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New Carrollton, Maryland, United States

Through this role, I support Metros Technical College in transitioning Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

• Source new opportunities for Amor Y Luz to partner with community, government, and for-profit organizations for events to perform. Highlights of accomplishments in this role include:
• Landed 2 opportunities at high-impact festivals within the US, the National Women’s Music Festival and Michigan Women’s Music Festival, coordinating all logistics and performing as a Lead Artist Performer.
• Grew client base organically using relationship networking, social media, public speaking and presentations, and professional video creation and sharing.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Created an eLearning employment course, research the specific needs of each client, gathered best practices, and developed content and interactive strategies to present training on how to write a resume, interview.
• Presented alternate LMS, Articulate 360, to senior leadership, allowing for a more engaging and interactive user experience for the client, and increasing program participation.
• Spearheaded the implementation of updated and more culturally relevant program materials, researching best practices and launching the framework for 12 new learning units that, based on interest, will create increased.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Mentored and supervised undergraduate students seeking to gain licensures to become Elementary School Teachers, focusing on providing up-to-date resources, best practices, and assisting with writing lesson plans while.
• Mentored and advised 75 undergraduate students on professional development, DEI initiatives, learning models, and obtaining placements both statewide and internationally, focusing on retention and engagement, ensuring.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Taught students aged 3 to 9, developing and implementing Arts Curriculum inspired by Reggio Emilia for Pre-K through 4th grade and Spanish Language Curriculum for 60+ students at an accredited private primary school..
• Assisted in driving over $255K in revenue by retaining and engaging 60 students over the course of 2 years at an accredited private Pre-K to 4th-grade private school.

Hong Kong SAR

• Brought on to research International Educators, classroom curriculum, and education methodology, publishing a 300-page book in celebration of Yew Chung Education Foundation’s 90th Anniversary, in under 1.
• Designed project management techniques to remotely perform data analysis on 72 months of content from 8 classrooms and managed the investigation of 37 data sets, collaborating with and interviewing 15 international.
• Published 300-page book with renowned publisher Routledge, promoting global citizenship education and sustainability, increasing student enrollment by 10 students each year since publication, driving revenue by $300K.

Montevideo, Uruguay

• Collaborated with 125 children and their families and teachers, as well as key stakeholders, government officials, faculty, and administrators to gain access as a researcher into the educational system of Uruguay..
• Successfully united the right network of stakeholders, community and government members, and school administrators to gain access and provide food literacy to students and families, collecting enough research to.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Implemented Instructional design methodologies, created educational content centered on K-12 policy and child development, managed LMS (Moodle), and maximized engagement for 90 students. Evaluated coursework and.
• Advocated for different learning styles in Senior Leadership meetings, recognizing the need for a customized approach to increase engagement and retention based on visual and auditory methodologies, resulting in higher.
• Pivoted to eLearning during COVID while focusing on best practices and demonstrating resilience during the pandemic.

• Recruited eligible applicants and coordinated 4 Youth Leadership Summits for 80+ Latin American teenagers focused on sustainable development, workforce development, and college readiness.Highlight of accomplishments in.
• Played a key role in recruiting teenagers for the program, including writing grant proposals, resulting in generating over $1M in grants over the course of 2 years.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Managed a team of 500 teachers, offering 2-3 trainings daily, coaching and teaching teachers on the best delivery of children's learning techniques. Observed and provided 1:1 feedback to teachers to drive professional development.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Created a program for Adult Learners, reworking our children’s music education program and applying adult learning modalities, and launching to the community, resulting in an additional $250K in additional revenue, quickly becoming the largest adult studio in the organization

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Representing the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, offered lectures to over 2000 children ages 3-18 throughout remote, high crime, urban and rural areas. Lectures included instructions on the types of instruments in a.
• Brought in to increase engagement, creating a better appreciation of music for disadvantaged children in rural and urban areas, implementing human-centered knowledge of education, transforming program to one that is.
• Diversified a broader range of music styles to include Puerto Rican and African American styles as opposed to just focusing on European music, increasing engagement, joy, and interest from the audience

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Curriculum And Instruction

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Cello Performance

Bachelor'S Degree, Women'S Studies

High School Diploma