Derek Henson Email & Phone Number

• Build and sustain supportive, inclusive, and engaging coaching relationships with a diverse group of several hundred students through phone, email, and text communications• Listen deeply and empathically to create space for student exploration and discovery, identifying their strengths and needs, and adjusting coaching style accordingly to empower students and help them move forward• Create and maintain effective and consistent communication strategies• Use business tools and systems (Salesforce, data dashboards) to monitor student progress, flag concerns, and inform outreach• Selected to create and deliver original presentation for Coaching Insights Conference

Nashville, Tn

• Counseled students, teachers, and parents daily in topics such as self-awareness, emotion regulation, building/repairing relationships, positive communication, and conflict resolution• Trained, coached, and evaluated teachers in building positive relationships with students, integrating SEL into their curricula and practice, and positive classroom management• Curated self-care resources, wrote weekly well-being memo, and met regularly with teachers to support their well-being in response to struggles with overwhelm, conflict resolution, and work-life balance• Collected and analyzed data to evaluate student progress and teacher effectiveness, plan new programs, and revise existing policies and systems• Facilitated small groups focused on building skills for understanding, reducing, and managing stress and anxiety• Managed a consistent caseload of ~25 students, while serving as primary social-emotional support for 240 students and 15 teachers• Delivered skill-based small groups to teach skills for understanding and managing stress and anxiety

Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

• Supervised and counseled students (one-one and small groups) in wilderness survival skills and a wide variety of interpersonal and emotional skills• Recorded detailed daily notes and collaborated with student therapists to guide students to weekly therapeutic goals• Ensured safety of 10-18 students 24 hours a day while on shift

Teacher – 6th & 7th Grade Skills, 8th Grade ELA, and MS/HS P.E.• Cultivated personal, authentic relationships with 90+ students to inspire engagement and make them feel seen and known• Developed original student-centered curricula, units, projects, and lessons for all courses• Designed original projects incorporating students’ lived experiences; integrating prior knowledge, content knowledge, and critical thinking; and culminating in artifacts presented to real-world audiences• Established Personal Learning Community, collaborating with other faculty to integrate positive psychology research to improve academic performance and well-being• Academic advisor to 12-15 students; college advisor to 2-5 juniors/seniors; mentor to 8-12 boarding students each yearMiddle School Boys’ Dorm Parent• Recruited, interviewed, selected, and trained 4 dorm captains each year• Mediated conflict resolution and student-to-student problems• Made and implemented dorm-related disciplinary and restorative decisions• Used extended time with students to forge genuine connections, many of which continue to this dayWoods Project Coordinator• Led/co-led multiple weekend trips and one two-week backpacking trip per year, guiding students’ initial experiences with outdoor excursions, taught necessary skills, and facilitated reflective exercises• Planned and organized Woods Project participation, meetings, completion and submission of forms and payments, fundraisers, and transportation

• Skillfully anticipated and met customers’ needs in a dynamic, fast-paced setting, resolving inquiries and issues promptly• Delivered exceptional, friendly, and fast service

Bakersfield, California, United States

• Organized, planned, and scheduled Annual School Reading Program and Field Trip Day Game, team mascot appearances, and national anthem singers• Wrote and published game recaps, team stories, and press releases• Updated and maintained team website• Emceed between-inning on-field fan games and activities• Managed team store, operating register, taking regular inventory, and making purchasing orders• Sold individual tickets, group ticket packages, and advertisements throughout stadium and team program

Master Of Arts In Teaching - Mat, Secondary English Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Sport Management