Lauren Gann
Saint Louis,Missouri
Summary
Accomplished educator with a focus on enhancing student engagement and promoting lifelong fitness through innovative program launches. Skilled in curriculum design, classroom management, and community outreach, driving impactful learning experiences. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and Google Workspace, facilitating effective educational strategies.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physical Education/Health Teacher
Gateway Science Academy
Saint Louis, Missouri
08.2023 - Current
- Currently teach 9th grade Physical Education, 9th grade Health, 10th and 11th grade Lifetime Fitness.
- Deliver standards-based instruction promoting lifelong health literacy, awareness, and positive classroom culture.
- Designed and implemented 'Lifetime Fitness' course structure.
- Support student growth and school culture by coaching middle school athletics.
Physical Education/Health Teacher
Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls
Saint Louis, Missouri
08.2021 - 08.2023
- Served as the middle and high school physical education and health teacher.
- Focused heavily on introducing lifetime fitness and healthy habits to students ranging from 6th-12th grade.
- Introduced and coached 'Girls on the Run' program, fostering community engagement.
- Led intramural programs, enhancing student engagement in volleyball and basketball.
Operations Manager
Ambius / Rentokil North America
Saint Louis, Missouri
04.2019 - 07.2021
- Supervise team of 14 across daily operations.
- Support district manager across monthly/quarterly Anaplan cloud-based reviews and budgeting functions for $1.2M business portfolio.
- Create and deliver monthly PowerPoint presentations on operations and performance updates.
- Manage payroll for a team of 10 via UKG system.
- Generate purchase orders utilizing Dynamics NAV ERP system, manage district purchase cards, branch fleet (including repairs and inspections), coordinate delivery schedules, consignment, registration renewals, supply ordering and verification, and facilitate weekly installers replacement schedule management.
- Address all customer concerns and operational requests as needed.
- Develop and conduct district training across all field technician software and applications in addition to supporting field technicians with replacements, installs, special requests, and bloom deliveries.
- Create bi-weekly Ambius replacement tickets in Windows Deployment Services program.
- Manage and conduct ride-a-long coaching sessions with technicians and account Quality Assurance visits.
- Streamlined and automated data entry processing by developing technician-first alert form.
- Standardized QA and ride-a-long coaching assessment program with the integration of SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound) goals and measurables.
- Increased ProAudit 2019 Q2, Q3, and Q4 score by 47 points (50%), achieving leaderboard for region and category, and currently hold position once again as of 2020 Q4-as a direct result of SMART goals.
- Drove total combined leadership score to 205, ranking first among all branches by maintaining customer retention rate of 96%, implementing SMART goals into assessment programs, and taking corrective action as needed.
Operations Administrative Assistant
Presto-X / Rentokil North America
Saint Louis, Missouri
08.2017 - 04.2019
- Performed full range of administrative support services including but not limited to drafting correspondences between local and regional leadership, managing work orders (utilizing IRIS software), processing payroll, district inventory, purchase orders, sales proposals, account logbooks, and tracking equipment/supplies.
- Disseminated key safety information/updates and controlled district vehicle fleet, maintenance, and renewal operations.
- Closely monitored national accounts (such as Walgreens), supervising specialists' work orders, deadlines, and securing proper period protocol compliance.
- Achieved 96% work order success rate over tenure by closely observing IRIS entries on a daily basis.
Sports & School-Age Director
The Sky Family YMCA
Englewood, Florida
11.2016 - 07.2017
- Recruited, trained, developed, and supervised sports department staff along with school age employees and volunteers.
- Organized and coordinated adult and youth sports leagues (basketball, soccer, volleyball, men's league, and more).
- Oversaw operations of two elementary after-school programs, holiday camp, spring break camp of 100+ students, and three separate summer camps of 200+ campers and 22 staff members.
- Managed budgets, conducted regular staff progress/performance evaluations, and monitored/reported on all branch benchmarks.
- Organized events, daytrips, and transportation for three separate camp programs.
- Manage payroll for a team of 22 staff members via ADP system.
- Nurtured and trained highly capable and qualified prospective workforce by developing ten-week summer camp internship program.
- Increased participation rate 20% for youth and men's basketball programs through heavy campaign marketing among local school districts (including an ad collaboration with school district's website designers), and conducting personalized outreach efforts for past participants.
- Designed member and corporate partnership acquisition program.
- Enabled access to adult and youth sailing classes by cultivated profitable partnerships with local sailing association.
Fitness Center Supervisor
Bonita Bay Club
Bonita Springs, Florida
12.2015 - 11.2016
- Managed daily operations of fitness center, ensuring seamless workflow and high service standards.
- Maintained equipment and ensured cleanliness across all workout areas.
- Assisted members with fitness inquiries and delivered personalized guidance.
- Collaborated with management to develop strategies for increased member engagement.
- Resolved customer complaints professionally while upholding high service standards.
In-School Suspension Teacher/Long Term PE/Health Substitute Teacher
Meramec Valley R-3 School District
Pacific, Missouri
08.2014 - 11.2015
- Served as long-term physical education, health, and middle school computer electives substitute.
- Built student wellness programs to secure healthy lifestyle foundation.
- Instructed students across essential professional software use such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Pivot, and Publisher in addition to facilitating the development of key organizational and self-discipline skills.
Physical Education/Health Teacher
Gasconade County R-2 School District
Owensville, Missouri
08.2012 - 05.2014
- Designed curriculum to cover a wide variety of assessment strategies and reach students of all learning styles, such as diagnostic, formative, and summative.
- Consulted with parents and supervisors regularly regarding student progress, challenges, and achievements.
- Delivered detailed instruction on the importance of proper nutrition and exercise, developing overall fitness levels, and how to organize skill-related/health-related fitness programs along with first aid training, communicable/non-communicable diseases, body systems, stress management, and the effects of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
- Developed student skills needed to participate in team and individual sports.
- Served as assistant track coach, head middle school cross-country coach, assistant high school cross-country coach, and volunteer coach for K-12 summer basketball camps.
- Led middle school boys' cross-country team and varsity girls' cross-country team to achieve two consecutive conference championships each.
- Implemented wellness committee built to develop programs for empowering students to lead healthier lives.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education (K-12)
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri05-2012
Skills
- Developmental instruction and curriculum design
- Exercise programming and IT training
- Multicultural awareness and community education
- Outreach and engagement strategies
- Standards expertise
- Classroom management techniques
- Individualized instruction approaches
- Microsoft Office suite and Google Workspace
Certification
- Physical Education (K-12), Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Health (K-12), Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- CPR and First Aid, National Institute for Emergency Medical Training
Timeline
Physical Education/Health Teacher
Gateway Science Academy
08.2023 - Current
Physical Education/Health Teacher
Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls
08.2021 - 08.2023
Operations Manager
Ambius / Rentokil North America
04.2019 - 07.2021
Operations Administrative Assistant
Presto-X / Rentokil North America
08.2017 - 04.2019
Sports & School-Age Director
The Sky Family YMCA
11.2016 - 07.2017
Fitness Center Supervisor
Bonita Bay Club
12.2015 - 11.2016
In-School Suspension Teacher/Long Term PE/Health Substitute Teacher
Meramec Valley R-3 School District
08.2014 - 11.2015
Physical Education/Health Teacher
Gasconade County R-2 School District
08.2012 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education (K-12)
Missouri State University