Hannah D

To support and develop their role as their child's first and ongoing teacher; inclusive of referring to and accessing resources from community partners. Schedule events, promote resources, provide information to support key transitions (i.e. to ECE, to UPK, to Kindergarten) to include visiting UPK classrooms, orienting parents to lottery procedures and supporting parents through registration with respective school districts. Required data collection & record-keeping, primarily electronic data.

Assist with, support, and promote parent events in and out of the classroom (i.e.

Parent

Committees, Policy Council, classroom volunteerism, multi-site events, and parent/child literacy programs). Promote regular and routine program attendance; stressing the correlation between attendance and positive educational outcomes. Develop attendance plans with families for children with low attendance. Community education regarding rational for and role of parent as child's first and ongoing teacher.

Family Engagement Specialist - Albany Community Action Partnership - Albany, NY

(2016-01 - 2019-06)

To support and develop their role as their child's first and ongoing teacher; inclusive of referring to and accessing resources from community partners. Schedule events, promote resources, provide information to support key transitions (i.e. to ECE, to UPK, to Kindergarten) to include visiting UPK classrooms, orienting parents to lottery procedures and supporting parents through registration with respective school districts. Required data collection & record-keeping, primarily electronic data. Assist with, support, and promote parent events in and out of the classroom (i.e.

Parent

Committees, Policy Council, classroom volunteerism, multi-site events, and parent/child literacy programs). Promote regular and routine program attendance; stressing the correlation between attendance and positive educational outcomes. Develop attendance plans with families for children with low attendance. Community education regarding rational for and role of parent as child's first and ongoing teacher.

Substitute Teacher - Parsons - Schenectady, NY

(2011-07 - 2015-12)

• Help assess and meet the strengths and needs of every child
• Assist in the development and implementation of daily program plans
• Help establish a safe, clean, and positive child care environment
• Assist children in transitioning during the day
• Help prepare lesson plans and goals with cooperating teachers
• Assist the children in learning centers and enhance learning development skills

Family Support Worker - Parsons - Schenectady, NY

(2014-02 - 2014-12)

• Manage caseload of 12 home-based families with weekly visits
• Conduct screenings of children's developmental milestones and refer agency and community based developmental support services
• Ensure client families are receiving essential medical services
• Provide client families with parenting education and health related information
• Promote strong and healthy attachments between parents and children

Cashier/Customer Service - Timothy's World Groceries - Schenectady, NY

(2003-12 - 2014-12)

• Cashier
• Call center
• Inventory
• Computer software- Microsoft word

Master's - Child, Youth, and Family Studies - Bellevue University (2020-05 - 2022-06)

Bachelor's - Education (Early childhood education) - College of st.rose (2012 - 2015)

Associate - Early childhood Education (Associate in Early Childhood Education) - Schenectady County Community College (2010-09 - 2012-05)

High school or equivalent - Schenectady High School (2004 - 2008)