Director of Education

• Oct 2018 - Present

Education Manager

• 2008 - Oct 2018

Education Manager for a non-profit, professional association in the healthcare sector responsible for managing SIIM's educational programs, curricula development, peer-review, and continuing education process for scientific and educational programs. • Develops educational materials for annual meeting, training meetings, and special courses.• Coordinates and communicates with committee members and faculty - presentations, scientific abstract review process, curricula development, and educational materials for syllabi, abstract books, and Website. • Provides onsite educational and speaker support to include A-V and capturing educational content for online presentation. • Administers society's continuing medical education program (CME, CE, and MPCEC) and evaluation process for the SIIM Annual Meeting. • Work closely with the SIIM Executive Director, the Education Committee and subcommittees, the Annual Meeting Program Committee, and society liaisons.• Oversee maintenance of SIIM Web site for educational content and communicate routinely with Web editor and technical staff regarding content and operation.• Manages presenter/faculty relationships.• Other duties as assigned. Show less

STEAM Night Chair

• Oct 2017 - Present

Organize annual science family night focusing on STEAM activities. Organize annual science family night focusing on STEAM activities.

Teacher/Co-Staff Development Instructor

• Aug 2006 - Jun 2008

• Utilized county and state curriculums to instruct students in all core subjects. • Assessed prior knowledge and data to develop education that was both constructivism and programmed based. • Encouraged long-term content absorption through the creation of units that built on students’ strengths and developed their weaknesses through blended auditory, visual and kinesthetic lessons. • Students consistently performed at an 87%+ pass rate on all state exams. In cases where students did not pass, their individual scores increased on an average of 30%+ over the previous year. • Developed positive working relationships and communications with parents. • Raised the bar through the creation and implementation of staff development and team building training. • Piloted the use of interactive whiteboards to promote enhanced learning and education for students. Show less

Teacher/eCoach

• Feb 2002 - Jun 2006

• Taught elementary education at a National Blue Ribbon School; recognized for sustained high performance and student achievement in mathematics and reading. • Served as the school’s contact with the Office of Instructional Technology (OIT). • Recognized the needs of teachers as they relate to technology and ensured these needs were met. • Provided onsite instructional technology support for teachers as it related to the school improvement plan. • Collaborated with peers to create connections with and instructional use of software and hardware as they are integrated into the teaching curriculum. • Fostered school-based sharing of best practice for effective technology integration. • Initiated school-wide use of alternate methods of technology-based communications such as email, website, etc. • Developed and maintained first website for the school. • Participated in Terrapins in the Classroom’s ongoing research study in conjunction with the Ohio University. • Combined scientific application, hands-on involvement and emotional connections with terrapins to provide an opportunity to inspire meaningful connections with the Chesapeake Bay, its inhabitants and conservation. • Participated in the Maryland Artist Teacher Institute cohort on designing and implementing an arts-integrated curriculum to increase student interest and retention of objectives. Show less