Ruth Heryn
Selma,IN
Summary
Effective advisor communicates well with people of all ages and backgrounds. Excellent eye for detail enabling quick identification of areas for improvement and suggesting strategies to help businesses reach goals. Focused on introducing efficient systems and processes.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Intensive Program Completion
Intensive Program for a Healthy European Society
01.2008
- Observed and analyzed 2 Physical Education teachers in Tilburg
- Interviewed students and teachers at four schools in the Netherlands
- Researched obesity and physical education in the United States and then presented the information to seven other European countries through a poster I digitally created
- Discussed and listened to teaching approaches from seven students each from a different country for three to four hours a day for ten days
- Interviewed by a Dutch reporter on physical education in the United States.
Membership/Wellness Director
Randolph County Y
12.2009 - Current
- Maintained and monitored membership retention
- Supervised Personal Trainers, Welcome Staff, Program/Membership Assistant, and Wellness Center Staff
- Designed Corporate Wellness programs for two factories with approximately 250 employees each
- Organized health screenings including blood draws, flexibility, blood pressure, percent body fat and basic measurements for over 200 people
- Create factory wide fitness challenges based around different aspects of health such as nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction
- Medaled in ping pong, volleyball, and free throws in county wide Corporate Challenge
- Created, and organized community events such as Healthy Kids Day, 64 mile/ 34 mile Bike Tour
- Design and monitor members 'exercise routines
- Responsible for Randolph County Y Marketing Plan
- Oversee volunteer program and volunteers.
Tumbling Instructor
Randolph County Y
09.2009 - 02.2014
- Teach tumbling skills to boys and girls ages 4 to 15
- Market tumbling and inform current/potential students of curriculum, scheduling, and prices through facebook, e-mails, and letters/flyers
- Plan and set up weekly exercise stations for added strength building and elimination of inactivity during class
- Maintain good relationships with the parents of the students through conferences concerning improvements and methods to improve skills.
Special Needs Paraprofessional
Driver Middle School
01.2009 - 12.2009
- Taught socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement
- Established and enforced rules for behavior policies and procedures to maintain order among students
- Instructed through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects such as English, mathematics, or social studies
- Guided and counseled students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or behavioral problems
- Convened with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress
- Prepared students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Basketball Coach
Willard Elementary
10.2008 - 12.2009
- Coached thirty-eight fourth and fifth grade girls
- Administered 6 intramural games
- Refereed 8 games while coordinating game and team brackets.
Track Coach
Driver Middle School
04.2009 - 05.2009
- Coached thirty middle school boys
- Organized event participation with equal opportunity to compete
- Tracked success including placing, times, and distances for each athlete.
Student Teacher
Deerfield Elementary School
08.2008 - 12.2008
- Chaired and coordinated original activities involving fitness for a community event at Baker elementary
- Organized volunteers, equipment, and prize distribution
- Advocated a county wide fitness challenge leading the Driver Middle School team to 2nd place and a monetary award of six hundred dollars
- Executed lighting of pathway, monitored craft stations, and was involved in planning of events for the annual community wide Christmas Walk highlighting the special arts at Driver Middle School
- Monitored and organized students as Back Stage director of Willard Elementary Christmas Program
- Attained permission to utilize valuable archery equipment for two weeks at Driver Middle School
- Introduced archery unit to Driver Middle School and managed up to forty-five students with little inactivity
- Attained equipment for fishing unit and developed lessons for fishing skills, water safety, and boat safety
- Created a Hip-Hop dance unit resulting in specific request from school principal to chaperone and lead school wide dance during the school day
- Organized daily physical activity during lunch involving dances taught during P.E.
House Inspector
ASAP Properties
06.2005 - 12.2007
- Verified condition of ten to sixty vacant houses a day on a thirty day rotation
- Drove up to four hundred miles a day while finding the location of the designated houses
- Documented condition of house with photo imagery and recommended future steps for maintenance and preservation.
Practicum Teacher
Sutton Elementary School
08.2007 - 11.2007
- Planned daily lessons including content standards, objectives, procedures, and detail descriptions of skill cueing.
Practicum Teacher
Youth Opportunity Center (YOC)
08.2007 - 11.2007
- Organized recreational activities for students ranging in ages ten through fifteen.
Practicum Teacher
Burris Laboratory School
02.2007 - 05.2007
- Created and taught gymnastic and dance lesson plans for 20 third grade students.
Practicum Teacher
Delta Middle School
02.2007 - 05.2007
- Taught Pickle-ball and basketball to sixty sixth grade students.
Professional Tutor
Muncie Community Schools
09.2006 - 05.2006
- Conducted after school program including snacks, crafts/games, and tutoring.
Summer Intern
State Highway Department
06.2002 - 08.2005
- Maintained over eight acres of ground including weed removal, mowing, and pruning
- Cleaned office building daily including trash removal, floor waxing, and restroom upkeep.
Special Needs Latch Key Teacher
West View Elementary
01.2005 - 06.2005
- Tutored and managed behavioral issues of an autistic child every day after school for two hours.
Gymnastics Instructor
Gymnastica
08.1998 - 07.2002
- Taught tumbling and apparatus skills to boys and girls ages 3 to 18
- Maintained good relationships with the parents of the students through conferences concerning improvements and methods to improve skills
- Maintained equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana12.2008
Skills
- Continuous Improvement
- Production enhancement
- Management Coaching
Coachingexperience
- Tumbling Instructor, Randolph County Y, Winchester, Indiana, 09/2009, Current, Teach tumbling skills to boys and girls ages 4 to 15., Market tumbling and inform current/potential students of curriculum, scheduling, and prices through facebook, e-mails, and letters/flyers., Plan and set up weekly exercise stations for added strength building and elimination of inactivity during class., Maintain good relationships with the parents of the students through conferences concerning improvements and methods to improve skills.
- Track Coach, Driver Middle School, Winchester, Indiana, 04/2009, 05/2009, Coached thirty middle school boys., Organized event participation with equal opportunity to compete., Tracked success including placing, times, and distances for each athlete.
- Basketball Coach, Willard Elementary, Winchester, Indiana, 10/2008, 12/2009, Coached thirty-eight fourth and fifth grade girls., Administered 6 intramural games., Refereed 8 games while coordinating game and team brackets.
- Gymnastics Instructor, Gymnastica, Parker City, Indiana, 08/1998, 07/2002, Taught tumbling and apparatus skills to boys and girls ages 3 to 18., Maintained good relationships with the parents of the students through conferences concerning improvements and methods to improve skills., Maintained equipment.
Timeline
Membership/Wellness Director
Randolph County Y
12.2009 - Current
Tumbling Instructor
Randolph County Y
09.2009 - 02.2014
Track Coach
Driver Middle School
04.2009 - 05.2009
Special Needs Paraprofessional
Driver Middle School
01.2009 - 12.2009
Basketball Coach
Willard Elementary
10.2008 - 12.2009
Student Teacher
Deerfield Elementary School
08.2008 - 12.2008
Intensive Program Completion
Intensive Program for a Healthy European Society
01.2008
Practicum Teacher
Sutton Elementary School
08.2007 - 11.2007
Practicum Teacher
Youth Opportunity Center (YOC)
08.2007 - 11.2007
Practicum Teacher
Burris Laboratory School
02.2007 - 05.2007
Practicum Teacher
Delta Middle School
02.2007 - 05.2007
Professional Tutor
Muncie Community Schools
09.2006 - 05.2006
House Inspector
ASAP Properties
06.2005 - 12.2007
Special Needs Latch Key Teacher
West View Elementary
01.2005 - 06.2005
Summer Intern
State Highway Department
06.2002 - 08.2005
Gymnastics Instructor
Gymnastica
08.1998 - 07.2002
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education
Ball State University
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