Strategic Advisor

• Nov 2022 - Present

Special Assistant

• Nov 2022 - Present

Diversion Specialist

• Nov 2020 - Present

Work closely with community partners to quickly divert and prevent individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis from becoming homeless by providing intervention services. Quickly assess situations and brainstorm creative alternative solutions. Connect clients with specific resources, as needed. Work closely with community partners to quickly divert and prevent individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis from becoming homeless by providing intervention services. Quickly assess situations and brainstorm creative alternative solutions. Connect clients with specific resources, as needed.

FCCLA Adviser

• Aug 2015 - Present

Family And Consumer Science Teacher/ Business Information Technology Teacher

• Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

Family And Consumer Science Teacher

• Jul 2017 - Mar 2022

Responsible for teaching 7th and 8th grade students in coursework and life application related to teen living and independent living.

School Administrator

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

Assists the building principal and assistant/associate principals in organizing and fostering a positive, safe environment that is conducive to best meeting the needs of all students, staff and parents. This includes such responsibilities as: leading, directing, counseling, and supervising a variety of personnel and programs; creating effective parent, teacher, and child communications; supporting, encouraging, mentoring, and evaluating staff; fostering teamwork between teachers and among staff and parents. Show less

CTE Department Chair

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

Attend all required professional development for department chairs and attend all whole-department professional development sessions. This includes, but is not limited to, the monthly CTE Department Meetings. Meet at least once a month with all CTE teachers on campus to keep them apprised of all CTEinformation gained, as the primary CTE contact, and provide sign-in sheets and meeting minutes/ agenda for each meeting to the CTE specialist. Meet regularly with principal and other administrators, as appropriate, to share campus CTE department information as well as other relevant CTE information. Collect, organize, and maintain all student records for review and audit. Organize and maintain materials and supplies for the department in assigned storage rooms. Prepare orders for supplies and coordinate with finance staff. Coordinate collection, campus review, and principal approval of Perkins requisitions before submission. Plan, organize, and provide professional development to teachers in CTE department and coordinate outside professional development opportunities for CTE staff with principal.Monitor all CTSO’s for department. Assist with interviewing teachers for openings in department (at principal’s request). Assist with support of new teachers in department (observations, mentorships, etc.). Show less

Homebound Teacher

• Nov 2018 - Jun 2019

responsible for organizing and implementing an instructional program to meet the needs of students who are unable to attend school for medical or behavioral reasons. Duties of this position include but are not limited to: planning, programming, reporting to insure that each student in the program has accurate records, and completing progress reports on each student in the program as needed.

Family & Consumer Science Teacher

• Jun 2013 - Jun 2017

Responsible for teaching 9th - 12th grade students in coursework and life application related to relationships, foods and wellness, creative fashion, and life planning.

Administrative Assistant

• Oct 2011 - Jul 2013

• Serve as bookkeeper/financial secretary for the Foundation• Support the executive director by performing various duties related to running a non-profit, educational foundation • Assist in the implementation of various programs and initiatives envisioned by the executive director.• Coordinate various meetings. • Design informational documentation for students, teachers, school administration, administrative staff, etc.• Other duties as assigned by the director or superintendent. Show less

Administrative Assistant

• Jan 2007 - Oct 2011

• Serve as primary correspondent to HCPS elementary, middle, and high schools from Central Office. • Support 13 Principal’s secretaries in Henrico County middle schools.• Support 13 Principal’s secretaries in Henrico County high schools.• Support 45 Principal’s secretaries in Henrico County elementary schools. • Develop teambuilding and training opportunities for elementary and middle school principal’s secretaries.• Implement various programs and initiatives envisioned by the director.• Resolve problems and concerns of staff, parents, and students, including scheduling and facilitating meetings with students and teachers and working intricately with elementary and middle school principals.• Coordinate and facilitate principals’ and/or specialists’ meetings. • Interpret and format county-wide data for easy understanding. • Design informational documentation for students, teachers, school administration, administrative staff, etc.• Develop and present informative and entertaining PowerPoint presentations.• Other duties as assigned by the director or superintendent. Show less

Principal's Secretary

• Aug 2002 - Jan 2007

• Scheduled the principal’s appointments, settled minor conflicts between students, calmed and resolved the problems of irate parents, staff, and students.• Served as primary correspondent to HCPS Central Office. • Generated school publications for parents of students. • Supervised school office staff of 5 secretaries and 5-12 high school student employees (through the Cooperative Office Education Program). • Prepared and distributed school-wide and Inter-Office memos. • Managed all school personnel records and reports, including processing staff payroll.• Interpreted and formatted school-wide data for easy understanding. • Assisted in interviewing applicants for key staff positions.• Assisted teachers in regaining classroom control, when needed.• Coordinated and maintained a professional and friendly atmosphere within a fast-paced school office setting.• Established and coordinated the use of the Keep N’ Track system, currently County-Wide. • Maintained a telephone switchboard of 6+ lines. • Maintained up-to-date electronic attendance records for over 950 students. • Coordinated with school social workers and administrators to depict accurate accounts of truancy issues.• Other duties as assigned by the principal. Show less

Business Manager

• Jul 2020 - Jan 2022

Work with owner on the following: Budgeting, Payroll, Tax procedures, Organization, Record-keeping control the financial resources by devising and implementing a general budget for the organization, investigating and reducing major expenses, distributing payroll and reimbursement to employees, co-approving all purchases on the organization's behalf, maintaining meticulous financial records, preparing the organization's tax information and reporting it to the government Work with owner on the following: Budgeting, Payroll, Tax procedures, Organization, Record-keeping control the financial resources by devising and implementing a general budget for the organization, investigating and reducing major expenses, distributing payroll and reimbursement to employees, co-approving all purchases on the organization's behalf, maintaining meticulous financial records, preparing the organization's tax information and reporting it to the government

Business Office Manager

• Nov 2018 - Sep 2020

Independent Consultant

• Mar 2013 - 2014

• Teach and promote skin care • Help create looks for your lifestyle • Host makeover/skin care parties • Match foundations • Teach basic makeup application • Teach and promote skin care • Help create looks for your lifestyle • Host makeover/skin care parties • Match foundations • Teach basic makeup application

Assistant

• 1997 - 2013

Seasonal Employee - worked in various capacities (volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator for Richmond Jazz Festival and Freedom Classic Festival, Corporate Hospitality/VIP managerial role for Fridays at Sunset, and many other roles, as needed. Seasonal Employee - worked in various capacities (volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator for Richmond Jazz Festival and Freedom Classic Festival, Corporate Hospitality/VIP managerial role for Fridays at Sunset, and many other roles, as needed.

Youth Director/After School Director

• Jun 2000 - May 2002

• Assessed and redesigned the pre-existing structure of the weekly youth Bible Study Program, including: incorporating group activities and discussion periods, developing curriculum for youth workshops in various subjects, coordinating bi-weekly youth field trips.• Developed summer school and after school themes and curriculum for 4, 7/8, 9/10, and 12-15-year-old classrooms, including individualized lesson planning incorporating basic moral values with academia, coordinated corresponding activities, created daily lesson plans, and facilitated extra-curricular activities such as: praise and African-inspired dance. • Coordinated after school and summer volunteer staff schedules, ensuring appropriate coverage for planned activities. Show less

Teacher

• Jun 1997 - Nov 2000

• Taught 4th/5th grade combination class during the summer months• Taught pre-kindergarten class during regular school year• Created lesson plans, activities, and themes fostering intellectual, social, and spiritual development• Worked with students and parents to devise and attain personal academic goals