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Karissa Sena-Fadenrecht

Elko,NV

Summary

Dedicated Educator with extensive experience partnering with parents and ensuring success of students. Skilled at providing feedback on individual progress of students and discussing specific needs. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Teacher

Great Basin College Child Center
Elko, NV
08.2023 - Current
  • Utilized data-driven decision making processes to assess student progress, inform instruction, and monitor teaching effectiveness.
  • Utilized behavior management skills to foster environment conducive to student learning.
  • Prepared and presented lesson plans in academic subjects using traditional and modern teaching techniques.
  • Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.

Teaching Assistant

Great Basin College Child Center
Elko, NV
11.2022 - 07.2023
  • Assisted teachers in creating lesson plans and providing instructional materials.
  • Prepared lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits and demonstrations to assist teachers in classroom preparation.
  • Handled clerical duties, managed classrooms and coordinated documents for teachers.

Front Desk Receptionist

Focus Eyecare Center
Elko, NV
09.2020 - 11.2022
  • Answered incoming calls, redirected callers to the appropriate personnel or department and took messages as needed.
  • Performed data entry into computer systems to maintain accurate records of customer information.
  • Processed payments from customers using a variety of payment methods including credit cards, checks and money orders.

Education

Associate of Education - Early Education

Great Basin College
Elko, NV
05-2025

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

University of Nevada - Reno
Reynard, NV
05-2025

Associate of Arts - Art Education

Great Basin College
Elko, NV
05-2023

Skills

  • Activity Planning
  • Behavior Modeling
  • Lesson Development
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
  • Cultural Competency

Accomplishments

  • I am the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Regional Officer representing all community colleges in Nevada.
  • I have been on the Deans list the past three years for my outstanding GPA

Affiliations

  • “You Matter” Foster Child Campaign: As a co-chair of this event, I helped my chapter collect, sort, and fill 555 to-go bags, for foster children, in transition from home to foster care with 12,000 brand-new items in the fall of 2022.
  • As the Beta Beta Epsilon Vice President, I was highly instrumental in planning the GBC Campus Grounds Revitalization Project in which we moved over 8 tons of rock to beautify our campus in accordance with our administrators’ request to “Revitalize” GBC on all levels.
  • I provided support to my chapter as they organized the “Necessities November” Clothes Drive for foster children college wide. We collected 540 brand-new items for foster children in Elko, Ely, Pahrump and Winnecmucca in November and December of 2023.

Timeline

Lead Teacher

Great Basin College Child Center
08.2023 - Current

Teaching Assistant

Great Basin College Child Center
11.2022 - 07.2023

Front Desk Receptionist

Focus Eyecare Center
09.2020 - 11.2022

Associate of Education - Early Education

Great Basin College

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

University of Nevada - Reno

Associate of Arts - Art Education

Great Basin College
Karissa Sena-Fadenrecht