Valerie Yamaki
University Of Hawaii At Hilo
Hilo,HI
12
years of professional experience
CPR and First Aid Certified, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Excel, Canva, Adobe Photoshop and video editing, Adobe Premier, social media and marketing, communication and writing, group and individual presenter, website design, health education programming, National Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition Specialist.
Work History
Kinesiology Lecturer
11 Years 1 Month- Create variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate higher level learning process to students who are enrolled in class.
- Create, evaluate and revise lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning for over thirty students per semester.
- Lead in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in effective next-steps for education and career preparedness.
- Deliver lectures at appropriate pace and pronunciation for optimal audience comprehension and development.
- Offer weekly office hours to work with struggling students one-on-one to help increase their GPAs.
- Create and arrange syllabus, develop schedule, and determined reading materials for various course contents simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and enable absorption of information.
Fitness Coordinator
14 Years- Manage and supervise fitness center operations, hire student employees and recruit volunteer instructors, maintain equipment and manage inventory.
- Create and conduct informational and educational programs related to health and fitness for various departments, including for the Campus Recreation Department and for the public.
- Implement effective social media strategies that facilitate new business and promote patronage in existing and new members.
- Collaborate with various departments, which includes students, faculty and staff, and implement and coordinate educational strategies and student support networking.
- Develop and participate in organizing and conducting health education classes for the UH Hilo community and staff members on various health topics and programs which includes healthy lifestyles and body composition, eating healthier, exercise and stress management, nutrition and freshman 15.
- Give public talks on the importance of health education and specific disease prevention and treatment strategies for large groups.
- Train newly hired employees, offering insight into job duties, and providing positive feedback while at work.
- Manage and oversee the Annual Fitness Day Fair, (which I created and which the University continues to offer annually) . There are over one hundred participants and twenty vendor who participants each year.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Bachelor of Science - Health Education
Skills
Cross Country and Academic Scholarship
Chaminade University 1994
Received academic and cross country scholarship
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
PTA President, Waiakeawaena Elementary School
- Managed twelve to fifteen executive board members, as well as several committee chairpersons and volunteers, to successfully orchestrate all school events, fundraisers and projects.
- Coordinated all fundraising events, which included Kau Kau card, School Kine Cookies, Trick-o-Treat Parade, End of the Year Splash Day, Fitness Day, etc.
- In charge of developing, implementing, and running the PTA General Meetings, which included obtaining over a hundred prizes from various businesses for the meetings, annual PTA Christmas party and recruiting over fifty volunteers for this event.
- Initiated, developed and supervised various fundraising events, which helped the school earn well over $15, 000 to help support academic and recreational activities.
- Supported and helped to increase membership growth and retention. As a result, we received multiple awards for increasing membership by 10% each year.
- Created, prepared and led monthly PTA meetings, including the general meetings for over fifty volunteers and staff.
Timeline
Kinesiology Lecturer
University Of Hawaii At Hilo
09.2015 - CurrentRead More
Fitness Coordinator
University Of Hawaii At Hilo
10.2012 - CurrentRead More
Hawaii Pacific University
MBA from Business Administration And Management
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Western Oregon Unversity
Bachelor of Science from Health Education
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