Experience

Fryeburg Academy

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dean Of Student Life

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• Grade Level Dean

  • Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  Provided positive and attentive leadership to ensure grade-level experiences that were proactive and central to FA student life. Provided direct support of students and families. Worked with students to ensure school expectations were upheld and fostered high-quality delivery of events specific to the freshmen class, including orientation, grade.Direct oversight of all major disciplinary issues for all grade levels and our resident students.Responsible for management of co-curricular and extra-curricular programming including clubs and athletics. Show less

• Special Educator

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2020

  Oversaw and ensured a high quality of education related program within the special services department at Fryeburg Academy. Direct areas of responsibility included: curriculum development, transition planning, Individual Education Plan development, guidance, behavior management, student assessment, school assessment, crisis planning, crisis intervention, service learning, computer based learning, and experiential learning opportunities.



Enriched Learning Center

• Program Director

  • Sep 2009 - May 2014

  Responsibilities included all aspects of strategic planning, program development, implementation, and management of experiential educational programming for a diverse and challenging clientele. As a founding member of Enriched Learning Center was directly involved in all aspects of starting and growing an experiential alternative day school for at risk youth and expanding into complimentary programming in: leadership training, vocational development, professional educational consultation, online credit recovery lab, a high ropes course facility and a whitewater rafting company. Other direct areas of responsibility include: Manage day to day operations of an alternative experiential day school for middle and high school programs serving individuals with disabilities and other non-traditional learners. Show less



Eckerd (Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc)

• Colebrook, NH

• Lead Teacher

  • Dec 2004 - Sep 2009

  Teacher/Lead Behavioral Specialist (12/04–9/09) • Leadership responsibilities in both program and educational administration for residential and non-residential outdoor treatment and educational programs serving at risk youth. • Case management of students special education needs and Individual Education Plans • Teach high school subject matter using a team approach for students requiring creative and adaptable methods to meet their educational needs • Responsible for all aspects of behavior management in the classroom Counselor/Teacher (12/04 – 12/06) • Lived and worked with at-risk youth 24 hours a day 5 days a week in a rural residential program • Responsible for provision of all daily needs, behavior management, experiential training, daily living education, and preparing students for re-unification with their families and community • Developed a program for students that allowed them to access and participate in community based volunteer and recreational activities Show less