Stephanie Sterling Email & Phone Number

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Responsible for reference and reader’s advisory services at high-volume Children’s and Teen’s (CATS) reference desk. Responsible for selecting high quality, engaging and inclusive materials for junior and teen nonfiction as well as all junior and teen e-materials on Overdrive and general management of budget for those collections with emphasis on new, own voices, diverse and in high demand titles. Responsible for helping to develop policies for collection development with an eye to maintaining a diverse collection reflecting the entirety of the community. Responsible for providing age-appropriate, inclusive and engaging regular storytimes in person and for bringing story time into the community with the Longmont Library Bookcycle to reach underserved areas. Responsible for designing and implementing programs for children and teens including a very successful teen Dungeons & Dragons program. Held a leadership role on the library’s Equity Task Force employing strategic thinking to help guide other members in leading the library in equity, diversity and inclusion work.

Responsible for reference and reader’s advisory services at high-volume Children’s and Teen’s (CATS) reference desk. Responsible for providing age-appropriate and engaging regular story times and, during the summer, bringing story time into the community with the Longmont Library Bookcycle. Responsible for providing outreach services and establishing community partnerships. Participated in the development and implementation of CATS programming for children and teens as well as STEAM programming including the Maker-in-Residence pilot program at LPL, leveraging other community partnerships to bring our programming to more city-wide events like ArtWalk. Also responsible for participating in coordinating other outreach at major city-wide events including Rhythm on the River.

Baltimore, Md

Served as the community liaison for both schools. Responsible for improving the schools’ efforts to engage the community, market themselves and to provide excellent customer service by assessing the current assets, capabilities and needs of the schools and providing marketing, public relations advice and training for all school staff including but not limited to: creating sustainable systems and plans for the schools for marketing, customer service and external relations, planning, attending and presenting at workshops and events for and on behalf of the schools, developing web content, improving presence on social media outlets, and working to create a cohesive brand for Great Schools Charles Village.

Baltimore, Md

Handled cases through all phases of civil litigation in district and circuit court statewide from filing of the complaint through post-judgment execution, including, but not limited to: maintaining calendar of court appearances and identifying deadlines, drafting motions and responsive pleadings and conducting any necessary research, propounding and responding to discovery, identifying witnesses for trial, issuing subpoenas, attending mediation, pre-trial and settlement conferences, negotiating settlement agreements with opposing counsel, updating clients and keeping them advised of the status of the proceedings and advising as necessary. Practiced primarily in commercial and business law with additional substantial experience handling workers compensation premium fraud avoidance claims as well as automobile insurance subrogation claims.

Washington, Dc

Drafted briefs in support of veterans’ claims before the Veterans Administration, preparing legal documents and filings to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals and Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims including the research and preparation of applications for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, case management of clients including monitoring client files, following up on correspondence, monitoring deadlines, and preparing correspondence, legal research as needed to assist attorneys, assisting in litigation of Federal Tort Claims Act case in federal district court and special project assignments including analysis of proposed changes to Veterans Administration regulations and preparation of detailed reports on their potential impact on veterans’ rights.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advocated for abused and neglected youth with state and county agencies and administrations, acted as liaison between the non-profit, the community and other organizations, managed day to day operations of the organization which consisted of supervision of accounts payable, receivable, and payroll, assisted in preparation and development of budgetary and proposal materials, responsible for the hiring and management of 8-10 employees.

Phialdephia, Pa

Planned and implemented culturally relevant and age appropriate general education lessons for first grade students spanning the curriculum and employing a child-centered philosophy, implemented dynamic and hands on learning techniques and created specially tailored lessons for students requiring special needs and extra attention, identified and referred students needing additional support and their parents to appropriate resources, acted as a liaison between the school and parents, incorporating parental input and clarifying curricular and instructional decisions.

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Ba, Elementary Education And Teaching