SHARELL HOLMES

Results-oriented educational director with ten years experience educating and doing outreach in the community, and over 20 years experience educating a diverse population of youth. Self-Directed and service driven professional with a proven background of strategically implementing various programs, policies, and procedures for effective educational attainment and community involvement. Enthusiastic and creative individual with solid understanding of student development and learning styles. Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills and connects with students from diverse backgrounds. Experienced developing engaging lesson plans and assessments to measure student progress.

• Motivating students Effective listening
• Effectively work with parents Clear public speaking skills
• CPR certification Positive atmosphere promotion
• Performance assessments Grant Writing
• Achievements
• Process Improvement
• Developed a streamlined approach to daily duties, functions, policies, and procedures, which resulted in easier and efficient ways to accomplish goals without compromising quality and integrity
• Team Building and Leadership
• Created collaborative classroom/work experience through various leadership-training workshops, team-building meetings that focused on how to work collectively to reach a common goal, and student training programs which enabled students to take on leadership roles, which empowered the students and supported the need for peer leadership
• Training
• Delivered training modules to inter-departmental teams to ensure smooth adoption of new programs
• Completed training on time and under-budget
• Program Management
• Initiated and managed the Childrens Defense Fund Freedom School Program, which boosted students motivation to read, generated more positive attitudes toward learning, and connected the needs of children and families to the resources of their communities
• Counseling
• Served as student mentor and counselor for students when academic problems and personal adjustments arose, meeting with guardians to reach solutions
• Founder and Director of the Lake County Gems Competitive All Star Cheerleading Team
• We compete in various competitions locally and nationally as well as participate in various community activities
• The team is open to boys and girls ages 5-18
• Actress in various independent feature films and stage plays
• Stage Manager for various productions
• Performing Arts Ministry Chairperson at God Can Ministries, United Church of Christ.

Twenty Five years experience as a competitive cheer coach for elementary, middle, and high school, as well as all star cheer.

Stage Manager for various productions.

Actress in various independent films and stage plays.