Vanessa Evans Email & Phone Number

United States

Hempstead, New York, United States

Integrated Special Education Co-Teacher at a college preparatory high school.Subjects Taught: English 9 -12; Algebra I; Geometry; Living Environment; Global Studies; Participation in Government.-Faculty Trainer: "Supporting All Students through Lesson Planning and Implementation", "Tips to Create an Engaging Virtual Environment."-In-house special education liaison.

Lead a residential and off-site youth leadership and conflict resolution program using the modalities of theater, dance, art, music, and spoken word aimed at uncovering the tools of self-empowerment and resiliency of young people. * Spearhead the vision, strategy, and execution of business operations, which includes marketing, program/curriculum development, professional development, and fiscal management. * Supervise producer, stage manager, and miscellaneous independent contractors in concept design, strategic programming, and pre- and post-production objectives. * Train and lead teaching artists in facilitating off-site child and adolescent workshops on peer relationships, family dynamics, drug/alcohol addiction, teen suicide, and boys-to-men/girls-to-women projects. * Lead external partnerships and contract negotiations with NYC schools, community-based programs, and social service agencies. * Writer, director, and advocate.

Brooklyn, New York

Drama teacher and director of high school students with learning disabilities incorporating rigorous yet engaging coursework, as well as developing and showcasing theater productions annually.Develop curriculum coursework (Foundations of Theater, Fundamentals of Improvisation, and Advanced Theater) using differentiated strategies, as well as instructional modifications to meet the learning needs of the student population. Lead production oversight of annual musicals and dramatic school productions, including coordinating contractors, set design & costuming, advertising, as well as the theater master calendar.Key Achievements:*Production credits: Class Action (6/2016), Ghost Story (11/2016), Little Shop of Horrors (5/2017), Anon(ymous): An Adaptation of the Odyssey (12/2017), High School Musical, Jr (5/2018).*Advisor to 12th graders transitioning to college (2016-2017) and 9th graders acclimating to high school (2017-2018).*Special education support to Global Studies and U.S. History courses for ninth through eleventh graders.

Provide executive leadership and oversight for a private, school-aged special education agency serving charter schools, in addition to traditional public and parochial schools, in New York State, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. *Supervise thirty administrative, special education and therapeutic staff working in 50+ schools, leading contract negotiations, clinician training/coaching, curriculum planning, and instructional quality assurance. *Recruit lead supervisors to provide cross-functional direction to school administrators and teachers on special education and therapeutic environmental, curriculum, and parent support tactics; on-site consultation with a myriad of schools in start-up, growth, and redesign phase; and lead special education manager during annual state compliancy visits at multiple school sites. *Lead professional development facilitator hired to support NYC/NYS charter school CMOs, school administrators and teachers throughout New York City, as well as Albany, NY,New Jersey, and Utah.* Manage NYC, Nassau County, and Albany, NY analytics to develop department financial projections.

Provide executive management for a private, early intervention and preschool special education “sister” company of Signature Learning Resources, serving infants and toddlers in home- and school-based programs contracted through the Dept. of Education (DOE) and the Dept. of Health (DOH) in NYC and Nassau County, LI. *Supervise 50 administrative, special education itinerant teachers (SEIT), ABA, therapeutic and evaluative staff, managing training/coaching, client documentation review, and quality assurance procedures. *Oversee ABA service protocol, Medicaid insurance policy, and client satisfaction reviews; manage and direct early intervention evaluation services; and lead quality assurance compliancy operations during DOH compliancy visits. *Manage NYC and Nassau County analytics to develop department financial projections.

Ensemble actor in a NYC based improvisational social change theater company. Credits include: Amnesty Intl, Administration for Children Services, Fordham University, Princeton University, Hunter College, Jewish Child Care Assn., Post-Katrina New Orleans Rebuild, Domestic Violence Shelters, In-school "Keep the Peace" Anti-Bullying Program, and a host of birthday celebrations, weddings, rallies and other local and countrywide events.

10/2004-10/2005. Urban Ecology Teacher--Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment.6/2003-10/2004. Assistant Director--NY-"I Have a Dream" Foundation.1/2002-6/2003. Education Coordinator--Jewish Child Care Association. 6/2000-1/2002. Education Coordinator--New Alternatives for Children.10/1996-6/2000. Special Education Teacher--C.E.S. 4x, NYC Public Schools.

M.A., Special Education-Emotional Disabilities

Activities and Societies: Herbert H. Lehman Honor Society

Bs, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Bamboula 2000-dancer. Gospel choir--XULA.

Psychodrama Therapy