Aspiration centers on exploring new career opportunities outside of education sector, utilizing valuable transferable skills
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Leadership
Hamilton Heights Classroom Teachers Association
01.2020 - Current
Led monthly building discussions with the administration to discuss working conditions, questions, and concerns of the staff.
Led and participated in district-wide discussions to share staff concerns and develop solutions.
spoke for the staff's interests to the school board at executive sessions.
Represented the classroom teacher association to bargain staff contracts.
Reviewed and analyzed district data to develop a contract bargaining strategy.
Kept and maintained records of grade level, CTA, and discussion meetings.
Created, designed, shared, and stored data for CTA leadership elections.
Met twice monthly with the school administration to develop strategies to improve teacher working conditions.
Met with the CTA leadership team monthly to share updates from the elementary, get updates from the secondary buildings, and strategize how to improve working conditions.
Elementary Classroom Teacher
Hamilton Heights Elementary School
Arcadia, Indiana
08.2016 - Current
Communicated verbally with students to teach content, resolve conflict, and build relationships.
Communicated verbally and in writing with families to give information, share their child’s progress, and develop solutions to address lagging skills.
Met with the administration for evaluation debriefs.
Collect and analyze academic and social/emotional data for each student.
Plan instruction based on the results of the data.
Set goals for each student based on data.
Teach students emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and age-appropriate social-emotional skills.
Guided students in restorative conversations to resolve conflicts.
Organized and led weekly PLC meetings.
Planned, provided materials, and organized whole group, small group, and individual instruction.
Organized data, interventions, and progress made by students in MTSS plans.
Scheduled and prepared materials for parent-teacher conferences.
Collected, shared, and organized artifacts for teacher evaluations
Met with school leadership once monthly to share ideas, develop solutions to problems, and give feedback to administration
Met twice monthly with school administration to develop strategies to improve teacher working conditions
Met twice weekly with grade level team in PLCs and for lesson planning
Education
Early Literacy
Keys To Literacy
Online
01-2024
ISTA
Emerging Leaders Cohort- ISTA
Indianapolis, IN
01-2023
BS - Elementary Education
IUPUI School of Education
Indianapolis
01-2010
AS - Early Childhood Education
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
01-2008
Skills
Communication
Data analysis
Emotional intelligence
Organization and time management
Collaboration
Problem solving
Leadership
Adaptability and flexibility
Technology skills and computer literacy
Contract negotiation
Instructional planning
Certification
Elementary Generalist (K-3) license with specialty in Early Literacy
SENIOR HR BUSINESS PARTNER at TEACHERS INSURANCE & ANNUITY ASSOCIATION (TIAA)SENIOR HR BUSINESS PARTNER at TEACHERS INSURANCE & ANNUITY ASSOCIATION (TIAA)