Experience

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  Wayne Community College

  • Goldsboro, North Carolina Area

  • Adjunct Professor, Teacher Effectiveness Training Program Coordinator, Grant Manager

    • Feb 2011 - Present
    • Goldsboro, North Carolina Area

    Taught Computer Skills, Early Childhood classes, Instructional Strategies, Supervisory Training, Effective Teacher Training, Effective Leadership Skills, and Non-Profit Management. Developed Teacher Effectiveness Program (curriculum and classes) for administrators, teachers, teacher assistants, and substitute teachers to receive CEU’s for the renewal of their certificate or license. In addition, I managed grant funds, Project Skill-Up, awarded by the NC Tobacco Trust Fund that assist residents who were adversely affected by the decline in tobacco-related industries with obtaining short-term occupational training.

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  GET (Grants, Education and Technology) Services

  • Kinston, NC

  • Executive Director

    • May 2001 - Present
    • Kinston, NC

    Work with schools (public, private, and charter) as well as Institutions of higher learning (colleges and universities) Serve as a consultant to improve instruction and student performance in mathematics, reading, writing, language arts, English, computer technology (Basic Skills, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Adobe), grant writing, business establishment, incorporation, and obtaining 501(c)3 status. Implemented and operated state endorsed behavioral health programs (day treatment, intensive in-home, community support team) for MH/DD/SAS children and adults. Supervised and trained staff. Evaluated and assessed program services. Developed Person-Centered Plans (PCPs) and monitored the implementation of the plans. Conducted motivational interviews and child-family team sessions.

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  Dept of Health and Human Services/NC FAST/Office of the Secretary

  • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

  • On-Site Staff Development Support Specialist

    • Oct 2012 - Dec 2015
    • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

    Assisted with the implementation of NC FAST (North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology) via travelling across the state to local DSS (Department of Social Services) to assist, train, troubleshoot, and ensure processing of Food and Nutrition Services applications as well as Medical Assistance applications utilizing NC FAST software.

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  CARF International

  • Tucson, Arizona Area

  • Consultant and Surveyor

    • Jun 2010 - Jun 2014
    • Tucson, Arizona Area

    Surveyed community-based behavioral health agencies to determine their accreditation status. Employed computer-based standards and produced comprehensive written reports per findings.

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  Lenoir County Public Schools

  • Kinston, NC

  • Principal

    • May 2001 - Jun 2004
    • Kinston, NC

    Served as Principal/Public School Administrator...responsible for increasing achievement, enhancing computer skills proficiency, maintaining a safe and orderly climate conducive to learning, ensuring the needs of special needs students are met, improving students involvement in academic and career planning, coordination services of social works, providing ongoing staff development to enhance educators’ competency and to employ research-based instructional strategies, strengthening parental involvement efforts, staff evaluation, hiring, budgeting, scheduling, curriculum and instruction, etc.

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  NC Departrment of Public Instruction

  • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

  • State Consultant

    • Jul 1999 - Jun 2001
    • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

    Responsible for assisting low performing schools with improving student achievement, conducting needs assessments, planning a course of action, reporting school progress to boards of education (State and Local), evaluating staff, analyzing test data, conducting staff development, ensuring implementation of ABCs Plan and NC Standard Course of Study, etc.

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  Lenoir County Public Schools

  • Kinston, NC

  • Federal Programs Director

    • Oct 1996 - Jun 1999
    • Kinston, NC

    Responsible for planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, budgeting, fiscal management, and evaluation of Title I, Migrant Education, Even Start (3 and 4 year olds and their parents), Impact Aid, Reading Recovery, English as a Second Language, and Comer School Development

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  Wake County Public School System

  • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

  • Assistant Principal High School

    • Sep 1994 - Sep 1996
    • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

    Responsible for student organizations and clubs, student and staff recognition, Student Information Management System (SIMS), Staff Performance Evaluation, ninth grade discipline and attendance, Summer School, student services/guidance and counseling, recruitment and selection of staff, supervision of athletic events, and campus supervision

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  Wilson County Public Schools

  • Wilson, NC

  • Federal Programs Director

    • Oct 1990 - Aug 1994
    • Wilson, NC

    Responsible for planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, budgeting, fiscal management, and evaluation of Chapter I, Migrant Education, Even Start (3 and 4 year olds and their parents), Impact Aid, Reading Recovery, English as a Second Language, Comer School Development, and Staff Development

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  Greene County Public Schools

  • Snow Hill, NC

  • Teacher/K-6 Supervisor/Assistant Principal/Federal Programs Director

    • Jul 1980 - Sep 1990
    • Snow Hill, NC

    Teacher/Taught sixth grade students reading, writing, and science. K-6 Supervisor/Responsible for coordination development and implementation of K-6 curriculum and instruction, supervised and evaluated teachers, assisted principals with interpretation of policies and procedures, provided leadership for the disaggregating of student data, trained school district personnel in the areas of effective teaching and the career ladder process. Assistant Principal/Responsible for evaluation of staff, professional improvement, curriculum and instruction, parental and community involvement, school-based management, teacher and parent empowerment, student transportation, and student discipline. Federal Programs Director/Responsible for the development and implementation of Chapter I, Migrant Education, Drop-out Prevention, Before and After School Program, Staff Development, In-School Suspension, selection of instructional staff, budgeting, evaluation of staff, school-based management, supervised services provided MR/DD children (ages 5-21), and was liaison between school and community agencies.

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  Edgecombe County Public Schools

  • Tarboro, NC

  • Teacher

    • Nov 1974 - Jun 1980
    • Tarboro, NC

    Taught students reading, mathematics, science, and social studies