ELA Teacher - Harmony School of Innovation - Dallas - Dallas
(2017-08)
- AP Seminar class
- College Prep
- Eng III teacher
- ELA Lab teacher for asynchronous lab classes for 7th and 8th grade
- Eng I, Eng II Honors and Eng IV
- SAT, TSI and STAAR preparation
- Mentor for new teacher
- ELA lab classes
- Prepared No Red Ink lessons and My On assessments
- Lesson planning and CBA/DA and STAAR administration
- STAAR Saturday classes
- Tutoring
- Applications and software used: Schoology, Google classroom, Eduphoria, Ellevation, Skyward and other Harmony applications
- Assisted with Spelling Bee preparation and judging
- Three years Theatre Club coordinator
Substitute Teacher - DISD
(2014-12 - 2017)
- Teaching ELA, history, science, career and technology, math and special education
- Schools included: T. W. Browne MS; O.W. Holmes MS; Zan Wesley Holmes MS; Rosemont Elementary; Barack Obama Academy; Kimball HS; Skyline HS; Molina HS and other schools in the district
Insurance Agent - Various Insurance Companies
(2012-09)
Licensed general health and life insurance agent for various insurance companies including: AmeriLife, National Agents Alliance, Mutual of Omaha, Foresters, Blue Cross Blue Shield and National Guardian Life.
- Insurance products certified to sell include: Life, Health, Disability, Final Expense, Preplan, Mortgage Protection and Dental insurance
- Call center responsibilities included: inbound calls requesting Medicare Advantage, dental and vision products during open and special enrollment
Senior Quality Specialist - Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA
(2005-05 - 2012-06)
Supported Director of Patient Safety in calendar, travel, budget, expenses and training for Patient Safety Universities held in Northern California Kaiser hospitals. Supervisor for quality contract labor staff. Started as contractor.
- Developed webinars for training
- Prepared Power Point presentations
- Monitored project costs, budget, timelines, space and equipment needs for department
Producer and Host - COMCAST STUDIOS - San Francisco Bay Area
(2000 - 2005)
- Produced and hosted a weekly poetry cable show for five years
- Interviewed guests eg. writers; poets; actors and singers
- Also performed my own poems weekly
Administrator - LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LAB
(1987 - 1998)
Responsibilities included: Administrator for Project Managers for retrofit and energy efficient upgrades.
- Logged submittals and drawings
- Tracked budget items on Excel spreadsheets
- Worked with project management software
- Received Federal Energy Award (1997) in Washington, DC from Department of Energy for work with Energy Efficiency Team
