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Yonkers, Ny, Us

Yonkers, Ny, Us

● Manage all organization programs (college readiness, college access, college success)● Recruited, trained, and built professional teams of teachers, school counselors, and social workers with a focus on team culture and on outcomes.● Worked with Board of Directors on a new strategic plan that included program overhaul and staff turnaround.● Conducted comprehensive needs assessment through listening tour.● Developed metrics and milestones for programs and staff.● Created staff performance and evaluation system.● Designed YPIE College Zone, after school center providing academic support, enrichment, and socio-emotional support; developed all curriculum, programming and recruited and hired team, oversaw construction.● Developed volunteer program from 50 to 220 volunteers, trained volunteers, and adapted programs as a result of feedback; cultivated volunteer relationships and donor relationships.● Coordinate with outside vendors, volunteers, university partners, and Yonkers Public School partners at the school and district level.● Assisted with development of YPIE data system; created data review processes and feedback loops to refine programs and processes to reach goals.● Assisted in building then managing $2.1 million budget, including state and local grants.● Assisted with grant writing and worked with Development Team on fundraising initiatives including Impact100, Regeneron STEM Institute grant, and 92 Main Campaign.● Designed, built, and maintain ypie.org website.

Yonkers, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

● Coached teachers in all content areas through classroom observation and feedback cycle.● Designed and taught Common Core ELA resulting in highest school exam average.● Developed curriculum and coached teachers in implementing Advisory curriculum based on student social and emotional development and mindfulness.● Developed schoolwide literacy plan through data use and reading interventions, resulting in 1 full Fountas and Pinnell reading level growth average over 6-month period.● Provided professional development to colleagues on best classroom practices.

● School Leadership Team: Part of team leading school improvement efforts resulting in one-year school growth from “F” rating to “C” o Chairman, Social Studies Department: Vertically aligned curriculum, conducted professional development for other teachers, mentored and advised new teachers.● Teacher: AP Government and Politics, AP U.S. History, U.S. History, Government, Economics o Raised U.S. History scores on the Mississippi Subject Area Test from a passing rate of 42 percent to 86 percent, and tripled the number of students scoring Proficient or Advanced. o Designed U.S. History, AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government, Government, and Economics data-driven curricula from scratch, creating engaging, relevant lessons focused on real-world problem solving. o Designed interdisciplinary, multimedia problem-based projects focusing on application to current events and active citizenship. o Oversaw implementation of School Improvement Grant and Turnaround Process.● College Adviser: Supported 300 students through every step of the post-graduation planning process, including college applications, application fee waivers, transcript requests, sending transcripts, completing the FAFSA, assisting with scholarships, financial aid and loan advice to students and families; wrote 50+ letters of recommendation o Worked with students on financial aid/scholarships to see total receipts increase from $250,000 to $2.75 million for class of 2014. o Tutored students for the ACT college test, averaging 3 points of growth; tutored for the ASVAB military entrance exam. o Led eight college trips for students and corresponded extensively with admissions departments.● Extra-curricular involvement o Coached the Gentry Rams Varsity Baseball team. o Founded and advised the Student Government Association.

New York, Ny, Us

Teacher, Gentry High School, Indianola MS (Mississippi Delta Region)

Medford, Massachusetts, Us

Student Body President: manager $1.9 million budget for all student groups; successfully led effort for university recognition of ROTC; overhauled course evaluation and professor evaluation system; advocated for underrepresented communities to school administrators.

• Worked in Govt. Bureau on a case defending the Mass. Lottery in Americans with Disabilities case.• Extensive research on and communication with other states’ lotteries regarding their accessibility programs.• Coordinated with outside ADA expert to analyze Mass. Lottery accessibility and to and redact privileged info.• Trained by Mass Office on Disability on inspecting public accommodations• Researched statutes, documents, rulings, settlements, and especially case law relevant to the case• Negotiated for Lottery retailers to purchase discount accessibility signage from Mass. Correctional Industries• Researched a grievance/complaint procedure for new Lottery accessibility policy• Wrote the first draft of the Settlement Agreement to be filed with the Court

Summer intern, responsibilities included extensive research (trained in using the Congressional Research Service), mailing and phone work, managing constituent requests, touring constituents in the Capitol, and data entry.

Organized activities, directed weekly program, performed recreation therapy on children and young adults with developmental disabilities, including autism and Down Syndrome.Worked extensively with parents on behavior plans, progress and tutored some of the clients

Extensive constituent service work, including immigration services, passport services, Food Stamp services and FEMA assistance following Nor’easter storm.Provided information to constituents about the comprehensive immigration reform bill debated by Congress.Experience with mailing and phone office work and legislative research.Worked on Congresswoman’s 2008 reelection campaign, carried ballot petition, Get Out The Vote efforts and attended events with the Congresswoman.

Extensive Get Out The Vote, including canvassing, voter registration drive, telephone calls to voter lists.

Masters Of Arts (Ma) In Education, Public School Building Leadership

Ba, Political Science, Economics

Study Abroad, Political Science, Economics, Hebrew

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