Geralyn Clark
Wixom,MI
Summary
Versatile professional with a robust background in education, film production, entrepreneurship, event coordination, and project management. Known for over 15 years of business acumen, adept at team leadership, curriculum development, and fostering developmental learning environments. Skilled in business management, event planning, and project execution with a solid commitment to achieving excellence. Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Master Teacher/ NAF Career Pathway Leader / Credit Recovery Director
Charter and Public Schools
05.2010 - Current
- Educated secondary school students in English, College Prep, Credit Recovery, and Career Pathways of Hospitality and Tourism
- Winner of DPSCD Operation Graduation in 2022
- Graduated 100% of seniors in 2023.
- Helped rewrite the NAF Hospitality and Tourism Curriculum
- Responsible for long-term record keeping, report cards, permanent record maintenance, lesson planning, data team, RTI, MAPSA training, and taping
- Developed education programs to help enhance students’ skills to retain information and achieve academic success
- Planned curriculum, planned and implemented lesson plans, monitored students' daily progress, and gave individual instruction.
- Prepare weekly study guides and plans for students.
Chief of Operations: Motion Picture Producer/Director
Monroe Studios
06.2007 - 09.2012
- Producer and director for several internationally distributed films
- Manages large-scale film crews and schedules
- Production Manager: Responsible for all stages of movie production
- Hire office personnel and production crew
- Negotiate film distributions and related contracts
- Manage daily business office practices.
Medical Clinical Coordinator
James Brown Center
09.2010 - 10.2011
- Book appointments for different clinic surgeons
- Maintain patient charts for review by medical staff
- Plan educational classes for patients to attend to learn how to deal with their medical conditions
- Organize physicians' continuing education classes to stay compliant with state rules.
Retail Store Manager & Owner/ Game Tournament Organizer
Video House Plus/ Games Workshop
10.1998 - 12.2003
- Managed staff, ran payroll, and scheduled employees
- Asset management of inventory and stock
- Conducted interviews, hired personnel, trained workers, and managed staff
- Responsible for merchandising and display of products
- Conducted tournaments for game customers
- Created and sold figurines related to the game tournaments
- Ran training workshops for new tournament members and players on how to play the games.
Education
Master of Educational Leadership -
American College of Education
02.2024
Teaching Certificate -
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw, MI01.2005
B.A. English & Sociology -
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw, MI01.1997
A.A. English & Nursing -
Delta College University Center
University Center, MI01.1996
Medical Assisting Diploma -
Phillips College
Louisville, KY01.1992
Skills
- BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS: Extensive experience creating training and developmental programs in education, counseling, team building, and employee skill training
- Entrepreneur with ten years of experience running retail stores, managing and training employees, scheduling staff, and resolving conflict between customer and employee issues
- Calculate payroll, accounts payable, and receivables experience; budget planning; inventory and asset management; stock reorders; and long-term growth strategy implementation
- Church Board VP, the community-at-large board member with the local chamber of commerce, worked as a liaison doing marketing and public relations outreach in the local community
- Knowledgeable and accomplished fundraiser with experience in vendor relations, coordinating resources, planning events, organizing entertainment, and creating logistic plans
- Created learning curricula regarding education programs for children and life skills training for adults Developed educational paths for clergy members to become counselors or fill open clergy positions
- Ran counseling and support groups for church members in need of emotional and mental support regarding life, marital, and substance issues
- Project manager, film production, and developmental experience
- Educational Opportunities
- Creative Lesson Plan Development
- Clear Public Speaking Skills
- Technology Integration
- Parent-Student Communication
- Different Learning Styles
- Standardized Testing Techniques
- Instructional Best Practices
- Positive Learning Environment
- DIBELS Knowledge
- Excellent Reading Comprehension
- Faculty Collaboration
- Motivating Students
- Organizational Development Knowledge
- Critical Thinking
- Community Organization
- Performance Assessment
- Curriculum Implementation
- Document Coordination
- Child Development
- Educational Software
- Differentiated Instruction
- Innovative Lesson Planning
- Title I Knowledge
- Parent Conferences
- Community Involvement
- Instructional Strategies
- Educational Settings
- AP Course Instruction
- Student Evaluation
- Instructing
- Teaching
- Counseling
- Grading
- Advocacy
- Parent Relations
- Test Proctoring
Educational Certifications
- Advanced Placement ELA
- NAF Curriculum Fellow
- Bloodborne pathogen cert.
- Differential learning
- Certified Test Proctor
- Link learning Certification
- Professional trainer cert
- Leader in Me training
- Kagan At Risk Classroom
- Buck Institution PBL
Training
Educator Project Manager Event Coordinator Entrepreneur Film Producer Licensed Pastor Public Speaker Curriculum Developer Medical Assistant Life Coach/Counselor
Timeline
Medical Clinical Coordinator
James Brown Center
09.2010 - 10.2011
Master Teacher/ NAF Career Pathway Leader / Credit Recovery Director
Charter and Public Schools
05.2010 - Current
Chief of Operations: Motion Picture Producer/Director
Monroe Studios
06.2007 - 09.2012
Retail Store Manager & Owner/ Game Tournament Organizer
Video House Plus/ Games Workshop
10.1998 - 12.2003
Master of Educational Leadership -
American College of Education
Teaching Certificate -
Saginaw Valley State University
B.A. English & Sociology -
Saginaw Valley State University
A.A. English & Nursing -
Delta College University Center
Medical Assisting Diploma -
Phillips College
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