Michael Vazquez

Current

• Director at Austin Stars Drum and Bugle Corps
• Associate Project Manager at Pearson
• Director at ATX Winterguard

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Past

• Editor at Rigby Professional Development
• Researcher III at University of Texas at Austin
• Reading Teacher at School Board of Broward County

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Education

• University of Phoenix
• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
• Albright College

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Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Michael Vazquez’s Summary

Nineteen years' experience working with nonprofit educational organizations as an extra-curricular sponsor and coach, running not-for-profit performing arts organizations

Six years' classroom teaching experience: collegiate level and middle school

Four years' experience as an education researcher/editor: literacy and math

Michael Vazquez’s Specialties:

Creating and adhering to strict budgets; Managing schedules for small and large groups; Coordinating travel for small and large groups; Non-profit startup, management, and maintenance; Social media networking; Public relations

Michael Vazquez’s Experience

• Director

  Austin Stars Drum and Bugle Corps

  (Performing Arts industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

• Associate Project Manager

  Pearson

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PSO; Publishing industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Create and Edit Administrator Manuals for state-wide testing with focus on Texas and the Texas Assessments of Knowledge and Skills
  Create documents to illustrate work-places processes
  Assist in web-site development from a user-base perspective
  Meet and exceed deadline expectations for small and large projects

• Director

  ATX Winterguard

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  Founded a non-profit performing arts group based in Austin, TX.
  Established an identity for the organization
  Procured rehearsal facilities on an ongoing basis
  Created a budget and established spending guidelines
  Hired staff to design shows and teach performance skills to students
  Created "buzz" around organization by advertising on social media networks such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter
  Designed and created organization website: http://ATXwinterguard.org
  Created promotional videos and other materials for group
  Established relationships with local business and businesses outside of Texas to create logo, funding, and business opportunities.

• Editor

  Rigby Professional Development

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  April 2007 — March 2008 (1 year )

  Create original content for teacher professional development in elementary literacy and middle school math
  
  Edit work by other writers
  
  Research literacy and math best practices, brain research, and psychological perspectives on learning

• Researcher III

  University of Texas at Austin

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — April 2007 (9 months)

  Research educational testing and reading intervention programs with a focus on Response to Intervention and assessments of low-ability readers in middle schools.

• Reading Teacher

  School Board of Broward County

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Education Management industry)

  August 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 11 months)

  Taught reading literacy and comprehension to middle school students in an urban setting. Increased reading scores by 30% first year, 60% second year.

Michael Vazquez’s Education

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Arts , Education , 2001 — 2003

• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  B.S. , Secondary Education/English , 1996 — 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  Kutztown Readers' Theater

• Albright College

  N/A , Liberal Arts , 1990 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  Pi Kappa Phi, WXAC- Radio Station, Orchestra, Amnesty International, Non-Fiction Editor of school literary magazine: AGON, Theater, Film Club, Intramural football and baseball

Additional Information

Michael Vazquez’s Interests:

Non profit foundations, performing arts, social media networking, writing, publishing, editing

Michael Vazquez’s Groups:

Winter Guard International, Texas Color Guard Circuit, Austin Stars Performing Arts Association

•    Catalyst 8
•    Albright College Alumni
•    Book Publishing Professionals
•    Pi Kappa Phi - Zeta Chi Alumni Chapter
•    Performing Arts Administrators

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