Charlene Thornton MBA MPhil
Tallahassee,Florida
Summary
Determined Business Owner and educator with commitment to excellence and more than 17 years of experience. Effective collaborator promoting self-confidence and great leadership. Dedicated and personable with extensive experience in managing administrative and sales operations and personnel. Well-versed in training, educating, motivating and supporting staff members. Hard-driving business leader offering skill in strategic business planning and team development. Skillfully recruit and train employees at all levels to meet customer and business demands. Articulate, forward-thinking and resourceful in meeting unique needs.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner/Teacher
Little Scholars L earning Center
Tallahassee, FL
06.2004 - Current
- Responsibilities includes such as
- Maintain records and reports on each child
- Responsible for billing, policies and procedures, personal issues, payroll, administrative and tax preparations
- Routine home visits
- Provided support and support services for less fortunate families
- Ensured safe and secure environment for those families that needed
- Provided behavioral plan for preschool and afterschool
- Executed several successful fund raisers
- Communicate with parents on daily basis
- Thoroughly designed curricula
- Plan activities that would stimulate growth in social, motor and language skills
- Organized various of indoor and outdoor activities
- Created afterschool program
- Maintained good classroom records and attendance
- Performed developmental screenings
- Responsible for planning programs to stimulate social, physical and emotional growth of 20 preschool children
- Planning and carrying out daily activities for program, individualize children development and make them eligible for upper grade
- Created environment that's suitable for learning and personal growth
Lead 4 Year Old Teacher
Mahan Preschool
Tallahassee, Fl
06.2003 - 06.2004
- Responsibilities include such as
- Organized parent conferences
- Provided behavioral plan for class of 20
- Communicate with parents and staff on daily basis
- Maintain records and reports on each child
- Plan activities that would stimulate growth in social, motor and language skills
- Organized field trips
- Organize various indoor and outdoor activities
- Performed developmental screenings
- Updated parents and director regarding any illnesses or abuse
- Developing fun and creative learning strategies for students interest in learning
- Planning and carrying out daily activities for program, individualize children development and make them eligible for upper grade
- Created environment that's suitable for learning and personal growth
Education
Ph.D. - Developmental Psychology
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN2024
Master of Science - Philosophy
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2022
MBA - Business Administration
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Child And Family Development
Benedict College
Columbia, SC05.2002
Skills
- Have outstanding communicating skills both verbal and written
- Organized, hardworking and enthusiastic
- Good planning and management skills
- Excellent work ethics
- Ability to respond quickly and effectively in emergency situations
- Knowledge of record keeping
- Excellent management and organizational skills
- Administrative
- Director
- Organizational skills
- Teamwork/Collaboration
- Business Administration
- Staff management
- Scheduling
- Staff training/development
- Effective leader
Certification
- Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
- First Aid & Infant CPR
- CPR
Affiliations
- American Psychological Association May 2022
- Golden Key Honor Society, April 2022 to Current
- Member of Sigma Chi Psi., Life Member, Big Sister and Mediator, January 2021 to Current
- The International Honor Society of Psychology, January 2021 to Current
- Chapter Representative of Florida Family Child Care Home Association, June 2019 to Current
- The National Society of Leadership and Success, Presidential Member Dec 2018 to Current
- Member of North Florida Family Child Care Association, April 2017 to Current
- Member (Secretary, Membership holder and Chapter Representative), Florida Family Child Care Association, May 2017 to Current
- Member, National Association of Professional Women, April 2016 to Current
References Upon Request
Timeline
Owner/Teacher
Little Scholars L earning Center
06.2004 - Current
Lead 4 Year Old Teacher
Mahan Preschool
06.2003 - 06.2004
Ph.D. - Developmental Psychology
Walden University
Master of Science - Philosophy
Walden University
MBA - Business Administration
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Child And Family Development
Benedict College
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