Jamie Ayze
Crownpoint,NM
Summary
Highly motivated team player with passion for helping others. Possesses excellent organizational and communication skills and provides individualized assistance and support. Experienced in delivering guidance and education on various topics such as academics, behavior management and technology.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Assistant
Crownpoint Elementary School
10.2025 - Current
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to Adaptive Education teacher.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
- obtained CPI certification for managing student behaviors of varying levels using calming methods and additional protocols
Substitute Teacher
ESS
01.2024 - 10.2025
- Experience in a wide range of classrooms spanning K-12, Special Education, and HLC.
- Adaptability in high stress environments including following emergency drills with efficiency.
- Efficient in keeping schedules through the school day as well as any teacher duties.
- Communication skills to Staff, Teachers, and Students.
- Differentiated instruction of a range of diverse students and demographics.
- Practicing patience and empathy within each classroom.
- Certified with the state of New Mexico as a level one K-12 Substitute Teacher.
Freelance Poet
Abalone Mountain Press
03.2025 - 05.2025
- Published in the March 2025 issue alongside other Native poets.
- Participated in both panels and podcasts to discuss my writing.
- Expanded my connections to other publishers and magazines.
- Collaborated with the publishing team during the publishing process.
- Published in a food sovereignty zine, funded by the University of Arizona, May 2025.
Freelance Poet
Poetry Foundation
03.2025 - 03.2025
- Wrote compelling poetry focused on cultural and other deeply rooted topics within the native american perspective.
- Proficient in applying poetry forms and composing prose
- Poetry Foundation, March 2025
Orientation Leader
Fort Lewis College
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Responsible for groups of first year college students.
- Showing them around campus and taking them to their proper orientation presentations and panels.
- Leadership skills by organizing and guiding team building exercises.
- Proficient at public speaking. Both in small groups and to large crowds.
- Maintained connections with students and other orientation staff.
- Good at working with a team and within a group.
Gallery Attendant
Center of Southwest Studies
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Greeted visitors of the gallery with positivity and customer support.
- Kept track of visitor logs on Microsoft Excel.
- Monitored the gallery, making sure visitors are following rules.
- Answered any questions visitors had about exhibits, making their way around campus, information about the college, and any events going on on campus or in town.
- Worked with the Museum staff to organize events, schedule tours, and host school events.
- Involved in setting up exhibits and handling artwork, display cases, and applying information cards.
- Responsible for opening and closing the gallery along with the duties that accompanied that duty.
- Communication skills with gallery, museum, and college staff within the building.
Student Worker
KDUR Community Radio Station
01.2021 - 01.2024
- On Air experience being a radio show host and board operator.
- Experience in underwriting and marketing.
- Proficient in Adobe Audition.
- Experience in mixing down and producing full length radio shows.
- Social Media Management and event hosting.
- Maintaining connections and outreach to the on campus and within the community.
- Experience in fundraising, advertising, and handling donor information.
- Hospitality and customer service skills.
- Experience mentoring and teaching classes on how to work equipment and to be on air.
Student Intern
SOIL Outdoor Learning Lab
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Manual labor within the garden, building structures and planting.
- Managing community plots and being there to offer help to other gardeners.
- Taking elementary students on interactive tours and guiding high school student workers within the garden.
- Operating garden machinery such as drip irrigation systems, power tools, and weather stations.
- Giving tours of the garden to visitors, often advocating towards the gardens donation goals.
- Practicing husbandry to the school plots within the garden, responsible for watering, weeding, and protecting each plot.
- This also included tending to the compost piles around the garden.
- Hosting events within the garden as well as tabling at other events within the community.
- Managing social media accounts and website for the garden, gaining an online community and attention.
Education
H.S. Diploma -
Rehoboth Christian High School
Bachelor of Art - Environmental Studies, Sociology
Fort Lewis College
01-2020
Skills
- Microsoft Applications
- Communication Skill
- Multitasking
- Leadership
- Computer skills
- Organization
- Culture Competence
- Time Management
- Conflict resolution
- Patience
Accomplishments
- 2024 Undergraduate Research Scholar award for research in regenerative food systems within Indigenous communities and the importance of reclaiming indigenous traditional knowledge within gardening.
- Fort Lewis College 2023 Deans List recipient for outstanding semester GPA and grades.
Certification
- Certified Personal Care Assistant, Gallup McKinley County Schools
- Crisis Prevention Institute Training
Timeline
Personal Care Assistant
Crownpoint Elementary School
10.2025 - Current
Freelance Poet
Poetry Foundation
03.2025 - 03.2025
Freelance Poet
Abalone Mountain Press
03.2025 - 05.2025
Substitute Teacher
ESS
01.2024 - 10.2025
Orientation Leader
Fort Lewis College
08.2023 - 01.2024
Student Intern
SOIL Outdoor Learning Lab
05.2023 - 07.2023
Gallery Attendant
Center of Southwest Studies
01.2021 - 01.2024
Student Worker
KDUR Community Radio Station
01.2021 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Art - Environmental Studies, Sociology
Fort Lewis College
H.S. Diploma -
Rehoboth Christian High School