Hi, I’m
Dena Gross
Bozeman,MT
Summary
Hardworking, personable, and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure administrative assistant position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Energetic individual with excellent communication and leadership skills with ability to differentiate needs of all age levels and abilities. Specialized in creating connections with people from diverse and international backgrounds.
Creative former teacher, instructional leader, problem-solver and collaborator, offering many years of experience developing positive relationships with students, parents, teammates, community and international partners.
Overview
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Bozeman Public Schools
K-12 Educator
09.1995 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Created learning relationships with over 800 students per year, parents, and team members in grades K-12.
- Utilized innovative technology and teaching strategies to effectively engage students in learning,
- Designed 2 online learning platforms for 7 courses.
Served as staff party planner and morale builder. - Tour leader to Europe for 40 eighth graders per year.
- Leader of clubs, fundraisers, teams, initiatives.
Montana State University
University Instructor
01.2007 - 05.2008
Job overview
- Engaged leadership and technology skills to design engaging curriculum to engage students in achieving learning outcomes.
- International Program Assistant MSU- 1996 - coordinated special program activities and tours for international students
- Accountant Clerk MSU- 1995 - maintained files, invoices, entered customer information into data base
K-12 National Foreign Language Resource Center
Administrative Assistant
03.1994 - 08.1994
Job overview
- Organized registrations for 4 national workshops.
- Managed correspondence, mail, calls, created advertising, mailers, databases.
Tupperware USAmes, IA
Sales Representative
06.1991 - 12.1992
Job overview
Delivered creative sales presentations and sales strategies to convey product benefits.
Provided exceptional services and pleasant shopping experiences to retail customers.
Education
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA
Bachelor of Arts from Spanish Major, English Minor, Teaching Endorsement
Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT
Master of Arts from Education - Curriculum & Instruction
Skills
- Effective communicator in speaking & writing
- Instructional Leader/Teacher
- Morale Team-Builder, Social Planner
- Creative content, program designer, idea generator
- Detail-Oriented Planner & Organizer
- Dependable, honest, trustworthy hard-worker
- Strong technology skills; quick learner of new tech
- Software & Remote Learning Platform Curriculum Developer
- Positive Team Member and Collaborator
- Analytical Decision-Maker & Problem-solver
- Department and Budget Coordinator
- Tour Leader to Europe, International Connections
- Spanish/English translator
- Life-long learner of new skills
Hobbies
Work-life balanced writer, hiker, biker, paddle-boarder, boater, world traveler, family fun coordinator, missions member, choir performer, activities & party planner, travel coordinator
Timeline
University Instructor
Montana State University
01.2007 - 05.2008
K-12 Educator
Bozeman Public Schools
09.1995 - 06.2023
Administrative Assistant
K-12 National Foreign Language Resource Center
03.1994 - 08.1994
Sales Representative
Tupperware US
06.1991 - 12.1992
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Arts from Spanish Major, English Minor, Teaching Endorsement
Montana State University
Master of Arts from Education - Curriculum & Instruction