Stephanie Vantine
Bentonville,AR
Summary
I have spent most of my life teaching in title one, low income schools with children and their families. I have had too many trainings and staff development sessions to count and have worked day and night to better their education and lives. I am extremely passionate about this.
I also have worked in the corporate world as an account executive and did very well in that field also. I am outgoing, friendly, caring, devoted and passionate. I am extremely excited to get back to work after a 2 year pause to care for my daughter as she had brain surgery in March of 2020 and I worked vigorously with her, the government, her now college, advisors, disability counselors, etc., to ensure she could be as successful as possible in her freshmen year this year.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Executive
Nexstar Broadcasting- KNWA And KOX 24
Fayetteville , AR
10.2018 - 03.2020
- Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
- Prospected new clientele through networking, cold calling, canvassing and referrals.
- Drove new business development through qualifying leads, building relationships and executing strategic sales.
- Strengthened customer relationships with proactive and collaborative approach to managing needs.
- Managed sales cycle from first contact to established customer sale and maintained solid customer base.
- Reviewed accounts monthly to monitor and track customer satisfaction and complaints.
- Contacted customers as issues arose to provide prompt resolutions.
- Identified client business needs by gaining understanding of goals, objectives and processes.
- Negotiated sales deals between customers and agency, resulting in mutually beneficial agreements and cultivated relationships.
- Communicated between internal and external stakeholders, clients and vendors.
- Recorded and maintained sales prospect and sales data within customer relationship management system.
- Stayed up-to-date on changing industry and product standards and trends related to accounts.
- Created and executed account strategies to present services to key decision makers.
- Maximized revenue by servicing accounts and proposing new products and services to established customers.
- Used targeted questioning strategies to discover insight on prospect needs and requirements.
- Delivered services to clients to secure additional business and grow revenue streams.
- Collected information from clients before securing accounts, verifying payments and special needs.
- Identified sales growth opportunities by networking and building relationships with potential advertisers.
- Conducted informational trainings and briefings to clients on new features and updated products.
- Distributed marketing materials to existing and prospective clients and presented materials to client audiences.
- Executed successful budget, talent and sales campaign development.
- Upsold special packages while preparing quotes for potential clients.
Kindergarten Classroom Teacher
Bentonville Public Schools
Bentonville, Arkansas
07.1996 - 05.2018
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Introduced read-aloud literature to stimulate imagination and build comprehension and vocabulary.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Collaborated with colleagues to create and use enhanced technology and smart boards.
- Provided guidance on policies and initiatives for kindergarten teaching team.
- Instructed children between ages Number and Number on mathematical basics.
- Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers.
- Pioneered multi-age kindergarten and first-grade class to build early literacy and math skills and promote independent reading.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
Education
6 Grad Hours
Wichita, KS06.2008
Bachelor Of Science - Early Childhood Education; K-6; K-8 Social Studies
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR08.1990
Skills
- Customer Relationships
- Profit and Loss Accountability
- Negotiation and Persuasion
- Forecast Preparation
- Vendor Liaising
- Submission Preparation
- Account and Ledger Reconciliations
- Knowledge of Industrial Standards
- Budget Development
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Business Growth Opportunities
- Intercompany Reconciliations
- Account Management
- Customer Presentations
- Service Coordination
- Sales Strategies Implementation
- Business Development and Planning
- Media Coverage
- Trade Media
- Proposal Generation
- Cash Collection
- Promotional Campaigns
- Expanding Territories
- Entry Recording
- Building Advertisements
- Store Displays
- Onsite Visits
- Partnership Cultivation
- Effective Project Completion
- Maintaining Accounting Ledger
- Tracking Donations
- Information Updates
- New Business Identification
- Consultative Selling Techniques
- K-12 Education
- Correspondence Typing
- Monthly Closings
- Supplier Negotiations
- Client Representation
- Daily Ledgers
- Growth Portfolios
- Customer Service and Assistance
- Collecting Information
- Media Lists
- Transaction Verification
- Invoice and Payment Tracking
- Internet Technologies
- Office Support
- Clear Public Speaking Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Interoffice Communications
- Territory Assignments
Accomplishments
- Nominated teacher of the year in Bentonville multiple times
- Was chosen to be on the board by administration for both Math and Literacy to rewrite the standards and report cards
- Had U of A interns study under me as well as groups from the U of A come to watch me teach lessons
- Was the top advertising seller several weeks/months in a row
- Was named one of the top 25 cheerleaders in the nation in college (Arkansas Razorbacks) based on crowd appeal and crowd interaction, GPA, campus activities, and teacher recommendations and was featured in Sports Illustrated.
Affiliations
PEO-women’s philanthropic sorority. We have fundraisers to help needy young women go to college.
Arkansas Alumni
Razorback cheerleader Alumni
Timeline
Account Executive
Nexstar Broadcasting- KNWA And KOX 24
10.2018 - 03.2020
Kindergarten Classroom Teacher
Bentonville Public Schools
07.1996 - 05.2018
6 Grad Hours
Bachelor Of Science - Early Childhood Education; K-6; K-8 Social Studies
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville