Kerry Isham Email & Phone Number

Louisville, KY, US

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Assisted in the development and delivery of educational materials for teaching individuals in the Commonwealth of Kentucky how to access and choose health care coverage that best fits their needs.
• Promoted awareness on U.S. health care coverage by developing educational materials (including manuals, training activities, handouts, and participant goals) and addressing systemic barriers to increase accessibility
• Delivered workshops and presentations on U.S. health care coverage by creating engaging virtual learning opportunities, thereby increasing equitable access to health care
• Created engaging learning opportunities for groups and individuals through use of online platforms
• Developed surveys and assessments for pre- and post-trainings
• Chaired meetings with agency partners

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Served as co-instructor for a class of students (grades 9 through 12) who had intellectual challenges. Assisted with the completion of students’ academic and behavioral goals. Established relationships with students.
• Implemented direct student services focused on proven, research-based instructional support strategies
• Used academic best practices to align University Instructors’ offerings with the specific needs of learners

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Recruited, educated, and supported foster parents within the Therapeutic Loving foster Care (TLC) program. Worked closely with state and local agencies to implement support programming for licensed therapeutic foster.
• Recipient of Home of the Innocents President’s Award in April 2022 for embodying HOTI values of excellence, wellness, empowerment, and compassion
• Developed and delivered pre-service trainings, in-services, and workshops on trauma and resilience, sexual abuse, and child development (in-person and virtually) for staff and families involved in the therapeutic.
• Assisted in the creation of marketing materials and in maintaining and updating website social media platforms

Louisville, KY

• Developed and delivered presentations and workshops for at-risk individuals ages16-24 at Kentucky Youth Career Center. Provided trainings on nationally recognized certifications in addition to workforce skills.
• Designed and implemented engaging, educational presentations based on set curricula and timelines
• Co-led youth trauma and resilience workshops
• Chaired monthly Coalition Supporting Young Adults Employment Advocates meetings
• Updated websites and social media platforms
• Created flyers, handouts, logos, and videos for marketing purposes

American Printing House For The Blind

• Designed, revised, and improved training materials for print and electronic delivery methods. Informed and educated audiences, including groups of professionals, students, and consumers about APH products, services.
• Recognized as a highly effective and innovative presenter and educator within the company and across the country
• Delivered exceptional workshops that included short videos and group exercises to enhance the learning process
• Created training and marketing videos, branded graphics, and handouts
• Trained, scheduled, and supervised staff for exhibits at conferences with attendance up to 11,000

• Recommended editorial changes, including placement of tactile graphics and/or descriptions, in making state and standardized tests accessible to students with blindness and visual impairments.
• Provided quality assurance during preparation of accessible high-stakes educational assessment material
• Advocated for students with blindness and visual impairments who took state and regional standardized exams
• Created displays, PowerPoints, and handouts for departmental presentations

M.A., Experimental Psychology, 3.8 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Selected Research Publications and Presentations - The Journal of School Psychology, Journal of Psychological.

B.S., Psychology, 3.8 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi, President. Presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, New York, 1979..

A.A., Liberal Arts, 3.8 Gpa