Mei MacQuarrie
Creative Arts Supervisor at Crossroads MA- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Crossroads MA
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Creative Arts Supervisor
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Jun 2022 - Present
- Serve as a direct point of contact for counselors for leadership, problem-solving, and emergencies - Advise and mentor counselors, jr. counselors, and counselors in training - Manage supply inventory - Perform routine check-ins, meetings and evaluations with staff - Communicate with parents with any questions or concerns - Serve as a mandated reporter for youth - Supervise 200+ children ages 4-15 daily - Serve as a direct point of contact for counselors for leadership, problem-solving, and emergencies - Advise and mentor counselors, jr. counselors, and counselors in training - Manage supply inventory - Perform routine check-ins, meetings and evaluations with staff - Communicate with parents with any questions or concerns - Serve as a mandated reporter for youth - Supervise 200+ children ages 4-15 daily
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Company One Theatre
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United States
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Education Associate
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Jan 2023 - Present
- Initiated growth of C1’s Hype Man short-term residency program for schools- Scheduled residency workshops between pool of teaching artists and 8 residency schools between April and the end of the academic year, with each residency having 3-4 workshops led by a team of 2 teaching artists - Led movement of growing the teaching artist team by developing a job description for expedited job posting- Create agendas and attend routine meetings with C1 staff and Education department- Serve as a company representative at school partnership events- Serve as a producer for the company’s Professional Development for Actors class- Assist in grant writing for in-school residency educational programs and summer internships- Conduct Bloomberg Arts Internship student interviews for summer programming- Support professional development program teams and teaching artists- Submit payroll biweekly for Ed Department employees (teaching artists, PD facilitators, PDA class teachers and SM, Education consultant) Show less
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Teaching Artist
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Sep 2022 - Present
- Collaborate with partner teachers in Boston Public Schools to integrate theater practices in English Language Learning classrooms- Teach high school students foundational elements of theater using C1's Changemaker framework to be responsive to social justice issues- Design weekly lesson plans based on C1's Changemaker framework and theater practices- Create a safe learning community space for 11th and 12th graders= Serve as a substitute for other teaching artists- Facilitate C1's Hype Man Anti-Racist Educational Residencies in schools in the Greater Boston Area- Utilize the play, Hype Man by Idris Goodwin and C1's Hype Man curriculum to guide high school students in community building and being responsive to social justice issues Show less
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Walgreens
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Pharmacy Technician
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May 2019 - Jan 2023
- Abide by Massachusetts drug laws to carefully measure and label hundreds of prescriptions daily while maintaining patient privacy with HIPAA laws - Effectively communicated with medical and insurance professionals to give customers as much information as possible - Assist hundreds of customers daily with questions regarding behind-the-counter and OTC medications, contacting and billing insurance companies, and excellent customer service in store and on the phone - Registered patients for various vaccinations and administered COVID PCR tests daily - Maintained detailed record keeping and communication practices for appointment scheduling, medication information, and medication measuring Show less
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The Providence Performing Arts Center
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United States
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Disney Musicals in Schools Teaching Artist
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Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
- Used “Disney Musicals in Schools” teaching and professional development curriculum to help establish a sustainable theater program in a public elementary school - Facilitated and guided school teachers in biweekly rehearsals with students, primarily focusing on stage management aspects - Collaborated with a team of teaching artists to create weekly lesson and rehearsal plans - Assisted in producing a public elementary school's first student musical - Used “Disney Musicals in Schools” teaching and professional development curriculum to help establish a sustainable theater program in a public elementary school - Facilitated and guided school teachers in biweekly rehearsals with students, primarily focusing on stage management aspects - Collaborated with a team of teaching artists to create weekly lesson and rehearsal plans - Assisted in producing a public elementary school's first student musical
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2020 - May 2021
- Assist in teaching material on cellular and molecular biology to other undergraduate students - design powerpoint slides and study guide notes for pre-requisite biology course - Attend weekly meetings with head professor - Attend lecture 3x/week - Assist in grading exams based on rubric - Assist in teaching material on cellular and molecular biology to other undergraduate students - design powerpoint slides and study guide notes for pre-requisite biology course - Attend weekly meetings with head professor - Attend lecture 3x/week - Assist in grading exams based on rubric
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NeuroCognition and Perception Laboratory
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Amherst, MA
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
- Conduct EEG experiments to study neurocognitive mechanisms of basic auditory and speech perception - Created revised lab protocol for AudAtProbe experiments - Developed experimental stimuli - Attend biweekly meetings - Completed CITI Program Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel Training - Completed UMass Amherst Psychological and Brain Sciences Ethics Training - Conduct EEG experiments to study neurocognitive mechanisms of basic auditory and speech perception - Created revised lab protocol for AudAtProbe experiments - Developed experimental stimuli - Attend biweekly meetings - Completed CITI Program Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel Training - Completed UMass Amherst Psychological and Brain Sciences Ethics Training
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Crossroads MA
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Counselor
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2019
- Supervise 200+ children ages 4-15 daily - Facilitate various outdoor pursuits, creative arts, and swim activities that are adjusted and adapted for 3 main age groups daily - Collaborate with co-counselors on activities and facilitation duties - Establish positive rapports with youth - Serve as a mandated reporter for youth - Supervise 200+ children ages 4-15 daily - Facilitate various outdoor pursuits, creative arts, and swim activities that are adjusted and adapted for 3 main age groups daily - Collaborate with co-counselors on activities and facilitation duties - Establish positive rapports with youth - Serve as a mandated reporter for youth
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Education
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University of Massachusetts Amherst Commonwealth Honors College
Bachelor of Science - BS Biology, Minor in Violin Performance and Theater