Experience

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  Finck & Perras Insurance Agency

  • Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States

  • Personal Lines Insurance Account Manager

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States

    Developing Insurance QuotesHelping Clients with their accounts and insurance documentation with a positive impact

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  Jon Berman

  • Professional Musician & Songwriter

    • May 1996 - Present

    • Manage research, booking, sales, marketing, promotion, and production for performances that include restaurants, concert venues and special events nationwide• Support various acts in delivering top-shelf tour entertainment by smoothly handling operational needs behind-the-scenes, in addition to performing• Fulfill tour management duties, including anticipating challenges on-site and work with venues to solve problems in a timely fashion and prior to act arrival when possible

  • Freelance sax

    • 1995 - Present

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  Changes In Latitudes

  • Ludlow, MA

  • Saxophonist

    • Nov 2011 - Present
    • Ludlow, MA

    Saxophonist, rider of tour buses, planes, and vans, soundchecker extraordinaire

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  Hoosac Valley Middle & High School

  • United States
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Middle School Dean

    • Mar 2021 - Feb 2023

    • Support and empower staff and students to reach individual and collective organizational goals• Collaborate with fellow administrators to develop new strategies and programs to improve outcomes• Mediate and assist in resolving issues with students and/or parent/guardians with such as chronic disagreements with faculty and staff• Coach and assist faculty in implementing best practices for specific challenges such as behavior management and disagreements with students and parents• Decreased serious behavior assistance requests through proactive efforts and positive interactions with students

  • Teacher of Deportment

    • Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

    • Coordinated and collaborated with academics and student services to support students and staff in and out of the classroom• Advised and coached best practices for school behavior program with a focus on potential risks in order to design a safe learning environment• Identified, advised, coached and counseled at-risk students to set reasonable and reachable goals on a quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily basis based on needs and circumstances

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  Pittsfield Public Schools

  • Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

  • Fifth Grade Teacher

    • Aug 2018 - Oct 2019
    • Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

    • Developed lessons and established clear objectives for students of all abilities• Set and communicated behavioral expectations for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility• Improved students' reading and writing levels through individual coaching, guided groups and whole g...

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  Ludlow Public Schools

  • Baird Middle School, Ludlow MA

  • Behavioral Interventionist, Non Special Education

    • Sep 2013 - Aug 2018
    • Baird Middle School, Ludlow MA

    • Worked closely with guidance counselors, faculty and staff to create a safe, quality school community and learning environment• Provided services to roster of at-risk middle school students: Collected, reported and analyzed data with school guidance team, monitored behavior plans, consequences ...

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  Farmington River Elementary School & Gatewa...

  • Otis, MA and Huntington, MA

  • Substitute Teacher/Long Term Substitute Teacher

    • Nov 2009 - Jun 2013
    • Otis, MA and Huntington, MA

    Substituted for various subjects in grades 1 through 12, including as long-term classroom teacher in severe behavior 6th grade classroom.

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  Jackson Wetherbee Band

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Saxophonist

    • Jun 2009 - Nov 2011
    • Greater Boston Area
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  Westfield State University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Community Education Manager

    • 2008 - 2009

    • Supervised the creation and development of the Community Education Course Catalog. Included copy writing, design supervision, and print management. • Managed the overall advertising and marketing of the Continuing Education program. • Hired, trained and supervised professional and para-professional department employees. • Conducted market research to identify new course opportunities. • Participated in ongoing community outreach to create and maintain positive relationships within the greater Westfield area. • Maintained and managed the department budget.

  • Residence Director

    • 2004 - 2008

    • Supervised the operation and management of building including reports, billing, monitoring of staff, and programming. • Trained, supervised, supported, and evaluated sixteen (16) employees. • Created, developed, promoted and presented relevant programs to residents. • Assigned educational sanctions for conduct issues. Counseled and advised students as needed.

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  Various

  • Various

  • Educator. Teacher. Instructor.

    • 1996 - 2009
    • Various

    • Instructor of First Year Experience Seminar, Westfield State College: Westfield, MA [2001-2002, 2005-2009]: Taught First Year Experience Seminar class. Included developing syllabus and lesson plans, meeting curriculum requirements, setting class expectations, and conducting assessment. • Adjunc...

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  Stephen Kellogg and the SIxers

  • Performed with

    • 2001 - 2007

    Approximately 15 performances over 6 years

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  Jim Gilmour Band

  • Saxophone

    • Jul 2003 - Oct 2004
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  Green Mountain College

  • Poultney, VT

  • Complex Coordinator

    • 2003 - 2004
    • Poultney, VT

    • Supervised the operation and management of three (3) buildings. Included supervision of twenty-one (21) staff members. • Helped develop department training program and corresponding manual. • Revised personnel selection process, including application, job description, contract, and evaluation f...

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  Clarias

  • Saxophone/ booking/promotion

    • Mar 2000 - Jun 2003
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  The New England Institute of Art

  • Brookline, MA

  • Housing Coordinator

    • 2002 - 2003
    • Brookline, MA

    • Managed College’s residence hall program. Included administration of assignments and changes, all required reporting and related database maintenance, and on-site management of building. • Developed College’s first comprehensive departmental training manual. • Managed conduct process, including...

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  Westfield State University

  • Westfield, MA

  • Residence Director

    • 1999 - 2002
    • Westfield, MA

    • Coordinated overall management of building including reports, billing, monitoring of staff, and programming. • Trained, supervised, supported, and evaluated staff of nine (9). Included participation in staff selection. • Participated in planning, promoting, implementing and evaluating the overa...

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  Shoeless Joe

  • Saxophone

    • Nov 1996 - Nov 1999