Cynthia Miller
Yonkers,NY
Summary
My objective
Results-driven family engagement professional with track record of enhancing family-school partnerships. Known for creating impactful programs that support student achievement and foster positive relationships. Team-oriented with strong focus on collaboration and adaptability, ensuring reliable and flexible responses to changing needs. Proficient in community outreach and effective communication.
Experienced with fostering family-school partnerships and creating supportive environments. Utilizes effective communication and problem-solving to build trust and rapport. Knowledge of community outreach strategies and program development that enhance student success.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Baby Step Forward Quality /Family Engagement Specialist
Child Care Council of Westchester
01.2015 - Current
- Early Head Start program in Group Family Childcare programs. Weekly visits to programs to mentor and coach staff. Assist with curriculum, activities and environment. Recruitment and enrollment of children. Family engagement, goal setting and resources. Observe and document the development of individual children. Maintain two databases and children's charts. Work collaboratively with the team of heath and developmental specialists.
Head Teacher/Specialist
Hawthorne Foundation Day Habilitation
01.2014 - 01.2015
- I supervise two classroom assistants, a driver and a counselor. I assisted ten developmentally disabled individuals that my team and I work with, implementing activities that help the individuals to be self sufficient. I work with the families to assist them with strategies for supporting and encouraging individuals to be independent. I attend ISP meetings; I would write antidotal notes and incident reports and input this information into a database. I ensure that the individuals get all their related services, such as OT, PT, and speech. I am an advocate for the families, and I help them to get what is needed while attending the day habilitation program. I am responsible for billing and attendance. Billing is done through Medicaid and must be completed every week.
Associate Teacher
Family Services of Westchester
01.2006 - 01.2014
- In this position I work with children ages three -five, that have diagnosed developmental disabilities. I assist with age-appropriate curriculum and working on children reaching their Individual Educational Plan (IEP) goals. I support the children with all their services such as OT, Speech, Physical Therapy and Counseling. Assisting in lesson planning and daily documentation. I assist with parent conferences and evaluation of the children.
Family Support Worker
The Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial
01.2005 - 01.2006
- In this position more than 50% of my responsibility was traveling. I would do home visits to about 12 families. I would go to workshops and trainings. I would write up every home visit. I would assist at risk parents with setting up attainable goals for themselves and their families.
Assistant Teacher
Westchester Community Opportunity Program
01.2000 - 01.2005
- In this position I supported children and families that resided in a homeless shelter environment. The children were cared for in a classroom where I wrote age/ developmentally appropriate lesson plans. I set goals with families for children's growth. I created activities that supported children in a fun learning manner. I observed and documented children's progress and any concerns.
Education
MS - Human Resource Management
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NYBS - Behavioral Science
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NYAA - Early Childhood Education
Elizabeth Seton College
Yonkers, NYInformation Processing Specialist Certificate - undefined
Westchester College
Scarsdale, NYSkills
- Thirteen years of diverse experience assisting in the functioning of a Day Care Center
- Ten Years’ Experience as Early Head start Specialist
- Five years’ experience working in a homeless shelter environment
- Experience as a Family Support Worker
- Experience with home visiting
- Experience with Medicaid billing
- Behavioral support
- Data collection
- Service planning
- Child development
- Empathy development
Timeline
Baby Step Forward Quality /Family Engagement Specialist
Child Care Council of Westchester
01.2015 - Current
Head Teacher/Specialist
Hawthorne Foundation Day Habilitation
01.2014 - 01.2015
Associate Teacher
Family Services of Westchester
01.2006 - 01.2014
Family Support Worker
The Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial
01.2005 - 01.2006
Assistant Teacher
Westchester Community Opportunity Program
01.2000 - 01.2005
BS - Behavioral Science
Mercy College
AA - Early Childhood Education
Elizabeth Seton College
Information Processing Specialist Certificate - undefined
Westchester College
MS - Human Resource Management
Mercy College