Experience

S.T.A.R.S.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educational Specialist

  • Dec 2017 - Present



Elk Hill Inc.

• Goochland, Va

• Director of Education

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2018

  Provide leadership and supervision to teachers and staff within our 3 schools working with students with behavioral disabilities, learning disabilities, and other health impaired disabilities. Provide instructional leadership for implementation and usage of technology. Develop and implement growth plans for the schools while maintaining the culture of learning for students and staff. Work with school administrative staff to maintain procedures and policies that impact school licensure and accreditation. Work with local school districts and their families to maintain progress of their students to transition back to public schools or work towards graduation. Show less



Elk Hill Charlottesville School

• Charlottesville, Virginia

• Head of School

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2014

  Manage a small private day school serving students with emotional, intellectual disabilities. Responsible for the hiring and training of educational and support staff, manage the budget of the school, work with teachers in the implementation of the school curriculum and IEPs, as well as, work with parents and local schools to ensure that their students are receiving a productive educational experience. It is my belief that we are given a box to work within but then I need to find ways to expand that box of possibilities. Show less



Cumberland Hospital for Children

• New Kent, VA

• Director of Education, Recreational Therapy, and Rehabilitative Services

  • Sep 2007 - Aug 2010

  Cumberland Hospital accepted children with emotional and intellectual disabilities, diabetes, brain-injuries and childhood obesity.The goal was enable the child to learn new skills to return to home or to a less restrictive environment. I supervised many departments that enabled this to happen. Through collaboration we saw improved implementation of overall programming services within the Hospital in the departments of education, recreation, behavioral, and in the rehabilitative services. Along with this increased collaboration among departments there was improved accountability and communication. Improved the curriculum within the education program while developing and gaining approval for a textbook adoption policy. Improved the training process within the departments with emphasis on person-centered values as staff work with the patients of the Hospital. Show less



Powhatan High School

• Teacher

  • Aug 2005 - Feb 2007