Oversees instruction and compliance of special education at Environmental Charter High School - Manages and coaches a team of special education teachers, paraprofessionals and office staff. Serves as department chair, planning and facilitating bi-weekly meetings focused on student work analysis, examining learning outcomes, and modeling new strategies. - Plans and facilitates school-wide professional development for a teaching staff of 30+ educators across all disciplines with 100% of staff reporting they would participate in similar professional developments- Creates the vision and structures for implementing special education programing on a campus serving 515 students with 52 receiving special education support - Coaches special education teachers- Evaluates student outcomes and collaborates with all stakeholders across campus to provide site administration with ideas for program improvement - Actively participates in school wide instructional leadership team, making decisions on initiatives and instructional shifts made on site - Collaborates with general education teachers in creation of academic supports and scaffolds assignments based on UDL framework to increase outcomes for all students - Manages and facilitates IEP meetings and is responsible for progress monitoring initiatives- Supports Director of special education on new initiatives- Coordinates and organizes special education services with outside service providers and manages all scheduling (speech, OT, PT, health, DHH, BI)-Supports parents on IEP knowledge and up to date special education law and rights

Deliver engaging, developmentally appropriate instruction to students with special needs in grades 9-12 in both the classroom and a one to one environment • A member of a team that develops IEPs for students with mild/moderate disabilities; ensure teacher compliance of accommodations and modifications for students; develop appropriate goals for students with disabilities and determine if goals are being met; monitor student progress through the use of teacher made tests; maintain communication with all service providers involved with a student's IEP; stay up to date with special education federal and state laws; ensure timelines are adhered to for annual and triennial IEP meetings• Differentiated instruction for students with disabilities to ensure equitable access to general education curriculum• Partnered with the Gilder Lehrman Institute and acquired tickets for the show Hamilton for 60 students enrolled in U.S. History in the 2017-2018 school year• Was responsible for all informal and formal assessments for students on caseload• Facilitated ongoing stream of communications to all staff and general education teachers to ensure alignment on individual student needs and objectives • Coordinated college visits and trips to resource centers

• Manage behind-the-scenes photography content for national brands and coordinate the day-to-day details of multi-faceted commercial productions for agencies, including: RSA, MJZ, Green Dot, Story, Chelsea Pictures, City Films, The Artists Co., Believe Media, Wondros, Hawthorne Direct, Pacific Rim Films, Serial Pictures • Execute client and agency television spots with $1M+ budgets • Manage expenses to stay under budget• Negotiate with vendors, and hire crew and talent • Coordinate travel arrangements, payroll organization, and production meetings• Photograph events, products and behind the scenes; View Portfolio here • Agency interactions include: Grey, TBWA\Chiat\Day, 72andSunny, Euro RSCG, JWT, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Hill Holiday, Digitas, CP+B • Clients include: Ford, Cadillac, Jack in the Box, Whole Foods, Wheaties, Glade, Crest, EIF, Bank of America, ANZ Bank, Chili’s, Adidas, Verizon, Doritos, Samsung, Bud Light, Kraft, AT&T

Event/Production Coordinator• Developed strategies for marketing campaigns and event execution • Identified and hired staff and vendors, coordinated production, materials and travel, liaised with talent• Managed production and staff on site at the following events:Microsoft IE9 Launch PartyWalmart Stage at the Essence Music Festival (New Orleans, LA)Cesar Millan National Family Palk Walk (Los Angeles, CA)• With Mullen, filmed and assisted produced all footage taken for the award winning camera promotion Olympus PEN Ready Project in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Fort Lauderdale. Personal photography was also used in promotional materials as well as follow up social media campaigns. • Event photographer for Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine Tour, Robert Mondavi Discover Wine Tour at LA Food and Wine Festival, Bethenny Frankel Calling All My Girls, Comic-Con

• Promoted from Account Executive within 8 months• Managed pre-production, production and post production for clients’ networking events• Worked directly with C-Suite executives to generate new business • Assessed needs, created strategies, and facilitated one-on-one business meetings between General Counsels of Fortune 1000 Corporations and related service providers Grossed 250K in sales in last fiscal year. • Negotiated client participation levels for events from initial phone call pitches to execution of personal meetings and follow ups• Grossed $250K in sales in last fiscal year