Paetra Pittiglio

High school English teacher and Students Leading Students advisor/ sponsor. Creating and implementing curriculum for students with differentiated needs, developing and nurturing relationships with students, families and colleagues, and upholding a feeling of safety and care in my classroom and our community. I also am the advisor for a program that focuses on planning events and fundraisers in our building and community that encourage and support mental health.

Worked with a family for years as their household manager, pet-sitter and family nanny. Included household cleaning, food prep, maintaining schedules, transportation of children, family event prep and basic everyday love and care that comes with supporting their family and children.

Began student teaching position at Clarkston High School, and was asked to take over/ become a long term substitute for the following classes, while completing my student teaching.

While teaching, I also ran the school's Student Leadership program. This allowed me to plan, implement and facilitate both annual and newly developed events within the school, district and community. These activities nurtured and aided in my growth in areas such as communication, budgeting, advertising, student engagement and community outreach. It was also an opportunity to foster my love for planning and hosting events.

Responsibilities included all communications and HR for the company- sales calls, advertising, new employee training, leading contracting jobs in homes and businesses around the county, taking part in revamping the company ensuring that customer service was top notch, and assisting the company in keeping up with new and ever evolving ways of communication and scheduling. This position allowed for growth of my skills in communication and handling large responsibilities that would impact a company on a large scale level, as well as individual employees.

Started with the company as a part-time position, and progressed to a full-time teaching assistant, working as a full-time teacher while a coworker was on leave, and working in the office assisting with calls, management, etc. This position sparked my love for teaching and allowed me to learn the fundamental responsibilities of running a classroom, caring for children, working in collaboration with parents and administration, and focusing on what children need to thrive individually as well as in a classroom.

Front of house hostess at a high end restaurant in Clarkston. Opening/ closing the restaurant, seating guests, prepping tables, handling reservations and communication.