Hi, I’m
Chanda Elliott-Gonzalez
Summary
Dedicated educator and program manager with extensive experience in public health and healthcare who partners with parents, educational and medical professionals to ensure success of students and clients.
Overview
24
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Concorde Education
Instructor/Teacher
02.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Designs curriculum, lesson plans, and instructional materials for classroom teaching.
- Manages and organizes class records and reports.
- Creates and modifies various teaching documents using Microsoft Office and PowerPoint.
- Identifies weaknesses and strengths to create strategic student improvement plans.
- Communicates with parents and guardians about student daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
- Teaches Health and Wellness, Anatomy and Physiology, AI coding, and Robotics.
- Prepares and presents lesson plans in academic subjects using traditional and modern teaching techniques.
Rainbow Hill Special Needs Program LLC
Operating Manager
07.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Advocates for the needs of students with disabilities.
- Classroom observations to identify developmental delays and behavioral issues.
- Incorporates interactive visual aids into student lesson plans to support learning objectives.
- Plan and implement curriculum.
- Hire and train staff.
- Follows state guidelines for licensing.
- Offer home-based instruction.
- Participates in adapted physical education activities with students to encourage overall health and instill positive routines.
- Maintains consistent and timely contact with parents about student behavior, progress, and upcoming lessons.
God's Loving Actions non-profit Inc
Executive Director
04.2003 - Current
Job overview
- Maintains accountability for operational and fiscal integrity, effectively managing the designated budget.
- Determines methods and procedures for staffing requirements and allotment of funds to various departments and projects.
- Coordinates with groups of volunteers to carry out on-site work.
- Submits funding requests and grant applications.
- Implementation of healthcare and social service programs to serve diverse and poverty-stricken people on an international level.
- Provides sustainable food systems, ongoing educational programs, medicine, and healthcare.
Minds In Motion, LLC
Instructor/Teacher
08.2022 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Monitored student performance, offering constructive feedback and additional aid to struggling students.
- Facilitated activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Used positive reinforcement method to redirect poor behavior.
- Devised lesson plans aligned with curriculum and met varying student needs.
- Traveled to various schools and different sites.
- Taught Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
- Organized chemistry lab and experiments.
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Medical Assistant/Nursing Assistant
05.2000 - 10.2007
Job overview
- Demonstrated respect and regard for the dignity of patients, families, and fellow employees to promote professional, responsible, and courteous environments.
- Protected patient, self and others from injury during transfers, lifts and transports by using proper equipment and body mechanics.
- Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete diagnostic tests.
- Conducted regular rounds to check on patients' safety and proactively address issues.
- Demonstrated respect and regard for dignity of patients, families and fellow employees to promote professional, responsible and courteous environment.
- Prepared treatment rooms for patients by cleaning surfaces and restocking supplies.
- Measured vital signs and took medical histories to prepare patients for examination.
- Conducted insurance verification and pre-certification and pre-authorization functions.
- Followed principles of asepsis and infection control to meet patient safety guidelines.
- Assessed, documented and monitored vital signs for patients within outpatient setting.
- Secured patient information and maintained patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records.
Education
Goodwin CollegeEast Hartford, CT
Master of Science from Public Health/Global Health
05-2024
Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT
Bachelor of Arts from Sociology/School Health Education
07-2010
Middlesex College
Associate of Science from Science/Social Sciences
05-2008
Skills
- Program Management
- Academic instruction
- Education assessments
- Curriculum development and implementation
- Attention to Detail
- Patient Flow
- HIPAA Regulations and Compliance
- Problem-Solving
- Medical Terminology
- Decision-Making
- Effective communication skills
- Program Development
- Resource advocacy
- Student records management
- Clinical research studies
- Organization and Planning
Certification
- OEC Medication Administration
- TEFL/TESOL certification
- Licensed Early Childhood Educator
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Accomplishments
- Award in Sociology
- Award in Teaching Youth
- Hospital Excellent Service Award
References
References available upon request.
Availability
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Timeline
Instructor/Teacher
Concorde Education
02.2024 - Current
Instructor/Teacher
Minds In Motion, LLC
08.2022 - 06.2023
Operating Manager
Rainbow Hill Special Needs Program LLC
07.2020 - Current
Executive Director
God's Loving Actions non-profit Inc
04.2003 - Current
Medical Assistant/Nursing Assistant
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
05.2000 - 10.2007
Goodwin College
Master of Science from Public Health/Global Health
Southern Connecticut State University
Bachelor of Arts from Sociology/School Health Education
Middlesex College
Associate of Science from Science/Social Sciences
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