Marisa Lofrano
Summary
Compassionate and energetic caregiver with extensive experience creating a structured and nurturing environment for young children. Eager to apply my patience, communication skills, and ability to manage multiple activities to support the academic and social-emotional growth of elementary students as a substitute teacher.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner & Lead Artist
Lofrano's Creations
2023 - Current
- Handled all business operations, including product development, supply chain management, and financial planning.
- Developed and managed social media accounts, marketing strategies, and created social media graphics for daily posting.
- Sold original and custom artwork.
- Handled all sales transactions, packaging, and shipping.
- Organized and participated in art vendor markets, exhibits, expanding market reach and generating new clients.
Independent Stylist
Color Street Nails
2020 - Current
- Direct-to-consumer beauty and cosmetics company specializing in nail polish appliqués.
- Developed and managed social media account and live demo videos. Group feedback communication, organization and technology.
- Constructed daily marketing, promoting and sales.
Full Time Parent
01.2014 - Current
- Creating and managing detailed household budgets and overseeing family finances.
- Managing competing schedules and appointments for family members.
- Navigating complex issues, mediating conflicts, and adapting to changing needs.
- Planning events, coordinating activities, and organizing household systems.
- Self-employed
Homeschool Teacher
Build To Achieve Academy
01.2021 - 01.2025
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive, customized homeschool curriculum tailored to individual learning styles for two children.
- Used curriculum planning app tailored for each child's learning styles.
- Coordinated educational life-skills events outside of the home.
Sales associate, office assistant and repair specialist.
Helzberg Diamonds
01.2010 - 01.2019
- Requirements were to achieve individual sales goals to support the store's sales while providing superior customer service.
- Create strong clientele
- Knowledge in characteristics of a diamond, precious stones, and metals.
- Assisted the office manager with audits and inventory counts.
- Handled shipping and ordering of merchandise.
- Deep checking and inspecting of customers jewelry and setting up repairs if needed.
Michaels Art Store
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Basic computer skills and measuring skills.
- Created a memorable custom frame for customer's work of art and photos.
- Completed framing orders with a high degree of quality and on time.
- Delivered friendly customer service, and helped shoppers find what they are looking for.
- Participated in the truck unload and stocking processes.
- Operate the cash register and execute cash handling.
- Art classes two children and adults once a week.
Greentree sales
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Building Materials vendor for the Home Depot.
- Stocked, cleaned, priced, checked inventory, put up new sign age, displays, and set up a bay to store plan-o-gram.
- Distributed literature and catalogs to stores which gave information, and product pricing.
- Work with RTV clerks, and contractors to give store credit on all damaged merchandise.
Footing INC
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Worked with a class of 15-25 disabled adults and children on everyday life skills, and knowledge.
- Taught Art classes such as Crafts, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Photography.
- Friendship club, a once a week event where other agencies would come to visit their friends, and join us for activities.
- Friday Night Out, a once a month event where I would take them out to shows, concerts, movies, amusement parks, dinners, etc.
- Residential Habitation worker, worked one on one with an autistic child, teaching him everyday academic skills, such as reading, writing, math, and communication with others.
- Saturday Day Services, I would meet up with 12-20 disabled adults, and take them out to events, museums, day trips, hikes, and malls.
- Eldred Elementary after school program. Took 1-2 disabled individuals to a public school to show and teach them what it is like to assist students in an after school program, which involved working on homework, artwork, studying for tests, and sport activities.
Education
Associates of Science Degree - Art
Rockland Community College
Rockland, NY01.2002
Bachelors of Visual Arts - Arts
Ramapo College
Mahwah, NJ01.2004
Skills
- Working knowledge of MS Word, Power Point, Web design
- Customer service
- Multitasking and organization
- Attention to detail
- Relationship building
Timeline
Homeschool Teacher
Build To Achieve Academy
01.2021 - 01.2025
Full Time Parent
01.2014 - Current
Sales associate, office assistant and repair specialist.
Helzberg Diamonds
01.2010 - 01.2019
Michaels Art Store
01.2009 - 01.2011
Greentree sales
01.2006 - 01.2008
Footing INC
01.2003 - 01.2006
Owner & Lead Artist
Lofrano's Creations
2023 - Current
Independent Stylist
Color Street Nails
2020 - Current
Associates of Science Degree - Art
Rockland Community College
Bachelors of Visual Arts - Arts
Ramapo College
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