Experience

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Educating students with special educational needs/General Curriculum. Educating students with special educational needs/General Curriculum.



State of Georgia

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• DoverStaffing - Fatherhood Agent (Employment Job Coach/Counselor)

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2015

  Under limited supervision: Traveling, establishing and building positive Fatherhood Program relationships with local employers and communities spread over 13 coastal counties. Attending and coordinating job/career fairs in conjunction with local area employers, technical schools, and The Department of Labor. I provide administrative support, resource development, and coordinated activities. I perform continual case documentation and public speaking to different groups, teaching group Orientation and Workshop training classes, and employment counseling. I perform heavy telephone work and face to face meetings. I advocate for Fatherhood participants within the local and surrounding communities addressing employment barriers: housing, clothing, incarceration, medical resources, education, or training. I perform DNA testing on incarcerated participants from diverse cultures, while maintaining accuracy and completeness, adhering to HIPPA guidelines. I am the Fatherhood advocate to the prisons within the 13 counties I cover. I constantly display excellent oral, written, and critical thinking skills. Daily I use office administrative skills in case management of 90-150 files. I reach out to area businesses regarding potential employment opportunities for others.



School Board Districts: Screven, Liberty, Effingham

• Screven/liberty and Effingham counties

• Special Education Teacher

  • Dec 2005 - May 2009

  I gave student instruction in a collaborative classroom, teaching cooperative learning strategies, working productively with staff, students, and parents. Developing and implementing student lesson plans and Individual Education Plan (IEPs), inputting student data, case management; meeting with parents and support staff. Also gave instruction of incarcerated students within a structured classroom setting; supervision of 18 students, implementing behavior modifications, classroom management, and assessments developing Individual Education Plans (IEP) according to state QCC's, based on the assessment needs of each individual student. Case management for compliance to Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) mandates within DJJ SRCP controlled wilderness environment. I attended curriculum and staff trainings. I modeled positive response behavior for student’s, encouraging students' self-worth and self-esteem through their in class achievements. Educational instruction on self-control and consequences of an individual's (student) own actions and life skills. Supervision and training of substitute staff teachers and Case management.



Ogeechee Area Hospice, Statesboro, GA

• Hospice Social Worker

  • Mar 2005 - Dec 2005

  Social Service Worker for inpatient facility and field Social Worker -I traveled within seven surrounding Georgia counties, addressing needs(s) of hospice patients and their families. I would instruct hospice families on available medical resources and state programs that may meet the family’s needs. I provided social and emotional supports to patients and their families within multiple settings (nursing homes, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and the in-home environment). Educating individuals about hospice policies, medical policies, the dying processes and how it impacts the entire family’s socio-emotional economic health. I participated in weekly Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) meetings, reviewing and assessing patient treatment files for modifications that address the changing requirements of each patient's medical needs, resources, and family dynamic needs, inclusive of Doctors, Social Workers, Nurses, CNA's, and family members. My case management encompassed the patient's entire social emotional environment.



Insurance company of Florida

• Miami/Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Area

• Commercial Insurance Underwriter

  • Nov 1986 - Dec 1992

  Commercial Insurance Underwriter Insurance Company of Florida, Lauderdale Lakes, FL Description of Duties: Commercial Insurance Underwriter: A quad state underwriter: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. Commercial Property and Casualty (P&C) Underwriter for Mobile Home Parks, commercial business building P&C, including commercial vehicles. Duties: (P&C) Underwriter for Mobile Home Parks, Commercial business buildings P&C, including commercial motor vehicles. Commercial business risk types: Entrepreneurial, service, manufacturing, hotel/motel, and residential, etc. Reviewing submitted commercial applications for loss history, location, adherence to state/county ordinances, status of business owners’ motor vehicle drivers, and construction of buildings for acceptability according to my company and multi state/governmental requirements; including but not limited to on site or premises inspection by the underwriter for property insurability, construction type/condition, and premises liability hazards; if any. Reviewing commercial business applications for potential liability hazards and/or property loss potential and making recommendations to agents to reduce loss potential or suggestions for bringing property up to acceptability standards for acceptance if possible. Reviewing existing commercial policies for continual acceptability for renewability based on annual loses with company).Supervisor: Joan Vallandry Underwriting Supv.