Experience

Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Youth Development

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Recruit, train, supervise, evaluate, develop, and retain participants in the Leader Program (ages 13-26). • Facilitate Leader meetings. • Create Leadership Budget, control expenditures, including Leader stipends. • Ensure the overall success of the Leader Program in a clean and safe environment. • Partner with Chicago Voyagers to organize, facilitate, and supervise several overnight, outdoor, educational field trips. Must be able to tolerate outdoor temperatures / conditions and physically able to participate in relevant activities (i.e. hiking, biking, rock climbing, canoeing, etc.) • Serve as an advocate for children and their needs. • Maintain contact information and essential data in an organizational database. • Design and maintain Leader Program marketing materials for program services and development, including but not limited to website, written materials, social media, flyers, brochures and newsletters. • Broaden social networking and website to benefit organization including regular postings as assigned. • Engage and assist with all NBGC’s programs, members, and Youth Leaders. • Assist with special projects as needed. • Work with volunteers. • Attend all meetings, conferences/trainings as required and assist with agency-wide special events. • Manage inventory of Leader Program supplies and materials. • Create daily, weekly, and monthly statistical reports for Director of Operations. • Speak publicly at events. • Maintain a professional appearance and manner reflective of the high standards of the NBGC. Show less



The Second City

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Instructor

  • Sep 2008 - Present

  Created first stand-up comedy curriculum for the Second City Training Center's youth program. Currently teaching 12 week stand-up comedy classes for high school and middle school students. Created and taught a teachers workshop for Chicago Public Schools on using stand-up in the classroom. Created first stand-up comedy curriculum for the Second City Training Center's youth program. Currently teaching 12 week stand-up comedy classes for high school and middle school students. Created and taught a teachers workshop for Chicago Public Schools on using stand-up in the classroom.



Chicago Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Substitute teacher

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2016



Chicago Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher

  • Feb 2007 - Jun 2008

  Managed a non-departmentalized 8th grade class of 33-38 students. Surpassed the school ISAT quota of 62.4% with 90% passing in reading and 80% in math. Taught math, reading, writing, science, and social studies every day. Planned and executed daily lessons for five subjects with an academic diverse classroom. Taught hands-on science and math lessons Managed a non-departmentalized 8th grade class of 33-38 students. Surpassed the school ISAT quota of 62.4% with 90% passing in reading and 80% in math. Taught math, reading, writing, science, and social studies every day. Planned and executed daily lessons for five subjects with an academic diverse classroom. Taught hands-on science and math lessons