Experience

TransCen, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Services

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Supporting individuals with disabilities to find and maintain meaningful and inclusive employment opportunities within their community.

• Project SEARCH Coordinator

  • Sep 2022 - Sep 2023



Kewaskum School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Pupil Services

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2021



School District of Menomonee Falls

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Support Teacher

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  Utilized methods and tools of continuous improvement to stay accountable, shift mindsets and behavior, and improve performance at the secondary level. • Project managed efforts to identify the root cause of a math achievement gap in grades 6-8. Collected and analyzed data to identify priority areas of improvement. Led interventions to increase student access to the general curriculum and improve teacher engagement and performance tracking. Closing the Gap trend data indicated a decrease in the gap measure from 3.17 to 1.83 within one semester of project operation. • Utilized grant funding to survey students, facilitate focus groups, employ marketing strategies, and provide explicit instruction in self-advocacy to students with intellectual disabilities. Deployment of these strategies resulted in a significant increase in participation of students with disabilities in extra-curricular activities at the high school level. • Implemented roll out of Next Generation College and Career Ready IEP’s district-wide via staff development, process improvement, and IEP review. Show less



School District of Kettle Moraine

• Director Of Learning

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2016

  Successfully attained “master teacher” status and broadened my impact by demonstrating habits of a learning leader that led to an advancement opportunity within the organization. • Supervised and evaluated a team of nine special education teachers and eleven paraprofessionals at the middle school level utilizing Educator Effectiveness.• Developed a yearlong professional development opportunity for regular and special educator teams to learn about and apply co-teaching practices. This micro-credential expanded into implementation of school-wide professional development in collaborative practices. • Brought the Best Buddies program to the middle school level. Show less

• Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2016



Greendale School District

• Greendale, Wisconsin

• Cross-Categorical Special Education

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2008



Milwaukee County Child & Adolescent Treatment Center

• River Hills, Wisconsin

• Paraprofessional

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

  Worked with a multidisciplinary team to provide educational services to patients’ age three to twenty-one who are admitted for treatment of serious emotional problems. Worked with a multidisciplinary team to provide educational services to patients’ age three to twenty-one who are admitted for treatment of serious emotional problems.



Easter Seals Kindcare

• Grant Park, Wisconsin

• Summer Respite Camp Site Supervisor and Inclusion Specialist

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2007

  Supervised over 60 participants and staff members in the daily operations of a summer respite camp for children, teens, and adults with various disabilities. Supervised over 60 participants and staff members in the daily operations of a summer respite camp for children, teens, and adults with various disabilities.



Curative Care Network

• Cudahy, Wisconsin

• Birth to Three Family Service Coordinator

  • Aug 2001 - Aug 2005

  Collaborated with families and a multidisciplinary therapy team to adress the needs of children ages 0 to 3 years who were challenged in moving, thinking, talking, learning, feeding/eating, and/or behavior. Supported families with the transition to public or private schools systems, Head Start programs or other services. Collaborated with families and a multidisciplinary therapy team to adress the needs of children ages 0 to 3 years who were challenged in moving, thinking, talking, learning, feeding/eating, and/or behavior. Supported families with the transition to public or private schools systems, Head Start programs or other services.