Dawn Blanchet
Rochester,MI
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reading Interventionist
Washington Parks Academy Charter School
Detroit, MI
05.2024 - Current
- Conduct assessments of students' reading abilities.
- Implement individualized lesson plans to accomplish intervention goals.
- Provide multisensory, individualized instruction to students using the Brain-Friendly Reading curriculum.
Private Reading Tutor
Self Employed
Rochester, MI
05.2024 - Current
- Perform an evaluation to assess the student's strengths, weaknesses, and learning gaps.
- Develop engaging, adaptive instruction based on students' academic needs.
- Utilize games and activities in phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, reading fluency, writing, and comprehension to aid instruction.
Team Manager/Legal Customer Service Specialist
EDS-Cadillac
Pontiac, MI
01.1997 - 12.1999
- Monitored team performance, tracked progress toward goals, identified areas for improvement, and provided feedback to employees.
- Facilitated settlement negotiations through collaboration with field engineers, ensuring all cases were handled in compliance with company policies.
- Analyzed data from customer service surveys to inform decisions about service initiatives.
Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Kirksville College Osteopathic Hospital
Kirksville, MO
01.1995 - 05.1996
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive therapeutic recreation program for patients with physical and mental limitations.
- Introduced adaptive equipment and techniques, teaching patients and their families skills to improve activities of daily living.
- Coordinated patient integration into the community through educational outings and recreational activities.
Education
Master of Arts - Therapeutic Recreation
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI12-1994
Bachelor of Science - Biological Science
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI12-1993
Skills
- Academic instruction
- Leadership and team management
- Special Needs Education
- Multi-Sensory, Flexible Teaching Approach
Volunteer Experience
- Mom Co, Mentor, Rochester, MI 9/2023-Current
- Facilitate activities for moms of preschoolers to build relationships and foster fellowship.
- Provide resources related to mental health awareness including stress management strategies.
- Collaborate with leadership team in delivering presentations relevant to parenting topics.
- Math Pentathlon PTA Chairperson, Rochester Community Schools, 9/2005 – 4/2017
- Managed the Math Pentathlon Program, growing participation from 30 to 150 students.
- Coached teams of students, developing strategies for success.
- Trained coaches, ensuring consistent program delivery across teams.
- Organized and hosted tournaments in Rochester schools for the tri-state area for eight years.
- Achieved championship status for the Rochester team for five consecutive years
- Junior Achievement Instructor, Rochester Community Schools, 1/2013 - 4/2017
- Taught Junior Achievement curriculum to 4th and 5th graders
- Utilized a kinesthetic teaching approach to create an engaging environment
- Encouraged students' critical thinking skills by facilitating discussions
Certification
- Certified Brain Friendly Reading Interventionist July 2024
- Completed Virtual Tutoring 20 Hour Practicum Course BFR August 2024
Timeline
Reading Interventionist
Washington Parks Academy Charter School
05.2024 - Current
Private Reading Tutor
Self Employed
05.2024 - Current
Team Manager/Legal Customer Service Specialist
EDS-Cadillac
01.1997 - 12.1999
Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Kirksville College Osteopathic Hospital
01.1995 - 05.1996
Master of Arts - Therapeutic Recreation
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science - Biological Science
Michigan State University