K-8 Classroom Teacher at Windsor Learning Center (2013-01 – Present)
Special Education Elementary, Dance
- Provided students with a comfortable learning environment
- Demonstrated effective communication skills with student's parents
- Formed positive, understanding, and supportive relationships with students
- Collaborated with other faculty members to create integrated lessons
- Create lesson plans that enhance all types of learning
- Organized both student and faculty events, in and out of the classroom
- Completed projects and tasks in a timely manner
- Worked with students with multiple behavioral, emotional, and physical disabilities
- Directed and Choreographed School-Wide Spring Musical
Middle School Teacher of Dance/Drama at Glen Rock Public School- Board of Education (2004-01 – 2013-12)
Yearbook, Dance Club, Sharing the Arts Advisor
- Provided students with a comfortable learning environment
- Demonstrated effective communication skills with student's parents
- Formed positive, understanding, and supportive relationships with students
- Collaborated with other faculty members to create integrated lessons
- Create lesson plans that enhance all types of learning
- Organized both student and faculty events, in and out of the classroom
- Completed projects and tasks in a timely manner
Freelance Artist at Star Royale Theatre (Formally Rhino Theatre) (2000-01 – 2024-12)
Choreographer, Director, Assistant Director, Assistant to the Producer
- Work effectively and cooperatively with the production team to share creative ideas and methods
- Research time periods, costume and set design ideas, etc to make a production authentic
- Compile cast lists, song lists, data lists for each production
- Organize a rehearsal schedule specific to each cast member
- Make appropriate updates and edits to the theatre website
- Design, organize, and order appropriate apparel for each production
- Organize cast gatherings
Dance Director and Instructor at Central School Dance (2004-01 – 2010-12)
Artistic Director
- Instructed dance classes (20+ hours weekly) for children ages 5-11.
- Completely planned an end-of-the year dance recital including: theme, costume choices and ordering, rehearsals, parent volunteers, music choices and splicing, dance order, class helpers, and more
- Organized class attendance lists
- Interviewed and hired "tech" team
- Design, organize, and create appropriate set design for each recital
- Provided students with a comfortable learning environment while having fun
- Demonstrated effective communication skills with student's parents
