OBJECTIVE

• I would like to be employed with an ESL company overseas.  I believe I possess the skills, background and talent to effectively develop, manage and support the efforts of any solid educational company.  I hope to plan, create, organize and implement lessons and a teaching model that supports a strong student-centered environment.  I believe my background and skills qualify me to uniquely and effectively work with students, staff & administration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

ESL Teacher; LEP Coordinator            Fort Worth ISD; Polytechnic High School | Fort Worth, TX

August 2003 – present                     Independent School District                        

Teacher of refugee and immigrant students new to the United States.  ESL Reading and Writing Specialist. Coordinator of the Poly Pyramid Schools. Campus Behavioral Intervention team.

President                                    HANDS International | Fort Worth, TX

February 2003 - present                           Nonprofit Educational & Humanitarian Organization

International spokes woman, trainer and facilitator. Coordinator of community, university, government and non-profit agencies. Curriculum writer, school designer, event organizer, international coordinator of trips and educational conferences.  HANDS Int’l is a small, young, but powerful organization comprised of volunteer professionals.  

Team Leader; Trainer                      Literacy Project; HANDS Int’l | Middle East and Africa

August 2007 – July 2008                           Not for Profit International Humanitarian & Educational Project

Team leader of the Middle East and Africa division of the Literacy Project.  Organized and conducted conferences and training sessions for leaders, teachers & professors on techniques and skills for ESL and literacy advancement.

Educational Curriculum Consultant    CASTLE KEEP INC. | Fort Worth, TX

December 1999 - March 2006               Not for Profit Medical Education

Network with doctors, teachers and trainers to prepare grant proposals, curriculum aligned with the Texas State Board of Education and implementation of training for teachers.  PR spokes person and trainer of trainers.

Human Resources and Training                   REACH International| Fort Worth, TX

January 2000 - October 2005                Not for Profit Family Intervention

Director in charge of all CPI, student interaction and family intervention training for employees in the South West region.   A grant proposal writer, supplemental curriculum writer for training of staff, parents and their children/students.

Employment Case Manager                  World Relief Refugee Services | Fort Worth, TX

January 2003 - June 2003              ESL, Job Training & Medical Assistance Coordinator

Teacher                                      Burleson ISD | Burleson, TX

July 2000 - December 2003                   Elementary/Middle School/Special Education

Lead Teacher                             JUVENILE JUSTICE ALT. ED. PROGRAM | Fort Worth, TX

June 1999 - May 2000                     Teacher (5^th – 12^th), Team Leader, Teacher Trainer

Children's Ministry Director                  Crestmont Baptist Church | Burleson, TX

Summer 1996 & 1997

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree May 1999

Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee, OK

Major: Elementary Education
Minors: English, Biology, Middle School Social Studies, Social Work, and Missions

December 2000 Graduate Hours

Teaching Excellence Institute | Cambridge, MA

Literacy & Curriculum Development

Doctorate May 2004

Cambridge College Wexford Teaching Institute | Switzerland [Not accredited at the time of graduation.]

Ph.D. in Education: Behavior Modification Emphasis in Child Psychotherapy

Dissertation - The Effects of a Social Skills Program on the Problem Behavior of At-Risk Middle School Students in a Texas Public School System and the Authors recommendations for change.