Experience

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive Director of Education and Out of School Time

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  1. Oversee the design and facilitation of STEAM programming for Chicago educators and students, including: ● Truman STEAMbassadors – An innovative program model that prepares college students to facilitate STEAM activities (coding, robotics, 3-D printing, etc.) for middle school students from the city’s most distressed communities. ● SWIFT – An introduction to Apple’s Swift programming language for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS. ● FIRST Robotics – (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) - A global robotics community that prepares scholars for the future through hands-on STEM programming. 2. Oversee the STEM-dedicated facilities on campus and at satellite site locations, ensuring the facilities, hardware and software reflect and accommodate workforce needs/demands at two other City Colleges of Chicago. 3. Provide individual and team coaching in multiple modalities for Chicago educators attempting to launch/build robotics teams. 4. Develop and maintain strategic partnerships that promote student interest in STEM education programs and careers, particularly in the city’s most distressed communities. 5. Organize and host major STEM competitions/events, including FIRST Lego Robotics and FIRST TECH Challenge. Show less



Self-Employed

• Greater Chicago Area

• Professional Math Tutor

  • Aug 2006 - Present

  1. Currently tutor elementary school, middle school, high school and college students in mathematics. 2. Provide math test preparation for students taking Academic Center entry exams, ACT, SAT, and GRE. 1. Currently tutor elementary school, middle school, high school and college students in mathematics. 2. Provide math test preparation for students taking Academic Center entry exams, ACT, SAT, and GRE.



Chicago Public Schools

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

• STEM Initiatives Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Apr 2022

  1. Develop and implement strategies to engage educators and students in STEM.2. Increase capacity of the Chicago Public Schools STEM Department through strategic partnerships. 3. Provide instructional coaching to teachers implementing Robotics. 4. Create metrics to measure the success of the implementation of STEM in 43 STEM and STEAM Schools throughout Chicago Public Schools.

• 21st Century Learning Specialist

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2018

  1. Develop and implement strategies to engage student and adult learners.2. Manage district wide initiatives that support parents and students.3. Provide curriculum and instructional leadership.4. Implement effective classroom practices to improve learning and teaching.5. Create metrics to measure the success of district wide initiatives.



Perspectives Charter Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Certified High School Mathematics Teacher with endorsement in Physics

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2016

  1. 9th grade Algebra I 2. 10th grade Geometry 3. 11th grade Algebra 2 4. 12th grade Linear Algebra 5. FIRST Robotics Coach 6. Coding (HTML/CSS) 1. 9th grade Algebra I 2. 10th grade Geometry 3. 11th grade Algebra 2 4. 12th grade Linear Algebra 5. FIRST Robotics Coach 6. Coding (HTML/CSS)