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

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

• 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