Sam Kelly Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

∙ Led strategy and research for Youth Programs department, serving 200+ learners ages 5–16∙ Designed courses for afterschool and summer camp programs to cultivate choice-based, culturally responsive learning through art ∙ Reorganized team to add more members to education staff, assembling a more diverse team to better reflect students’ backgrounds ∙ Increased total enrollment across Youth Programs by 26% after one year through outreach, email marketing, and social media marketing∙ Advanced racial and economic equity for afterschool students by creating partnerships with Title 1 schools and social service agencies to expand scholarship placement by 65%∙ Implemented anti-bias hiring process to support the goal of diversity and inclusion; guided team through the hiring process, resulting in one new hire ∙ Improved processes and devised new systems for volunteer scheduling, program registration, scholarship applications, and event planning using G-Suite, plug-ins, and scripts∙ Attained $25k in grant funding by writing program summaries and reporting on data, in collaboration with grant writer∙ Organized buildout of second, youth-centered space, increasing program capacity by 75%

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Planned and taught after-school courses in Design for students age 10–14 • Mentored graduate teaching intern

Brooklyn, Ny

∙ Directed K-12 School Visits program serving over 16,000 students and teachers annually through 90-minute guided gallery lessons, in-school partnerships, and studio art courses∙ Trained and mentored six newly-graduated Education Fellows in curriculum design and museum teaching through workshops, interactive demonstrations, creation of training materials, and peer evaluations∙ Established a physical and digital archive of 10+ years of internal teaching resources for staff training and development∙ Overhauled School Visits products using internal data analysis and state standards ∙ Partnered with K-12 teachers to develop in-depth courses to meet their learning goals∙ Designed curricular framework and wrote core collection of lessons aligned to state and national standards, deepening learning as evidenced by students’ connections between art and classroom content ∙ Participated in 6-month, company-wide anti-bias training; attended/facilitated Education Department’s monthly professional development on anti-racist and culturally responsive teaching∙ Reported quarterly on quantitative data and programmatic goals, successes, and challenges∙ Assessed program through observations, student and teacher feedback, educator reflections, and standards-aligned rubrics∙ Initiated and steered a cross-departmental task force to roll out the Museum’s first all-gender restrooms in four months with no budget∙ Shaped Education’s social media presence, wrote weekly posts, and coached staff on content production∙ Created new systems for departmental administration including program registration, digital storage, supply orders, invoicing, hiring, and recordkeeping

Brooklyn, Ny

• Planned and taught visual arts classes in painting, drawing, and sculpture to students ages 4–10• Supervised and mentored classroom assistants

Brooklyn, Ny

• Planned and led project-based enrichment activities for kindergarteners in an after school classroom setting• Led groups of students on educational trips to art, science, and history museums• Supervised and mentored classroom assistants

Greater New York City Area

• Managed customer communications via chat (ZenDesk)• Solved product issues and documented bugs • Escalated customer support as needed• Taught customers how to effectively use product by writing clear, step-by-step instructions and by providing screengrabs and screencasts• Responded to each customer with warmth, empathy, patience, and efficiency

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), English + Anthropology, Cum Laude

Certificate, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor