Donna Downing
Austin
Summary
To obtain a position using my strengths in time management, organization, patience, and attention to detail.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
School Assistant
St. Martins Lutheran Preschool
Austin, TX
01.2025 - 10.2025
- Supervising children
- Assisting with handwashing and hygiene
- Assisting with drop off and pick up
- Interacting with parents
Adjunct Instructor
Northeastern State University
08.2021 - 05.2023
- Teaching Positive Guidance Techniques (Online/Blackboard) and Family Life Cycle (Online/Blackboard) Human Development and Family Sciences Duties: Preparing assignments.
- Administering exams.
- Providing quick responses to students questions and concerns.
- Assessing students work.
- Posting grades.
- Advised students.
- Taught Learning Management Systems Blackboard.
- Updated assignments.
- Researched trends in the field of Child Guidance
Head Start Teacher
Community Action Resource and Development Head Start
Broken Arrow, OK
06.2013 - 02.2026
- Master Teacher Duties: Execute Curriculum, development lesson plans and provide suitable development for children.
- Instruct children one on one and in small and large groups.
- Support a safe environment, inside the classroom and on the playground.
- Maintain strict confidentiality in regard to students, families and staff.
- Administer developmental screenings.
- Conduct 2 home visits and 2 Parent/Teacher conferences per student each school year.
- Recruiting new students.
- Supervise staff and classroom volunteers.
- Enter observations to monitor developmental growth.
- Promoting both social, as well as emotional development.
- Promote language and literacy development.
- Promote math and science skills.
- Virtual and Distance Learning Teacher (Zoom), developed
Graduate Assistant
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
08.2011 - 02.2026
- Duties: Grade Assignments.
- Post grades.
- Keep in contact with the professor.
- Graded assignments for Instructors (Blackboard) in the Family and Human Services Department.
- Attended recruitment event for Human and Family Sciences Department.
- Reviewed Professors Assignments.
- Guest Speaker/Teacher for HFS Child Guidance Course
Assistant Manager
Dollar Tree Tulsa
OK
04.2010 - 02.2026
- Duties: Customer service, Cashier, Stocking, closing overrides.
- Provide Customer service.
- Performing register overrides.
- Being a cashier when needed.
- Stocking merchandise.
- Nighttime closing
Assistant Manager
Dollar Tree
Bartlesville, OK
11.2009 - 02.2026
- Duties: Customer service, cashier, stocking, closing, overrides.
- Provide customer service.
- Performing register overrides.
- Being a cashier when needed.
- Stocking merchandise.
- Nighttime closing
Head Start Director and Teacher
Community Action Resource Development Head Start
Bartlesville, OK
05.2002 - 02.2026
- Classroom Teacher Duties: Develop lesson plans and activities according to the study.
- Keep strict confidentiality.
- Maintain a safe environment.
- Administer Developmental screenings.
- Document observations weekly.
- Center Director – managed center operations.
- Conducted weekly staff center meetings.
- Supervised staff and classroom volunteers.
- Participated in monthly parent meetings.
Education
Higher Education - undefined
Northeastern State University
Broken Arrow01.2010
Family and Consumer Sciences - Business
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah08.1998
Liberal Arts - undefined
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa01.1994
Skills
- Instructional support
- Administrative tasks
- Patient
- Verbal and written communication
- CPR and first aid
Timeline
School Assistant
St. Martins Lutheran Preschool
01.2025 - 10.2025
Adjunct Instructor
Northeastern State University
08.2021 - 05.2023
Head Start Teacher
Community Action Resource and Development Head Start
06.2013 - 02.2026
Graduate Assistant
Northeastern State University
08.2011 - 02.2026
Assistant Manager
Dollar Tree Tulsa
04.2010 - 02.2026
Assistant Manager
Dollar Tree
11.2009 - 02.2026
Head Start Director and Teacher
Community Action Resource Development Head Start
05.2002 - 02.2026
Higher Education - undefined
Northeastern State University
Family and Consumer Sciences - Business
Northeastern State University
Liberal Arts - undefined
Tulsa Community College