Google Suite
Erin Donaghy
Educator/entrepreneur
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Entrepreneurial Small Business Owner and educator with nearly two years of creative business experience and over 15 years in the classroom. Highly experienced in logistical planning, organization, communicating with clients and parents, written communication and training staff members. Committed to running a successful small business that serves the community.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
19
19
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Lead Teacher Elementary
Khalsa Montessori School
Tucson, AZ
07.2004 - 06.2022
- Collaborate with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline
- Design, establish and implement upper elementary curriculum over 10 year period
- Work one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
- Establish and enforce rules of behavior to benefit social development of students
- Communicate student progress, academic difficulties or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration
- Train teacher assistants in school procedure and classroom management
- Increase level-wide learning objectives by 80%
- Incorporate Google Suite into lesson planning to create engaging, multi-dimensional lessons.
- Encourage student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal
Small Business Owner
Applause Lingerie
Tucson, AZ
05.2019 - Current
- Manage day-to-day business operations, including production, finance, marketing and client communication
- Discover areas of improvement by soliciting customer feedback
- Implement process improvement to shape brandl culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency to help brand evolve and grow
- Collaborate with local business to increase sales and increase community engagement
- Introduce new methods, practices and systems to reduce turnaround time
- Use business software packages to maintain files and administrative records
- Determine best courses of action for company based on local market trends and demands
- Implement business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets
Education
Fashion Design Certificate - Fashion Design
Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ 01.2007 - 06.2019
Teacher's Certification - Education
University of Phoenix
Tucson, AZ 01.2002 - 08.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts
Connecticut College
New London, CT 08.1994 - 05.1998
Skills
Strategic Planning
Effective leader
Relationship building
Scheduling
Client account management
Product development
Staff training/development
Business management and development
Opportunity identification
Software
Adobe Suite
Microsoft Suite
Timeline
Small Business Owner
Applause Lingerie
05.2019 - Current
Fashion Design Certificate - Fashion Design
Pima Community College
01.2007 - 06.2019
Lead Teacher Elementary
Khalsa Montessori School
07.2004 - 06.2022
Teacher's Certification - Education
University of Phoenix
01.2002 - 08.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts
Connecticut College
08.1994 - 05.1998