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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Worked with Account Managers and Vice Presidents of Sales to help secure business • Helped develop an ad campaign to drive business in the Midwest• Utilized teaching experience to help on-board new employees who lacked classroom experience• Developed customized presentations to focus on the needs of teachers and students• Assisted the Marketing Department in conducting market research and competition studies

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Secured business in NYCDOE, LAUSD, Chicago, Fresno Unified, and many Midwest districts, such as Detroit, Omaha, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and many others of varying sizes• Crafted sales messages, marketing plans, and presentations with Sales Representatives, District Managers, and Regional Vice Presidents to meet customer needs, wants, and expectations• Requested specifically as the main presenter in Indiana, California, Alaska, Oregon and Kansas for ELA and SS campaigns after successful presentations to state hearings and boards• Assisted SS marketing team in creating messaging, positioning, and delivering issue-based workshops for elementary and secondary social studies• Participated as the ELA expert in Ask the Expert podcasts—hosted by ELA Marketing—discussing the ELA market and how to position product to different customers• Worked with marketing to identify and eliminate racially-sensitive material in collateral and content• Represented the company and presented at several national and local conferences including: NCSS, ISTE, NCTE, ILA, California Association of Teachers of English, Wisconsin Foreign Language Teachers Association, and Minnesota Education Association• Coached peers on presentation skills such as eye-contact, gestures, the power of the pause, and reading an audience• Coached elementary-focused peers on how to speak “secondary” when talking to a 6-12 audience• Trained hundreds of sales representatives and content specialists on new ELA, SS, and world language products and presentations• Leveraged multiple technology tools and platforms to adapt presentations to customer needs during advance planning and in the room

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SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Cottage Grove, MNEnglish, Speech, and Theatre Teacher● Taught English, Theatre, and Speech to 7-9th graders, helping students learn reading, analysis, and writing skills● Developed lessons independent of distinct curriculum or textbook● Led classes with a large caseload of special education students and helped them succeed with personalized differentiation● Substitute taught in all curricular areas as necessary● Served on the Academic Integrity Council to develop standards that helped students understand what was expected of them● Directed and managed all production aspects (front- and back-of-house as well as the stage) of three shows a year with up to 70 students on an exceptionally cost-conscious budget ● Co-coached the speech team and helped students learn delivery skills, interpersonal skills, and getting up early on a Saturday● Three-time Teacher of the Year, as voted by the student body● Chosen as Distinguished Guest at Park High School graduation three times● Listed as Who’s Who of America’s Teachers in 2001

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Secondary Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: Theatre, Artistic Design, Choir, Theatre Honor Society(Alpha Psi Omega), Spanish Club

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