Velvet Mason
Fox Lake,US
Summary
Education professional with robust teaching background. Known for creating engaging lesson plans and fostering collaborative classroom atmosphere. Reliable team player with flexible approach to meet evolving educational needs. Skilled in curriculum development and student assessment.
Professional educator with strong background in middle school instruction. Skilled in curriculum development, classroom management, and fostering student engagement. Valued team player known for adaptability and achieving educational outcomes. Effective communicator with talent for building positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Primary and Middle School Teacher
Chicago Catholic Archdiocese
10.2025 - Current
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to foster student learning and participation.
- Utilized diverse instructional strategies to accommodate different learning styles and needs.
- Collaborated with colleagues to enhance curriculum development and improve educational practices.
- Mentored new teachers, providing guidance on classroom management and instructional techniques.
Program Manager
SGA Youth and Family Services
10.2024 - Current
- Ensures all program deliverables are met per contract requirements and works closely with program staff to ensure timely outcome reports are submitted.
- Works closely with Program Coordinators/Supervisors, including multiple partner agencies and community linkages.
- Responsible for supervising program staff.
- Ensures that all program services are of the highest quality.
- Supervises, trains, and evaluates the performance of staff.
- Maintains sound financial management over all program budgets.
- Develops and enhances working relationships with community-based organizations, city, federal government agencies, and partnered agencies as appropriate.
- Collaborates with all levels of senior management in identifying additional funding sources and responding to requests for proposals.
- Understands data and articulates data needs required to assist with program needs.
Development Director/Trainer
DX3 Motorsport
03.2015 - Current
- Building a donor database and creating a strong donor relations with corporate sponsors, local businesses, and private donors.
- Training staff on all new state and local regulations.
- Planning and executing fundraising events, sales events, parades as well as marketing recognition.
Senior Program Manager
National Youth Advocate Program
07.2020 - 10.2024
- As the Program Director I am responsible for the overall management of the programmatic, administrative, financial, and operational systems related to the provision of foster care, case management, and clinical services; provision of regular and timely reports regarding programming, administration, finances, and operations; establishing a respectful and supportive workplace environment; elevating any issues or concerns.
- Maintain ongoing contact with partner agency through personal visits, phone calls, and written communication to assure positive relationships and customer service needs are met.
- Direct continuous quality improvement efforts to assure that service quality and reporting meets contract requirements.
School Principal
New World American Private School
08.2009 - 01.2014
- Resolved various situations to cultivate strong student and parent relationships.
- Coordinated with school personnel, parents and students to determine disciplinary actions for behavioral issues.
- Collaborated with various departments to support and establish programs, lessons and student activities.
- Researched and wrote applications for educational grants.
- Outlined, implemented and maintained personnel-related policies and procedures.
- Monitored and evaluated performance of school employees.
- Grant Writing and donor relations.
- Guided instruction by mentoring teachers to improve leadership and teaching effectiveness.
- Visited classrooms to evaluate teacher instructional techniques as part of the annual evaluation cycle.
- Mentored and assisted with student-centered activities on campus to establish professional relationships.
- Mentored and coached junior staff members by giving positive feedback and constructive criticism.
- Used marketing initiatives to assist in penetrating new markets and landing customers.
- Mentored other educators by delivering insight, positive feedback and constructive criticism.
- Collaborated with probation officers, school representatives and other key individuals in the community to support adolescents and their families.
- Provided onsite training.
- Prepared departmental contracts for attorney approval.
- Cross-trained new employees by explaining rules, procedures and job responsibilities.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated agreements between parties in order to reach win-win solutions to disagreements and clarify misunderstandings.
- Maintained a secure, disciplined classroom to give each student a positive learning environment.
- Researched books and supplemental materials to use in the classroom in conjunction with lesson plans.
- Proactively identified and solved complex problems impacting operations management and business direction.
- Identified appropriate solutions to minimize issues and quickly solve problems.
- Observed educators in the classroom and described methods to improve instructional techniques.
- Prepared and filed financial statements such as balance sheets and income statements.
Director of Education
Arrowhead Charter Academy
07.2001 - 07.2009
Teacher
Arrowhead Charter School
07.1989 - 05.2001
Education
Master of Arts - Leadership And Management
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL, USAssociate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Maricopa Community Colleges - Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ, USBachelor of Arts - Education
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL, USSkills
- Classroom management
- Lesson planning
- Learning assessments
- Parent-teacher communication
Timeline
Primary and Middle School Teacher
Chicago Catholic Archdiocese
10.2025 - Current
Program Manager
SGA Youth and Family Services
10.2024 - Current
Senior Program Manager
National Youth Advocate Program
07.2020 - 10.2024
Development Director/Trainer
DX3 Motorsport
03.2015 - Current
School Principal
New World American Private School
08.2009 - 01.2014
Director of Education
Arrowhead Charter Academy
07.2001 - 07.2009
Teacher
Arrowhead Charter School
07.1989 - 05.2001
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Maricopa Community Colleges - Glendale Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Northern Illinois University
Master of Arts - Leadership And Management
Northern Illinois University