Sou S.
Program Director, Instructor, & Sales at California Canoe & Kayak, Inc- Claim this Profile
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Thai Professional working proficiency
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Mien Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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GIS/GPS
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Experience
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California Canoe & Kayak, Inc.
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United States
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Sporting Goods Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Director, Instructor, & Sales
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Feb 2005 - Present
Kayak Instructor 2005 - present • American Canoe and Kayak Certified Instructor and Member since 2005 • Teach sea-kayaking skills including stroke and rescue techniques to students age 10 to adult (~60 classes per year, 2-8 students per class) • Guide special tours and provide basic information on local environment and history • Lead the kayaking part of Brooks Island trip with East Bay Regional Parks (~15 trips) Sales Associate 1999 - 2003 • Managed the rental site, ensured customers were safe and received the appropriate gear • Taught basic paddling strokes and boat control skills to new paddlers • Trained new employees on rental policies and sales procedures • Assisted customers with outfitting kayak and other outdoor gear • Sold canoes, kayaks, and accessories\
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Oakland Unified School District at Bridges Academy at Melrose
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Bridges Academy at Melrose
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Elementary School Teacher
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Nov 2015 - Jun 2016
• Taught at Bridges Academy at Melrose, 325 53rd Ave, Oakland California • Taught multiple subjects: English, Math, Science, and Physical Education to class of 23 English Language Learners (ELL) • Created lesson plans that’s included scaffolding for students with varied abilities • Promoted extracurricular learning with field trips, guest speakers, and science fair competition • Engaged with parents using various technologies to inform them about their child’s learning & behavior • Used Lucy Calkins’ Unit of Study in Reading and Writing to work with students’ reading and writing skills
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Playworks
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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300 - 400 Employee
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Site Coordinator
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Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
July 2015-Present Site Coordinator - Operate as a consultant to 4 schools in San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD): (Miraloma, Commodore Sloat, West Portal, and Harvey Milk Elementary School) - Assist school's recess coach on game organization, yard mapping, lead games, and manage equipment. August, 2005-June 2015 Program Coordinator • Operated in three elementary schools (Manzanita SEED, Bridges Academy, and Verde Elementary Schools) working with grades K-6 • Develop and manage recess activities, set-up games, solve playground conflicts with goal of teaching children inclusion and leadership through organized play • Recruit and manage a student leadership program (Junior Coaches), grooming ~10% of the student population to become influential leaders amongst their peers • Lead teacher trainings on the importance of incorporating play in classroom management • Influencing 15% of the student population by being the coach of basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, and track and field teams • Served as League Coordinator during Basketball and Volleyball Season • Recruit and collaborated with parent volunteers to assist with after school programs, recess, and league events • Acted as Playworks representative to pilot and rollout leadership program to 10 schools in both Washington, DC and Detroit, MI, resulting in both locations adopting the Playworks program • Independently managed the Playworks After School Program at Bridges Academy for 2008-2010 school years • Started Before School Recess program at Bridges Academy • Adapt games and activities for physically challenged students
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Great Valley Fellow
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Sep 2002 - Jul 2003
The program immersed a fellow in a community in the Central Valley of California. The fellow then placed with local businesses and organization to learn the businesses. The fellow also works with organization on research, create, update, and improvement as the company deem necessary. Worked vigorously on projects such as: • City of Redding: Public Works Utility; Division of Solid Waste Management. Drafted update for the City’s Solid Waste Municipal Codes. • CH2M Hill: Water Business Division. Conducted research on water transfer in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. • McConnell Foundation: Equestrian Center Base Data Development. Helped the foundation gather data on an 1800 acre ranch using a Trimble GPS unit. Input data to ArcMap to create a base map of all collected data. • County of Shasta: Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP): Developed Procedural Handbook for the annual award program. Helped setup and worked on the actual award program. Skills: speech writing, presentation organization and researching community information.
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Education
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1997 - 2002
Humboldt State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Science -
2009 - 2012
Diablo Valley College
GIS Certificationg, Geographic Information Science and Cartography
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