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Portland, Oregon, United States

Sheridan, Or

Collaborate with a partner during the summer months to fight fires throughout the West Coast region.Receive dispatch instructions from the Ely, Nevada home station, coordinating with regional fire personnel to provide logistics based on specification assignments, and communicate with multiple management teams.Screen, hire, train and supervise eight subordinate staff for the wildland firefighting company.Collaborate with crews operating helicopters, airplanes and engines in addition to hand crews at fire sites.Manage all aspects of small business operations, including contract negotiation and finance.Partner with higher-learning institutions to attract college students interested in firefighting careers, promoting the business to identify potential employees, and teach training classes for qualification purposes.

Vancouver, Wa

Built a comprehensive girls’ basketball program by promoting a culture of success, encouraging team development, mentoring players, managing events, communicating with families and organizing tryouts, games and travel.Led the team of 12 girls to the first state championship (2012) in the school’s history, and six league titles.Oversaw the performance and tasks of one assistant varsity coach and two team managers, and junior varsity and freshman teams and coaches, mentoring for achievement and providing training as needed.Spearheaded an array of fundraising events, including media guide production, “free-throw-athons”, Christmas tree sales, and team posters with season schedules to raise over $12K+ to support team costs. Collaborated with sports star Bruce Brown, hosting him at the school and working on team covenants, an initiative adopted into the boys’ basketball program, and then all athletic programs in addition to classrooms to promote trust, integrity and excellence in all actions, goals and initiatives among students and staff.Led the team in volunteer work with the Salvation Army during the holidays, receiving national recognition.Organized and managed a JV/Freshman 16-team tournament as a fundraiser for two seasons.Received recognition as a four-time GSHL Coach of the Year, and named Washington Coach of the Year in 2012 for exemplary leadership, fostering teamwork, and managing a high-performance team.

Portland, Or

Provide student instruction within Health Science and English as a Second Language course to meet academic standards. Develop curriculum, monitor student progress, administer lessons/homework and grade work products.Currently instruct an average of 30 students per class in three weekly units of Freshman Academy Health.Serve 35 students within the classroom for one unit of English as a Second Language (ESL) per week.Teach two regular health classes per week to an average of 30 students in grades 9 through 12.Previously taught sophomore health and physical education with up to 45 students per class.Collaborate with faculty and parents to monitor/discuss student progress and provide individual support.Deliver outstanding classroom management, promoting and enforcing behavioral expectations.Actively generate comprehensive reports and formulate/promote special academic programs.Partner with an additional faculty member to oversee the after-school suspension program 3 days a week.Proactively attend in-service programs/seminars and engage in continual professional development.

Vancouver, Wa

Founded and managed the November through July basketball club for 12 girls in grades six through eight to fill a gap in Middle School sports offerings and serve youth wishing to compete at a higher athletic level.Oversaw all aspects of the business, including recruiting, tryouts, gym rentals, travel arrangements, parent communication, sponsorships with Adidas, fundraising and practice management.Actively hired and supervised an assistant coach and team manager, monitoring performance.Facilitated summer clinics and led the team in participating in 40 tournaments with a 2009/2010 win/loss record of 40-4 and a 2008/2009 seventh-grade team record of 94-20.Served an average of 30 to 50 girls at summer clinics, conceived and executed a 2009 one-day “free-throw-athon” fundraiser to raise over $3,400 for the team, and expertly engaged in financial management.

Educational Administrator Certificate (In Progress), Education

Master Of Science (+45 Credits), Education

Bachelor Of Science, Health Education (Minor: Speech Communications)