Experience

Hoover High School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professional Educator

  • Aug 1991 - Present

  My teaching assignments have included AP U.S. Government & Politics (traditional classroom and online), U.S. Government, Blended Online Government, Virtual U.S. Government (online course), Sociology (in person and online), Economics, World Studies 10, Street Law, and World History. I am experienced in classroom instruction and remote instruction.Have served as a leader of my professional learning community (PLC) since 2014. Have presented workshops to teachers in my district on blended learning, how to create a course in the Moodle LMS, how to build a course using the layered curriculum approach, and how to create a course in the Canvas LMS. I am presently part of a pilot group testing use of Schoology and it’s integration with PowerSchool.



A+ College Ready

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Consultant - A.P. U.S. Government & Politics

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  I serve as an independent consultant, conducting AP student workshops on content that will be tested on the A.P. U.S. Government & Politics exam. The purpose of this partnership between A+ College Ready and the Alabama State Department of Education is to improve student success on AP exams across content areas. I also serve as the Chief Reader for the mock exam reading in the spring for program schools, training teachers in how to score student essays according to the College Board model. I led the curriculum writing team in 2019 to work on curriculum development and resource creation for program teachers of the redesigned A.P. U.S. Government and Politics exam. Additionally, I work on teacher training for success in the AP classroom and help with the summer training opportunities for new AP Government teachers.



ETS / College Board

• AP Reader/Table Leader/Question Leader (U.S. Government & Politics)

  • 2011 - Present

  I work at the annual AP reading scoring AP exams. I have served as a reader, table leader, early table leader and question leader. I work at the annual AP reading scoring AP exams. I have served as a reader, table leader, early table leader and question leader.



The Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Institute

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Curriculum and Teacher Training Consultant

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Responsible for creation and presentation of teacher training materials on using the court cases of Judge Frank M. Johnson in the classroom for the Summer Scholars Program. Responsible for creation and presentation of teacher training materials on using the court cases of Judge Frank M. Johnson in the classroom for the Summer Scholars Program.



The College Board

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Educational Consultant

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Independent A.P. Consultant for the A.P. U.S. Government & Politics course Independent A.P. Consultant for the A.P. U.S. Government & Politics course



Street Law, Inc.

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Curriculum Development Consultant

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  Improve and update all materials for one Supreme Court case on the Landmarkcases.org website including writing additional lesson plans focused on best practices and skills development opportunities for teachers to use with students in any law-related curriculum. Improve and update all materials for one Supreme Court case on the Landmarkcases.org website including writing additional lesson plans focused on best practices and skills development opportunities for teachers to use with students in any law-related curriculum.



iCivics Inc./Study Edge Partnership

• Independent Curriculum Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - May 2020

  Work in this partnership has been done to update and refresh the AP U.S. Government & Politics review materials for students and teachers who subscribe to the Study Edge review product. Work includes review of existing product, writing new scripts and test questions to align with the redesigned AP course. Additionally, working on document and Supreme Court case reviews in line with the course. Work in this partnership has been done to update and refresh the AP U.S. Government & Politics review materials for students and teachers who subscribe to the Study Edge review product. Work includes review of existing product, writing new scripts and test questions to align with the redesigned AP course. Additionally, working on document and Supreme Court case reviews in line with the course.



Sirote & Permutt, P.C.

• Legal Secretary

  • 1990 - 1991

  Responsibilities included making appointments, calendar updates, transcribing dictation, proofreading, filing, screening clients.Worked primarily in intellectual property law and international contract law.Attorneys assigned to: Kim Rosenfield and Joseph Blackburn Responsibilities included making appointments, calendar updates, transcribing dictation, proofreading, filing, screening clients.Worked primarily in intellectual property law and international contract law.Attorneys assigned to: Kim Rosenfield and Joseph Blackburn



Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal secretary

  • Sep 1986 - Jan 1990

  Responsibilities included making appointments, calendar updates, transcribing dictation, proofreading, filing, screening clients.Areas worked in: Bankruptcy law, real estate law, civil contract law.Attorneys assigned to: Thomas E. Reynolds and Meade Whitaker, Jr. Responsibilities included making appointments, calendar updates, transcribing dictation, proofreading, filing, screening clients.Areas worked in: Bankruptcy law, real estate law, civil contract law.Attorneys assigned to: Thomas E. Reynolds and Meade Whitaker, Jr.



Johnson & Swanson

• Legal secretary

  • 1983 - 1986

  Responsibilities included making appointments, calendar updates, transcribing dictation, proofreading, filing, screening clients.Worked in corporate securities law. Attorney assigned to: Peter E. Lorenzen Responsibilities included making appointments, calendar updates, transcribing dictation, proofreading, filing, screening clients.Worked in corporate securities law. Attorney assigned to: Peter E. Lorenzen