Angelina Elliott
Tuckerton
Summary
Accomplished Preschool Director with extensive experience at Right At School, specializing in strategic planning and resource management. Expertise in enhancing child and parent engagement while leading high-performing teams. Bilingual professional with a strong background in curriculum development, driving program success through effective communication and adaptability.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Preschool Director / Program Manager
Right At School
02.2025 - 08.2025
- Oversees multiple, interconnected projects to ensure they align with and contribute to broader organizational goals.
- Ensuring the program is delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- In essence, a Program Manager acts as a conductor, orchestrating the various projects within a program to achieve a unified, successful outcome.
- They ensure that the individual projects contribute to the larger strategic vision of the organization.
- Strategic Alignment: Ensuring all projects within the program align with the organization's strategic goals and business objectives.
- Coordination and Communication: Facilitating communication and collaboration between various project teams and stakeholders.
- Resource Management: Optimizing the allocation of resources (personnel, budget, etc.) across the different projects within the program.
- Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating potential risks that could impact the program's success.
- Performance Monitoring: Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and making adjustments to ensure the program stays on track.
- Stakeholder Management: Maintaining clear and consistent communication with all stakeholders involved in the program.
Lead Teacher
Gateway Community Action Partnership
Atlantic
10.2019 - 04.2023
- I prepare lesson plans and educate students at all levels.
- My duties include putting all data analysis into the child plus help desk and documenting progress.
- It also instructs in various subjects and reaches students with engaging lesson plans.
- Daily Interaction with children, parents, staff, and visitors in a professional manner.
- Execute planned daily activity schedule- including circle time, mealtime.
- Date Analyzing child plus, Help Desk.
- Documenting progress.
- Atlantic, NJ
Lead Teacher
Smart Start Academy
Jersey City
01.2017 - 03.2018
- Daily Interaction with children, parents, staff, and visitors in a professional manner.
- Execute planned daily activity schedule- including circle time, mealtime.
- Learning centers, story time, music and movement, and child self-directed activities.
- Encourage individuality with personalized learning goals and positive reinforcement.
- Lead small group activities as the primary care giver for ten children (12mths- 2.5 yrs old).
- Jersey City NJ
Senior Representative and Sales Consultant
Verizon
Bayonne
12.2011 - 10.2015
- Worked in a highly visible position in a challenging and fast paced Sales-driven environment.
- Generate new business via email, telephone, and face-to-face meetings.
- Work with my team on decision making and opportunities to cross-sell/ up-sell products or services.
- Develop and implement ideas for internal and external Marketing.
- Inventory – track usage and supplies, forecast needs.
- Daily financial documentation and reports.
- Misc. tasks s needed for the store.
- Bayonne NJ
Assistant Teacher
Bayonne Head Start, BEOF
Bayonne
09.2006 - 09.2013
- Daily Interaction with children, parents, staff, and visitors in a professional manner.
- Create and implement Early Childhood Education Plans in line with the Bayonne Board of Education Standards guidelines.
- Assist Lead Teacher to execute planned daily activity schedule- including circle time, mealtime.
- Learning centers, story time, music and movement, and child self-directed activities.
- Treat all children in a developmentally appropriate manner without favoritism or bias.
- Bayonne, NJ
Education
Early Childhood Education
Ashworth College
01.2013
associate’s degree -
Hudson County Community College
01.2008
Skills
- Verbal and written communication
- Problem solving
- Child and parent engagement
- Collaboration with colleagues
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Positive demeanor
- Receptive to feedback
- Open-mindedness
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Organizational skills
- Bilingual communication
- Customer service expertise
- Behavioral health knowledge
- Human resources experience
- Strategic planning
- Customer relationship management
- Team collaboration
- Curriculum development
Timeline
Preschool Director / Program Manager
Right At School
02.2025 - 08.2025
Lead Teacher
Gateway Community Action Partnership
10.2019 - 04.2023
Lead Teacher
Smart Start Academy
01.2017 - 03.2018
Senior Representative and Sales Consultant
Verizon
12.2011 - 10.2015
Assistant Teacher
Bayonne Head Start, BEOF
09.2006 - 09.2013
Early Childhood Education
Ashworth College
associate’s degree -
Hudson County Community College