Office Manager at Sentrana, Inc.
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Office Manager at Sentrana, Inc.
- Past
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- Foreign Language Teacher's Advisor at Gunma Board of Education
- Assistant Language Teacher (ESL) at Numata Girls' High School at Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme
- Teaching Assistant at UC Santa Cruz
- Reader at UC Santa Cruz
- Directing Intern at Shakespeare Santa Cruz
- Assistant Stage Manager at Shakespeare Santa Cruz
- Production Manager at Ragesties
- Stage Manager at Wildwood Summer Theater
- Education
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- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Walter Johnson High School
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Bahia Simons-Lane’s Summary
Bahia Simons-Lane’s Specialties:
People management, meeting coordination, communicating between different disciplines (i.e. technical to artistic), planning and organization
Bahia Simons-Lane’s Experience
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Office Manager
Sentrana, Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
- Plans and arranges college recruitment for top undergraduate and MBA talent at 11 schools, as well as development of marketing/recruiting materials in conjunction with the Marketing Department.
- Supports marketing and communication efforts company-wide.
- Facilitates the CEO's travel and meeting arrangements.
- Supports the CEO/CFO in accounts payable, contract execution, and scheduling. -
Foreign Language Teacher's Advisor
Gunma Board of Education
(Education Management industry)
August 2007 — July 2008 (1 year )
♦ Planned and executed a teaching conference for 350 Japanese teachers and native English speaking teachers of ESL and was selected as the Keynote speaker on the importance of good teaching relationships.
♦ Presented workshops for Japanese teachers on teaching English as a team of native teachers and Japanese teachers.
♦ Selected as a member of the planning committee for a 60 person, 3 day teacher orientation.
♦ Taught special needs students and developed classroom materials and lesson plans for about 15 schools.
♦ Initiated curriculum development of a year-long curriculum to guide junior high school assistant language teachers.
♦ Developed and taught new curriculum for a drama class for a special pilot English immersion program. -
Assistant Language Teacher (ESL) at Numata Girls' High School
Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme
(Education Management industry)
August 2005 — July 2007 (2 years )
♦ Developed curriculum for an oral communication class which used theater to increase students’ communicative abilities in English.
♦ Implemented weekly lesson planning for high school students of all ages.
♦ As English Club supervisor, increased membership from 5 to 20 members.
♦ Chosen for 2 consecutive years to present a workshop on effective team teaching in front of 50 high school English teachers. -
Teaching Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2005 — June 2005 (6 months)
♦ Taught weekly 30 student seminars to supplement lecture classes.
♦ Guided 12 directors from pre-production to post-production. -
Reader
UC Santa Cruz
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2004 — December 2004 (4 months)
♦ Assisted the professor in class preparation and in grading essays and homework.
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Directing Intern
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry)
June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)
Directing intern for The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Tim Ocel.
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Assistant Stage Manager
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry)
September 2003 — December 2003 (4 months)
Assistant Stage Manager for the Emperor's New Clothes, Shakespeare Santa Cruz's holiday show.
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Production Manager
Ragesties
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)
January 2002 — September 2002 (9 months)
Adapted the original student production into the professional show "Bodies in Crisis" which was performed for 1 month at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. My job duties entailed: fund raising, pre-departure coordination for both technical and monetary aspects, facilitating rehearsals, running technical rehearsals, running lights, basic stage management duties, and coordinating with the performance venue for technical and publicity needs.
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Stage Manager
Wildwood Summer Theater
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry)
June 2001 — August 2001 (3 months)
Bahia Simons-Lane’s Education
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Graduate Certificate , Theater Arts (Directing and Stage Management) , 2004 — 2005
- Activities and Societies:
- Co-director for Iran Man (modern translation of Plautus' Persa),
Director for Revenge of the Space Pandas (for Barnstorm),
Director for The Turnabout (Barnstorm 24 Hour Play Festival)
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University of California, Santa Cruz
BA , Theater Arts , 2000 — 2004
Featured in UCSC Profiles in Excellence, 2004.
Graduated with Honors.- Activities and Societies:
- Director for Litko: A Dramatic Monologue (Theatre Arts Graduation),
Production Manager (Student Play Festival),
Media Op. for Ruy Blas,
Turntable Op. for The Emperor’s New Clothes (Shakespeare Santa Cruz),
Director for Kate Anderson and the Book of the Dead (Student Play Festival),
Stage Manger for The Physicists,
Follow Spot Op. for Hedwig and the Angry Inch,
Director for Highway Robbery (Student Play Festival),
Stage Manger for Chronautic Fugue (Student Play Festival)
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Walter Johnson High School
Additional Information
Bahia Simons-Lane’s Interests:
directing, stage management, photography, teaching
Bahia Simons-Lane’s Groups:
Tone Regional Representative and Editor-In-Chief of Prefectural PDF magazine for the Gunma Association of the National Association of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme 2006-2007
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Friends of Japan / Nippon no Yuujin -
Official Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme and Alumni Association (JETAA) -
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme and Alumni Association (JETAA) and non-JETAA JET alumni
Bahia Simons-Lane’s Honors:
National Association of Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Service Award, 2006.
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