Experience

Robert Muller L.I.F.E International School
• Guatemala
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• School Teacher, Panajachel, Guatemala

  • Aug 2022 - Present

Oakland Unified School District
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee
• School Teacher

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2022

Room to Read
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee
• Girls' Education Program Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2015


Ghana Health and Education Initiative

• Ghana
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Program Coordinator

  • Mar 2014 - Jan 2015

  Ghana Health and Education Initiative · Humjibre & Soroano, Ghana Education Program Coordinator • Supervise 8 local staff while working together to build capacity for teaching (content and practice); program and outreach evaluation; monitoring for quality; and cultivating the confidence and mindset needed to develop innovative grassroots solutions • Work cooperatively with local staff to design culturally relevant and intelligible content and skills trainings, with a particular focus on classroom effectiveness, and understanding of childhood development norms and early education best practices • Enhance or design programs that meet community needs with very limited resources – e.g. library renovations using community volunteer teams; building Raise-A-Reader model volunteer teams to improve access to reading materials Show less



INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND

• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Dec 2011 - Sep 2013

  International Institute of New England § Lowell & Boston, MA § December 2011 – September 2013 A 100 year old refugee and immigrant resettlement agency dedicated to assisting hundreds of new clients each year Micro Enterprise Program Coordinator – Launched Lowell's micro enterprise program dedicated to training refugee women in becoming child care business operators and teachers within the field of early education. • 120 women trained and 103 licensed in best practices of child health, safety and early learning • 20 businesses opened and 21 previously unemployed women placed in early education jobs • Established partnership with Head Start, leading to increased refugee child enrollment; employment for refugee mothers; and professional training that improved Head Start awareness of refugees • Empowered refugee women to strive for economic independence and career development • Coordinated staff, translators and partner agencies and established local and state level partnerships • Ensured quality control as well as consistency throughout the program cycle, so the program was technically sound, met grant objectives and ORR and MA standards Community Orientation Coordinator – Established Lowell's CO to familiarize all new arrivals with vital resources in the community, and create synergy between clients and other direct service providers • Designed New Arrival Resource Manual and curriculum that serves to guide field trips and classes • Oriented over 100 new arrivals and partnered with over 5 local agencies; Metta Health Clinic, Fire and Police Departments, Lowell Public Schools and WIC • Weekly classes taught in 8-week cycles for a total of 24 hours of community orientation Show less


University of Denver
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Graduate Student

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2011


NYC Department of Education

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• High School Special Education Teacher

  • Nov 2004 - Jun 2008

  Special Education Classroom Teacher - Lead teacher responsible for the education and development of students with emotional disturbance in achieving behavioral and academic goals, improving literacy, numeracy and self-confidence • Improved reading scores multiple grade-levels utilizing a balanced literacy methodology that emphasized phonics, inferring meaning and guided reading • Coordinated and led Individualized Education Plan conferences amongst relevant stakeholders, and assisted approximately 50 students in achieving stated academic and behavioral goals • Using a strengths-based approach, designed and implemented curriculum, learning materials, and activities that engaged students of various learning styles, improving attendance and achievement Education and Career Counselor - Worked with students at risk of dropping out in order to determine a pathway to success via the alternative education system, which led to the most at-risk population becoming bakers, mechanics and carpenters instead of unemployed youth Show less


Howard Dean for America
• Political Organizer

  • Sep 2003 - Feb 2004