Related Services Coordinator

• Jul 2023 - Present

District 68 School Psychologist

• Jul 2021 - Jul 2023

District Intervention Specialist / School Psychologist

• Aug 2007 - Jul 2021

Support Early Childhood and Early Elementary academic, social, and behavioral needs. Facilitate MTSS process. Provide social-emotional and behavioral support. Provide teacher/parent consultation. Facilitate building level crisis team. Case manage IEPs and 504s. Serve as LEA rep for IEP meetings. Conduct psycho-educational evaluations. Collect and analyze school wide data. Mentor colleagues. CPI certification. Support Early Childhood and Early Elementary academic, social, and behavioral needs. Facilitate MTSS process. Provide social-emotional and behavioral support. Provide teacher/parent consultation. Facilitate building level crisis team. Case manage IEPs and 504s. Serve as LEA rep for IEP meetings. Conduct psycho-educational evaluations. Collect and analyze school wide data. Mentor colleagues. CPI certification.

AEA Union President

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

Served as the president of the Avoca school district union of ~80 certified staff. Responsibilities include: *Representative of membership *Monitor execution of contractual provisions *Communicate & advocate for membership needs *Facilitate problem solving of concerns between members and/or administration *Serve as exclusive AEA representative on joint committees *Facilitate communication with membership regarding district business *Maintain current knowledge of educational policies Show less

Examiner/Proctor

• Mar 2014 - 2015

Recruit candidates for the Pearson database to be matched with criteria required to establish norming data for the upcoming release of Pearson published educational assessments. Distribute, manage, and administer protocols and rating scales for profile data collection in the norming process. Recruit candidates for the Pearson database to be matched with criteria required to establish norming data for the upcoming release of Pearson published educational assessments. Distribute, manage, and administer protocols and rating scales for profile data collection in the norming process.

Evaluator/Behavior Therapist

• May 2013 - 2015

Part-time pediatric behavior intervention, parent/teacher consultation, and child evaluation. Part-time pediatric behavior intervention, parent/teacher consultation, and child evaluation.

Project ABLE Counselor / Certified School Psychologist

• Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

Counselor/Therapist for Molloy Center's Project ABLE program. Provided ongoing individual and group therapy support for K-8 students placed from their home schools due to severe emotional and/or behavioral challenges requiring education in a more restrictive environment. Counselor/Therapist for Molloy Center's Project ABLE program. Provided ongoing individual and group therapy support for K-8 students placed from their home schools due to severe emotional and/or behavioral challenges requiring education in a more restrictive environment.

School Psychologist Intern

• Aug 2005 - Jun 2006

Provided counseling services. Participated in Child Study Teams. Developed lunch n learn PD. Conducted psycho-educational evaluations. Provided counseling services. Participated in Child Study Teams. Developed lunch n learn PD. Conducted psycho-educational evaluations.