Experience

Head Start for Kent County

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Site Administrative Program Coordinator

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Provide day to day coordination of the logistical functioning of the Home Visiting and Preschool Departments to ensure quality, innovation, and informed detailed resources for families and staff. Conduct weekly 90 minute home visits to a caseload of families with infants and toddlers through a family life education prevention, education, collaboration and attachment based empowerment model. Collect and maintain monthly statistical department data utilized to guide department goals in regards to increasing family participation in program participation. Create monthly educational department newsletter for participant families. Maintain proper usage of department funds through budgeting and inventory tracking. Show less



Lighthouse early learning academy

• Byron Center, MI

• Lead Infant/Toddler Teacher

  • May 2014 - Sep 2014

  - Manage a classroom of infants from 18 months and younger - Develop overall curriculum and lesson plans for classroom - Provide hands-on activities for the children that reinforce the lessons being taught - Communicate and work with parents to promote understanding of their child’s growth and development - Manage a classroom of infants from 18 months and younger - Develop overall curriculum and lesson plans for classroom - Provide hands-on activities for the children that reinforce the lessons being taught - Communicate and work with parents to promote understanding of their child’s growth and development



Woodside at Friendship Village

• Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Gerontology Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  - Provide quality and empathetic care for older adults with Dementia with excel - Contribute in start of new Montessori program with special care residents to increase participation level in activities and improve the residents quality of life - Educate staff members to effectively use the Montessori method with Dementia residents - Assist in grant writing and activity planning by using critical writing skills - Apply interpersonal skills and active listening during care-conference meetings Show less



Baby Scholars

• Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Baby Scholars Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  - Utilize creativity and empathy to engage students in the learning process - Provide a nurturing and supportive environment for children - Assess children using CPALLS+ to evaluate effectiveness of the program - Adapt valuable classroom management skills - Carry out small group lessons - Establish familiarity with local community resources - Resolve problems and conflicts and developed successful methods for proactive problem avoidance - Utilize creativity and empathy to engage students in the learning process - Provide a nurturing and supportive environment for children - Assess children using CPALLS+ to evaluate effectiveness of the program - Adapt valuable classroom management skills - Carry out small group lessons - Establish familiarity with local community resources - Resolve problems and conflicts and developed successful methods for proactive problem avoidance