Robin M. Wilson
Dearborn,MI
Summary
Versatile professional with extensive experience in education, writing, and entrepreneurship. Proven ability to develop successful programs, secure funding, and foster community engagement. Strong skills in content creation, curriculum development, and language instruction. Committed to empowering individuals through innovative learning strategies and effective communication.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder and Owner
Vesey Lane Goods
Dearborn, Michigan
09.2022 - Current
- Create and curate greeting cards, gifts, and home decor
- Provides greeting cards to gift shops and bed and breakfasts
- Curate and sale artwork
- Manage brick and mortar store and online presence
- Facilitate programs for the community
Contributing Writer
Career Mastered Magazine
Detroit, MI
09.2022 - Current
- Conducts interviews
- Develops and write content on successful women in business
- Assists with the planning of events
Director
Robin Wilson Educational Consulting
Detroit, MI
04.2021 - Current
- Designs curriculum and instructional content
- Develops and facilitates youth literacy programs
- Trains youth workers and educators
- Write grants and proposals
French Kindergarten Teacher
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
Detroit , MI
06.2019 - 04.2022
- Develop and facilitate developmentally appropriate math, English, and French lessons for scholars
- Integrate technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction
- Evaluate students' comprehension of lessons through relevant assessment questions
- Implement interactive learning media to increase student understanding of course materials
Professional Partner
Nurturing Wellness Group Foundation
Romulus, MI
04.2019 - 12.2019
- Developed original content for a youth leadership series
- Wrote articles on leadership for youth ages 12-18
- Created video content to accompany the articles
Home Language Tutor
InterExchange
Lambesc, France
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Prepared English lessons for individualized instruction
- Employed the use of music for intentional language learning
- Used English to French text for reading instruction
- Engaged scholar in cooking exercising to practice English language use
- Developed vocabulary practice exercises that involved interactive games
Substitute Teacher
PCMI Services
Oak Park, MI
06.2016 - 12.2017
- Successfully engaged first through fifth grade students in learning experiences in Oak Park School District
- Engaged students in discussions to promote learning
- Provided reports on school day activities to primary teacher
Media Marketing Assistant
University of Michigan-Dearborn CASL Dean's Office
Dearborn, MI
10.2015 - 10.2017
- Created social media content for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
- Developed monthly content that diversified CASL's social media
- Interviewed students and staff for feature articles
Youth Development Staff/Education Director
Boys and Girls Club
Southfield , MI
10.2012 - 10.2015
- Consistently set the standard for tutoring program best practices
- Successfully trained education directors on best practices
- Improved program infrastructure and data tracking
- Established s community partnership with Lawrence Tech
- Developed training materials and trained community volunteers
- Increased the number of girls represented in the tutoring program
- Pioneered the Community Leaders and Scholars Recognition Program
Founder and CEO
Josie Odum Morris Literacy Project, Inc.
Inkster, MI
12.2007 - 08.2012
- Initiated and sustained the successful start-up of the company
- Successfully fundraised and secured grant dollars
- Skillfully recruited qualified board members and volunteers
- Strategically planned special events and programs
- Developed and cultivated community partnerships
Youth Advisor
Southfield Community Foundation
Southfield, MI
04.2011 - 04.2012
- Organized a donor database and identified donor prospects
- Created Community Connections, an electronic newsletter of SCF
- Facilitated leadership opportunities for the SCF's youth granting body
Education
Capital Connect Program - Entrepreneurship
Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance
Detroit 12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
University of Michigan Dearborn
Dearborn04.2018
Foreign Language Immersion Certificate - French Language Learning
Ecole Quebec Monde
Quebec City, Quebec 08.2017
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Community engagement
- Content creation
- Language instruction
- Program management
- Academic research
- Board collaboration
- Certified entrepreneur
- Succession planning
- Published author
Accomplishments
- 2024-Publication of "Jazz-A-Bet: An Original Jazz Alphabet" Editora Ogums Press, Salvador, Brazil
- 2022-University of Michigan-Dearborn Alumni Difference Maker
- 2022-United States Fulbright-Hays GPA Brazil Fellow
- 2022-National Entrepreneur Association Certified Entrepreneur
- 2020-Selected by Global Ties Detroit to host an International Women of Courage Award (IWC) recipient from Burkina Faso, West Africa
- 2018-Became the first African American woman from the University of Michigan-Dearborn to advance and be selected as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Alternate Candidate to teach in Senegal, West Africa, by the United States Fulbright Program
- 2009-Earned a publishing contract for my children's book Mama Got Rhythm and Daddy Got Rhyme, Aquarius Press, Detroit, MI
- 2007-Earned a Young People For Fellowship to initiate the launching of the Josie Odum Morris Literacy Project, Inc.
- 2006-Youngest person appointed to serve on the Leanna Hicks Public Library Commission by the Inkster City Council to serve two consecutive terms
Timeline
Founder and Owner
Vesey Lane Goods
09.2022 - Current
Contributing Writer
Career Mastered Magazine
09.2022 - Current
Director
Robin Wilson Educational Consulting
04.2021 - Current
French Kindergarten Teacher
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
06.2019 - 04.2022
Home Language Tutor
InterExchange
06.2019 - 07.2019
Professional Partner
Nurturing Wellness Group Foundation
04.2019 - 12.2019
Substitute Teacher
PCMI Services
06.2016 - 12.2017
Media Marketing Assistant
University of Michigan-Dearborn CASL Dean's Office
10.2015 - 10.2017
Youth Development Staff/Education Director
Boys and Girls Club
10.2012 - 10.2015
Youth Advisor
Southfield Community Foundation
04.2011 - 04.2012
Founder and CEO
Josie Odum Morris Literacy Project, Inc.
12.2007 - 08.2012
Capital Connect Program - Entrepreneurship
Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
University of Michigan Dearborn
Foreign Language Immersion Certificate - French Language Learning
Ecole Quebec Monde
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