Ruby Pham Stuart
Houston,USA
Summary
Results-driven leader with strong background in strategic management and organizational growth. Skilled in developing and implementing effective business strategies, optimizing processes, and driving team performance. Known for adaptability, effective collaboration, and delivering measurable outcomes in dynamic environments. Strong communication and problem-solving abilities, coupled with focus on fostering productive and positive team culture.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Director
University of Houston
02.2025 - Current
- Achieved high levels of resident satisfaction through consistent delivery of exceptional care services, personalized attention, and genuine compassion.
- Reduced staff turnover rates by fostering a positive work environment through team-building exercises and regular performance feedback.
- Developed strong relationships with residents and their families, resulting in increased trust and open communication channels.
- Boosted community engagement by partnering with local organizations for events, workshops, and volunteer opportunities.
- Assisted in the development of facility policies and procedures, ensuring that they met regulatory requirements while promoting a high standard of care for all residents.
- Assisted in recruitment and selection of student leaders.
Director of Forensics
Stephen F. Austin High School
01.2021 - Current
- Initiated contact and collaboration with team parents concerning students’ future college and career paths. Created educational plans designed to aid students in accomplishing college acceptance goals, securing internships, applying for scholarships, and fundraising for didactic field trips.
- Worked with high school and district level administrations to implement course changes and coding to designate a Debate I & II Honors course to enhance academic records of gifted and talented students for college applications.
- Reviewed students’ eligibility for participation in desired extracurricular and cocurricular activities, and then elucidated available opportunities to parents and administration.
- Actively networked with local and state colleges and universities, as well as national organizations such as the National Urban Debate League, National Speech and Debate Association, Texas Forensics League, and others, to stay informed about available scholarship opportunities and resulting in several students being offered full scholarships for Debate at various institutions.
- Performed daily administrative duties such as annual budgets, grading, student data, etc.
- Coordinated and organized guest speakers to discuss special topics such as how to dress for success, how to interview for jobs and colleges, money matters, etc.
- Created partnerships with community organizations, like OCA-Greater Houston, to design youth leadership programs for team officers.
Dual Credit English Instructor and UIL Coordinator
Stephen F. Austin High School (FBISD)
09.2017 - Current
- Create an environment that invites lively discussion and critical thinking which resonates in students’ writing, discourse, and communication.
- Develop and execute daily lesson plans for student-centered collegiate courses.
- Improvise exercises designed to bolster understanding of curriculum ideas and topics.
- Integrate miniature grammar lessons for students’ revision & editing steps of the writing process according to the needs of the classroom.
- Collaborate with students during revisions and edits of their papers and new media texts.
- Conduct weekly mentoring conferences with students.
- Transition students from high school writing styles to college writing formats.
- Recruit and counsel students to apply and register for dual credit classes.
Composition & Rhetoric Teaching Professor
Houston Community College
09.2017 - Current
- Create an environment that invites lively discussion and critical thinking which resonates in students’ writing, discourse, and communication.
- Develop and execute daily lesson plans for student-centered collegiate courses.
- Improvise exercises designed to bolster understanding of curriculum ideas and topics.
- Integrate miniature grammar lessons for students’ revision & editing steps of the writing process according to the needs of the classroom.
- Collaborate with students during revisions and edits of their papers and new media texts.
- Conduct weekly mentoring conferences with students.
- Transition students from high school writing styles to college writing formats.
- Present at HCC English conferences on teaching and learning styles.
Debate Judge and Tournament Aide
Debate Consultant Contractor
01.1998 - 01.2017
- Worked with students from diverse backgrounds and mentored them in strategy, as well as how to adapt to their social situations.
- Initiated research projects for students to be more knowledgeable about their cases.
- Directed students in different prospective resources to maximize their research efforts.
- Worked with coaches to aid in the success of their students within the Debate circuit.
Composition & Rhetoric Teaching Assistant
University of West Florida
03.2016 - 06.2016
- Created lesson plans merging the traditional and online components for a hybrid course.
- Monitored students’ online discussion threads on Elearning, providing constructive daily and weekly feedback.
- Implemented classroom curriculum through Blackboard Collaborate.
- Instructed and assisted students with papers and new media texts. (Prezi, PowerPoint, brochures, etc.)
- Held responsibility for final grading of college papers and new media texts with the use of rubrics for a group of ten students.
- Conducted weekly conference periods for students.
- Participated in weekly collaboration meetings with professors.
- Participated in monthly professional development conferences with the university’s Director of Composition.
Director of Forensics
Westside High School
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Initiated contact and collaboration with team parents concerning students’ future college and career paths. Created educational plans designed to aid students in accomplishing college acceptance goals, securing internships, applying for scholarships, and fundraising for didactic field trips.
- Worked with high school and district level administrations to implement course changes and coding to designate a Debate I & II Honors course to enhance academic records of gifted and talented students for college applications.
- Reviewed students’ eligibility for participation in desired extracurricular and cocurricular activities, and then elucidated available opportunities to parents and administration.
- Actively networked with local and state colleges and universities, as well as national organizations such as the National Urban Debate League, National Speech and Debate Association, Texas Forensics League, and others, to stay informed about available scholarship opportunities and resulting in several students being offered full scholarships for Debate at various institutions.
- Performed daily administrative duties such as annual budgets, grading, student data, etc.
- Coordinated and organized guest speakers to discuss special topics such as how to dress for success, how to interview for jobs and colleges, money matters, etc.
English Media Literacy Teacher and Debate Coach
Westside High School
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Created and taught lesson plans concerning critical thinking, persuasive speaking, argumentation reasoning, effective researching, and the adaptation of communication skills for diverse audiences.
- Head-coached the first Policy Debate Team in school history to compete at the prestigious UIL State competition at the University of Texas, and then brought home multiple trophies to boot.
- Mentored and guided juniors and seniors with writing effective personal statements and essays for the college application process.
- Acted as liaison between various departments, and for our school and the central office.
- Sponsored student clubs and extracurricular activities.
- Participated in staff succession planning meetings.
- Addressed family relations, staff cooperation, and community participation problems.
Assistant Director
College to Career Seminars, LLC
01.2004 - 01.2009
- Recruited junior and senior engineering students and veterans for Weatherford, BakerHughes, Schlumberger, and other companies.
- Conducted pre-screening interviews at job fairs for corporations.
- Represented thirty major university accounts across the United States.
- Planned and coordinated live, interactive, three-hour career and interviewing workshops.
- Maintained relationships and scheduled meetings with corporate clients and university career counselors.
- Prepared and organized sales meeting material for prospective corporate clients.
- Edited and revised learning objectives and collateral materials for career skills workshops.
- Prepared and organized materials for three-hour interviewing technique workshops for college juniors and seniors, and veterans.
Program Coordinator & Tutor
Cool Kids Learn, Inc
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Managed, recruited, and trained field instructors and tutors for the program.
- Maintained relationships and acted as liaison for Supplemental Education Service Coordinators, assistant principals, and parents.
- Developed and implemented Individual Education Plans in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine State Educational Standards.
- Worked with the Director of the Cool Kids Learn Program in arranging meetings with the principals and assistant principals of participating schools and developing strategies to increase student participation.
- Collected and interpreted test scores data for dissemination to schools, companies, and parents.
- Tutored K-5 English, Reading, and Mathematics.
9th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
George Bush High School
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Created innovative lesson plans which fostered a learning environment that emphasized relevancy and group task cooperation.
- Coordinated efforts with colleagues to implement Reading and OER strategies.
- Engaged in staff meetings which addressed school problems, including family relations, staff cooperation, community support, and problem issues with individual children.
7th Grade English Teacher and 9-12th Grade Speech & Debate Coach
Harmony Science Academy
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Achieved a 95% passing rate for 7th Grade TAKS Reading and a 100% passing rate for 7th Grade TAKS Writing.
- Developed, taught, and modified on-level and gifted 7th Grade ELA curriculum.
- Appointed, by principal, as UIL coordinator and initiated the school’s participation in their first ever UIL Regionals competition.
- Prepared students for Speech & Debate competitions and implemented innovative fundraising strategies for monies needed to pay registration and participation fees.
Education Coordinator
Smith Five D’s, Inc.
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Researched and analyzed data for RFPs and grants, such as TANF.
- Planned and coordinated initial consultations with non-profit, faith-based organizations.
- Designed and implemented Nutrition, Parenting, ESL, career, and GED workshops.
- Recruited and trained volunteers to become case managers.
Assistant Speech & Debate Coach
Crosby High School
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Integrated Speech events into the historically Debate dominate program.
- Appointed, by Head Coach, to work specifically on Speech events, focusing on articulation and speech strategies.
- Organized a CHS Speech & Debate tournament with 30 participating area high schools.
- Initiated research topics for strategies that led to winning Debate rounds.
- Worked with and guided students in how to best utilize tools to win Debate rounds.
Education
Doctor of Education - Professional Leadership K-12
University of Houston
Houston, TX05-2026
Master of Arts - English Literary Studies
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL01.2016
Bachelor of Arts - English Literary Studies
University of Houston
Houston, TX01.2004
Skills
- Resident relations
- Property management
- Multicultural sensitivity
- Emergency preparedness
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Staff communication
- Staff training
- Administrative duties
- Event planning
- Operations management
- Team management
- Contract and vendor management
- Student research guidance
Affiliations
- University Council of Education Administrators
- American Education Research Association
- Texas Speech and Communication Association
Awards and Grants
UCEA Jackson Fellow 2022-24
UCEA Social Justice and Equity Center Summer Fellowship 2024
University of Houston Asian Center Writing Grant
Timeline
Residential Director
University of Houston
02.2025 - Current
Director of Forensics
Stephen F. Austin High School
01.2021 - Current
Dual Credit English Instructor and UIL Coordinator
Stephen F. Austin High School (FBISD)
09.2017 - Current
Composition & Rhetoric Teaching Professor
Houston Community College
09.2017 - Current
Composition & Rhetoric Teaching Assistant
University of West Florida
03.2016 - 06.2016
Director of Forensics
Westside High School
01.2009 - 01.2013
English Media Literacy Teacher and Debate Coach
Westside High School
01.2009 - 01.2013
Program Coordinator & Tutor
Cool Kids Learn, Inc
01.2007 - 01.2008
9th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
George Bush High School
01.2005 - 01.2006
Assistant Director
College to Career Seminars, LLC
01.2004 - 01.2009
7th Grade English Teacher and 9-12th Grade Speech & Debate Coach
Harmony Science Academy
01.2004 - 01.2005
Education Coordinator
Smith Five D’s, Inc.
01.2002 - 01.2004
Assistant Speech & Debate Coach
Crosby High School
01.2000 - 01.2002
Debate Judge and Tournament Aide
Debate Consultant Contractor
01.1998 - 01.2017
Master of Arts - English Literary Studies
University of West Florida
Bachelor of Arts - English Literary Studies
University of Houston
Doctor of Education - Professional Leadership K-12
University of Houston
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