Charged with facilitating the efforts to establish Sumter’s first public charter school focused on providing students with high quality access to STEM career pathways through project-based learning.

Facilitate online teacher education courses and supervise student teachers in the field.

Facilitate all aspects of certified & classified staffing, STEM Cohort, & National Board Cohort.

Adjunct Instructor with the School of Education Courses taught include Curriculum Methods & Foundations of the American Education System

Vision 2020: Where STEAM Champions are Made

• Fourth year administrator who researches information and communicates with appropriate parties to resolve concerns to create an effective teaching & learning environment• Organized professional development for teachers to incorporate 21st century pedagogy (STEM, family engagement, problem-based learning, etc.) • Implemented a positive behavior intervention system that has led to a 55% decrease in administrative discipline referrals over a three year period • Facilitated accreditation efforts that resulted in ADMS earning national STEM certification through AdvancED • Member of the Transformative Leaders Cohort offered by the Palmetto State Teachers Association• Facilitated district teacher evaluation training (SLO, SAFE-T)

• 7th & 8th Grade Science Lab/ProTeam Teacher, 2012-2013; 96% or higher proficiency on state- level standardized assessment (three-year rating)• 6th Grade Science Lab Teacher, 2010-2012; 95% or higher objective proficiency on state-level standardized assessment • Successfully authored a grant to organize & implement an after-school STEM robotics club

Taught and supervised multiple sections of GED math in the evenings. Student Performance:• Of the more than 250 students taught over my tenure, 19 earned their GED. • Consistent positive feedback and evaluations from students• 84% average objective proficiency from student TABE assessment

• 3rd Grade Science Lab Teacher/Lead Science Teacher • 85% or higher (consistently) average objective proficiency on all district & state level standardized assessments • Co-developed the district elementary science curriculum & provided district-wide support for elementary science program • Successfully authored nine grants totaling (nearly) $15,000 to augment the school’s science program• Annual Team Captain of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life efforts that raised approximately $6,000