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Gail Spano

River Edge

Summary

Innovative and goal-oriented Management professional committed to increasing sales and building a brand. Drives company growth through positive attitude, work-ethic, and drive.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Social Skills Teacher

Self-employeed
01.2024 - Current
  • Directly taught social and emotional skills, emotion regulation strategies, and conflict resolution skills to individual students.
  • Provided individualized instruction to reinforce skills taught by teacher.


Elementary School Teacher

Alpine School District
09.2019 - 06.2023
  • Created and presented clever lessons to engage students and focus on core subjects necessary for personal and academic growth.
  • Taught core subjects of math, science, technology, and history.
  • Fostered student curiosity and interest in learning through hands-on activities and field trips.
  • Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.

Instructional Paraprofessional

Alpine School District
09.2016 - 06.2019
  • Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
  • Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
  • Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
  • Delivered curriculum in both one-on-one lessons and group learning environments.

Leave Replacement Teacher

Alpine School District
09.2015 - 06.2016


  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.

Client Liaison

Law Offices of Colin M. Quinn LLC
01.2011 - 08.2015
  • Coordinated with operations staff to resolve service problems and boost client satisfaction.
  • Offered personalized solutions to meet customer requirements and close sales.
  • Developed and implemented customer service policies and procedures to apply best practices and establish quality standards.

Business Manager

Macy's/Federated Department Store
09.1990 - 12.2000
  • Created, managed, and executed business plan and communicated company vision and objectives to motivate teams.
  • Communicated with customers and vendors positively with particular attention to problem resolution.
  • Assisted with hiring process and training of new employees.
  • Executed business plans to further strengthen and maximize territory sales and profits.

Education

Master of Education - Elementary Education

Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ
12.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ
05.1994

Skills

  • Sales team training
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Sales operation
  • Strategic account development

Volunteer

  • RCIA Teacher

Saint Peter the Apostle Church, River Edge, New Jersey

Septemebr 2023 - Present

  • PTO President

Roosevelt School, River Edge, New Jersey

June 2009 - September 2010

  • Cornerstone Co-Director

Saint Peter the Apostle Church, River Edge, New Jersey

March 2008 - March 2009

  • CCD Teacher

Saint Peter the Apostle Church, River Edge, New Jersey

September 2005 - May 2009

Timeline

Social Skills Teacher

Self-employeed
01.2024 - Current

Elementary School Teacher

Alpine School District
09.2019 - 06.2023

Instructional Paraprofessional

Alpine School District
09.2016 - 06.2019

Leave Replacement Teacher

Alpine School District
09.2015 - 06.2016

Client Liaison

Law Offices of Colin M. Quinn LLC
01.2011 - 08.2015

Business Manager

Macy's/Federated Department Store
09.1990 - 12.2000

Master of Education - Elementary Education

Saint Peter's University

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

Saint Peter's University

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