Open To Work
GILTRECIA HEAD
Multidisciplined Professional
Miami,FL
Summary
Dedicated higher education professional with expertise in curriculum development, instructional strategies, and academic research. Proven ability to enhance teaching methodologies and drive positive student outcomes. Skilled in collegiate instruction, program development, and administrative management for nonprofit organizations. Strong communicator with the capacity to foster partnerships and implement community initiatives, supported by advanced computer proficiency and experience in various design and performance art disciplines.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Fellow, Program Coordinator
University of Miami, Center for Global Black Studies
Coral Gables, FL
05.2025 - Current
- Coordinated annual program events both virtually and in-person, ensuring seamless execution and participant engagement.
- Collaborated with program directors to understand budgetary and programmatic functions, guiding future programming and grant opportunities.
- Managed student assistants, streamlining operations and improving support for program activities.
- Advised on and implemented digital equipment for live streaming the Center’s events and building digital documentation.
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Florida A&M University Health, Physical Education and Rec.
Tallahassee, FL
08.2016 - 12.2021
- Appointed as instructor for the Dance Education program in FAMU’s Health, Physical Education, and Recreation program.
- Directed artistic vision for semester dance productions and coordinated campus-related projects, enhancing community engagement.
- Advised and supported students in academic planning for semester courses, fostering their educational success.
- Facilitated extracurricular dance and cultural classes for students and community members, promoting cultural awareness and participation.
Academic Advisor
Miami Dade College, Wolfsom Campus
Miami, FL
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Provided academic and holistic advisement to students in 21 satellite locations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
- Advised students on strategies for grade improvement and skill enhancement for academic success.
- Guided students through registration and enrollment processes to ensure timely course access.
- Facilitated connections between students and community services to support their educational and personal needs.
Graduate Research and Communications Assistant
Florida State University, Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography
Tallahassee, FL
08.2018 - 04.2021
- Developed transcribing processes for oral interviews and closed captioning for public videos used on the program’s website and social media platforms.
- Archived and edited visual and audio materials from artist interviews and performances to enhance program documentation.
- Coordinated accommodations for guest artists and fellows of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, facilitating access to workspace and archival sources in Tallahassee, Florida.
- Designed layouts for program magazine and produced flyers for residency series, contributing to promotional efforts.
Assistant Grant Specialist
Tallahassee Community College, Florida Public Safety Institute
Tallahassee, FL
01.2018 - 10.2020
- Developed comprehensive grant reports and proposals, including detailed activity and budget reports.
- Streamlined grants management processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Coordinated administrative tasks for compliance, grant document generation, and invoice processing.
Substitute Teacher
Governor’s Charter Academy
Tallahassee, FL
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Delivered engaging lessons to diverse student groups in various subjects.
- Provided temporary teaching for students in grades K-8, facilitating learning and classroom management.
- Managed classroom behavior to maintain a positive learning environment.
- Monitored student activity throughout school hours to maintain safety and promote engagement.
- Collaborated with teachers to align lesson plans and instructional strategies.
Interventionist/ Assessor
FCRR Florida State University LDK6Write
Tallahassee, FL
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Assessed and analyzed student groups in Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, and Liberty counties in Reading Comprehension and Language Arts to tailor educational interventions.
- Conducted writing and spelling assessments for K-12 students to identify skill levels and inform instructional strategies.
- Developed daily learning strategies to enhance students' spelling and writing skills.
- Reported weekly data and progress of each student that was assessed.
Faculty Advisor
Envision JrNYLC Program Summer Conferences
Washington, DC
05.2015 - 08.2015
- Provided daily instruction for Leadership Focus Groups, which are geared to assist students in developing and strengthening several key leadership traits.
- Conducted interactive simulations and debriefed daily activities, enhancing students' understanding of leadership concepts.
- Guided students in creating career and community-oriented goals, promoting personal development and civic engagement.
- Supervised students in grades 6th-9th during six-day summer leadership conference, fostering leadership skills and teamwork.
Interim Parent Liaison and Instructor–Juvenile Transition Center
21st CCLC Project Leon ESTEEM
Tallahassee, FL
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Instructed elementary students in performing and visual arts through project-based activities, fostering creativity and engagement.
- Managed the scheduling and progress of time-sensitive program deadline reports and action plans for instructors.
- Assisted Site Coordinator in daily operation of program activities and supervision of staff.
- Supported partnership initiatives and program implementation, driving student recruitment and streamlining data collection for annual reporting.
- Assisted in developing grant applications and proposals, enhancing funding opportunities for program sustainability.
Technical Support Specialist
TeleTech Work-At-Home Communications
Tallahassee, FL
09.2013 - 02.2014
- Resolved customer issues, ensuring high satisfaction with Intuit products.
- Assisted customers with Intuit online and software programs, enhancing user experience.
- Collected data and provided daily reports to Team Lead Manager, facilitating informed decision-making.
Federal Grant Administration Support Specialist–Florida GEAR UP Program
Department of Education-Tallahassee Comm. College
Tallahassee, FL
09.2010 - 12.2012
- Contributed to partnership initiatives and oversaw statewide proposals, ensuring effective program implementation, student recruitment, and data collection for annual reporting and grant management.
- Co-facilitated training workshops for GEAR UP coaches, enhancing college and career planning skills and improving data collection processes for grant reporting.
- Coordinated and organized professional development workshops and trainings for administrative staff and instructors.
- Supported on-site and school site personnel by streamlining daily tasks and managing project coordination.
- Published and co-edited monthly newsletters dispersed to students and teachers at the schools serviced under grant.
- Created program logo and program materials.
Development Support Specialist
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Tallahassee, FL
09.2009 - 02.2010
- Assisted in developing and maintaining constituent relations while securing monetary and in-kind gifts.
- Coordinated and supervised volunteers for non-profit fundraising events and projects, enhancing community engagement and support.
- Arranged marketing and advertising for annual and special events, increasing visibility and participation.
- Managed administrative needs for Director of Development in CHS North Central Development program, ensuring efficient operations.
- Designed various materials for special events providing both graphical and artistic contribution.
Executive Support-Post Adoption Marriage Strengthening Program
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Tallahassee, FL
03.2005 - 09.2009
- Coordinated with co-workers and federal entities to fulfill responsibilities of Post Adoption Marriage Strengthening program, ensuring client needs were met through effective service administration.
- Managed a federal grant of $300,000/yr., with the responsibility of preparing reports, budget proposals and presentations.
- Oversaw graphic and artistic development of informational materials for Post Adoption Marriage Strengthening program and other Children’s Home Society initiatives.
- Directed marketing and advertising strategies for annual events, campaigns, and workshops, enhancing community engagement and program visibility.
- Assisted in the development and maintenance of agency relations and community partnerships.
Intern Project Consultant
Construct4Consultants
Tallahassee, FL
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Managed and prepared proposals for bids from $40,000 to $2,000,000, ensuring alignment with client needs and project specifications.
- Facilitated communication between subcontractors, architects, and clients by providing proposal presentations and essential documents, streamlining project collaboration.
- Assisted in designing construction documents, enhancing clarity and accuracy for general contractors and estimators.
Administrative Assistant/Office Manager-Rattler Boosters Inc.
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL
07.2004 - 03.2005
- Secured and managed monetary and in-kind contributions from stakeholders and sponsors, ensuring steady support throughout the year.
- Led efforts to reorganize and structure non-profit organization following a hiatus in 2003, enhancing operational effectiveness.
- Contributed to fundraising initiatives through organizing banquets and developing contribution packages during football and basketball seasons of 2004-2005.
- Implemented bookkeeping and account tracking ideas to enhance the auditing process.
Education
PhD - History
University of Miami
Miami, FL02.2026
MS - History
University of Miami
Miami, FL03.2023
MA - American Dance Studies
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL03.2021
BS - Architecture/Certification, Dance Education and Art
Florida A & M University
Tallahassee, FL06.2007
Some College (No Degree) - Early Childhood Education, Minor, Spanish
Florida A & M University
Tallahassee, FLSkills
- Grant management
- Program coordination
- Project coordination
- Event management
- Conference management
- Marketing
- Management
- Nonprofit administration
- SalesForce
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Acrobat
- Windows OS
- SharePoint
- WorkDay
- Blog applications
- Graphic design
- Graphic creation
- Planning
- Coordinating
- Research records
- Training
- Workshops
- Teaching
- Instruction
- Online Instruction
- Student advising
- Behavioral strategies
- Leadership development
- Interdisciplinary skills
- Operation
- Digital records
- Business management
- Presentation
- Online Instruction
- Planning
- Student advising
Relevant Skills And Software
- AutoCAD, 15 Years
- Microsoft Office Suite, 29 Years
- Corel Design Software, 5 Years
- PeopleSoft, 12 Years
- Windows OS, 27 Years
- Adobe Creative Suite, 15 Years
- Apple/Macintosh OS, 30 Years
- Adobe Acrobat, 18 Years
- Online Blog Applications: Word Press, Wix, Blogger, etc., 16 Years
- Marketing and Communications, 25 Years
- Grant Writing/ Management/Operation, 16 Years
- Sage Timberline/MC², 3 Years
- Raiser’s Edge, 10 Years
- Music and Media Production, 12 Years
- Event/Conference Planning and Coordinating
Languages
- English, Native Language
- Spanish, Intermediate
- French, Basic
- Ghanaian Twi, Basic
- Guinean Susu, Basic
- Nigerian Yoruba, Basic
Performances And Presentations
- 2026 “Blues Alchemy and the Evolutionary Transactions of Dance-Making” Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD) Conference, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Presenter) February 2026
- 2025 “’The Golden Fleece’ Era: British West African Students Abroad in Great Britain and the United States, 1925 – 1939: A Tale of Two Benjamins” African Studies Association 68th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (Presenter) November 2025
- 2025 “Black Miami and Urban Coastal Transformations” Center for Global Black Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (Coordinator/Co-Facilitator) July 2025
- 2025 Florida Folklife Festival, Sikan AfroCuban Dance Company, White Springs, Florida, May 2025.
- 2025 “British West African Students’ True Story of the Golden Fleece for ‘The New Africa,’” Graduate + Postdoctoral Research Symposium, Ted-like Talk, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (Presenter) March 2025.
- 2025 “We shall be ready with one voice to proclaim, ‘The New Africa’: British West African Students and the Pan-African Period (1940-1945)” SERAS 2025: New Directions in African Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (Presenter) February 2025.
- 2025 “British West African Students in the Winds of Change”, Florida Conference of Historians 2025, Port Charlotte Conference Center, Punta Gorda, Florida (Presenter).
- 2025 HistoryMiami Cuban Heritage Day, Sikan AfroCuban Dance Company, HistoryMiami Museum, Miami, Florida, (Performer) January, 2025.
- 2024 The Press, The Process, The Praise, Guest Choreographer and Performer, Miami Young Adult Christian Theater Inc., Miami, Florida, (Choreographer/Performer) December 2024.
- 2024 ““British West African Students and the Trajectory of Post-Secondary Education from 1925 to 1960: An Origins Story,” Florida Education Fund 2024 MDF Annual Fellows' Meeting and Research & Writing Conference, Tampa, Florida, (Presenter) November 2024
- 2024 “Black Legacy at the ‘U’: A Panel Discussion”, Martin Luther King Week, United Black Students, University of Miami, (Guest Panelist) January 2024
- 2022 “How the Global Black Revolution Was Built: An Examination of the Transnational Connections in Black Sociopolitical Student Groups in the United States and the West African Diaspora (1930 – 1960)” Department Primary Research Presentations, University of Miami, December 2022
- 2021 - “The Power of an Anonymous Woman: Ama Nkrumah and the Presence of Market Women in the Struggle for Ghana’s Independence,” Department Primary Research Presentations, University of Miami, December 2021
- 2021 “Blues Dancin’ Griot: Dianne McIntyre and the Transformation of Blues Alchemy to Freedom,” Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association National Conference, June 2-5
- 2021 - Understanding the Blues Phenomena in African American Culture, FSU Fellows Annual Conference, Florida State University
- 2021 – Best Practices for Dance Studies Research, Research in Progress Course, Florida State University
- 2021 – Understanding the Blues Phenomena in African American Culture, Fellows Forum, Florida State University
- 2020 – Afro Contemporary Dance in American Culture, College of Fine Arts Fellowship Forum, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
- 2019 – Makolongulu: Ndombolo, the ghetto kids, and Emergence of Afrobeats in the DMV, Nankama African Dance Conference, Howard University, Washington, DC
- 2019 – The Emergence Of Afro-Contemporary Dance In The DMV, Popular Culture Association National Conference, Washington, DC
- 2018 – Samba in the Streets Tour, Viver Brasil, Alabama
- 2017 – For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, SoMo Playhouse, Tallahassee, Florida
- 2017 – Shuffle Along, Midtown Arts Entertainment
- 2016 – Why Mosquitos Buzz In People’s Ears, Midtown Arts Entertainment, Tallahassee, Florida
- 2016 – S.W.A.G. Dance Production and Presentation, Florida A&M University
- 2015 – The Connect: The Arts, Self-Expression and Well-Being with A Tribute to Billie Holiday
- 2010 –Present -TCC End of Semester Fall/Spring Concert, Tallahassee, Florida
- 2002 – Present – Yemouye Dance Collective
- 2014–Crawlin King Snake - Philippines Festival, Tampa, Florida
- 2014– Like Water Project Show and Presentation – Florida A&M University
- 2013– Skills and Techniques for Teaching Dance – Excellence Dance Studio
- 2012-2013 – Dance With the Soul Series, Florida
- 2011-2012- Implementing Florida GEAR UP Database for Site Coordinators– Department of Education
- 2010- Marketing and Development Basics for Sponsorships– Backtalk Poetry Organization
- 2007-2009–PAMS Program Best Practices–Post Adoption and Marriage Strengthening Program
- 2002-2007–Concert in Dance – Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theatre
Architectural And Interior Design Work
- 2016, Atunwa Education and Community Services, Tallahassee, FL
- 2009, 2001 Pecan Court, Bedroom, Tallahassee, FL
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteHybridOn-SiteTimeline
Graduate Fellow, Program Coordinator
University of Miami, Center for Global Black Studies
05.2025 - Current
Academic Advisor
Miami Dade College, Wolfsom Campus
08.2021 - 12.2021
Graduate Research and Communications Assistant
Florida State University, Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography
08.2018 - 04.2021
Assistant Grant Specialist
Tallahassee Community College, Florida Public Safety Institute
01.2018 - 10.2020
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Florida A&M University Health, Physical Education and Rec.
08.2016 - 12.2021
Faculty Advisor
Envision JrNYLC Program Summer Conferences
05.2015 - 08.2015
Substitute Teacher
Governor’s Charter Academy
01.2015 - 01.2018
Interim Parent Liaison and Instructor–Juvenile Transition Center
21st CCLC Project Leon ESTEEM
01.2014 - 01.2015
Interventionist/ Assessor
FCRR Florida State University LDK6Write
01.2014 - 01.2017
Technical Support Specialist
TeleTech Work-At-Home Communications
09.2013 - 02.2014
Federal Grant Administration Support Specialist–Florida GEAR UP Program
Department of Education-Tallahassee Comm. College
09.2010 - 12.2012
Development Support Specialist
Children’s Home Society of Florida
09.2009 - 02.2010
Intern Project Consultant
Construct4Consultants
01.2007 - 01.2008
Executive Support-Post Adoption Marriage Strengthening Program
Children’s Home Society of Florida
03.2005 - 09.2009
Administrative Assistant/Office Manager-Rattler Boosters Inc.
Florida A&M University
07.2004 - 03.2005
PhD - History
University of Miami
MS - History
University of Miami
MA - American Dance Studies
Florida State University
BS - Architecture/Certification, Dance Education and Art
Florida A & M University
Some College (No Degree) - Early Childhood Education, Minor, Spanish
Florida A & M University