Laura Hall Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

-Chair of the RDPO Disaster Messaging Work Group (DMWG)-Vice Chair of the national Language & Accessibility in Alert & Warning Workgroup (LAAWW)-Co-Chair of Parents4Preparedness (P4P)-Former Co-Coordinator of the Portland Metro COVID-19 Joint Information System The Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization (www.RDPO.org) is a partnership of government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private-sector stakeholders in the Portland Metropolitan Region collaborating to increase the region’s resiliency to disasters. The metropolitan region spans Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, and Washington counties in Oregon and Clark County in Washington. The RDPO is housed within the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management.

Portland, Oregon Area

Part-time instructor for non-credit Community Education Department. Courses include earthquake preparedness and building resilience to all types of disasters.

Portland, Oregon Area

Planned, developed, and administered the delivery of non-credit Language & Culture classes in the Portland area. Assessed community educational needs, strategically planned course offerings, evaluated curriculum, recruited/trained/evaluated/supervised instructors, assessed promotional strategies, coordinated logistics, and ensured program quality control.

Provided editorial and design support on several reports for the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission: https://www.oregon.gov/oem/Councils-and-Committees/Pages/OSSPAC.aspx

Professional, template-free resume and cover letter writing and editing services.

Program Manager for the Cooperative Credit Program in the Continuing Education department of the Graduate School of Education. Partnered with school districts, educational service districts, non-profit and for-profit entities, professional associations, and government agencies to offer credit for their educational offerings. Evaluated new instructors and course proposals and collaborated with faculty department chairs to ensure academic rigor and compliance with GSE conceptual framework. Recruited and developed strong relationships with new cooperative agencies; assisted with problem solving of registration and grading issues, provided information pertaining to policies and procedures, and engendered feelings of connectedness with PSU; represented CEED/GSE/PSU at conferences and meetings. Maintained budget; coordinated support staff; assisted with online and print marketing.

Program Coordination: Managed and provided strategic planning for the Academic Internship Program; screened new internship proposals and assured compliance with program guidelines; regularly evaluated internship course curriculum for academic rigor; troubleshot registration issues; oversaw program budgets; wrote reports, program evaluations, and grant proposals; supervised and trained Work-Study and part-time hourly employees. Partnership Development: Established new relationships and acted as liaison with employers; met with faculty and department chairs to solicit assistance, ensure program effectiveness, and maintain good relationships; represented the department and the college at local and national events; served on multiple committees.Instruction: Counseled students on career path; assisted students in obtaining internships related to their course of study; taught online internship course and monitored/evaluated student outcomes; provided customized workshops and webinars; developed curriculum for various Career Center classes and workshops; received high level of satisfaction from students, employers, faculty, and staff in surveys of service outcomes.Marketing: Developed program fliers, handbooks, forms, and other print marketing materials; designed/developed department databases and websites, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.Event Planning: Co-coordinated the annual Career Center Job & Networking Fair; arranged guest speakers and classroom field trips.

Coordinated online market research projects for clients; trained clients to use the company’s various proprietary software packages; developed and maintained relationships with clients; communicated with salespeople, programmers, support staff, partner companies, and others to ensure project-wide understanding of the client’s issues and objectives; increased client awareness of company’s products and capabilities; assisted with client billing and product pricing.

Provided individual and group training via web conferencing, telephone, and email; troubleshot software problems for clients; created online help manuals and internal training documents; trained new employees; continuously evaluated and improved product documentation and internal support processes; collaborated with Development and Quality Assurance Teams to resolve programming deficiencies.

Taught computer software classes for the Community Education department.

Taught English as a Second Language classes at PCC; taught integrated skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) for levels A through D; taught various specialty topics, including Microsoft Office, American Culture, and Job-Readiness Training; worked with students of all ages; administered assessments; developed curriculum and classroom materials; created professional development materials; created a student-centered learning environment; used various teaching methodologies based on current second language acquisition theory.Also taught as: Lead English Conversation Instructor in the International Special Programs Department at Portland State University; Temporary ESL Instructor at the Oregon Human Development Corporation; Substitute and Temporary ESL Instructor at the Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization. English teaching spanned from 2003 - 2006. Provided private ESL tutoring for students from Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Chechnya, Ethiopia, Somalia, & the Republic of Congo.

Participated in longitudinal research study on adult second language learning; assisted with article-writing; created and maintained a MediaWiki web site for dissemination of professional development research; contributed to search for grant funding.

Assisted with a qualitative research project on the "washback effect" in language testing.

Researched local and national community services and provided detailed referrals for clients; created and maintained relationships with service providers; acted as Team Editor; trained employees; initiated various projects to improve team effectiveness and efficiency; provided computer software training for co-workers.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Masters, Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages

• Thesis written on the effect of academic research on professional development • Coursework focused on program evaluation, curriculum.

Ba, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honoros Society3.7 GPA

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology