PATRICIA CALHOUN

Accomplished academic advisor with 20 years of varied experience in the education field focused on student growth and collaboration, contributing to overall student academic success. Demonstrated ability to advise students via in-person or virtual appointments using advising tools and systems designed to address the specific needs of the students' academic and career goals. Effective adult education instructor. Articulate communicator both verbally and in writing. Effective interaction with diverse populations of students at a variety of academic levels. Successful integration of technology in advising and the classroom. Consistently maintain positive relationships with students, faculty, and administrators. Projects professional attitude, ethics, and values. Demonstrates self-motivation with strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills. Motivated individual with strong work ethic and working independently. Strong organizational and team collaboration skills with experience in improving processes.

• Florida Teaching Certification, Exceptional Student Education (K-12)
• Florida Teaching Certification, Marketing (6-12)
• Florida Teaching Certification, English (6-12)
• Florida Teaching Certification, ESOL (K-12)
• Florida Reading Endorsement, (K-12)

• Nominated for Collier County Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Award
• Served on FLDOE Mentor Grant Program to teach high school mentors personal leadership and lifeskills based on Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens to provide younger students (mentees) structured time with mentors, who are trained to model and teach successful behavioral and attitudinal skills in building successful school performance
• Served on the Positive Behavior Support Committee (PBS) which implements evidence-based strategies to assist schools to increase academic performance, increase safety, decrease problem behavior, and establish positive school cultures
• Co-Chair Illinois in Motion, Spinal Cord Research Coalition
• Lobbied State of Illinois General Assembly for $2 million appropriation for spinal cord research funding
• Led grassroots effort in passage of Illinois Senate Bill 742, which raises funding for spinal cord research
• Committee Member for Rush St. Luke's Presbyterian Hospital's major fundraiser at Chicago Field Museum promoting spinal cord research funding

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Remote communication tools: email, videoconferencing (Webex, Zoom, Skype) studio, Kaltura
• File sharing and collaboration: Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox
• Adapts quickly to new and changing technology

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