into an acting project manager role from March 2019 to June 2019 during a maternity cover period. Prior to that, my responsibilities were to assist project managers in the initiation, delivery, and evaluation.
• ️Coordinated 40 school workshops nationwide on behalf of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's school program "One Good Idea". Led the recruitment of 5 expert facilitators in the field of sustainable energy and.
• ️ Evaluated Real Nation's database categorization of school engagement levels across 10 programs to identify code overlap and standardize naming conventions and categories, effectively mitigating communication gaps in.
• ️ Collaborated with sustainability consultants to facilitate focus groups for the "One Good Idea" program. Assisted in facilitation and led the writing of the final report.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Optic Marketing is a full-service marketing agency specializing in brand development, web design and development, copywriting, UX writing, SEO, and social media.
• ️Delivered 20+ copywriting projects for clients across various B2B and B2C industries (mainly heating and air conditioning, mental health, and rehabilitation centers).
• ️Created long-form and short-form copy for blogs, ebooks, video scripts, and website landing pages, ensuring SEO keywords were naturally embedded into copy.
• ️Researched client industries and services to adopt a writing style, tone, and voice aligned with their brand.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

• Providence Hebrew Day School is a private Orthodox Jewish school offering secular and non-secular studies. With their curriculum breakdown and extended school day, I taught 4th grade (general studies) in the morning.
• ️Approached instruction using relationship-centered, inclusive teaching methods, implementing weekly dialogue journals and both portfolio and in-progress grading systems.
• ️Embedded project-based curriculum components where possible, such as a semester-long photojournalism project.
• ️Directed a school-wide Food Drive campaign; promoted the collection of non-perishable food items to parents and staff, organized student and teacher volunteering at a local Food Bank and wrote an op-ed for a local.
• ️Differentiated instruction and modified materials for an academically diverse group of students; worked closely with parents and specialists to implement IEP plans.
• ️Facilitated teacher training for the newly implemented standardized assessment program (STAR).

Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Title 1 is a U.S. federally funded program that provides instructional support beyond the classroom to students with identified needs in an effort to extend and reinforce the schools' regular curriculum. I delivered approximately 5 hours per week of small-group instruction and one-on-one intervention in reading and mathematics and tracked student progress.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Twice a week, I provided one-on-one writing support to a diverse body of college students, including written and verbal feedback on academic assignments and coaching students through the stages of the writing process, mainly focusing on organization and revision.

Dongdeshin Elementary School, Busan, South Korea

EPIK (English Program in Korea) is a public school English teaching program affiliated with the Korean Ministry of Education that aims to foster cultural exchange and English language learning and communication. Through a bilingual team-teaching model, I facilitated English language instruction at primary level (grades 3-6), collaborating with three.

Busan Girls Middle School, Busan, South Korea

• ️Collaborated with 7 co-teachers to develop the middle school ESL curriculum
• ️Organized an after-school interview round table between students and native English speakers from various countries for three consecutive years.
• ️Stimulated language development through literacy activities such as dramatizations, presentations, debates, literature circles, and dialogue journals.
• ️Designed thematic units for English summer and winter camps.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

• The Rhode Island Writing Project (RIWP), affiliated with the National Writing Project, is a network of certified teachers dedicated to supporting writing, reading, and learning in Rhode Island schools.
• ️Assisted the camp coordinator and teachers in constructing the high school syllabus and learning activities for a two-week creative writing camp.
• ️Led a lesson on the short story format.
• ️Contributed to writing exercises and modeled techniques to create a comfortable atmosphere, which built student confidence and resulted in student sharing.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

• The Rhode Island Writing Project (RIWP), affiliated with the National Writing Project, is a network of certified teachers dedicated to supporting writing, reading, and learning in Rhode Island schools.
• ️Assisted the Project Director in scheduling workshops and coordinating teacher attendance for the annual professional development conference.
• ️Drafted press releases for educational conferences and events
• ️Wrote and designed a printed brochure to promote the K-12 summer writing camp.

Diploma, Leadership And Management, Distinction

Master Of Education - Med, International Education, Teaching English As A Second Language, 3.9 Gpa

Courses ▪️Theories in Curriculum ▪️Language Diversity in Education ▪️Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language ▪️Evaluation and.

Bachelor Of Arts, English Language And Literature; Minor In Creative Writing, 3.7 Gpa