Objective

To be welcomed into an environment where my knowledge and experiences as both a Physical and Health Educator will have a positive impact on those around me.

Professional experience

July 2014                      Harlem Village Academy               New York, NY

Dean of Student and Family Affairs - Director of Student and Family Affairs

• Support and promote school culture, professional values and standards, serve as a role model to students in grades K-5.
• Build and reinforced lasting relationships with families to support the success of students by making regular phones calls and having conferences with their families.
• Supervise students who have been removed from their classrooms and ensured proper follow-up, involving faculty and families as appropriate.
• Coach/support teachers in fostering positive behavior in all students and building strong classroom cultures through the concepts of Responsive Classroom.
• Member of the Child Study and Crisis Response Teams.
• Help students develop independent skills for preventing and resolving conflicts.
• Hearing Officer
• Volunteer Coach for the Harlem Village Elementary Basketball Program.

June 2014                     Harlem Village Academy                    New York, NY

Summer School Director

• Arranged classroom schedules including lunch, recess, core content subjects and non-academic activities.
• Managed payroll for teachers and interns.
• Communicated with families about behavior, attendance, and other school necessities.

Spring 2007                  Abraham J Hershel School                 New York, NY

Assistant Softball Coach

• Responsible for assisting the head coach with practice, games, and other softball related activities.

11/2005 – 8/2014           Community Partnership Charter School  Brooklyn, NY

Physical Education Teacher

• Responsible for maintaining and implementing new physical and movement education curriculum for kindergarten to fifth grade.
• Small group instruction in ELA and Math for grades 3-4
• Push in instructional support for grades K-4
• Sharing lunch duty supervision for all grades
• Management of dance and fitness clubs for students in all grades.

Spring of 2005              The Marymount School                 New York, NY

Girls’ Varsity Softball Co-Head Coach

• Responsible for the supervision of practices and all after school softball related activities, game preparation and post-game supervision as well.  Instruction of basic to mid high school level softball skills.

6/2004 – 10/2005           New York Sports Clubs                 New York, NY

Fitness Program Manager

• Responsibilities included but were not limited to the supervision of 25 staff members, scheduling of staff, members and the tracking of their sessions, professional training of level 1 and 2 trainers.  New member contact and un-keep of the facility.

12/1999 – 6/2004           New York Sports Clubs                 New York, NY

Fitness Manager On Duty - Assistant Fitness Program Manager

• Responsibilities included but were not limited to the supervision of 35 staff members, scheduling of staff, members and the tracking of their sessions, professional training of level 1 and 2 trainers.  New member contact and un-keep of the facility.  During the month of December:  Acting Fitness Program Manager.

2001 - 2007                   Hunter College Athletics                New York, NY

Assistant Basketball Coach

• Assisted head coach with practices, recruiting, and scouting of opponents.  Played key role during game time by giving insight on game progress.  Duties also included weight and conditioning training for all team members year round and monitoring their academic progress.  Helped guide the team to three CUNY Championship Titles.

9/2003 – 5/2004             Project Happy                              New York, NY

Sports Instructor

• Responsible for instructing all sports for physically and mentally challenged individuals ages five to early 30’s.

Education

07/2015 –                      Lehman College                             Bronx, NY

Masters of Science

Health Education

08/2008 – 01/2011        Hunter College                               New York, NY

Masters of Science

Childhood Education

09/1997 – 01/2003         Hunter College                              New York, NY

Bachelors of Science

Physical Education

Certifications, Trainings, & Workshops

• Heartsaver Child and Adult CPR AED July 2015
• NYS Certified Classroom teacher grades 1-6 (initial)
• NYS Certified Physical Education Teacher K-12 (initial)
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention)
• Responsive Classroom July 2015
• Using Collaboration & Data to Drive the FBA/BIP Process December 8, 2015

Athletic Experiences

Collegiate Basketball

• 1997-1998 Hunter College Women’s Varsity Basketball Team – team won CUNYAC Women’s Championship.  ***Letter Winner.

• 1998-1999 Hunter College Women’s Varsity Basketball Team – team won CUNYAC Women’s Championship and participated in NCAA Division Three First Round for Women’s Basketball.  ***Letter Winner and recipient of Coaches Award.
• 1999-2000 Hunter College Women’s Varsity Basketball Team – team placed second in CUNYAC Women’s Championship and participated in East Coast Athletic Conference first round game. ***Team Captain and letter winner.

• 2000-2001 Hunter College Women’s Varsity Basketball Team – team placed second in CUNYAC Women’s Championship and participated in East Coast Athletic Conference first round game. ***Team Captain and letter winner.

Collegiate Softball

• 1998 Hunter College Varsity Softball Team – team placed second in CUNYAC Championship. ***Letter Winner.
• 2000 Hunter College Varsity Softball Team – team placed fourth in CUNYAC Championship. ***Letter Winner.
• 2001 Hunter College Varsity Softball Team – team won CUNYAC Softball Championship and participated in Regional post season games. ***Letter Winner.
• 2002 Hunter College Varsity Softball Team - team won CUNYAC Softball Championship and participated in Regional post season games. ***Letter Winner.