Wendy Gerbier, MBA
Director of Learning Centers at Norwalk Housing Authority- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Cornell UniversityAug, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Fundraising Management Certification
Indiana UniversityAug, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Parent Education
Parents as Teachers National CenterJul, 2003- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Norwalk Housing Authority
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Learning Centers
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Nov 2011 - Present
• Manage the operations of all Learning Centers including, guiding and directing 5 Centers through the state licensing process. • Manage the center's finances by establishing budgets, purchasing, accounts payable and ensuring financial compliance. • Recruit, hire, and train all staff in essential work responsibilities as well as educational regulations. Perform performance evaluations and provide training and professional development for teachers and other staff to ensure the program maintains a high level of quality. • Manage staff of 40. • Execute marketing plan and promote positive image to achieve enrollment goals. • Plan and monitor curriculum and program activities in Literacy, Art, STEM and SEL and work with teachers to create fun and engaging learning experiences. • Manage evaluation and assessment procedures for the program. Through both formal and informal assessments, track the progress of the program, individual students and Learning Center staff. Evaluate staff and offer guidance to enhance knowledge, skills and professional development to optimize learning environment. • Engage with parents and families to build positive relationships for children to thrive. • Build relationships with schools, parents, and community groups to spread the word about the program and build support for it. Meet with parents, church groups, community groups, and school representatives to discuss the program and its benefits and seek feedback on how it can better serve children. Show less
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Wendy Gerbier
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United States & Europe
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Musician & Producer
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May 2004 - Present
Oversee classical music and concert productions Provide creative leadership Approve production designs Guide the cast and the crew Interpret scripts Develop concerts, performances and curricula Run rehearsals, schedule and facilitate presentations in theatres, forums, concert halls, schools, churches, centers, and private homes. Handle all contracts for marketing media, performance spaces, vendors and consultants. Produce solo and ensemble concerts at the Rich Forum and Palace Theatre in Stamford. Show less
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Naramake Family Resource Center
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Norwalk, CT
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Certified Parent Educator
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Jul 2003 - Nov 2012
• Scheduled and supervised parent involvement during weekly playgroups which provided children (0-5 years old) an environment which fostered child development. • Planned parent programs, parenting workshops, and encouraged parent participation. • Made home visits and provided an effective communication system for feedback to school personnel from family and community agencies. • Collected and organized pertinent data on family background, educational records, and home. • Scheduled and supervised parent involvement during weekly playgroups which provided children (0-5 years old) an environment which fostered child development. • Planned parent programs, parenting workshops, and encouraged parent participation. • Made home visits and provided an effective communication system for feedback to school personnel from family and community agencies. • Collected and organized pertinent data on family background, educational records, and home.
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Stamford Public Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Special Education Teacher
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Aug 2000 - Jul 2002
• 3rd and 5th grade classroom teacher. • Taught school subjects to elementary school students with learning disabilities. • Corresponded with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, school psychologists, and regular education teachers to develop individual educational strategies and techniques, to improve sensory-motor and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development. • 3rd and 5th grade classroom teacher. • Taught school subjects to elementary school students with learning disabilities. • Corresponded with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, school psychologists, and regular education teachers to develop individual educational strategies and techniques, to improve sensory-motor and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development.
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TheraCare, Inc.
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White Plains, NY
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Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped
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Jun 1999 - Sep 2000
• Evaluated, diagnosed, and treated pre-school students with speech and language impediments. • Planned, directed and conducted habilitative and rehabilitative, age appropriate, treatment programs. • Administered, scored, and interpreted specialized speech and language tests. • Used a variety of ABA procedures with autistic clients. • Trained parents, family members and caregivers in ABA so they can help support learning and skill practice throughout the day. • Evaluated, diagnosed, and treated pre-school students with speech and language impediments. • Planned, directed and conducted habilitative and rehabilitative, age appropriate, treatment programs. • Administered, scored, and interpreted specialized speech and language tests. • Used a variety of ABA procedures with autistic clients. • Trained parents, family members and caregivers in ABA so they can help support learning and skill practice throughout the day.
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Education
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2021 - 2022
Iona University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
1994 - 1999
Iona College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist -
2019 - 2019
Norwalk Community College
Directors Credential, Early Childhood Administration
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