Experience

Mercy Corps Northwest

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Online Education Associate

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  COVID-19 Response teamOregon Women's Business Center- Design and create online learning for small businesses and entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19- Transfer and update existing small business resources to an e-Learning format- Work in a team setting to provide learning and development to small business owners and entrepreneurs as part of the Oregon Women's Business Center at Mercy Corps Northwest- Provide expertise and recommendations to co-workers regarding curriculum development and education- Research, select, procure, implement, and act as lead LMS Administrator for the first LMS (Learning Management System) utilized by Mercy Corps Northwest to house self-paced and live, instructor-taught courses for clients of Mercy Corps Northwest and the Oregon Women's Business Center.



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructional Designer

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Develop online course content for the Professional and Continuing Education department in multiple subject areas.



AmeriCorps VISTA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Service Member

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  - Serving as Online Education Associate for Mercy Corps Northwest and the Oregon Women's Business Center.- August 2020 - August 2021



Briljent

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Systems Trainer

  • Dec 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Deliver systems training to state employees for new eligibility determination system roll-out• Participate in continued phases of go-live implementation across the state of Indiana• Travel regionally to facilitate courses to various worker roles for multi-day courses• Document and edit course curriculum to increase delivery effectiveness and participant achievement• Perform systems testing to check status of training system environment • Train groups of 20-40 incoming new hires for rapid project deployment• Provide knowledge and support to state and contract workers in real office environments, including managers, state eligibility workers, specialized roles, and call center representatives.• Provide daily on-site support for local state office in order to accurately troubleshoot system issues with state eligibility workers and office manager• Quickly understand state policy and how those policies interact with new eligibility system to determine cause of problem in a time-sensitive environment• Calmly assist state eligibility workers and managers identify, remedy, and/or report system issues when client data is being entered and verify if correct state benefits are being formed



LTC Language Solutions

• United States
• Translation and Localization
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Subcontrator, Instructor

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2019

  • Prepared and delivered English instruction to international K-12 students and adults• Assessed needs of students and find appropriate or create appropriate materials to be used in lessons• Be competent of cultural and linguistic differences from students of various countries• Instruction given to students from Spain, Brazil, Venezuela, Japan, and Israel.



Contractor

• Private Tutor/Teacher

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2018



Washington Township Schools

• Special Education Instructional Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - May 2014

  - Taught lessons in a variety of subject areas to both large and small groups of students- Served as a mentor and reliable source of information for a diverse, multicultural student population- Closely monitored student progress in order to modify and adjust teaching tactics- Targeted problem behaviors with students so that proper accommodations could be given - Educated and motivated students to successfully complete assignments, tests, and other goals - Effectively implemented procedures and techniques that would create an ideal learning environment- Maintained confidentiality while working with individual student records



Hamilton Southeastern Schools

• Special Needs Instructional Assistant

  • Oct 2008 - Jan 2011

  - Worked in a resource room setting to daily monitor students with learning disabilities- Communicated with departmental co-workers in order to address student progress and concerns - Aided and closely observed a student with Autism for two years in order to develop student’s social and work-related skills- Provided one-on-one support to an Autistic student in a variety of settings and compiled daily progress reports- Gained knowledge of strengths and difficulties of students with learning and emotional disabilities



Lawrence Township Schools

• ESL Instructional Assistant

  • Aug 2006 - Mar 2008

  - Helped students in a resource center environment in all subject areas including: English, math, science, and history- Assisted both ESL students of all fluency levels as well as students with learning disabilities- Gave instruction in both English and Spanish to students needing assistance with assignments- Worked closely with teachers in order to monitor students’ academic progress- Maintained communication with other ESL departmental teachers to modify and improve school’s ESL program