Penka Farina

Education and Training Specialist at Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education
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Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, US
Languages
  • Bulgarian, Russian, Polish -
  • English -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Education and Training Specialist
      • Feb 2021 - Present

      I have been hired as an education program specialist in the Department of Continuing Education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. In this role, I identify needs and develop educational programming and related materials. As an education program specialist, I develop and maintain relationships with academic units, organizations, industry and agencies to determine their programming needs.Please feel free to reach out to me for all of your workforce or professional development needs. I have been hired as an education program specialist in the Department of Continuing Education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. In this role, I identify needs and develop educational programming and related materials. As an education program specialist, I develop and maintain relationships with academic units, organizations, industry and agencies to determine their programming needs.Please feel free to reach out to me for all of your workforce or professional development needs.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • English Second Language Instructor
      • Sep 2020 - May 2021

    • Coordinator, Continuing Professional Education, Workforce and Community Development
      • Oct 2007 - Feb 2021

       Provided counseling and guidance to students. Assisted with registration. Created and marketed various community outreach initiatives to recruit new students by engaging them through emails, one-on-one phone conversations, recruitment fairs, open houses, and conferences. Managed the entire cycle of program and workshop development from creation to graduation, both on- and off-campus. Coordinated programs and workshops by selecting site location, preparing course curriculum materials and syllabi, securing course accreditation, contacting faculty/instructors/presenters and arranging room set-ups and audiovisual services.  Served as a member and coordinated several advisory committees, such as the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Grant Advisory Committee. Managed grant disbursement.  Worked closely with different organizations, agencies and other departments to provide services in all areas of the Continuing Education Division.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • ESL Instructor (ABLE Grant)
      • Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

      Teaching English to international students.Giving onsite and offsite classes. Teaching English to international students.Giving onsite and offsite classes.

    • ESL Teacher /Administrative Director/ General Manager
      • Jun 1990 - May 2007

      Private Language School A.L.I.S., Plovdiv Bulgaria Private Language School A.L.I.S., Plovdiv Bulgaria

Education

  • Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
    Master's, Education
    1977 - 1981

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