Experience

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  TBD

  • Sunset, SC

  • Licensed Real Estate Agent

    • Jul 2017 - Present
    • Sunset, SC

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  Millwood Consulting

  • Sunset, SC

  • Independent Business Owner

    • 2016 - Present
    • Sunset, SC

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  Harcourt Fundraising; Harcourt Outlines

  • NC

  • Sales Representative

    • Jan 2015 - Feb 2017
    • NC

    Consult with K-12 schools in a southeast territory while addressing clients' needs and desired outcomes through an expansive selection of quality Harcourt Outlines products:• Increase academic achievement (i.e. student planners, testing packs, flash cards);• Increase school spirit and a more positive school culture (i.e. spirit items, custom printed items, custom folders, custom student planners);• Increase student motivation and self-esteem (i.e. ribbons, banners, custom pencils, buttons, custom bookmarks); • Increase revenue via fundraising programs (i.e. custom printed items, spirit items, foam items, wrapping paper)• Increase student organizational skills (i.e. school boxes, pencil cases, folders, wire-bound notebooks, vinyl zipper bags);• Increase student/staff preparedness for academics and the arts (i.e. protractors, rulers, crayons, pencils, colored pencils, scissors, watercolors, pens, erasers, notebooks, highlighters, glue, compasses, protractors);• Increase recognition for student/parent/staff participation and excellence (i.e. custom badges, custom magnets, ribbons, banners); and• Increase community awareness and potential involvement (i.e. custom calendar magnets, custom folders, custom car flags, custom magnets, stadium cushions, spirit towels).

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  Millwood Consulting

  • Charlotte, North Carolina Area

  • Educational Consultant; Sole Proprietor

    • May 2004 - Jul 2015
    • Charlotte, North Carolina Area

    Provide educational consulting services to companies that develop creative, interesting, and stellar products in the K-12 market. Clients include successful national companies such as Premier, a School Specialty Co.(premier.us), Success By Design (www.successbydesign.com), Sandra Warren (author of Times to Remember; www.thetimestable.com), and Great Test Taker, LLC (www.great-test-taker.com). One career highlight was leading the development of the Coach John Wooden (shown above) student planners in partnership with Premier, a School Specialty Company.

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  Great Test Taker, LLC

  • Educational Consultant; part-time

    • Mar 2011 - Jan 2015

    Excited to be working to help students feel more positive about testing in grades 2-4 with the cute little Mooloos! Can't wait to get this into as many elementary schools as possible as I love the message it sends children as well as the skills it teaches about testing!http://www.testinganxiety.com/http://great-test-taker.com/

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  School Specialty (Premier School Agendas)

  • Sales Consultant (3+ years), Elementary Marketing Specialist (5 years)

    • Jan 1996 - May 2004

    Outside Sales: Served a territory of 1,100 K-16 schools; Exceeded annual sales goals each year for 3 years full time; Provided superior customer service; Managed territory plan and expenses; Reported sales activity thoroughly and promptly into company's CRM software program; Continued to serve a small territory even after becoming Elementary Marketing and Product Development Specialist in order to keep a pulse on our stakeholders.Elementary Marketing and Product Development Specialist (5 years): Oversaw the development of all programs and products designed for the elementary market (k through grade 5-6); presented product ideas to executives for discussion and approval; worked within the budget; wrote scope and sequences for products; oversaw products from inception to production; wrote benefits and key descriptive content for marketing purposes.

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  Premier Agendas

  • Elementary Specialist; Sales; Research; Product Development

    • 1996 - 2004

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  Lexington Schools; Cabarrus Schools; Gwinnett Schools

  • Teacher (11 years); Administrator (6 years)

    • Jan 1979 - Jan 1995

    Elementary Teacher (grades 3, 4, reading specialist for K-6; reading intervention specialist); Teacher of the Year Award; Student Teacher Mentor for the University of South CarolinaAssistant Principal for Curriculum (Middle School 1 year; Elementary School 5 years); Twice Assistant Principal of the Year Nominee for the School District in State Recognition Program