Valerie Teachout Email & Phone Number

North Fort Myers, Fl, Us

• Assist faculty by grading undergraduate assignments and providing feedback, contributing to the academic development of students in social work programs.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

▪ Lead columnist of “For Her” section which focuses on trending, as well as overlooked women’s rights concerns published onto the company’s website. ▪ Research international human rights abuses and publish articles that elicit discussion and critical thinking.▪ Ensure proper citation and editing of all published articles.

Naples, Florida, United States

Lee County, Florida, United States

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Canton, Georgia

▪ Managed a diverse team of individuals by effectively communicating expectations, developing talent, and modeling excellent customer service to patrons. ▪ Monitored, balanced, and controlled food and labor costs, as well as ensured scheduling of team members was in adherence with sales trends.▪ Responsible for opening and closing procedures, which includes, but is not limited to ensuring correct cash count, cleanliness of restaurant, and review of receipts to ensure the correct amount was collected and entered into computer systems. ▪ Conducted meetings to motivate the team, by communicating incentive programs, sales contests, growth opportunities, and tactics for ensuring complete guest satisfaction.

Fort Myers, Florida Area

▪ Monitored and directed the day to day work of case managers, to include the completion of home visits within required time frames, court documentation, staffing packets, physical file maintenance, scheduling, and payroll. ▪ Reviewed worker productivity such as family assessments, home studies, court reports, case plans, and case documentation, as well as conducted follow up with Case Managers regarding performance standards.▪ Assisted in presenting high-risk cases judicially, as well as completed mock trials with staff in preparation for court. ▪ Conducted regular meetings and team building activities to boost morale, ensure peer cooperation and reliability, share information, provide training, and discuss cases.

Fort Myers, Florida Area

▪ Conducted investigations on reports of suspected child abuse and neglect in adherence with state statutes.▪ Compiled case documentation and court reports by partnering with families to assess their strengths and needs.▪ Worked with law enforcement and local agencies to complete ongoing safety assessments that addressed the needs of children and their families.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

▪ Represented organization to members of Congress, including Senator John McCain, by advocating ongoing human rights abuses of Shia Muslims in various Washington, D.C. “Think Tanks”.▪ Researched, drafted, and edited published version of Shia Rights Watch 2014 Human Rights Report on Bahrain that Amnesty International utilizes for their yearly report.▪ Monitored daily human rights abuses of multiple countries and published results in the form of weekly articles on the organization’s website.

Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

▪ Partnered with Universidad de Buenos Aires and Las Madres in researching current and past “disappeared” persons regarding the “Dirty War”.▪ Worked with a local non-profit soup kitchen in helping prepare meals to the homeless, as well as learned about the financial workings and structure of the organization.▪ Taught English as a foreign language to children and parents in the community outreach center.▪ Acted as a mentor and tutor, in Spanish, to underprivileged youth ages 5-12, in teaching them Math, English, life skills, relationship building, health, and nutrition awareness

Religious Studies, Advocacy, Research, Journalism, Human Rights

- President, International Studies Society, 2015 - Ford Scholars Recipient (The Washington Center), 2014 - Shia Rights Watch Intern, 2014.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work