Experience

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  Creative Workplace Learning, Inc.

  • Newton, MA

  • President/Executive Director

    • Feb 2001 - Present
    • Newton, MA

    Hired and supervised instructors and administrators for teaching workers in companies and residents of housing developments to improve their job capabilities in the areas of basic educational skills. Oversaw the development of contextualized curricula that reflected job skills and responsibilities. Wrote proposals and negotiated contracts. Responsible for all financial matters including budgets. Creative Workplace Learning is the newly formed subsidiary of Continuing Education Institute.

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  Continuing Education Institute/CEI

  • Watertown, MA

  • Founder/President

    • Aug 1977 - Feb 2001
    • Watertown, MA

    Founded a non-profit organization, Continuing Education Institute-CEI, to provide educational programs for adults who need basic education, including ESL classes, in order to find employment or be promoted. The major program developed by CEI is the CEI Adult Diploma Program (ADP) which awarded academic credit for learning gained through life experience. Close to 1000 adults received a standard high school diploma from a private high school in Boston for completing the requirements of the ADP.

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  Continuing Education Institute - CEI

  • President/ Founder

    • Aug 1977 - Feb 2001

    Founded a non-profit organization, Continuing Education Institute-CEI, to provide educational programs for adults who need basic education, including ESL classes, in order to find employment or be promoted. The major program developed by CEI is the CEI Adult Diploma Program (ADP) which awarded academic credit for learning gained through life experience. Close to 1000 adults received a standard high school diploma from a private high school in Boston for completing the requirements of the ADP.

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  Cambridge Public Schools

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Director of Adult Education

    • Aug 1974 - Jun 1977
    • Cambridge, MA

    Supervised 5 adult education programs run by the Cambridge Public Schools including 2 high school evening programs and a full time adult basic education center. Doubled the number of students enrolled. Oversaw the development of one of the first alternative high school diploma programs in the country. Was responsible for budgeting and negotiating all costs with the school department

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  Harvard University

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Assistant Manager of Labor Relatiosn

    • Jun 1969 - Aug 1973
    • Cambridge, MA

    Developed training programs for clerical workers employed by the different schools and for the trades working in the Dept of Building and Grounds. Wrote proposal funded by the US Dept. of Labor for $189,000 to train and educate minority workers for hiring. Set up the apprenticeship program for employees who were union members. Assisted the Manager of Labor Relations with negotiations with the various unions.

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  Peace Corps

  • Santiago, Chile

  • Volunteer

    • Aug 1967 - Mar 1969
    • Santiago, Chile

    Set up the first Job Placement Office for university students in a South American university. During the first year the office placed 180 students in summer internships which were necessary for graduating from the Universidad Tecnica del Estado.

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  Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor

  • Washington, DC

  • Labor Economist

    • Aug 1965 - Sep 1967
    • Washington, DC

    Conducted statistical labor projections of various jobs and industries in the Occupational Outlook Section. Wrote articles concerning future job growth in different industries and occupations for the issue of the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.