Resume
Jan 2013 - Dec 2023
Curriculum Design/
Teacher
Oldham County Public Schools
Crestwood, KY
● Spearheaded an innovative social studies program designed to support the development of critical thinking and student engagement
● Collaborated with district-wide subject matter experts to ensure framework correlation and alignment with new state standards for social studies
● Championed adoption of frameworks and common assessments across the Oldham County School district aligned with accessibility standards
● Led creation of educational material and lesson plan development to ensure correlation with new state standards for 8th-grade
● Served to mentor new teachers and staff through effective Professional Development
● Created innovative presentations and professional development sessions aligned with
current and emerging pedagogy, technology, and learning theories
● Ensured vertical standard alignment from grades 5-9
● Awarded multiple grants, including an inception grant that led to the construction of a
new wing with a state-of-the-art Maker Space
● Conducted in-depth research to ensure the quality of primary and secondary sources
● Conducted research on emerging pedagogy and teaching strategy
● Worked collaboratively with exceptional education staff to differentiate process, product,
and instruction following student IEPS to ensure accessibility
● Developed district-wide, best-practice-informed educational curricula by Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies, Inquiry Design Model, and C3 framework
● Ensured adopted frameworks support the development of student empathy, capacity to analyze multiple perspectives, and ability to evaluate the corroborative value of sources
● Developed, implemented, and improved joint formative and summative assessments to
guide instruction and plans for intervention and enrichment
● Produced estimates, managed budgets, and planned for grade-level field trips serving 200
students
● Maintained correlation and alignment documentation for the Social Studies department
● Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels within the school
● Managed annual budget for ADA club, Future City, and Maker Space
● Collaborated with ELA counterparts to create and assess writing prompts aligned with
common core
East Oldham Middle School
2010-2013
Social Studies Teacher
Jefferson County Schools
Louisville, Ky
● Developed curriculum focused on diversity and inclusion of all student populations
● Led coordination, funding, and execution of inaugural field trip to Washington DC for 30
underserved students
● Team Leader - collaborated across content areas and grade levels
● Developed interdisciplinary unit plans
● Designed and implemented Units in Civic Education and US History
● Designed, developed, and revised the behavior management system
● Delivered engaging, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed Social Studies
instruction daily
● Worked collaboratively with exceptional education staff to differentiate process, product,
and instruction following student IEPS
● Worked tirelessly to recommend wrap-around services for students with needs beyond the
classroom
● Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels within the school
Westport Middle School
Resume
Experience
Jan 2013 - Dec 2023
Curriculum Design/
Teacher
Oldham County Public Schools
Crestwood, KY
● Spearheaded an innovative social studies program designed to support the development of critical thinking and student engagement
● Collaborated with district-wide subject matter experts to ensure framework correlation and alignment with new state standards for social studies
● Championed adoption of frameworks and common assessments across the Oldham County School district aligned with accessibility standards
● Led creation of educational material and lesson plan development to ensure correlation with new state standards for 8th-grade
● Served to mentor new teachers and staff through effective Professional Development
● Created innovative presentations and professional development sessions aligned with
current and emerging pedagogy, technology, and learning theories
● Ensured vertical standard alignment from grades 5-9
● Awarded multiple grants, including an inception grant that led to the construction of a
new wing with a state-of-the-art Maker Space
● Conducted in-depth research to ensure the quality of primary and secondary sources
● Conducted research on emerging pedagogy and teaching strategy
● Worked collaboratively with exceptional education staff to differentiate process, product,
and instruction following student IEPS to ensure accessibility
● Developed district-wide, best-practice-informed educational curricula by Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies, Inquiry Design Model, and C3 framework
● Ensured adopted frameworks support the development of student empathy, capacity to analyze multiple perspectives, and ability to evaluate the corroborative value of sources
● Developed, implemented, and improved joint formative and summative assessments to
guide instruction and plans for intervention and enrichment
● Produced estimates, managed budgets, and planned for grade-level field trips serving 200
students
● Maintained correlation and alignment documentation for the Social Studies department
● Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels within the school
● Managed annual budget for ADA club, Future City, and Maker Space
● Collaborated with ELA counterparts to create and assess writing prompts aligned with
common core
East Oldham Middle School
2010-2013
Social Studies Teacher
Jefferson County Schools
Louisville, Ky
● Developed curriculum focused on diversity and inclusion of all student populations
● Led coordination, funding, and execution of inaugural field trip to Washington DC for 30
underserved students
● Team Leader - collaborated across content areas and grade levels
● Developed interdisciplinary unit plans
● Designed and implemented Units in Civic Education and US History
● Designed, developed, and revised the behavior management system
● Delivered engaging, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed Social Studies
instruction daily
● Worked collaboratively with exceptional education staff to differentiate process, product,
and instruction following student IEPS
● Worked tirelessly to recommend wrap-around services for students with needs beyond the
classroom
● Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels within the school
Westport Middle School
Education
2035 - 2035
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1999-2008
Client Services Leader
General Electric
Louisville, Ky
● Managed 15 person design team for flagship website http://www.geappliances.com
● Worked with design team and business partners to conduct focus groups, qualitative
surveys and interviews to improve user experience
● Liaised with business functions to ensure applications and websites met strategic and
tactical business objectives
● Managed RFP, bid analysis, and engagement of technical services from external providers
● Program management of multiple projects and associated resources from ideation to implementation
● Executed all phases of project management - stakeholder evaluation, requirement collection, development, user acceptance testing, support materials development, and user training
● Committed to detail, quality, and on-time delivery across both large and small projects
● Responsible for $5MM budget - ensured budget fidelity
● Recruited, developed, and managed a team of 15 domestic employees and 30+ overseas contractors
● Responsible for prioritization of development efforts and resource allocation
● Managed on-time, business-wide implementation of Oracle Finance
● Managed system deployment for RFP and RFQ processes
● Earned multiple recognitions, awards, and incentives for outstanding resource management and project delivery
Ge Appliance Division
Education
May 2024
NVTA (National Virtual Teachers Association)
Certificate
I am currently pursuing a certificate in virtual instruction. I am on track to complete this work by the end of May 2024.
Online
May 2010
University of Louisville
Awarded Outstanding Educator in Business and Marketing
June 1999
University of Louisville
Awarded Outstanding Student
Master of Arts in Teaching
Social Studies 5-9
Business and Marketing 5-12
Bachelor of Science and Business Administration in Computer Information Systems
Skills
Languages
English (native)