Experience

Heath City School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• School Counselor

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Self-employed

• Homemaker

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2021

  • Took leave from professional career to raise three children over ten years. • Managed household budget in accordance with fiscal goals. • Served in church ministries (children's ministries, marriage counseling) • Took leave from professional career to raise three children over ten years. • Managed household budget in accordance with fiscal goals. • Served in church ministries (children's ministries, marriage counseling)



Newark City Schools

• Newark, Ohio, United States

• School Counselor

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2011

  • Key lead for school-wide implementation of new state testing • Created academic school year master schedules • Conducted weekly student-driven discussions • Collaborated with Licking County counselors to create a county-wide crisis response team. • Created and wrote a detailed crisis response plan. • Successfully resolved relational conflict in group settings. • Counseled individuals to resolved internal conflict (suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, etc.) • Deescalated violence related to people struggling with mental health issues. • Led school-wide educational intervention team to implement federally mandated program, built and trained team, set up and organized documentation to demonstrate compliance. • Wrote and was awarded a grant to receive financial assistance for an anti-bullying district-wide presentation. Show less



Six County, Inc

• Zanesville, Ohio, United States

• Independent Contractor in School Support Services

  • Mar 2006 - Jun 2006

  • Participated in and worked with Care Teams at three Muskingum County schools to provide intervention and prevention services for at-risk students and their families. • Provided individual counseling for middle and high school students. • Developed knowledge and understanding of clinical mental health issues by participating in agency training and supervision. • Created a service opportunities presentation for middle school students. • Participated in and worked with Care Teams at three Muskingum County schools to provide intervention and prevention services for at-risk students and their families. • Provided individual counseling for middle and high school students. • Developed knowledge and understanding of clinical mental health issues by participating in agency training and supervision. • Created a service opportunities presentation for middle school students.



Tri-Valley High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern Guidance Counselor

  • Aug 2005 - May 2006

  • Initiated classroom guidance as a means to reach students and promote understanding of issues facing students. • Collaborated with administration on behavioral interventions and conflict resolution. • Encouraged and challenged students in both group and individual counseling situations. • Consulted with area mental health counselors on individual student needs and on a suicide prevention screening/program. • Wrote and was awarded a grant to receive financial assistance for an anti-bullying presentation at the high school. Show less



Wiley Companies

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • May 2004 - Aug 2005

  Assisted company buyer Assisted site manager with company communications Assisted Quality Manager quality documents Reception Contractor logs A/P Reconciliation OSHA Safety logs filed MSDS filing Assisted company buyer Assisted site manager with company communications Assisted Quality Manager quality documents Reception Contractor logs A/P Reconciliation OSHA Safety logs filed MSDS filing



Waynesville High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher and Drama Director

  • Aug 2000 - Jun 2003

  • Demonstrated exceptional leadership and creativity in directing the dramatic productions, Bye Bye Birdie and Our Town. • Challenged a group of students to publish a professional monthly newspaper using PageMaker and facilitated their own editing and time management skills. • Demonstrated exceptional leadership and creativity in directing the dramatic productions, Bye Bye Birdie and Our Town. • Challenged a group of students to publish a professional monthly newspaper using PageMaker and facilitated their own editing and time management skills.



Fairborn City Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher and Drama Director

  • Aug 1998 - Jun 2000

  • Demonstrated excellent versatility and adaptability in teaching eight different classes to over 300 students. • Established a drama program and produced two plays, Arsenic and Old Lace and Noises Off, in my rookie year of teaching. • Actively participated as a volunteer in the school’s first Intervention Assistance Team, which assisted at-risk students and parents. • Demonstrated excellent versatility and adaptability in teaching eight different classes to over 300 students. • Established a drama program and produced two plays, Arsenic and Old Lace and Noises Off, in my rookie year of teaching. • Actively participated as a volunteer in the school’s first Intervention Assistance Team, which assisted at-risk students and parents.