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Girl Scouts of California's Central CoastSite Director
Aug. 2023Castroville, California, United States• Oversee the coordination, implementation, and administration of all enrichment and academic programs.
• Develop and manage program curriculum, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Handle prudent fiscal management, including budget preparation, implementation, and control.
• Participate in staff development initiatives, including hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluation.
• Serve as the liaison with parents, school administrators, volunteers, and community partners.
• Maintain a safe, nurturing, and well-supervised after-school program environment.
• Plan and develop creative learning spaces and interest centers.
• Prepare necessary materials and supplies for program execution.
• Collect and analyze program data for contract compliance and impact assessment.
• Author reports and proposals on program activities and services
• Manage day-to-day operations of the Gene Hoularis/Waldo Rodriguez Youth Center and other assigned facilities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with community groups and local governmental agencies.
• Coordinate logistics for the use of the Center and other assigned facilities.
• Research, develop, and implement alternative funding avenues like grants, sponsorships, and donations.
• Address and resolve disputes or potentially illegal activities in coordination with the Police Department.
• Develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies for program promotion.
• Enforce City policies and monitor compliance with facility agreements.
• Supervise maintenance and repair of Center facilities, grounds, and equipment.
• Recruit, direct, and monitor the work of volunteer assistants.
Fluent in both English and Spanish, serving a diverse community.
National Steinbeck CenterDirector of Educational Programs
Oct. 2021 - Feb. 2023Salinas, California, United States•Director of the annual educational program, “Steinbeck Young Authors” ensuring success for 250 middle school and adult participants. •Built relationships between schools, institutions and the community through providing programs and seminars on the life and works of John Steinbeck.
•Recruited, interviewed, hired, supervised, trained and managed staff performance.
•Ensured enforcement of all policies, procedures and safety guidelines/maintenance of program areas and equipment. •Provided teacher and volunteer workshops and training via zoom, google meets, Skype, and in person, to explain Steinbeck Young Authors program and the Day of Writing, emphasizing their specific roles and responsibilities throughout the program until the Awards Ceremony at the end of the school year.
•Engaged with the public, influencers, and celebrities via social media (Instagram and Facebook) by maintaining the National Steinbeck Center's social media pages and creating engaging content.
•50% rise in the National Steinbeck Center page “likes” while managing social media pages.
•Social Media posts' increased by 1000%, reaching over 300,000 people in three months.
•Created Steinbeck themed age, subject and interest-appropriate learning opportunities and activities for students around the world.
Creek Technologies CompanyEducational Technologist/Instructional Designer
Sep. 2019 - Jan. 2020Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California• Utilized best practice and education trends to design, develop, and implement (ADDIE) in-person, blended, and online professional development workshops and trainings to meet employer and diverse learner needs.
• Leveraged instructional design and learning theories to transform content into engaging learning materials for online course, in-person course, and new/current employee training.
Tutoring with MichellePrivate Tutor
Mar. 2019 - Aug. 2023Monterey, California, United States• Utilized educational technology to personalize lessons to met individual needs of each student while enhancing and extending the learning process.
• Contacted assigned students and/or parents to schedule mutually convenient tutoring sessions.
• Instructed k-12 students and adults face-to-face and via remote learning platforms.
• Conducted assessment tests to aid in evaluation of student knowledge and identify areas of weakness.
• Assisted students with developing positive academic strategies to improve learning and boost self-confidence.
• Collaborated with teachers, parents, and administrators to promote student success.
• Leveraged graphic design skills to create engaging content for tutoring advertisement.
• Using graphic design, content creation, and video editing skills in social media to increase visibility and visitors to tutoring website.
• Created and implemented marketing strategies and plans using digital and traditional consumer marketing channels.
• Monitored web traffic statistics to determine page views, bandwidth consumption and click-through rates.
• Promoted websites on Google, social media and other search platforms to drive traffic.
Hawaii State Department of EducationInstructional Designer
Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2019Honolulu, Hawaii, United States• Leveraged instructional design frameworks in online and blended learning courses and learning theories such as Bloom's Taxonomy and ADDIE Model to transform content into engaging instructional strategies and learning outcomes for employee training. • Managed a team of six colleagues in converting a face-to-face marketing communications course module into blended learning for Bath Spa University graduate students • Effectively cut the anticipated time of completion by half, through impeccable time management, project management, and communication skills • Built course templates on the Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas, embedding effective and current instructional strategies, which were later adopted by multiple departments. • Created needs analysis to learn where the course would begin and Designed and developed behavioral rubrics to measure key performance indicators and performance improvement results of learners • Collaborated with subject matter experts to collect necessary information for content creation, curriculum design, course development and instructional strategies that would ensure students' learning outcomes were aligned with the material that was required to learn.
• Devised curricula, conducted research, and conceptualized course format, content, and presentation.
• Contributed to development of comprehensive employee training courses.
Monterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictELD Teacher
Aug. 2017 - Jan. 2020Greenfield, CA•Taught middle school newcomer students reading, writing, speaking and listening skills to improve their English fluency
•Met and conferenced with non-native English speaking parents in Spanish
•Created and graded assignments and assessments for students, recording scores to be synthesized and submitted for quarterly and semester report cards.
Napa Valley CollegeCurriculum Designer
Sep. 2016 - Aug. 2017Napa, California, United States• Designed and developed course interactions and assessments using ADDIE method
• Designed, developed, and implemented hybrid courses for use on company LMS
• Trained instructors on best practices in utilization of courses with students
Bath Spa UniversityInstructional Designer
Sep. 2015 - Jun. 2016Bath, England, United Kingdom•Converted face to face marketing communications module into blended learning for graduate students
•Built LMS course templates that were adopted by multiple departments
•Designed and developed behavioral rubrics to measure key performance indicators for learners
Napa Valley CollegeEnglish Instructor
Aug. 2014 - Jan. 2016Napa, California, United StatesTaught Developmental English, College English, Critical Thinking, and English as a Second Language to students at Napa Valley College's main campus and upper valley campus.
IATEFLEditor And Writer
Aug. 2013 - Jun. 2014London, England, United KingdomContributor, Special Features Editor and Committee member for the IATEFL ESOL SIG
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