Kristi Stull
10089 MapleLeaf Drive Montgomery Village,MD
Summary
Self-motivated, professional leader with over 24 Years of work experience providing high-level administrative support, curriculum development expertise and Human Capital/Full scope organization management skills in addition to superior customer service in various professional settings. Aspiring civil servant and leader in the administrative field, offering a solid background based on being uniquely prepared for this role by virtue of education, training, and experiences. Possesses exceptional organizational skills, hands on technical experience, high-level analytical skills, good work ethic, and attention to detail. Demonstrating superior personal initiative, administrative expertise, program enhancement creativity, and consistent performance success. Highly industrious, communicative, productive and versatile team player and employer asset with a broad range of core competencies developed from diverse experiences. Excels in resolving employer challenges with innovative solutions, systems and processes improvements proven to increase efficiency, customer satisfaction and the bottom line. Caring Youth Development Specialist dedicated to aiding youth community members. 24 years of assisting career, educational and social development of young people. Works with students of diverse backgrounds and histories. Encourages achievement among future community leaders. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Development Specialist
Wheaton High School Wellness Center
2021.01 - Current
- Aid in preparing young person to meet challenges of adolescence and adulthood and achieve their full potential through development and promoted through activities and experiences that help youth develop social, ethical, emotional, physical, and cognitive development
- Co- create spaces where youth and families that promote inclusion , healthy self- expression, and relationship building within families, peer groups, and community
- Created and facilitated recreation and education activities for youths to engage in groups in safe environment.
- Developed individual and group programs to encourage prosocial behaviors.
- Delivered youth transitional assistance in areas of education, life skills and career development.
- Applied crisis intervention methods to de-escalate potentially dangerous scenarios.
- Guided youths through admission and orientation tasks to speed up enrollment processes.
- Designed individualized independent youth living plans to help youngsters learn self-reliance.
- Accommodated youths with academic and vocational trainings to deliver information on future career opportunities.
- Coordinated transitional services for youth of diverse backgrounds.
- Maintained documentation and records of training activities and group events.
- Organized and attended meetings, trainings and conferences with foster parents to deliver information on youth progress.
- Led group discussions and activities to meet different community needs.
- Educated young people about strategies for driving discussions and promoting social changes.
- Coordinated and managed volunteer activities for community service projects.
- Intervened in crisis situations to obtain support for clients and reduce escalation or recurrence risks.
- Administered outreach services to underserved communities, increasing enrollment by 40%
- Federal Mandated Reporter
Office Administrator
Bethesda Country Day School
2019.01 - 2020.12
- Responsible for fulfilling all office administrative duties for the Principal and Assistant Principal
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Coordinated communications, financial processing, registration, recordkeeping, and other administrative functions.
- Facilitated office productivity, coordinating personnel schedules, quality assurance and procedural improvements.
- Performed general administrative duties such as mail screening, maintaining files and filing systems and address and mailing lists, and copying/faxing/scanning documents as needed
- Prepared and maintained correspondence, reports, form letters, & documents; prepared, proofread, and edited materials, including monthly memos, for accuracy, proper grammar & spelling
- Managed the Principal's and Assistant Principal's daily business by scheduling internal and external meetings, and pro-actively ensuring that meetings and appointments stay on time; compiled the daily briefing book of meeting materials;
- Tracked and managing internal and external correspondence for the president by prioritizing and appropriately flagging for action
- Drafted correspondence and supported the execution of communications and engagement with internal and external stakeholders
- Supported operational, managerial, and logistical needs of the leadership and the school, remaining apprised of all internal issues and bringing them to the attention of leadership as necessary
- Managed conflict in the workplace by applying conflict resolution strategies and confronting issues as they arise
- Established and maintaining complex administrative and electronic filing systems and records
- Interpreted and applying regulations, policies and procedures to perform a variety of administrative support duties
- Analyzed administrative issues against proposed policy and procedural changes to determine the impact on support and operations activities
- Researched unstable or uncommon administrative support issues and developed recommendations, taking into account unanticipated changes or unusual factors
- Communicated effectively with all levels of the organization as well as external customers through oral and written communication
- Maintained confidentiality in all aspects of client, staff and agency information.
Lead Teacher
Executive Child Development Center
2007.01 - 2018.12
- Responsible for constructing lesson plans and implementing curriculum featuring the development of
- Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
- Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students.
- Maintained patience and level-headedness in diverse situations to support student development and personal growth.
- Conferred with parents about student progress to boost family involvement and enhance student support.
- Organized rooms in line with current educational thinking to maximize educational opportunities for students.
- Designed lesson plans for teaching staff and worked closely with administration for compliance with state curricula.
- Developed and optimized rich learning environment by capitalizing on diverse engagement strategies and enriching teaching techniques.
- Language Arts, Cognitive/ Math, Science Social Studies, Creative Arts, Self Help Skills, and Motor Skills
- Adopted technological advancements that engaged and empowered children
- Ensured compliance with ECDC quality regulations, and National Association for the
- Education of Young Children (NAEYC) regulations
- Maintained each child's personal information; provided classroom management and daily reports to keep parents abreast so that they can access and monitor their child's activities and progress
- Administered assessments for each child and tracking results
- Organized parent-teacher conferences to maximize student learning opportunities and develop forward-thinking plans to correct ongoing issues
- Consolidated comprehensive information into strategic and analytical lesson plans
- Employed assessment tools and proactive strategies to improve instruction methods
- Facilitated activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth
- Modified the general education curriculum for special-needs and behaviorally challenged students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technology
- Taught socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement
- Assessed student progress, assigned grades, recorded attendance daily, created daily or weekly progress reports and behavior charts, and lunch/recess duty
- Worked with students on an individual and small group basis to reinforce learning concepts, help complete assignments and improve performance
- Ensured the maintenance and integrity of student records
- Expanded and maintained program knowledgeability to provide high quality support and services, while implementing and obtaining all required certifications and training
- Utilized tracking systems to ensure work is handled timely and in a procedurally correct manner
- Worked with internal staff to continually evaluate and improve operations, including identifying improvements for policies/procedures and providing input on new information sources and technologies
- Managed multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation
- Evaluated, reviewed, and interpreted statutory, regulatory, and policy directives affecting operations to ensure compliance with applicable laws
- Effectively communicated with teachers, principals, guidance counselors, parents and administrative personnel
- Maintained high levels of confidentiality, ethics and integrity while handling/safeguarding proprietary, and PII materials.
Assistant Director
Olney Children Center
2002.12 - 2006.12
- Responsible for training and mentoring new employees on industry and business operations, in addition to providing tours and enrollment services to perspective students and families
- Assisted Director with operation of center, ensuring that it is operating in accordance with company and state licensing standards
- Partnered with Center Director and Regional Manager to create and implement plans to ensure quality programs through staffing
- Processing payroll and timesheets on a weekly basis for staff of 45 teachers
- Trained and mentored new employees on industry practices and business operations.
- Billed and Processed tuition payments on weekly basis
- Provided in classroom support when needed
- Managed petty cash and supply request
- Managed center staff schedules
- Transported children to and from local area schools
- Handled parent and child concerns and followed up with Director as needed
- Worked collaboratively with teachers and other professionals to develop and execute curriculum and activities that met needs of many diverse learners and contribute to growth, education and development of children at center
- Attended faculty and team meetings, county wide professional development days
- Ensured maintenance and integrity of student records
- Wrote, composed, edited, and revised routine correspondence, email, reports and memos
- Coordinated with inter-departmental associates as necessary
- Worked with internal staff to continually evaluate and improve operations, including identifying improvements for policies/procedures and providing input on new information sources and technologies
- Recommended strategies for development or modification of procedures to improve operations and compliance
- Used evaluative methods to analyze effectiveness and efficiency of current and newly proposed curriculum and lesson plans
- Expanded and maintained program knowledgeability to provide high quality support and services, while implementing and obtaining all required certifications and training
- Ensured records and files are organized, maintained, and reconciled as per established office procedures
- Maintained confidentiality in all aspects of student, staff and internal information.
- Worked closely with management to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
- Assisted senior leadership in managing all aspects of operations.
Lead Pre-K Teacher
Olney Children Center
1992.07 - 2002.12
- Responsible for developing curriculum and lesson plans based on course objectives to work with students and increase interest in higher learning
- Provided open and loving environment where children could express themselves and direct their own learning
- Implemented positive discipline plan which promoted student responsibility, and problem
- Maintained safety and security of all youth under care
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Identified opportunities for improvement and procedural enhancement and communicated them with parents
- Fostered a safe, positive and supportive learning environment
- Created measures/metrics in order to evaluate operational efficiency and effectiveness of established curriculum
- Evaluated, reviewed, and interpreted statutory, regulatory, and policy directives affecting operations to ensure compliance with applicable laws
- Adhered to all policies and procedures, demonstrating sound judgment within established limits
- Used tact and discretion with sensitive and confidential information.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters.
- Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration games and activities.
- Assisted and supervised 20 children through entire school day
Education
Music Education
Columbus State University
Columbus, GADiploma -
William H. Spencer High School
Columbus, GA06.1989
Certificate of Medication Administration -
Child Care Bureau
Gaithersburg, MD11.2021
Child Development Associate Completed 200 Hours -
Child Care Bureau
Gaithersburg, MD03.2022
Skills
- Organizational & Staff Development
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Classroom Observation
- Operational Efficiency
- Curriculum Development
- Full Scope Office Management
- Experiential Learning
- Resource Management
- Performance Evaluations
- Learner Assessment
- IEP familiarity
- Family/Individualized
- Intervention
- Project/ Operations Management
- Tuition billing/processing
- Microsoft Office Suite (all modules)
- Google Drive/Cloud Applications
- Desktop Support/ Software Storage
- Print Shop
- Proficient with Canva
- Social Media Savvy
Affiliations
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Member
Additional Information
- Who's Who in Music
Timeline
Youth Development Specialist
Wheaton High School Wellness Center
2021.01 - Current
Office Administrator
Bethesda Country Day School
2019.01 - 2020.12
Lead Teacher
Executive Child Development Center
2007.01 - 2018.12
Assistant Director
Olney Children Center
2002.12 - 2006.12
Lead Pre-K Teacher
Olney Children Center
1992.07 - 2002.12
Music Education
Columbus State University
Diploma -
William H. Spencer High School
Certificate of Medication Administration -
Child Care Bureau
Child Development Associate Completed 200 Hours -
Child Care Bureau
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