Richard Bensusan Email & Phone Number

Providence, Rhode Island Area

A senior member of the administrative team responsible for four middle schools,educating up to 1000 students.• Supervise faculty in implementing the district wide Scope and Sequence curricula• Evaluate faculty members according to the PPSD procedure• Liaison to the Providence After School Alliance• Appointed to the district’s Middle School Redesign Team• Lead the training and staffing of the Peer Mediation Program • Administered Federal Free Lunch Program for up to 900 students• Managed the start-up of, and served as a member of, the multi-schoolTeacher Support Team initiative; and lead several Behavioral Support Teams

Warwick, Ri

• Designed and taught curricula in computer applications as well as general pre-vocational and vocational skills to students with behavior disorders• Maintained behavioral intervention programs which provided a consistent anddevelopmental framework for all students and their daily activities• Contributed to Individual Educational Plans for all students in the program

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Local manufacturer of jewelry and novelties, supporting the direct mail/fulfillment industry as well as retailers of costume jewelry.Owner/President (1995 – 1999)• Increased customer base by 150%, reduced overhead by 20%• Managed the general administrative, operational and fiscal matters of the company• Recruited and managed activities of Director of Product DevelopmentOwner/Vice President (1986 – 1995)• Increased customer base by 300% through new product and market expansion• Diversified product line to include non-jewelry items, adding net new revenues• Maintained regular and frequent contact with customers and vendors• Managed activities of Director of Manufacturing and office staffDirector of Manufacturing (1980 – 1986) • Maintained consistent production levels by utilizing outside contractors• Directed quality control, packaging and shipping operations

Southeastern Ma

Behavioral Training & Research Co. S. Weymouth, MAA specialized organization providing consulting services to Southeastern Ma public schoolsBehavior Management Specialist, Evaluator and Research Associate• Directed teachers in designing and implementing behavior management programs• Evaluated a federally funded special education programCHARMSS Collaborative, Stoughton, MA An educational collaborative providing OT, BT and PT to seven public school systems in Southeastern MA.Supervisor of Evaluation and Planning/ Behavior Management Specialist• Collaborated with the executive director on budget development, cost accounting• Engaged in program development, personnel planning and public relations with district personnel and outside agencies• Supervised teachers in designing and implementing behavior management programs• Directed staff in designing and implementing a system-wide data based record keeping system• Implemented statistical evaluation of federally and locally funded programsBehavioral Specialist • Collaborated on the design and implementation of an education program serving 80 severely and profoundly retarded adolescents at Dever State School in Taunton, MA• Trained 40 teacher interns in the proper use of behavior modification techniques• Supervised teacher interns in case managementLanguage and Cognitive Development Center, Boston, MAA State & Federally funded Center, chartered to serve the educational and social/emotional needs of autistic students.Teacher and Behavioral Consultant• Co-taught in a structured program for 10-15 autistic and aphasic children • Conducted a workshop for children with emotional problems and/or learning disabilities

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Child Study / Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology