Experience

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  Collier Citizenship Volunteers

  • Naples, Florida Area

  • Co-Founder

    • Apr 2014 - Present
    • Naples, Florida Area

    Organizing Citizenship workshops and Civics/English classes for prospective citizens.

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  Phyllis Andrews

  • Naples, Florida

  • author

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2015
    • Naples, Florida

    Author of "Who Am I? The Story of Barack Obama," a picture book biography for grades 3-4.Author of "Motorcycle Matt", a leveled reader for kindergarten and first graders.Author of "Kiyès mwen ye?: Istwa lavi Barack Obama", a Haitian Creole biography of Barack Obama ...

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  Obama For America

  • Naples, Florida Area

  • Neighborhood Team Leader, Staging Location Director

    • Nov 2011 - Nov 2012
    • Naples, Florida Area

    I was a Neighborhood Team Leader in the most successful political ground game in the history of United States politics. I led three precincts in Collier County, which had the highest voter turnout of any county in Florida. President Obama’s 0.9% victory margin in this state verified that field ...

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  American Woman's Club

  • Geneva, Switzerland

  • Taught and administered

    • Sep 1992 - Jul 1998
    • Geneva, Switzerland

    Tutored beginning English at Procter and Gamble in Geneva, Switzerland 1 ½ hours per week; Managed the E. I. DuPont Women's Club of Geneva, Switzerland.

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  DuPont de Nemours Spouses Group

  • Geneva, Switzerland

  • Administrator

    • Sep 1992 - Jun 1998
    • Geneva, Switzerland

    Learned to speak French through intensive classes at various schools.

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  Highlands Elementary School

  • Teacher and Title One Reading Specialist

    • Sep 1991 - Jun 1992

    Taught children with reading disabilities. Presented workshops to staff. Worked on publicity for the school.

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  Richardson Park School

  • Wilmington, Delaware

  • classroom teacher

    • Sep 1990 - Jun 1991
    • Wilmington, Delaware
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  retired

  • teacher

    • Jan 1968 - Jun 1991
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  Red Clay Consolidated School District

  • Wilmington, Delaware

  • CHAPTER I READING TEACHER

    • Sep 1988 - Jun 1990
    • Wilmington, Delaware

    Developed and taught an innovative, individualized reading program for children grades 1 to 3. Received exemplary evaluations from the principals of the three schools where I taught

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  University of Delaware

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • retired

    • 1982 - 1989

  • INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE DESIGNER

    • Mar 1982 - Dec 1987

    Designed educational computer software and interactive videodisc programs for PLATO and the IBM. Directed an Apple computer site and administered a library of pre-college educational software. Managed student assistants and coordinated classes in this site. Evaluated, selected, and purchased educational software for review by elementary education students in the Educational Development department. Taught elementary school student groups to use computer programs. Helped administer and teach the Red Clay Volunteer Computer Seminar. Planned seminars for elementary education students.

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  Conrad Area School District

  • Wilmington, Delaware

  • TEACHER

    • Jan 1968 - Jan 1970
    • Wilmington, Delaware

    Taught two years at Richardson Park School. At the end of the 1969-70 school year, approximately 70% of my below-average first grade class achieved a reading grade-equivalent score of grade three on the California Achievement Test.

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  Mayfield Road School

  • Taught first grade

    • Sep 1967 - Sep 1968
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  Mayfield City School District

  • Mayfield Heights, Ohio

  • TEACHER

    • Jan 1967 - Jan 1968
    • Mayfield Heights, Ohio