Veronica Chandler

Compassionate professional in community and social services, highly productive and efficient in task completion. Possess specialized skills in crisis intervention, program development, and stakeholder engagement. Excel at communication, empathy, and problem-solving to drive positive outcomes and support community well-being. Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality and speed.

• CDU Certification, 05/01/23, Present, Certification for teaching religious education through the Diocese of Saint Petersburg.
• Driver's License, Valid driver's license.
• CPR & First Aid, 02/01/23, Certified in emergency medical attention, including CPR and First Aid. Constantly renewed to keep up to date with all medical revisions.
• Active Shooter and Preparedness, 11/29/2024, A month long course by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Department to focus on tactics in extreme violent situations. As well as preparedness for any incoming type of threats.
• Microsoft Excel, 02/01/21, Certified in Excel, proficient in using the application daily.
• As of 2025 the start of Teacher's and Educator's prep courses, to help start the path to a full certification end of 2026. As well as and additional 2 certifications in classroom management and special education teaching requirements.

• A key to success is to better understand others, a basic need is to help the community and those around me. I spend time each month giving back volunteering. Weather it be feeding the homeless at Pinellas hope or making my way to Tampa to support those at Feeding Tampa Bay.
• In my free time I enjoy working in a creative spotlight, working with clay on a potter's wheel and painting with heavy body acrylics. I also enjoy going to the farmers market and baking items; bread, pastries and sweets.
• I spend much time out of school and work caring for my grandparents. Both my Grandmother and Grandfather suffer from extreme health issues, such as the last stage of dementia for my Grandfather and physical determination for my Grandmother. Basic care needs are helped with when staff is not available such as hygiene, food prep and house chores.
• In past time, I spend time traveling or writing. Traveling with myself to visit family and friends around the United States, such as California, Michigan and many roadtrips to Tallahse throughout 2024. When not traveling I write and scrapbook about the little moments in life and choose to use those as a positive outlook on life.