PATRICIA HOUGH

RESCUE DOGS ROCK INC

(NYC)

2015- Present

FOSTER DIRECTOR

Actively promote and coordinate the dog portion of the foster program in order to maximize lives saved. I coordinate foster eligible pups and foster parents. Place up to 50 dogs per week into foster homes from N. Virginia to Maine. Have placed thousands of Pups in foster homes. These homes are the bridges to their FUREVER homes.

Recruit, screen, and train potential foster parents.

Develop and maintain standardized foster care procedures.

Provide ongoing training for foster parents regarding our rescue and procedures that impact

the dog foster program.

Coordinate the smooth transition of foster dogs to new Foster homes when they arrive from our partner vets that are down south. Dogs we have saved from Kill shelters. Teach Foster parents about DECOMPRESSION.

Ensure that foster Dogs receive all necessary medical treatments and rechecks.

Monitor health and behavior of Pups in foster care and provide appropriate interventions/ trainers if

needed.

Expand foster database to better allow for proper matchmaking of foster family with foster dog.

Make decisions regarding foster animal care, placement, and disposition.

Track foster volunteering and ensure they are following my directions regarding promotion of pups.

• South Shore Dance Studio
  
  
  Tap Dancing Instructor/ Manager of Studio
  
  
  11 yrs
  Instructor:
  Prepared weekly lesson plans for each level of tap. Choreograph dance routines for Competition and Shows. Teach and supervise children using positive discipline while maintaining a friendly and happy atmosphere. Work with children in a group setting or on an individual basis to teach specific dance techniques and routines.
  Manager:
  Scheduling classes, students, and instructors. Managing staff, including instructors, other employees, and vendors. Processing new registration requests. Hiring and onboarding new team members.
  Duties ranged from daily operations such as attendance taking and phone answering to marketing and strategizing. Assuring the environment was supportive and creative for both staff and students.
  Taking classroom attendance.
  Plan and update studio events.
  Marketing:
  Advertising in local papers, flyer creation and printing, delivering flyers to the schools and around neighborhood. Blog post scheduling, photo sessions and short films with students. Researching schools that could be a good fit for us to work with. Researching performance venues that could work for us. Costume ordering, annual recital planning.

• Tutor Time
  
  
  Teacher of a 4 yr old Pre K class. (1 yr)
  Prepared them for the next steps in their young lives. Created a fun,artistic and interactive learning experience and prepared them for kindergarten!
  
  
  INFANT ROOM @ TUTOR TIME 5 yrs
  
• Guiding babies and toddlers through education/development programs.
• Thinking on their feet and responding to each child’s needs efficiently.
• Displaying a patient and calm personality coupled with a loving approach to every baby.
• Building secure relationships with the babies and parents.
• Working closely with Tutor Time department head to ensure the daily care of every baby while following all licensing guidelines and implementing all company standards to guarantee that guidelines were adhered to.
• Keeping a diary of the day’s events for parent perusal
• Communicating directly with parents and prospective parents to achieve success for the babies.
• Whether it be in the Pre K classroom or Infant Room, I maintained an entertaining, artistic, loving and cooperative classroom that was clean, organized and like “home”

• JONES BEACH THEATRE BOX OFFICE
  Ron Delsener Enterprises
  Seasonal work
  Duration 10 years
  Box office Customer Service Manager.
  Dealing with continuous incoming calls for all entertainment information requests. The scheduling of team members hours and lead them in dealing with the public so they provided superb customer service. Was the voice to all concert updating systems each summer series.

• Provided personal care for William including bathing, toileting, shaving, and dressing.
• Took care of his medical needs and feeding tube feedings, medications etc
• Assisted in developing individualized plans of care to meet all of his needs including being his advocate.
• Organized activities for him including Dr. Visits.