Experience

NCCL School- Newark Center for Creative Learning
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Administrative Director

  • Aug 2022 - Present

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• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Virtual Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Sep 2022


Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn

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

• College and Career Readiness Teacher & Counselor/Alumni Success Counselor

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  Served as an academic counselor to entire 11th grade class. Ensured students received academic counseling throughout school year. Pushed caseload to make satisfactory progress towards credit accumulation and on-time graduation. Communicated proactively with parents and caregivers regarding students’ academic performance. Provided academic support, by collaborating with leaders and teachers to develop support plans for struggling students. Collaborated with outside academic programs providing opportunity for students to expand outside of the school building. Developed and maintained relationships with families. Worked in programming student schedules, updating records and transcripts. Planned proactively for post-secondary preparation. Planned and prepared students for college application process, including SAT prep and personal statement writing. As the Alumni Success Counselor, served the entire graduating class in guiding and aiding them in their post-secondary endeavors. Managed a caseload of alumni, assisted alumni in matriculating to their post-secondary colleges/programs, developed relationships with college admissions counselors, provided on-and off campus resources for students in need, planned and executed alumni events, coordinated with the Director of College & Career Readiness distributions of alumni funds and aid, communicated with all alumni bi-weekly/monthly, organized and tracked casenotes/data utilizing Excel worksheets, brainstormed and designed innovative features to be implemented into the program for future use. Show less



Success Academy Charter Schools

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

• ELA Lead Teacher/Interim Assistant Principal

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2019

  Teaching Humanities, but leading English Language Arts lessons. Bridging the gap between History and ELA by requiring the same level of demand in work across both contents. Established a culture where students have a love for literature and are able to access knowledge through utilizing both reading and writing skills. Pushing scholars to think critically, through backwards lesson planning. Executing collaborative lessons that include high leverage instructional moves that push for elaborate class discussions. Analyzing scholar work and data, to make strategic groups that ultimately lead to more targeted teaching practices. Responsible for pushing parent investment acting not only as a teacher but as an adviser. Took the role of Interim AP which included executing duties of coaching humanities teachers, providing support for all teachers, establishing disciplinary grounds and dealing with all behavioral issues, being the point contact for all sixth grade and elective teachers. Actively contributing to the overall culture of the school by upholding the three pillars of professionalism, kindness and excellence. Show less



Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Step Instructor/STEM Teacher/Academic Advisor

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2016

  Introduced performing and competitive step forms to students on the middle school and high school levels. Led both levels to multiple performances and competitions. Used the STEM curriculum for middle school students, and gave them opportunity to learn while doing hands-on projects. Responsible for advising students participating in the program. Aiding the students on staying on track for a successful academic school year. Conducted weekly one-on-one check-ins to ensure scholars were on pace and prepared to advance to the next grade. Show less



NYC Board of Education

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

  Substituted for a literacy class and began the theater program at Harry Truman High School. Responsible for running classes in the same fashion of a certified classroom teacher. Established guidelines, rules, and an environment for students to help achieve passing scores for the end of the semester. Created an original curriculum for both the literacy and theater classes. Substituted for a literacy class and began the theater program at Harry Truman High School. Responsible for running classes in the same fashion of a certified classroom teacher. Established guidelines, rules, and an environment for students to help achieve passing scores for the end of the semester. Created an original curriculum for both the literacy and theater classes.