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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed concurrent projects. Employed SWOT analysis, developed plans, implemented new strategies.
• Collaborated with Our Brain Book author, ideated illustration concepts. Managed illustration to final product process including creation and revision of illustrations, layout, copyediting. Designed graphics and.
• Coordinated the English to Spanish translation of Our Brain Book. Partnered with translator and feedback group to refine translation for dialect and age level.
• Supported facilitation of in-person and online Social Emotional Learning training for hundreds of administrators, educators, and parents.
• Distilled complex ideas into consistently branded visual graphic icons.*SEL Chicago provides coaching, courses, and consultation grounded in brain science and the psychology of Adler and Dreikurs to support.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Developed and taught over 45 curricula for digital media and fine arts programs serving pre-K to HS students. Coached over a thousand students and teachers on media-integrated standards aligned content.
• Supervised and mentored undergraduate student teachers.
• Designed surveys and conducted interviews to assess student and teacher baseline skills. Set learning and performance objectives; exceeded program development and student achievement goals.
• Synthesized research and translated complex information into accessible information for diverse audiences.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Coordinated staff transition from in-person to remote learning in COVID-19 pandemic, including management of site staff training and adaptive shifts to asynchronous learning modules, synchronous live virtual classes.
• Created strategic marketing and recruitment campaign for virtual summer 2020 programming; achieved a 53% increase in participation over in-person summer 2019 numbers.
• Evaluated program, surveyed stakeholders, recruited student focus group, analyzed data and utilized findings to run second recruitment round, increasing fall 2021 semester participation numbers by 17%.

Remote

• Designed online self-paced professional development curriculum to empower global educators.
• Developed project-based curriculum, adaptable from 1st grade – HS, based on United Nations sustainability development goals to engage students in cross-cultural analysis and community activism.

Aiea, HI

• Strategically planned cross-cultural curriculum and taught 7 periods of 4 different subjects. Coached over 150 diverse learners, from honors to at-risk, with and without IEP or 504 accommodations.
• Identified problems and proposed solutions. Designed and implemented an after-school program to support at-risk students in earning a specialized diploma. Surpassed school leadership expectations with 92% student.
• Led 85% of my students at a Title-1 school to pass the Hawaii State Assessment English test (13% higher than the state-set 72% passing rate).
• Built classroom culture of goal-setting and resilience resulting in a student average of 1.8 years of reading comprehension and vocabulary growth in one school year.
• Wrote a successful grant that fully funded books and materials for student-centered curriculum, and led to increased student engagement.

Hawaiian Islands

• 2010 Corp Member Teach For America English Content Community Leader [Remote: 2011– 2012]
• Established and led an online community for fellow Teach For America Hawaii, English teachers. Fostered connection to combat stress and isolation; members reported an average 15% improvement in well-being and teaching.

Chicago, IL

• Managed, advised, and executed photographic campaigns from conception to print
• Directed, led, and collaborated with groups of students to create print and online marketing pieces
• Managed and moderated online student engagement community
• Networked and communicated with various departments and offices to create multi-departmental events

Medt, Secondary English & Fine Arts

Graduated Summa Cum Laude Cumulative GPA: 4.0

Bfa, Photography; Poetry

Graduated Summa Cum Laude Cumulative GPA: 3.97

Photography

Art