Sean Ellis Vervain
Asheville,NC
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant and Owner
Educational Justice and Cultural Healing
2014.06 - Current
- Create customized trainings to increase organizational awareness of issues relevant to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Consult with organizations to improve upon and develop targeted strategies to align with organizational DEI goals
- Mediate organizational issues relevant to DEI in order to create equitable outcomes for all parties
- Public speaking and engagements relevant to current trends and strategies of DEI
- Provide ongoing training for strategies aligned with organizational goals.
Principal
INVEST COLLEGIATE - Imagine
2021.07 - 2023.11
- Implement positive behavior management and create an excellent learning atmosphere
- Support students and teachers in a welcoming environment
- Inspire and empower teachers to grow into leadership roles
- Develop and implement strategic planning for student retention and enrollment
- Consider the needs of all stakeholders
- Conduct teacher recruitment and hiring based on shared vision and mission
- Provide instructional leadership, ensuring innovative teaching strategies and student mentorship
- Develop, monitor, and communicate the vision and intentions of IC Imagine high school
- Foster a supportive and inspiring workplace for teachers, service providers, and outside agencies.
Director of Student Support Services/EC Coordinator
INVEST COLLEGIATE - Imagine
2014.07 - 2021.06
- Synthesize and facilitate an Exceptional Children's program for grades K-12
- Promote poly-cultural pedagogy and diversity in curriculum, activities, and community communication
- Inspire leadership to practice inclusive educational policies
- Transform educational practices through research, theory, and pedagogy
- Recruit and hire highly qualified teachers
- Provide curriculum and instructional strategies for high-quality instruction to students with disabilities
- Monitor and communicate the vision and intentions of EC programming
- Foster a supportive and inspiring workplace for stakeholders
- Develop and expand the Exceptional Children's program for grades K-12
- Collaborate on innovative discipline programs for students
- Promote professional growth and pedagogical system improvement
- Ensure fidelity in implementing individualized education plans
- Research and acquire curriculum for exceptional children
- Recruit and hire highly qualified teachers
- Implement behavior modification plans based on positive intervention strategies
- Advocate for students, teachers, and families in the community.
Special Education/Resource Room Teacher
AC Reynolds High School
2013.08 - 2014.06
- Implement individualized education plans for students with disabilities
- Teach mathematics and provide subject support
- Prepare students for employment transition
- Develop behavior modification plans and advocate for students
- Collaborate with educators, administration, and families
- Create innovative lesson plans and foster a safe learning environment.
Special Education/Resource Room Teacher
Brookings Harbor High School
2011.08 - 2013.06
- Develop individualized education plans for students with disabilities
- Teach mathematics and provide subject support
- Support transition to employment for students
- Develop behavior modification plans and advocate for students
- Collaborate with educators, administration, and families
- Create innovative lesson plans and foster a safe learning environment.
Special Education Teacher
Maury River Middle School
2009.08 - 2011.06
- Manage a caseload of students, including writing IEPs
- Assist in lesson plan development and co-teaching various subjects.
Counselor II
Rivermont Schools
2008.08 - 2009.08
- Tutor students individually and in small groups
- Facilitate social skills classes
- Assist in lesson plan development
- Coach boys basketball team.
Youth Mentor
YouthServe AmeriCorps
2007.08 - 2008.06
- Mentor at-risk high school students in court and community school system.
Education
Graduate Certificate Program - Educational Leadership -
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC05.2022
MAT Education/Special Education -
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA05.2010
MA coursework Environment and Community -
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA05.2007
BA History, Africology minor -
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI05.2004
Skills
- Cultural Awareness
- Program Evaluation
- Client relationship management
- Problem-solving
- Executive Support
- Analytical Thinking
- Goal Setting
- Project Leadership
- Assessments
- Management Coaching
- Staff Management
- Disaster Recovery Planning
Board Memberships
- JEDI Committee (Justice, Equity, Dignity and Inclusion), Helped support DEI goals and strategies at ICImagine Charter School
- Open Doors of Asheville, Helped identify underprivileged youth for mentoring and development for success in attending college, Helped oversee budget and fundraising for programming
- Racial Justice Committee UCC Land of the Sky, Created educational opportunities for racial justice and helped allocate funds toward justice-focused programming in the community
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Principal
INVEST COLLEGIATE - Imagine
2021.07 - 2023.11
Director of Student Support Services/EC Coordinator
INVEST COLLEGIATE - Imagine
2014.07 - 2021.06
Consultant and Owner
Educational Justice and Cultural Healing
2014.06 - Current
Special Education/Resource Room Teacher
AC Reynolds High School
2013.08 - 2014.06
Special Education/Resource Room Teacher
Brookings Harbor High School
2011.08 - 2013.06
Special Education Teacher
Maury River Middle School
2009.08 - 2011.06
Counselor II
Rivermont Schools
2008.08 - 2009.08
Youth Mentor
YouthServe AmeriCorps
2007.08 - 2008.06
Graduate Certificate Program - Educational Leadership -
Appalachian State University
MAT Education/Special Education -
Mary Baldwin College
MA coursework Environment and Community -
Humboldt State University
BA History, Africology minor -
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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