Implementation Specialist

• Jun 2017 - Present

Consultant

• Jun 2016 - Present

Math Tutor

• Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

Implement curriculum for worldwide math-tutoring franchise. Work with students from grades 2-12 in instructing fundamental math skills and conceptual thinking that particular benefits students who have struggled with traditional math education in the classroom.

Learning Specialist

• Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

Twelfth grade learning specialist at UIC College Prep, the top achieving open enrollment high school in Chicago. I co-teach precalculus, world literature and comparative politics general education classes while assuring that students with IEPs are receiving appropriate modifications and accommodations. I also manage a caseload of fifteen seniors with IEPs, meeting with them weekly to help set and maintain short and long-term goals, as well as carrying out all of the primary responsibilities of the annual IEP meetings for those students.

Special Education Teacher

• Jul 2013 - May 2015

Modify curriculum to fit the needs of elementary and middle school students with a wide range of disabilities at a school that is part of a charter network located in New Orleans.Lead small group classes in math, reading, science and social studies to groups coming from mixed grades and varying abilities. Use data to drive instruction and adapt lessons in order to give students the greatest chance to succeed.Represent over a dozen current students as their primary advocate responsible for their Individual Education Plan, writing the annual plan for each student and keeping their other teachers aware of their individual needs and accommodations.

Crew Member/Newsletter Editor

• Oct 2010 - May 2013

Created and edit bimonthly in-store newsletter for specialty grocer’s largest location with a staff of over 200. Oversee all aspects of newsletter including writing, photography, and layout.• Run the store’s donation program, reaching out to the local community to find nonprofits that can be aided by the store’s resources. Coordinate quarterly charity events we participate in and set up a daily schedule of food donations to nearby food banks.

Editor

• May 2010 - May 2013

Write and edit content of a weekly community newsletter, the NYC version of a European-based company that sends out newsletters to over 100,000 subscribers in a dozen cities worldwide.

News Editor

• Jul 2008 - Oct 2009

Wrote and edited news stories daily, conducted interviews with local and national figures, created photo essays as part of first-hand coverage of local events.

Production Assistant

• Apr 2007 - May 2008

Coordinated production division of at Random House Children's, the publisher's largest imprint. Coordinated events and handled bulk of clerical work for the department.

Production Assistant

• 2002 - 2003