Lead Pre-Kindergarten/Preschool Teacher, March 2014-November 2015•Expand upon current role by managing team of two preschool teachers•Coordinate team meetings in order to remediate issues and foster collaboration•Communicate with parents regarding children’s development in order to maintain teacher-parent partnershipPrevious Positions at Bright Horizons: Preschool TeacherPreschool Teacher, February 2012-March 2014•Develop and execute age-appropriate curriculum for classroom of 10 children to teach them life and academic skills needed to be successful in their advanced education•Promote positive social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development

•Advocated for children and families through researching relevant issues and preparing legislative testimony for policies regarding foster care youth, sentencing for juveniles, and healthcare access policies for children and adolescents•Collaborated with other agencies, including the Children’s Healthcare Access Coalition and the Massachusetts Task Force on Youth Aging Out of DCF Care, and State Legislators regarding relevant policies

•Revised coding system with team to evaluate relationship between home visitors and teen mothers in the Healthy Families Home Visitation Program in Massachusetts•Transcribed and coded transcripts of interviews with program participants•Analyzed data using qualitative analysis software, Atlas.ti, and identified relationships and patterns in the data setsThe goal of our coding team was to evaluate the relationship between the teen mother participant and the home visitor in order to understand how this dynamic could influence the effectiveness of the Healthy Families program.

Nurturing Family Network Intern, August 2009-December 2009• Designed and facilitated “No More Yelling” parent education class, which focused on reducing family conflict and improving parent-child communication and interactions.• Assisted first-time parents with questions and concerns about infant development through phone-based support in the Nurturing Family Network’s “Nurturing Connections” program.Volunteer, December 2009-May 2010• Assisted with the “Treasure Chest” program by collecting/distributing children’s clothing and baby care items.