Adrienne Timmons
K-8 Music Director & Fine Arts Department Chair at The Seven Hills School- Claim this Profile
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Leah Korican
Adrienne is an amazing educator and colleague. She gives her all to her students and is always kind but firm when she needs to be. She can organize a concert for hundreds of children and lead them in joyful song and then with a look and a gesture bring the room to complete silence. Her music classes are full of energy and life. She contributes to a school in so many ways beyond the music room from leading assemblies, to bringing speakers and performers on campus, to being a trusted resource on diversity issues. I was incredibly fortunate to work with Adrienne for at least fifteen years and I know anyone else who works with her will feel the same way.
Lisa Lomba, Ed.D.
I worked with Adrienne at Bentley and had the good fortune of knowing her powerful leadership and good heart through concerts for our students and through a significant project on campus to honor her daughter. Whether joyfully conducting Kindergarten students for multicultural holiday carols or advocating for equity and belonging in the community, Adrienne is a polished professional, a wonderful collaborator, and a leader who is student- and child-focused in all she does. I give her my highest recommendation.
Leah Korican
Adrienne is an amazing educator and colleague. She gives her all to her students and is always kind but firm when she needs to be. She can organize a concert for hundreds of children and lead them in joyful song and then with a look and a gesture bring the room to complete silence. Her music classes are full of energy and life. She contributes to a school in so many ways beyond the music room from leading assemblies, to bringing speakers and performers on campus, to being a trusted resource on diversity issues. I was incredibly fortunate to work with Adrienne for at least fifteen years and I know anyone else who works with her will feel the same way.
Lisa Lomba, Ed.D.
I worked with Adrienne at Bentley and had the good fortune of knowing her powerful leadership and good heart through concerts for our students and through a significant project on campus to honor her daughter. Whether joyfully conducting Kindergarten students for multicultural holiday carols or advocating for equity and belonging in the community, Adrienne is a polished professional, a wonderful collaborator, and a leader who is student- and child-focused in all she does. I give her my highest recommendation.
Leah Korican
Adrienne is an amazing educator and colleague. She gives her all to her students and is always kind but firm when she needs to be. She can organize a concert for hundreds of children and lead them in joyful song and then with a look and a gesture bring the room to complete silence. Her music classes are full of energy and life. She contributes to a school in so many ways beyond the music room from leading assemblies, to bringing speakers and performers on campus, to being a trusted resource on diversity issues. I was incredibly fortunate to work with Adrienne for at least fifteen years and I know anyone else who works with her will feel the same way.
Lisa Lomba, Ed.D.
I worked with Adrienne at Bentley and had the good fortune of knowing her powerful leadership and good heart through concerts for our students and through a significant project on campus to honor her daughter. Whether joyfully conducting Kindergarten students for multicultural holiday carols or advocating for equity and belonging in the community, Adrienne is a polished professional, a wonderful collaborator, and a leader who is student- and child-focused in all she does. I give her my highest recommendation.
Leah Korican
Adrienne is an amazing educator and colleague. She gives her all to her students and is always kind but firm when she needs to be. She can organize a concert for hundreds of children and lead them in joyful song and then with a look and a gesture bring the room to complete silence. Her music classes are full of energy and life. She contributes to a school in so many ways beyond the music room from leading assemblies, to bringing speakers and performers on campus, to being a trusted resource on diversity issues. I was incredibly fortunate to work with Adrienne for at least fifteen years and I know anyone else who works with her will feel the same way.
Lisa Lomba, Ed.D.
I worked with Adrienne at Bentley and had the good fortune of knowing her powerful leadership and good heart through concerts for our students and through a significant project on campus to honor her daughter. Whether joyfully conducting Kindergarten students for multicultural holiday carols or advocating for equity and belonging in the community, Adrienne is a polished professional, a wonderful collaborator, and a leader who is student- and child-focused in all she does. I give her my highest recommendation.
Experience
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The Seven Hills School
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Walnut Creek
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K-8 Music Director & Fine Arts Department Chair
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Aug 2019 - Present
- Design and apply an equity-based music curriculum focused on uplifting historically underrepresented music history and styles, integrating science and mathematics, and creating inclusive lesson plans for students of all accessible needs. - Facilitate professional development and leadership mentorship (affinity spaces, racial sensitivity training) for fine arts department educators that has led to the development of more inclusive classroom environments and lesson plans. - Design and apply an equity-based music curriculum focused on uplifting historically underrepresented music history and styles, integrating science and mathematics, and creating inclusive lesson plans for students of all accessible needs. - Facilitate professional development and leadership mentorship (affinity spaces, racial sensitivity training) for fine arts department educators that has led to the development of more inclusive classroom environments and lesson plans.
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Bentley School
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Lower School Music
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Sep 1999 - Jul 2019
- Developed and incorporated a multicultural vocal and instrumental program into the school music curriculum and arranged faculty DEI professional development training.- Directed and cultivated K-4 classroom and concert music programs influenced by musical multiculturalism, cross-cultural sensitivity, and diverse music legacies across geographical lines. - Founded brass and wind ensemble for fourth and fifth grades. - Conducted advanced string chamber ensemble.- Facilitated school-wide music concerts of recruited local music groups. Show less
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Director Of Diversity
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Jul 2001 - Jul 2014
- Managed cultural festivals, assemblies, and school-wide speaker series that featured renowned civil rights activists and leaders, including Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Rebecca Walker, Karen Korematsu of the Fred Korematsu Institute, Gee’s Bend Quilters, and Mexican Ballet Folklorico. - Provided diversity recruitment support and consultation for the school’s admissions department.
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Camp Techolopoly: Summer Youth Learning
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Piedmont, CA
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Camp Director
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Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
- Organized and conducted robotic technology workshops for children between the age of 7 and 12. - Instructed lessons to create Raspberry Pi computers, and utilized Scratch and graphical programming languages. - Organized and conducted robotic technology workshops for children between the age of 7 and 12. - Instructed lessons to create Raspberry Pi computers, and utilized Scratch and graphical programming languages.
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Diversity Adviser
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Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
Conducted staff and faculty diversity training sessions Conducted staff and faculty diversity training sessions
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Temple Isaiah
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Lafayette, CA
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Elementary School Language and History Teacher
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Sep 1991 - Sep 2001
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Head-Royce School
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Oakland, CA
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Private Music Teacher
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Sep 2000 - Jun 2001
Weekly instruction of Saxophone and Oboe Weekly instruction of Saxophone and Oboe
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Oakland Unified School District
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Oakland, CA
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Substitute Teacher
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Jan 1998 - Dec 1998
- Taught childhood development curriculum at Bella Vista Child Development Center - Led classes at Lafayette Elementary School - Taught childhood development curriculum at Bella Vista Child Development Center - Led classes at Lafayette Elementary School
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Education
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Bachelor's degree, Music -
Diablo Valley College
Early Childhood Education, Child Development of Psychology -
Pacific Oaks College
Early Childhood Education, Classroom Management and Child, Family and Community
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