Colleen Brennan O'Toole
Educational Assistant Gilles-Sweet Elementary at Fairview Park City Schools- Claim this Profile
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Merritt Waters
With high enthusiasm, I recommend Mrs. O'Toole for any position that would be well-served by a compassionate, observant, responsible person. She and I worked together for several years at Horace Mann Elementary School in Lakewood, Ohio. During that time, I filled the principal role and she started as a lunch/recess monitor and progressed with great success into a position as a classroom assistant for children with and without special needs. Mrs. O'Toole is a responsive, effective communicator, both in writing and face-to-face. Based on her words and actions, I realized she constantly thinks about how she can help or how the systems she works within could be improved. Her reliability for being present--physically, mentally and emotionally--is a true asset. In addition to being a terrific employee, Mrs. O'Toole is just a lovely person. Her eye contact and friendly smile provide clues to her generous nature and her impeccable ethics. Please feel free to contact me at merritt.waters@lakewoodcityschools.org or 440-258-2470 if I may be of assistance as she seeks a position with your organization.
Julie Rea
Colleen and I have served on the Executive Board of @OneWorldShopCLE for 5 years. One World Shop is a non-profit fair trade organization with a small paid staff, making our volunteer Board and staff critical to our success. Colleen has taken on the recruitment, training and management of our volunteer staff, improving the productivity and effectiveness of this important workforce. Colleen is thoughtful, dependable, and collegial. She thinks team first and always. She is a trusted colleague, insightful about people and tasks, someone we can count on to give us her best efforts at all times thus inspiring others to follow her lead. I highly recommend Colleen O’Toole.
Merritt Waters
With high enthusiasm, I recommend Mrs. O'Toole for any position that would be well-served by a compassionate, observant, responsible person. She and I worked together for several years at Horace Mann Elementary School in Lakewood, Ohio. During that time, I filled the principal role and she started as a lunch/recess monitor and progressed with great success into a position as a classroom assistant for children with and without special needs. Mrs. O'Toole is a responsive, effective communicator, both in writing and face-to-face. Based on her words and actions, I realized she constantly thinks about how she can help or how the systems she works within could be improved. Her reliability for being present--physically, mentally and emotionally--is a true asset. In addition to being a terrific employee, Mrs. O'Toole is just a lovely person. Her eye contact and friendly smile provide clues to her generous nature and her impeccable ethics. Please feel free to contact me at merritt.waters@lakewoodcityschools.org or 440-258-2470 if I may be of assistance as she seeks a position with your organization.
Julie Rea
Colleen and I have served on the Executive Board of @OneWorldShopCLE for 5 years. One World Shop is a non-profit fair trade organization with a small paid staff, making our volunteer Board and staff critical to our success. Colleen has taken on the recruitment, training and management of our volunteer staff, improving the productivity and effectiveness of this important workforce. Colleen is thoughtful, dependable, and collegial. She thinks team first and always. She is a trusted colleague, insightful about people and tasks, someone we can count on to give us her best efforts at all times thus inspiring others to follow her lead. I highly recommend Colleen O’Toole.
Merritt Waters
With high enthusiasm, I recommend Mrs. O'Toole for any position that would be well-served by a compassionate, observant, responsible person. She and I worked together for several years at Horace Mann Elementary School in Lakewood, Ohio. During that time, I filled the principal role and she started as a lunch/recess monitor and progressed with great success into a position as a classroom assistant for children with and without special needs. Mrs. O'Toole is a responsive, effective communicator, both in writing and face-to-face. Based on her words and actions, I realized she constantly thinks about how she can help or how the systems she works within could be improved. Her reliability for being present--physically, mentally and emotionally--is a true asset. In addition to being a terrific employee, Mrs. O'Toole is just a lovely person. Her eye contact and friendly smile provide clues to her generous nature and her impeccable ethics. Please feel free to contact me at merritt.waters@lakewoodcityschools.org or 440-258-2470 if I may be of assistance as she seeks a position with your organization.
Julie Rea
Colleen and I have served on the Executive Board of @OneWorldShopCLE for 5 years. One World Shop is a non-profit fair trade organization with a small paid staff, making our volunteer Board and staff critical to our success. Colleen has taken on the recruitment, training and management of our volunteer staff, improving the productivity and effectiveness of this important workforce. Colleen is thoughtful, dependable, and collegial. She thinks team first and always. She is a trusted colleague, insightful about people and tasks, someone we can count on to give us her best efforts at all times thus inspiring others to follow her lead. I highly recommend Colleen O’Toole.
Merritt Waters
With high enthusiasm, I recommend Mrs. O'Toole for any position that would be well-served by a compassionate, observant, responsible person. She and I worked together for several years at Horace Mann Elementary School in Lakewood, Ohio. During that time, I filled the principal role and she started as a lunch/recess monitor and progressed with great success into a position as a classroom assistant for children with and without special needs. Mrs. O'Toole is a responsive, effective communicator, both in writing and face-to-face. Based on her words and actions, I realized she constantly thinks about how she can help or how the systems she works within could be improved. Her reliability for being present--physically, mentally and emotionally--is a true asset. In addition to being a terrific employee, Mrs. O'Toole is just a lovely person. Her eye contact and friendly smile provide clues to her generous nature and her impeccable ethics. Please feel free to contact me at merritt.waters@lakewoodcityschools.org or 440-258-2470 if I may be of assistance as she seeks a position with your organization.
Julie Rea
Colleen and I have served on the Executive Board of @OneWorldShopCLE for 5 years. One World Shop is a non-profit fair trade organization with a small paid staff, making our volunteer Board and staff critical to our success. Colleen has taken on the recruitment, training and management of our volunteer staff, improving the productivity and effectiveness of this important workforce. Colleen is thoughtful, dependable, and collegial. She thinks team first and always. She is a trusted colleague, insightful about people and tasks, someone we can count on to give us her best efforts at all times thus inspiring others to follow her lead. I highly recommend Colleen O’Toole.
Experience
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Fairview Park City Schools
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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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Educational Assistant Gilles-Sweet Elementary
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Aug 2017 - Present
Direct students on Individual Education Plans and Behavioral Plans placed in general education classes. Responsible for providing intervention in order for students to achieve plan goals and objectives. Direct students on Individual Education Plans and Behavioral Plans placed in general education classes. Responsible for providing intervention in order for students to achieve plan goals and objectives.
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Lakewood City Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Extended School Year Counselor
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Mentored young men age 14-22 with moderate to severe special needs and documented communication and behavioral disabilities. Mentored young men age 14-22 with moderate to severe special needs and documented communication and behavioral disabilities.
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Lakewood City Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Teacher's Assistant Horance Mann & Lincoln Elementary
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Nov 2013 - Jun 2017
Fostered pre-kindergarten students in a dedicated unit for those with a diagnosis of Autism, while helping the program to earn a five-star rating from the Ohio Department of Education. Fostered pre-kindergarten students in a dedicated unit for those with a diagnosis of Autism, while helping the program to earn a five-star rating from the Ohio Department of Education.
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ROCKY RIVER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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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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School Monitor Kensington Intermediate School
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Aug 2005 - Jun 2013
Worked cooperatively on a 7-person team to coordinate the supervision of 600 students. Worked cooperatively on a 7-person team to coordinate the supervision of 600 students.
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Sherwin-Williams
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Unit Manager
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1995 - 1998
Managed a $190,000,000 strategic account including account managers calling on the buyers for 5 retail formats. Achieved record private label paint sales while maintaining performance of two national brands sold to 1100 stores. Additionally supervised 4 sales managers, 35 representatives, a marketing manager and a sales coordinator.
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Director of Customer Service, Consumer Brands
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1994 - 1995
Managed an ISO 9000 certified department, supervised 5 department managers with 60 agents, handling 2,000 in-bound calls per day.
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Project Management Team Member
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1992 - 1994
Served on the division vice-presidents' ad hoc team to remap sales territories, integrating acquired brands and national accounts.
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Field Operations Manager
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1992 - 1994
Directly supervised 5 account dedicated regional marketing managers and 36 sales representatives. Collaborated with managers of a shared national sales force on annual training sessions, sales programs and sales meetings.
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Regional Sales Manager, National Accounts
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1987 - 1992
Responsible for sales to home center and mass merchant accounts within a region. Directed 2 district managers and 13 sales reps.
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Sales Representative
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1984 - 1987
Opened independent dealers and sold to distrbutors.
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Education
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1982 - 1984
John Carroll University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business and Communication -
1980 - 1982
Saint Bonaventure University
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