Experience

Bismarck Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

  • Jun 2023 - Present

• Head Start Teacher

  • May 2019 - Jun 2023

  Head Start Teacher



ONEHOPE

• Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

• Senior Director and Founding Leader

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Presenting Wine with a Cause...ONEHOPE allows me to make and Impact with wine tasting in your home or office, with a portion of profits going back to a variety of Cause Partners . A fund raiser through wine tasting allows a host to name their favorite Cause with 10% of the sales going back to that cause dear to their heart. www.viaonehope.com/marlasvintage69 or email me at marlasvintage69@gmail.com to give back! Presenting Wine with a Cause...ONEHOPE allows me to make and Impact with wine tasting in your home or office, with a portion of profits going back to a variety of Cause Partners . A fund raiser through wine tasting allows a host to name their favorite Cause with 10% of the sales going back to that cause dear to their heart. www.viaonehope.com/marlasvintage69 or email me at marlasvintage69@gmail.com to give back!



Arrowhead General Insurance Agency

• Overland Park, Kansas

• Executive Administrator

  • May 2015 - May 2019

  My work tasks include managing people, managing facilities and work loads around the office, create and keep working relationships in a positive manner with various vendors, plan work events and keep relationships with the managerial staff of those venues. I serve on the Charity Committee as well as the yearly Kick off party planning committee. I have the opportunity to plan travel for the President as well as the CFO, and Vice President of Sales while keeping their expenses in order. Managing the Shared Service office is another privilege for me. Shared Services will process incoming mail, as well as process the outgoing policies and supply orders to our producers. The tasks above are just the tip of the ice berg of what I do for Arrowhead. Please inquire about what I can do for your company! Show less



Stone Pillar Vineyard and Winery

• Olathe, Kansas

• Tasting Room Supervisor

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2015

  Supervising tasting room employees, training new staff, customer relations, community relations with businesses, pour wine for customers, delegate tasks to tasting room staff Supervising tasting room employees, training new staff, customer relations, community relations with businesses, pour wine for customers, delegate tasks to tasting room staff



Olathe School District

• Early Childhoood Disabilities Teacher

  • Jan 2007 - May 2015

  *20+ years experience providing therapy services to families and children with special needs that include; Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorders, Sensory Processing Disorders, Speech and Language delays, Fine and Gross Motor delays, Behavior disorders, and Social/Emotional developmental delays. *Collaboration with other professionals (Occupational, Physical, and Speech and Language therapists, Doctors, Nutritionists, Vision therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Para professionals) to provide comprehensive services needed and eliminate the gaps in development. Provide ongoing review and evaluation of services, programs, and resources. *Evaluate and assess children using various tests, rating scales, developmental profiles, and other instruments that meet acceptable professional standards; HELP (Hawaii Early Learning Profile, birth –3 years), AEPS (Assessment, Evaluation, Programming System for children birth-6 years), DIAL-4 ( Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning), CARS (Childhood Autism Rating Scale), BASC-2 (Behavior Assessment System for Children). *Develop (create short and long term goals) and implement individualized programs based on the tools used for eligible families and students. *Manage a team of paraprofessionals; educate them about the different disabilities in our classroom environment, and collaborate with them to provide appropriate and necessary interventions in a school setting. *Maintain data collection sheets on each child per their individualized programs, write monitoring reports quarterly on each child eligible for services. *Utilize continuing education opportunities for advancement of skills and knowledge of continuous changes in programs, interventions, and tools used in Special Education. Show less



Infant~Toddler Services of Johnson County

• Johnson County KS

• Early Intervention Specialist

  • Oct 1999 - May 2009

  Worked with families to develop 'therapies' for their children to use during daily routines. Test/assess children birth to 3, writing evaluations, taking data, write logs of daily progress per child. Collaborate with other professionals, implement ideas and therapy strategies as a team. Learning from other professionals and their area of expertise. Worked with families to develop 'therapies' for their children to use during daily routines. Test/assess children birth to 3, writing evaluations, taking data, write logs of daily progress per child. Collaborate with other professionals, implement ideas and therapy strategies as a team. Learning from other professionals and their area of expertise.



Kansas City Kansas School District

• Early Childhood Disabilities Teacher

  • Aug 1995 - Jun 1998

  Assessed and evaluated children with and without special needs. Created goals and objectives for children with special needs to improve their overall growth and development. Impemented ideas and programs within the classroom to help the children achieve their goals. Collaborated with other professionals to create and develop ideas for children's needs. Delegated responsibilies to others respectfully. Take data on students' progress. Assessed and evaluated children with and without special needs. Created goals and objectives for children with special needs to improve their overall growth and development. Impemented ideas and programs within the classroom to help the children achieve their goals. Collaborated with other professionals to create and develop ideas for children's needs. Delegated responsibilies to others respectfully. Take data on students' progress.