Dara Linthwaite

Developed and presented interdisciplinary early childhood "Literacy Through Music" programming at over 50 libraries throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, NY.

• Music resource person for library Parent/Toddler workshops
• Music instructor for teenage Baby Sitter Certification classes
• Instructed high school students on how to utilize music and visual materials for young children at select BOCES preschool sites
• Musician for "!,000 Books Before Kindergarten," "Pajama Story and Song Time," and Special Needs Workshops
• Lullaby sessions for infants and new parents with an emphasis on child development

Live-in, on site position, with 24/7 availability

• Scheduled and coordinated retreats for various school, university, church, business, and community groups
• Developed website: wrote copy, published photographs
• Responsible for online and print publicity
• Moderator for Facebook and Twitter accounts
• Community liason / outreach
• Acted as historian to preserve artifacts and solicit interviews
• Organized fundraising events
• Managed finances
• Developed menus and offered catering
• Scheduled grounds improvements, repairs, and maintenance
• Added handicapped accessibility
• Submitted financial and activity reports periodically to board of directors