Catherine Abitua

• Participated in professional development workshops to refine teaching skills and methodologies.
• Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents, and teaching staff.
• Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
• Developed and implemented lesson plans based on curriculum objectives.
• Created meaningful projects that allowed students to apply their knowledge in real world situations.
• Tutored students requiring extra help and gave additional practice work to help improve concept understanding.
• Performed student background reviews to ascertain learning deficiencies and strengths to develop tailored lessons based on student needs.
• Identified and documented learning achievements by reporting outcomes, performance information and program adjustments used to boost comprehension.
• Conquered challenges of working with highly diverse student population to attain exceptional student achievement.

• Assessed student progress through formal and informal evaluation methods regularly.
• Monitored student progress and provided feedback on their performance.
• Collaborated with teachers to enhance student learning and tailor support for individual needs.
• Facilitated group activities that fostered teamwork and developed critical thinking skills among students.
• Communicated regularly with parents regarding student progress and classroom activities to strengthen home-school connections.
• Managed student attendance records accurately according to district policy and guidelines.

• Implemented instructional strategies that increased student engagement and learning.
• Assessed student progress and adjusted teaching methods accordingly.
• Provided individualized instruction to meet the needs of all students.
• Managed classroom behavior with positive reinforcement techniques, fostering a supportive learning environment.
• Managed student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
• Integrated technology into lessons to promote digital literacy among students.
• Collaborated with colleagues to design interdisciplinary projects and activities.
• Built positive relationships with students, parents, and teaching staff to enhance community involvement and support.

• Implemented promotional strategies to drive store traffic and sales.
• Ensure availability of merchandise by maintaining inventory levels.
• Maintained optimal staffing by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Developed staff work schedules and assigned team members to ensure efficient operations.
• Monitored employee performance and provided constructive feedback regularly.
• Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
• Built relationships with key customers and stakeholders to grow business networks and locate new opportunities.
• Resolved customer inquiries and issues promptly to enhance satisfaction and loyalty.
• Secure merchandise and protect employees by observing security standards.

• Trained staff on customer service standards and product knowledge.
• Monitored sales performance and provided actionable feedback to enhance team effectiveness.
• Assisted in managing daily store operations and employee schedules.
• Collaborated with management to maintain a positive workplace culture.
• Created comprehensive reports on sales trends and inventory levels to inform strategic decision-making.

• Educated customers about product features and benefits effectively.
• Assisted customers in locating products, addressing inquiries, and providing tailored product recommendations.
• Greeted customers, delivering personalized service to enhance shopping experience.
• Worked with fellow sales team members to achieve group targets.

Program Overview and Context: The Huntsville Clinic is working to reduce teen pregnancy through a comprehensive education approach, community support, school support, and identifying gaps in services and working to fill those gaps. The purpose of the project is to assist DSHS Family and Community Health Staff at the Huntsville Clinic to reduce teen pregnancy and infant mortality through organizing community support, education and awareness in coordination with the Up2YOUth coalition.

Examples of project activities included:

• Implement Evidence-Based (EB) sex education in youth organizations, youth juvenile services
• Developed accessible messaging for community through social media and other outlets, including press release, PSA, formal invitation, and community flyer.
• Created innovative strategies for engaging teens and parents by planning, organizing, and conducting a community forum.
• Designed teen pregnancy prevention campaign by creating survey, collecting and analyzing results, and presenting findings.
• Identified effective strategies to engage faith-based communities through outreach efforts.