Experience

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  Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Member Of The Board Of Advisors

    • Jan 2019 - Present

    Served at a Member-At-Large, CLVEN Committee, Co-Chair of Fraternity Support Committee, and currently continue to support as a volunteer.

  • Chair-Elect - Board of Advisors

    • Jun 2022 - Present

    The Board of Advisors provide alumni with the opportunity to assist Alpha Sigma Phi in achieving long-term goals. As a member of the Exec Committee, I help channel and support the committee members and board, under the purview of the Chair. We ensure those opportunities and interests are focused and impact our fraternity in both immediate and long-term outcomes.

  • Grand Chapter Advisor - Eta Xi

    • Apr 2019 - Present

    A GCA is the lead volunteer/mentor and is appointed by and reports to the Fraternity's CEO. This is a non-paid, volunteer role for Alpha Sigma Phi alumni of character who exemplify our values by the way they live. Directly advises the Chapter President on organization, chapter planning, goals, etc. Builds and maintains a Chapter Council that actively communicates with the Grand Chapter Advisor and their corresponding undergraduate officers. Other duties as the GCA sees fit.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission Member

    • Jan 2020 - Jul 2021

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  Harley-Davidson Motor Company

  • Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

  • Rider Coach

    • Jun 2019 - Present
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

    Helping guide folks to make wise, safe choices whether new or returning motorcyclists. I enjoy learning from my fellow coaches and students every day I work.

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  Motorcycle Training Academy

  • Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

  • Rider Coach

    • May 2019 - Jun 2020
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

    Helping guide folks to make wise, safe choices whether new or returning motorcyclists. I enjoy learning from my fellow coaches and students every day I work.

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  Wayne County Public Schools

  • Goldsboro, North Carolina Area

  • English Language Arts Teacher

    • Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Goldsboro, North Carolina Area

    Taught 9th & 11th Grade English & Language Arts at Goldsboro High School. Additionally, offered educational innovation concepts and execution advice to peers. GHS was designated a Restart School by NC Department of Instruction as a low-performing school. With an enrollment of approximately 600 of 9-12 graders, a large part of the student body is At-Risk population. I was part of a team of educators that worked to instill buy-in, promote culture change, and redirect the trajectory of the school.

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  The Forman School

  • Litchfield, CT

  • Assistant Dean of Students

    • Aug 2006 - Aug 2008
    • Litchfield, CT

    Assist the Dean of Students with discipline issues. Responsible for managing Weekend/Overnight Permissions and Missed Commitments. Taught two sections of Strategies of Instruction to students with learning differences. Additional duties included dorm parent, Outdoor Leadership Skills Rock-climbing coach (Wilderness First Responder), hockey coach (USA Hockey Certified Level IV coach), Project Adventure Coordinator.Created and implemented The Forman Pass as a way to change campus climate while reducing Missed Commitments and increasing positive reinforcement.Selected by Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 1990, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007

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  Stephen Husmann Preparatory Academy

  • Ellenton, Florida

  • Administrator & Classroom Teacher

    • 2003 - 2004
    • Ellenton, Florida

    Private school with an enrollment of 68 students attracting figure skating and hockey competitors. Taught seven preparations - English, grades 6-12 and 6th & 7th Grade Social Studies. Formed and mentored the first Yearbook staff and the first Newspaper staff. Additional responsibilities included Assistant Administrator for discipline and co-coach for the house-league, and travel hockey teams.

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  Land Rover Southpointe

  • Sarasota, Florida Area

  • Internet Sales Manager

    • Nov 2001 - Mar 2002
    • Sarasota, Florida Area

    Land Rover retail center selling approximately 120-130 new and 180 - 190 used vehicles per year.Key member of four person sales staff (business manager and three sales guides) with responsibility for floor traffic, developing/creating leads, website administration, Internet sales, and Defender procurement. Empowered to handle the entire vehicle transaction. Trained in finance office. Developed a thriving Internet business, accounting for 10% of sales.Coordinator for quarterly Wheels events for customers.Designed Off-Road Course for customer events.Leading gross producer on sales team, averaging $3,710 per sale.Leader in units delivered.

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  Land Rover Knoxville

  • Knoxville, Tennessee Area

  • Sales Guide

    • Jul 2000 - Nov 2001
    • Knoxville, Tennessee Area

    Land Rover retail center selling approximately 95 - 105 new and 180 - 190 used vehicles per year.Key member of three person sales staff (general manager and two sales guides) with responsibility for floor traffic, developing/creating leads, website administration, Internet sales, and Defender procurement. Empowered to handle the entire vehicle transaction. Trained in finance office. On track to triple sales over previous fiscal yearDeveloped a thriving Internet business, accounting for 20% of total salesLeading gross producer on sales team, averaging $3,225 per sale

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  Farragut High School

  • Farragut, TN

  • Theatre Arts Director

    • 1996 - 2000
    • Farragut, TN

    Taught all levels of Acting from Intro to Advanced. Additional subjects taught included Technical Theatre and Forensics. My jobs included Technical Director, Producer, and Director for the main stage musical and other plays. I mentored the Comedy Improv Troupe and Speech & Debate Team.Selected Tennessee Speech and Drama League’s Educator/Coach of the Year 1998.Selected Outstanding Theatre Teacher by Governor’s School for the Arts 1997, 1998, 2000.Fostered the development of comedic improvisation and funded our Speech & Debate trips with monthly shows.Directed the First Place performance at the One Act Play Festival at the TN Theatre Festival 1996.Directed the Third Place performance in the country at the One Act Play Festival at SETC Secondary School Division 1997.Quad Ruby-level coach through the National Forensic League in just four years.Coached the state champion Speech and Debate team two of the four years at FHS.

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  Tennessee Sport & Fitness Journal

  • Knoxville, Tennessee Area

  • Writer/Advertising Sales

    • 1995 - 1996
    • Knoxville, Tennessee Area

    Knoxville monthly magazine dedicated to the active sports-minded person. Readership was over 20,000. Staff writer responsible for creating, developing, and proofing multiple articles each month. Additional responsibilities included selling advertising space to existing and new clients.Offered partnership within three months.

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  US Army

  • Various

  • Company Commander

    • 1980 - 1996
    • Various

    I served in various units and in a variety of positions. Active duty service was in an Infantry Battalion. Majority of reserve duty split between a USAR Training Brigade and a LA National Guard BN. Responsible for the training, health and welfare of 127 men in an Infantry Company and over 300 as a Basic Training Company Commander. Also responsible for over 10 million dollars of equipment including 17 tracked and wheeled vehicles.Qualified Airborne Ranger.Decorated four times for “excellence above and beyond”.Graduated Commandant’s List – Atomic Demolition Munitions Mission Officer School, Motor Officer School, and Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical School.

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  Shelby County Schools

  • Germantown and Collierville, TN

  • Classroom Teacher

    • 1991 - 1993
    • Germantown and Collierville, TN

    Taught all levels of English, including English as a Second Language. Additional subjects taught included Film & Video, Theatre, and Speech. Technical Director for the fall play, co-Sponsor of the Thespian Troupe, and co-Coach for the Speech and Debate Team.Awarded Distinguished Teacher by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars 1992.Developed and implemented an At Risk program at GHS greatly increasing attendance/grades.Created a traveling children’s theatre troupe touring high-risk elementary schools.Technical Director for traveling children’s theatre troupe.

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  RJ Reynolds High School

  • Winston-Salem, NC

  • Theatre Arts Director

    • 1987 - 1991
    • Winston-Salem, NC

    Teacher at a four-year public high school with an enrollment of 1600 students. Subjects taught included all levels of Theatre, English, Intermediate and Advanced Composition and Skills for Living.Additional duties included Director and Producer for all plays, Auditorium Manager, Track and Cross-Country Coach and RJRHS Crisis Coordinator.Started directing plays at RJRHS with fifteen students and no drama classes and grew to 150 students in the department and five classes in four years.Received numerous directing awards participating in the annual North Carolina Theatre Festival.Funded the theatre program by recording health career radio promos for local advertising company.Created the first dinner theatre program at RJRHS.Created a relationship with Grapeshot Productions and Buena Vista Studios to utilize RJRHS students and families for the production of a major motion picture shot in Winston-Salem which brought over $100,000 to our school, the baseball and cheerleading squads, the Drama Club, and Habitat for Humanity.Created and fostered the first black repertoire company in the history of RJRHS Theatre.Created and managed a Theatre Honor Society and a Theatre Letter program at RJRHS.Selected to chair the Drama Curriculum Revision Committee for W-S/Forsyth County Schools.

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  Anacoco High School

  • Anacoco, LA

  • English Teacher

    • 1986 - 1987
    • Anacoco, LA

    English, Civics and Business English teacher for a 287 four-year high school. Additional duties included Co-Coach Cross Country team.Sponsored, trained and mentored the 4H Club and their Woodsman Skills Team at AHS and won first state championship in history of the school.