Loree A. Drawbaugh
Deaf Education Consultant
Mechanicsburg,PA
Summary
Deaf Education Consultant with extensive experience in American Sign Language instruction and student engagement. Proven track record in digital marketing and client relationship management, delivering tailored mentoring and innovative lesson plans. Successfully enhanced academic performance and cultural awareness for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students while managing diverse classroom environments and implementing special intervention plans. Recognized for fostering positive student relationships and maintaining discipline to create an inclusive learning atmosphere.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Substitute Teacher
Mechanicsburg Area School District
Mechanicsburg, PA
03.2025 - Current
- Cover classroom when need in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program.
Deaf Education Consultant
ASL with Loree
Mechanicsburg, PA
04.2020 - Current
- Delivered assessments and feedback to enhance ASL skills for various individuals.
- Conducted on-demand ASL mini-classes both in-person and remotely.
- Provided mentoring to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students from elementary through high school.
- Visited DHH classrooms to share personal experiences and promote reading empowerment.
- Taught Basic ASL at all proficiency levels.
- Presented on topics related to Deaf Culture, fostering awareness and understanding.
Owner
Stylish Bella Online
Mechanicsburg, PA
04.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: www.stylishbellaonline.com
- Provide customized designing and printing of t-shirts, signs and decals using ASL theme at most.
- Utilize digital marketing and social media platforms for marketing and developing digital contents through several graphic-designing software for web design.
- Analyze customer needs as well as competitors’ brands, products, customers and marketing approach for their strengths and weaknesses to develop findings and recommendations for determining to identify the company’s needs to develop and/or enhance their products to counter the competitors.
- Utilize marketing strategies to develop creative methods to implement and adjust digital contents to enhance optimization of promoting and communicating information and awareness to the target/current customers as well as the audience.
- Managing inventory and supply for several direct sales businesses by ordering, receiving, storing and distributing products to customers.
- Utilizing Microsoft Excel for maintaining inventory management for direct sales products.
- Www.stylishbellaonline.com
Stay At Home Mom
Mechanicsburg, PA
06.2009 - Current
- Provided full-time care for three children while managing household finances, scheduling, transportation, and travel arrangements.
- Volunteer in various capacities, including American Sign Language Instructor, Boy Scouts, Parent Volunteer and Cheer Advisor.
- Successful Independent Direct Sales Consultant for Direct Sales Companies.
Substitute Teacher
IU13 Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Lancaster, PA
10.2024 - 03.2024
- Cover classroom when need in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher
Mechanicsburg Area School District - Elmwood Elementary
Mechanicsburg, PA
08.2006 - 06.2009
- Developed, Implanted and managed at Deaf and Hard of Hearing program within a classroom environment.
- Developed and implemented daily lessons following the Learning Focused School Model.
- Taught Grade K through 5 on all subjects.
- Monitored students’ academic performances.
- Planned and modified lesson plans for students with disabilities such as Learning Disability, ADHD & Autism.
- Directed IEP meetings.
- Provided academic and personal assessments on each student.
- Administrated aide/interpreters.
- Consulted and collaborated with Itinerant and General Ed. teachers.
- Interfaced with parents on specific needs of each student.
- Collaborated with audiologists, speech pathologists, classroom teachers, and other necessary professionals.
- Taught basic American Sign Language & Deaf Culture awareness to teachers and staff.
- Provided consultation to regular education teachers regarding strategies to support a student with hearing loss in their classroom.
- Supported neighboring district Deaf/Hard of Hearing classroom teachers with resources and strategies of a Deaf student.
- Created monthly newsletter to encourage parent-teacher communication.
- Ensure all educational materials and presentations are accessible in compliance with Section 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Education
Master of Science - Deaf Education
McDaniel College
01.2004
Bachelor of Science - Sociology And Minored Special Education
Bridgewater State University
01.2000
Associate of Science - Office Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
01.1998
Skills
- American Sign Language (ASL) and total communication
- Client relationship management
- Collaborative teamwork
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Team building
- Active engagement
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Web-based platforms
- Apple products and SMART board
- Time and priority management
- Critical thinking
- Integrity and resilience
- Digital marketing
- Graphic design
- Inventory management
- Customer needs analysis
- Mentoring students
- Smartboard technology
- Parent engagement
- Conflict resolution
- Communication techniques
- Collaboration with professionals
- Individualized Education Program
- Student assessment
- Deaf culture education
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- American Sign Language
- Literacy strategies
- Assessment techniques
- Test proctoring
- Adaptable
- Complex Problem-solving
- Language arts instruction
- Lesson plan implementation
- Elementary education
- Activity planning
- Activity management
- Discussion facilitation
- Positive reinforcement
- Lecturing and teaching
- Analytical skills
- IEP documentation
- Parent communication
- Behavior modeling
- Student records management
- Differentiated instruction
- Group and individual instruction
- Parent-teacher communication
- Video conferencing
- Reporting and documenting
- Compliance
- Instructional strategies
- Disciplinary procedures
- Results-focused
- Classroom organization
- Discipline
- Organizational growth
- Social studies instruction
- Special education
- Lesson implementation
- Science instruction
- Verbal and written communication
- Multi-subject instruction
- Creativity in teaching
- Group instruction
- Student tutoring
- Student engagement
- Safety awareness
- Attention to detail
- Stress management
- Individual tutoring
- Student progress reporting
- Education technology
- Discipline strategies
Affiliations
- Sigma Sigma Sigma National Sorority
- Committee for Celebration of Community for Residence Life Center
Certification
- Maryland License PK-12 in Hearing Impairment and American Sign Language PK-12,
- Pennsylvania Instructional 1 in Hearing Impairment and American Sign Language PK-12
- Council Education of the Deaf (CED), Certified in Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students., 2004
- ASLPLI (American Sign Language Proficiency Interview), 03/00
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CulturePersonal development programsWork from home optionTeam Building / Company RetreatsQuote
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Languages
American Sign Language
Full Professional
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Substitute Teacher
Mechanicsburg Area School District
03.2025 - Current
Substitute Teacher
IU13 Deaf and Hard of Hearing
10.2024 - 03.2024
Deaf Education Consultant
ASL with Loree
04.2020 - Current
Owner
Stylish Bella Online
04.2019 - Current
Stay At Home Mom
06.2009 - Current
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher
Mechanicsburg Area School District - Elmwood Elementary
08.2006 - 06.2009
Master of Science - Deaf Education
McDaniel College
Bachelor of Science - Sociology And Minored Special Education
Bridgewater State University
Associate of Science - Office Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology