Kimberly Donellan Email & Phone Number

Burlingame, California, United States

www.kimdonellaneducation.com• Work with a team of 5 specialists • Work with students ages 3-17, specializing in children with learning differences, in private and public schools, in one-on-one and group settings, as well as homeschooling.• Perform elaborate and diverse assessments to get a comprehensive understanding of a student’s learning profile, academic and cognitive strengths and challenges, and be able to better understand the whole child. • Teach phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing, math, science, and social studies for all grades K-12. • Teach study skills and test taking skills, including specialized curriculums for HSPT, ISEE, SSAT, SAT, ACT, school academic testing, etc. • Participate in IEP discussions /school meetings with parents and school administration to fully encompass all aspects of the child’s education to create an easy transition of learning between school and home.• Advocacy during the IEP/504 Process• Case management and work with the entire team (parents, teachers, and other professionals) to incorporate goals across all aspects of the child’s day.• Use multi-sensory methodologies and hands-on-learning techniques.• Create individualized curriculums incorporating California Common Core State Standards.• Create educational products and materials customized for educating each child.• Incorporate up-to-date technologies for interactive learning, utilizing computer programs and the iPad.• Provide mentorship and encouragement to each child, boosting self-confidence in order to foster self-confident, independent learners who understand their learning profiles and can advocate for themselves.• Create rewards system for positive reinforcement.

• Provide educational therapy services• Provide diagnostic evaluations/assessments• Consultations*Work with the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services advocating for the educational rights of children within the foster care systems

San Rafael, Ca

• Responsible for overall program vision and development.• Supervise and train academic staff to perform one-on-one and dyad instruction in fluency, reading comprehension, writing, phonics/decoding, math, social studies, and science, while incorporating and infusing social, emotional, and life skills goals.• Create & implement individualized, multi-sensory academic curriculums in mathematics, language arts, social studies, and science for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) incorporating, but not limited to: Lindamood-Bell, Orton-Gillingham, Making Math Real, Pivotal Response Training (PRT), Kimochis, Handwriting Without Tears, TEACCH, and the Common Core. • Consult with internal and external professionals to enhance and maximize the individual education by incorporating all goals throughout the day.• Perform formal and informal academic assessments, as well as executive functioning assessments. • Write academic assessment reports and annual goals.• Write and review student progress reports, including updated goals.• Create individual, at-home work to complement the work being performed at Helix to bring full circle.• Meet with parents, outside providers, and participate in IEP meetings with the district.

San Rafael, Ca

• Create & implement an individualized, multi-sensory curriculum for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) incorporating, but not limited to Lindamood-Bell, Making Math Real, Pivotal Response Training (PRT), The TEACCH Autism Program, Handwriting Without Tears, Kimochis, The Common Core.• Work one-on-one teaching reading, reading comprehension, writing, phonics, and math, while incorporating and infusing social, emotional, and life skills goals.• Meet each child where he/she is and build on his/her strengths, while addressing his/her weaknesses.• Focus on sensory-cognititive development, which involves visual, auditory, and touch/motor processing.• Consult with outside professionals to enhance and maximize the individual education.• Perform assessments and write progress reports monthly, including new goals.• Create individual, at-home work to complement the work being performed at Helix to bring the program full circle.• Goal: to have each child be self-motivated using the multisensory structure approach.

Menlo Park, Ca

• Audited financials, which generated approximately $585 million in revenue in 2012, using data analytics.• Specialized in Defense Contract Audit Agency and Defense Contract Management Agency.• Worked on large-scale projects such as Timecard Completion, Proxy Signed Timesheets, Floor Checks, Shipping Audits, AMEX Audits, Travel Audits, Petty Cash Audits, Payable Audits, Inventory/Stores Audits, Controlled Substances Program, and Deliverables spanning 2,500 employees. • Responsible for coordinating Audit Committee Meetings with the Board of Directors and creating the Audit Committee books.• Attained extensive knowledge in acquisition, receiving, records, utilization, physical inventory, subcontractor control, relief of stewardship, property closeout, maintenance, and reporting.• Planned, managed, and completed 21 assessments in 2011 and 2012, which directly saved SRI’s property system from being deemed inadequate in 2011 and in 2012.• Planned and performed independent audits by creating audit spreadsheets, gathering/analyzing data, and interviewing employees and management to develop findings. • Presented audit findings and recommendations to stakeholders.• Planned and assisted IT in developing timekeeping system to monitor and notify employees of their timekeeping practices, which increased compliance by 8%, thereby putting SRI in compliance with government regulations. • Awards & Recognition: ➢ Recognized by DCMA auditor for exceptional work in creating and implementing Government Property audits and for contributing to company improvements.➢ Received SPOT Award from SRI International in 2011 for work on Government Property.➢ Received POP Award from SRI International in 2011 & 2012

Palo Alto, Ca

• Worked one-on-one with children and adults who have language and literacy challenges.• Trained by Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes in their current practices and Programs: Seeing Stars, Visualizing and Verbalizing, LiPS, Talkies, and On Cloud Nine Math.• Mentored and helped train new employees.• Achieved multi-tier time based objectives. • Took detailed notes during every session to monitor performance and progress.• Taught up to 40 children per week.• Specialize in working with children with disabilities such as ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, hyperlexia, CAPD, and ASD.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies/Marketing

Activities and Societies: UC Davis MBA Leadership Fellows ProgramBay Area campus

Graduate Certificate In Educational Therapy

Activities and Societies: Association of Educational Therapists

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Exercise Biology

Activities and Societies: Emerging Scholars Program (ESP); Exercise Biology Club

High School

Activities and Societies: Volleyball, Softball, Soccer, Band