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Northampton, Ma, Us

Sunderland, Massachusetts, United States

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Assist with all aspects of Strange Victory Vintage, a vintage furniture refurbisher and reseller. Pick up and deliver furniture, communicate with potential customers, track inventory, assist with furniture restoration, manage accounts.

Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

6th grade ELA Lead Teacher. Plan and hold content meetings for the grade, and provide support for new teachers. Initiated a Social Emotional Learning program throughout the school, including teaching all school staff about the importance of SEL, how to implement Tier 1 SEL, and how to track data for Tier 2 and 3 SEL services. Initiated and implemented Tier 2 SEL services. Initiated and implemented, including all materials, an Advisory period for the whole school. As Chief Equity Influencer, worked on a district wide team to analyze school policies and ensure that schools were working towards educational equity and anti-racist school policies.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Chosen for highly selective policy and advocacy, nine-month fellowship through Leadership for Educational Equity. Worked closely with the Executive Director of Connecticut's Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity to research and create policy that equitably addresses the needs of traditionally marginalized populations in the state. Designed and initiated a project to research the root causes of stress and anxiety among school-aged children, with the intention of influencing best practices in Social Emotional Learning Policy.

Springfield, Massachusetts

Taught 8th and 6th grade English Language Arts, as well as directed the ELA Content Team for the school. Planned content meetings for the school and served as liaison between ELA teachers and administration. Also, aligned curriculum across three grade levels. Received ongoing coaching and professional development in teaching pedagogy. Served as the Assistant Coach for the girl’s basketball team from December 2018 through February 2019. Taught Saturday School for students at risk of retention, which resulted in 100% of students moving on to the next grade.

Western Massachusetts

Taught a five week summer school course in Lawrence Public School District using the Common Core Standards and Curriculum. Completed over 100 hours of coursework and seminars in instructional planning, classroom management, learning theory, literacy, and diversity training.

Westfield, Massachusetts

Supported children’s emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts. Instructed children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits. Taught children about numbers and letters, colors, shapes, and concepts such as size and order.

Estes Park, Colorado

Instructed campers on ceramics, both hand-building and working on the wheel. Provided and maintained a nurturing and healthy environment for children ages nine through eighteen. Organized, led, and promoted interest in working creatively and efficiently.

Greater Boston Area

+ Optimized experience by working closely with customers to ensure all needs were met.+ Used prescription knowledge to provide customers with all information needed to make an informed purchase.+ Kept sales presentation organized.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

+ In charge of full store staff, of between 30 and 50 employees at different times. + In five months, improved store sales metrics, gaining on deficit by about $60,000.+ Used RFID system to keep track of inventory.+ Trained all employees on customer service techniques, Retail Pro, RFID, and all American Apparel store standards.+ Maintained professional and brand appropriate appearance on the sales floor. Merchandised inventory, worked with in-store Merchandiser to uphold display standards.+ Worked closely with Inventory Manager to control appropriate inventory counts.+ Kept clear communication between District Management and direct reports.

Master'S Degree, English, 3.86

My focus and interest is empathy and education in eighteenth and nineteenth century British Literature. I'm also interested in composition.

Rise Of The Novel, A

Took a graduate level class, Rise of the Novel, over the summer of 2014. Researched novels such as Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe," Fielding's.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Writing, Literature, And Publishing

Activities and Societies: On-Air DJ at WERS. Staff Writer for WERS. Kasteel Well program during the Spring of 2012.Focus on Creative.