Education Management/ Consultant
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Highly effective educator with 20+ years of experience in managing data-driven results for school-based initiatives. Engaging public speaker with strong verbal and written communication skills. Led cross-curricular teams to ensure diversity, inclusivity, and equitable methods of facilitating both the academic and the social-emotional skills for all learning styles.
Developed and implemented a program to reduce behavioral infractions by facilitating the development of hard and soft skills for over 5,000 students. Innovative thinker and team-oriented ethical decision maker who thrives in high-paced environments committed to the mission of the organization.
Highly effective educator transitioning to Education Consultant/ Manager with 20+ years of experience in training, assessing, creating, and implementing data-driven curricula for diverse audiences. Engaging public speaker with strong verbal and written communication skills. Skilled in instructional design for varied audiences and learning levels.
Developed well-researched, interactive, and engaging content to facilitate the development of hard and soft skills in over 5,000 students. Innovative thinker committed to training through ethical decision-making practices with clear and concise communication.
Ten years in the trading pits of the Chicago Board of Trade/ Mercantile Exchange as a commodity broker‘s assistant and stock index trader. Gained Series 6 & 63 license (AZ, IL). Grew up on a small farm and worked for wineries in southwestern Michigan and worked as a ranch hand in Cascade Montana.
Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)- Communications/ Journalism (1990)
Investment Company and Variable Contracts (Series 6 & 63 (AZ)) (1994)
(Series 3) (1997)
Illinois State Board Professional Teaching Certificate (2003)
DePaul University | Chicago, IL
Master of Education (M. Ed) (2004)
National Board-Certified Teacher (NBCT)- History (2012)
Illinois State Board Master Teaching Certificate (2012)
American College of Education | Indianapolis, IN
Master of Educational Leadership (M. EdL) (2014)
Illinois State Board Administrative Certificate (2014)
Certified Teacher Evaluator- Illinois State Board of Education (2021)