Sam Bright Email & Phone Number

Liberty Avenue Middle School

∙ Head Baseball Coach

New York, New York, United States

• Completing student teaching with the support of the New York City Teaching Fellows at a teaching academy to be assigned this summer.
• Taking on responsibility in a Collaborative Coach’s (NYCDOE teacher) classroom for the instruction of students during summer school.

New York, United States

• Created an energetic and productive environment for a diverse team of 10 first-year Corps Members to build strong relationships with their students and partner teacher.
• Implemented project management systems for Corps Members to successfully plan and execute events for PS 158 school faculty and staff.
• Facilitated training for teams of Corps Members on effective tutoring strategies, professional development, and City Year organizational culture.
• Synchronized goals of PS 158K administration and bandwidth of City Year team to best serve the school community.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed calendars for partners and senior level employees: scheduled client meetings, arranged travel, scheduled interviews.
• Screened potential candidates for all positions that the agency was hiring for
• Led all office renovation projects with contractors and landlord, including a full office move out during COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.
• Organized monthly company outings and other special events
• Coordinated office logistics: weekly grocery orders and general restocking of supplies
• Performed basic repairs on all office technologies: MacBooks, monitors, TVs

Greater New York City Area

• Led class instruction and taught small groups of students
• Collaborated with lead teachers and other associate teachers to create exciting learning environments
• Coordinated meetings with families and main office regarding student progress
• Created engaging lesson plans/lesson materials
• Transferred large amounts of student generated data to digital platforms to create reports/find trends in student performance

Greater New York City Area

• Analyzed student-generated data reports to provide effective small group/individual tutoring
• Collaborated with a team of AmeriCorps members to coordinate both in/after-school events
• Handled classroom logistics for lead teacher including copies of in-class materials/supplies for students
• Called perspective service members for next service year to answer questions relating to program operation

Greater Chicago Area

• Answered constituent phone calls/input minor infrastructure problems into City’s 311 database
• Organized/refiled paperwork for zoning variance projects and major construction work records
• Sold Residential Parking Passes using Point of Sale (POS) program
• Screened phone calls from other Aldermen, construction companies, or constituents for office’s Chief of Staff, Director of Building and Zoning and Director of Constituent Services
• Created surveys for constituents using online platforms (SurveyMonkey), used data collected to create reports regarding viability of proposals

Greater Chicago Area

• Coordinated on-site logistics for off-campus field trips including camp group totals, bus arrival/departure, and lunch transitions
• Managed relationships between families of campers and group staff through biweekly phone calls
• Created weekly schedules consisting of diverse activities to keep children safe

Master Of Science - Ms, Special Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Kappa Meshuganotes A capellaMagna Cum Laude

High School