Catherine Sauer
Corpus Christi,United States
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
RLA Teacher
Corpus Christi Independent School District
08.2023 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Increased student literacy rates by implementing targeted reading strategies in individualized instruction plans.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
- Collaborated with other teachers to plan interdisciplinary units that connected subjects and promoted deeper understanding among students.
Substitute Teacher, K-12
London ISD
08.2022 - Current
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
Photographer
Whimsy Portrait Co.
01.2011 - Current
- Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance
- Print and digital projects.
- Edited, toned, captioned and uploaded photographs for publication.
- Boosted brand awareness and generated leads while managing internal and external marketing campaigns and programs.
- Created company brand messaging, collateral materials, customer events, promotional strategies and product commercialization.
- Designed graphics for websites, logos and promotions for marketing purposes.
Reading Lab Assistant
Del Mar College
12.2020 - 05.2021
- Prepared reading assignments for students
- Entered student's information into catalogs.
- Assisted students with reading assignments.
- Generated reports and created spreadsheets for profossors.
Foghorn Newspaper
Editor-In-Chief
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Proofread, edited, and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
- Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to writers to improve article and story writing.
- Led a team of 8 staff writers in the production of content for monthly newspaper and weekly blog posts.
- Delegated and tracked each staff member's assignments and deadlines.
- Conducted editorial meetings with staff members to collaborate and review proposed publication suggestions.
- Used Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Indesign to develop newspaper page designs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English & Creative Writing
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH09.2023
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX05.2020
Accomplishments
- Texas Community College Journalism Association 1st place Best Breaking News Story in 2019.
- Texas Society of Professional Journalists 1st place award for General News Photography in 2019.
- Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 1st place award for Cartoon Art in 2019.
- Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 1st place award for Literary Magazine Cover Artist in 2019.
- National Society of Professional Journalists 1st place Regional (Texas & Oklahoma) for General News Photography in 2019.
- Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 2nd place award for Feature Page Design in 2019.
- National Society of Professional Journalists 2nd place Regional (Texas & Oklahoma) award for Breaking News Story in 2019
- Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 3rd place award for Website Design in 2019.
- National Society of Professional Journalists 3rd place Regional (Texas & Oklahoma) award for Best Student Magazine Design in 2019.
Timeline
RLA Teacher
Corpus Christi Independent School District
08.2023 - Current
Substitute Teacher, K-12
London ISD
08.2022 - Current
Reading Lab Assistant
Del Mar College
12.2020 - 05.2021
Foghorn Newspaper
Editor-In-Chief
09.2018 - 05.2019
Photographer
Whimsy Portrait Co.
01.2011 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - English & Creative Writing
Southern New Hampshire University
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Del Mar College