Salta Holmes

• Recruiting host families through community outreach, screening, placing exchange student

• Provided instruction and guidance to students in the absence of a regular teacher.
• Collaborated with other teachers to ensure student success.
• Assisted with classroom management issues when needed.
• Implemented school policies and procedures in the classroom.
• Developed creative learning strategies to engage all types of learners.

• Coordinated enrichment program activities to help international students living in London learn practical business skills beyond those taught in the academic curriculum
• Mentored teams of students for the Young Enterprise Competition, setting up a real-life business
• Developed partnerships with alumni from City Bank, HSBC and Morgan Stanley to organize a Networking Skills Workshop for current students
• Designed and introduced Electronic portfolio using Mahara web application which helps students to reflect their academic learning and identify career goals

• Managed the Educational Grants Program for students from low income families in Central Asia and former Soviet Union region (recruitment process, selection, monitoring and evaluations, budgeting, project reporting)
• Managed portfolios of 50 international students, acting as first point of contact for individual issues
• Performed relevant research to identify available grant opportunities and evaluate the results

· Changed sales strategy to focus on interpersonal relationships with clients; resulted in 5 major contracts (including a Fortune 20 company) and 7 smaller engagements with new customers

· Designed marketing strategy to differentiate from other training centers; SoftLine Center awarded Microsoft’s award for best center in Central Asia in 2006