ANA VALLE-GREENE
Wilmington,NC
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Health Educator
YMCA of Southeastern NC
Wilmington, NC
08.2024 - Current
- Deliver CDC-approved Diabetes Prevention Program for community members identified as being at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
- Trained in delivery of health education of blood pressure monitoring, and healthy living of children
- Outreach to vulnerable populations, particularly among Hispanics, about Community Health offerings by YMCA
- Serve as coordinator of wellness area and group exercise classes offered to members of two branches of YMCA
Teacher
New Hanover County
Wilmington, NC
08.2011 - 07.2024
- Taught all subjects in kindergarten at New Horizons Elementary School, a nonprofit private school (Aug. 2022-July 2024)
- Taught second and fourth grades at Wrightsboro Elementary School, New Hanover County Schools, team leader in school improvement, peer mentor and partnership teacher and outreach facilitator to immigrant families (Aug. 2017-July 2022)
- Taught first grade at Forest Hills Global Elementary School, team leader in Spanish Immersion program (Aug. 2011-July 2017)
Journalist
New York Times Regional Newspapers Group
12.1994 - 08.2009
- Edited copy and designed pages for news and features sections; wrote stories as lead K-12 education reporter; and supervised team of reporters as assistant news editor for The Ledger, daily newspaper in Lakeland, FL (Dec. 1994-Aug. 2005)
- Wrote news stories and a blog, edited stories and designed pages for local and business sections for The StarNews, daily newspaper in Wilmington, NC (Nov. 2005-Aug. 2009)
Education
Certification in Elementary Education -
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC12-2009
Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Foreign Relations
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05-1989
Skills
- Bilingual communication in English and Spanish
- Community outreach to Hispanic and elderly communities
- Teaching children and adults
- Mentoring
Accomplishments
- Teacher of the Year, Forest Hills Global Elementary, 2015-16
- Finalist, Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award, literacy, 2003
Timeline
Community Health Educator
YMCA of Southeastern NC
08.2024 - Current
Teacher
New Hanover County
08.2011 - 07.2024
Journalist
New York Times Regional Newspapers Group
12.1994 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Foreign Relations
University of Virginia
Certification in Elementary Education -
University of North Carolina Wilmington