
San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 2 months)
Member of three-person program evaluation team.
Participated in client planning meetings to design studies, assess progress, then report and discuss findings.
Collected and prepared qualitative and quantitative data for analysis.
Conducted observations and interviews.
Analyzed quantitative data using statistical software (SPSS, Systat, Excel).
Interpreted data and prepared reports using appropriate style for publication or client needs.
Presented findings to funders and other interested parties.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)
Assisted instructors in redesigned graduate course on organization and administration of student services.
Updated and formatted course syllabus.
Developed course assignments and selected readings in conjunction with instructors.
Maintained records of student work.
Provided written and verbal feedback to students and co-instructors.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2004 — May 2005 (10 months)
Advised students in master's and doctoral programs on course of study and program completion.
Completed special projects for department chair, including organization of student records, dissemination of research completed by students and faculty of department, and representation of department at college and university functions.
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 1997 — July 2003 (6 years )
Core subjects teacher and chair of middle school department at accredited preschool-grade 8 independent school.
Evaluated and developed academic curricula, drawing upon best teaching practices.
Member of school leadership team.
Established position and defined role of department chair in conjunction with school administration.
Facilitated monthly faculty meetings.
Supervised a city-funded, after-school homework center.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
January 1995 — February 1997 (2 years 2 months)
Developed and marketed science teaching resources
Involved in all aspects of publication process, including budgets and costs, editing, design and layout, and marketing.
• Larry and Phyllis Hughes Award for Leadership Studies, University of Houston, 2007-2008
• Graduate Student Research Award, College of Education, University of Houston, 2007
• Theresa Monaco Foundation Award, University of Houston, 2006-2007
• College of Education Alumni Association Scholarship, University of Houston, 2006
• Oberholtzer Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies, University of Houston, 2005
• School of Education Scholarship, Boston University, 1993-1994
• Cowell College Service Award, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1993