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Provide instruction to Secondary and Post-Secondary students in four Business Career Majors: Accounting Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Entrepreneurship and Social Media Marketing Specialist. Create, manage and update curriculum for 21 self-paced courses using Canvas Learning Management System. Past member of the Professional Development Committee and SREB Team for three years. Attended Southern Regional Education Board Workshops for three years. Served as Chairperson of the Professional Development Committee for one year. Member of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), Member of the Employee Satisfaction Committee for five years. Member of the Continuous Improvement Committee for Strategic Planning for two years. Outstanding BMITE Member Award Recipient for the North Central Region in 2017. Served as Head Advisor for Business Professionals of America Meridian Chapter for two consecutive years. Entrepreneurship Instructor Meridian Summer Camp for two years. Computer Services Instructor teaching evening classes in Word and Excel at Stillwater Public Library.

Provided training and instruction for Essential Computer Skills using MS Office 2010 & 2013 and Windows 7 & 8, Word & PowerPoint Levels 1-3 using traditional, blended learning and self-paced teaching materials at the Rockwell campus. Also provided customized training in MS Outlook, Word and Excel at the Cross Timbers campus.

Responsible for teaching Basic Computer Skills -- Keyboarding, Intro to MS Office 2013, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Web Page design using HTML. Taught the basics of producing a yearbook: layout, design, copy-writing and copy-editing using online software.

Provided digital support to Career Tech teachers and division heads and provided training to build and revise existing curriculum for online delivery method using the Moodle Learning Management System. Helped develop pilot project for delivering Digital Courses to an E-Commerce platform. Assisted supervisor in Strategic Planning for the Digital Design Delivery Team.

Provided administrative support to the Director(s) of Admissions & Recruiting and Created Purchase Orders, scheduled residual ACT, reserved rooms using the Event Management System, Organized mail-outs, tasked student workers, responsible for hospitality, answered phone, worked in Colleague/Recruiter to update student information, created reports, submitted character recommendations, and answered email inquiries. Assisted Vice President of Enrollment with Printed Acceptance Certificates and Acceptance letters.

Provided instruction and developed curriculum for Business Computer Information Systems I & II, Technology Applications, and Yearbook. Taught a variety of software applications: Windows 7, MS Office 2010, Movie Maker, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Dream Weaver, Premiere Pro), Mac OS X and HTML. Designed original website for school. Provided Faculty/Staff Training in Windows 7 & Microsoft Office 2010, Texas Christian Schools Association Workshop Presenter 2007 & 2010, nominated for Midland Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Teaching Award 2007.

Provided instruction in Microsoft Office Courses for short-term Continuing Education classes. Trained Faculty/Staff in latest versions of software introduced for use. Served as Interim Coordinator to interview instructors and create course offerings for spring schedule. Provided instruction for elementary students on Internet Safety for Kids College Summer Camp participants.

Taught Software Applications for short-term classes, earned excellent evaluations from Director of Curriculum, Served on the Business Technology Advisory Committee, and assisted Public Relations with Presentations.