Samuel Thacker Email & Phone Number

Elkins Park, PA, US

Philadelphia, PA, US

I currently teach an experientially-oriented modern world history course called “Comparative Cultures” (9th grade) and a seminar for upperclassmen called “Capitalism & Its Discontents.” In my time at GFS, I’ve designed and facilitated mini-courses on the Beatles, the history of African-American music, Costa Rican history, mycology, and non-market.

I recently earned my master's degree in Education, Culture & Society at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. My work focused on the history of contemporary public education reform—charter schools in particular—and I gained expertise in education policy and research. In addition to seminar work in the history department, I also.

After completing a teaching fellowship, I taught AP European History (10th grade), AP US Government and Politics (9th grade), AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, and eight-grade Economics at BASIS Independent Brooklyn. I built my own curricula for each course and worked with departmental colleagues to develop a vertical social studies curriculum. In.

In my first year at BASIS, I taught eighth-grade economics, a survey course covering the principles of micro- and macroeconomics. I was also brought on as a fourth-grade Learning Expert Teacher. I also served as student support advisor for three students and advisor for the school's Model UN.

New York, New York, US

Varied CEO-adjacent role for iconic NYC bakery encompassing business development, marketing strategy, corporate partnerships, project management and international licensing.

General manager of Brooklyn's best beer hall. Personnel, inventory, operations management. Design and public relations duties, event management, accounting, strategic planning.

Managed Manhattan sales region—55 existing wholesale accounts ranging from fine dining restaurants to cafés to bagel shops. Responsible for business development in Manhattan; increased regional sales by 18% over 6 months. Developed and maintained excellent client relationships; communicated new products and policies to accounts. Planned and conducted.

Personal chef/catering service specifically focused on providing home-cooked, gourmet meals to busy parents concerned with preserving the institution of family dinner in the face of too many things to do. Creative menu planning, client consultation, business development.

Responsible for hiring, marketing, employee training, basic bookkeeping, inventory management, and entertainment booking. Designed and implemented the restaurant’s menu; managed the thorny dynamic between the front- and back-of-house staffs.

Advanced from garde manger (cold appetizers) to poissonier (fish). Trained interns and represented Bouley at the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Worked closely with Isao Yamada (Brushstroke) and David Bouley.

Performed German keyword searches for client, compiled and translated relevant articles from German to English.

Researched and edited articles, scheduling, database maintenance, managing correspondence with important city figures (e.g. Mayor Ed Koch), provided technical support to the director, maintained web content.

Consulted with CEO on social networking matters, developed a concept pitch for a future web project, conducted research, client relations, platform maintenance.

Conducted independent research on government-dissident relations in Burma from 1980-1991 for Dr. Steven Shellman's National Science Foundation grant project. Produced a schematized database identifying and coding political actors.

Selected for participation in this prestigious international cultural exchange program between Germany and the US. Lived with a German host family for one year, attended German high school (Gymnasium), built lasting friendships. Program also included meetings with high-level German and American officials (U.S. ambassador to Germany, President of German.

Master'S, Education

Ba, Economics, Philosophy

Certificate In Classic Culinary Arts, Classic Culinary Arts