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Zeb Un Nissa Khan

Lowell,MA

Summary

A self-motivated and self-directed education professional with a Master's in Education Administration (M.Ed.) and Human Resource Management (MS), I bring a distinguished track record of success in adult and culturally diverse settings. I am a skilled communicator and advocate, backed by extensive experience in administrative support, program outreach, grant writing, and resource development. With over ten years of teaching experience in a K-12 setting, my advanced academic background in Education Administration and Human Resource Management enhances my ability to contribute valuable insights. Additionally, I excel as a highly organized event planner with meticulous attention to detail. A committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Director & Grant Writer

Glow in the Dark Lowell (GTDL)
01.2024 - Current
  • Conducted comprehensive grant research, developed compelling grant proposals, and managed submission processes, utilizing data-driven insights.
  • Prepared, analyzed, and maintained budgets, including fiscal operating budgets, operating expenses, and overall organizational costs.
  • Oversaw organizational financial planning and budgeting, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
  • Designed and implemented marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility, and expand market reach.
  • Delegated tasks effectively, set priorities, and established measurable goals for staff to achieve organizational objectives.
  • Facilitated professional development initiatives, fostering a high-performance team environment.
  • Built and maintained relationships with vendors and suppliers to secure advantageous terms for materials and services.
  • Represented the organization at industry conferences, events, and public forums to strengthen visibility and stakeholder engagement.
  • Monitored organizational progress by developing actionable plans, creating budgets, and measuring outcomes to ensure success.

ESOL Instructor (Adult Ed.)

Lowell Public Schools (LPS)
04.2023 - Current
  • Teaching ESOL classes
  • Assist students with goal setting
  • Participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings
  • Collaborate with lead ESOL teachers on curriculum development and implementation
  • Assist with registration assessment and placement of students
  • Manage attendance, goals, and student information
  • Promote digital literacy in all aspects of teaching

Math Acceleration Weeks and Summer School programs

05.2017 - Current
  • Worked with South Bay Early Intervention, Ann Sullivan Early Intervention, South Bay Mentor, NFI family resource center, Family Services of the Merrimack Valley, and LPS's BCBAs, clinicians, and Mentors on different topics that cover topics like supporting children and adolescents on the Autism spectrum, special needs anxiety, depression, Suicide prevention and postvention and other behavior issues

Math Intervention Teacher

James Dailey Middle School
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • Assess students (on the IEP and behind grade levels) skills and gaps using state and common core standards
  • Provided 1:1 or small group tutoring for accelerating students one, two, and three grades behind
  • Create individual lesson plans
  • Motivates students by creating a math culture around them and using math tools such as online videos, software, and math games
  • Provide push-in and pull-out services to Tiers 2 and 3 math students
  • Continuous monitoring and reporting of each student's progress using formative and summative assessments

Family Liaison

Lowell Public Schools (LPS)
Lowell, USA
11.2021 - 03.2023
  • Identify and collaborate with the district's homeless families under the McKinney- Vento grant, at the k-12 registration point
  • Help clerks and the language testing team with the k-12 enrollment process
  • Worked with Principals, assistant principals, social workers, and guidance counselors in student retention and consistent attendance
  • Advocate for students and families
  • Help refuges families transition students to school and connect them with community and school-based support and services
  • Coordinate with community-based wrap-around services

Event and Operations Coordinator

UMass Lowell
Lowell, USA
05.2021 - 12.2021
  • Provided virtual and in-person support for significant events in the building.
  • Maintained weekly events, and building managers' and staff schedules using online software.
  • Assisted and oversaw the graduate fellows, building managers, welcome desk employees, and other University Crossing Operations Team staff.
  • Planned and ran onboarding programs.

Tutor

Lowell Public School
Lowell, USA
09.2015 - 06.2020
  • Provided 1:1 and small group tutoring for accelerating students one, two, and three grades behind
  • Helped classroom teachers develop and plan the lesson according to Massachusetts standards
  • Provided English as a Second Language tutoring to Grades 5th to 7th students at the Lowell Public Schools

K-8 Math and Science Teacher

Educator School
Quetta, Pakistan
03.2009 - 12.2010
  • Worked full-time in a mainstream Classroom for grades 4 - 7
  • Planned and delivered lesson plans according to the state's approved and required academic standards

Grant Reviewer

Massachusetts Service Alliance & Grass roots funds
  • Working with spreadsheets and updating notes in the completed reviewer worksheets using Microsoft Excel online
  • Virtually meetings, deciding on the final recommendation, and selecting organizations to approve grants as a team

Education

LEND Certification - A Fellowship Program Focused On Policy, Advocacy,

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Worcester, MA
06-2025

Master - Higher Education Administration

The University of Massachusetts
Lowell, MA
05-2023

Teacher Licensure Program -

Collaborative for Education Services
Fitchburg, MA
08.2021

MBA - Human Resource Management

Iqra University
Quetta, Pakistan
12.2018

B.A. - Political Science & Sociology

Baluchistan University
Quetta, Pakistan
12.2012

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification -

The University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA

Skills

Technical skills:
  • Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
  • Experienced in learning management systems (Canvas, Blackboard, Google Classroom)
  • Skilled in collaboration and communication tools, such as Zoom, Clear Touch Collage, and Hopin
  • Competent in statistical and data analysis software (Minitab, ASPEN)
  • Familiar with Pearson Assessments
Professional Skills
  • Fundraising and event management
  • Coaching, mentoring, and team leadership
  • Non-profit and program management
  • Strategic planning, goal setting, and project coordination
  • Conflict resolution and relationship-building
Educational skills:
  • Expertise in teaching strategies, including task-based and cooperative learning
  • Skilled in online teaching, interactive learning, and student motivation
  • Cultural sensitivity and effective parent communication
  • Proficient in error correction, self-assessment techniques, and vocabulary building

Degrees

  • M.Ed.
  • MBA

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Personal Information

Title: ESOL Instructor, Grant Writer, and Resource Developer

Volunteer Experience

  • Worked with Centerboard in Lynn, MA, and Family and Children Services of Greater Lynn in promoting education in racially diverse and economically disadvantaged communities.
  • Supported LPS for the multicultural day, international student day, Boo Fest, back-to-school block party, and many other extracurricular activities.
  • Volunteered with Coalition with a Better Acer (CBA) in Lowell Votes 2021 and Lowell Alliance civic engagement leadership program. Worked as a bridge between NFI and ISGL, LPS, and ICNA. With the partnership, started a Halal meat food drive in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and took part in finding a physical location for a food pantry in Lowell MA.

Communityresearchprojects

  • Administrator, Buy Nothing Project, Lowell, MA, Community service program
  • Researcher/Project Participant, Genuity, Engage with local leaders to unpack how systems and power structures shape people's lives. Brainstorm ideas to eliminate homelessness and shadow homelessness in the communities statewide. Engage in a collaborative brainstorming session to generate ideas to promote equity in health, exploring innovative strategies and interventions to address disparities in healthcare access and outcomes.
  • Community Researcher/ Project Team Member, Empower: Building Leaders, Strengthening Communities, A nine-week workshop series that provided knowledge, skills, and resources to help create and lead community grassroots changes.
  • Project Coordinator, Empowering Youth, Sponsored an ethnically based youth program in the summer of 2019 for ISGL, a local religious organization.
  • Participant, Family & Children Services of Lynn, Lynn, MA, Participated in and ran programs like Raising a Reader, Parent & Child Home program, and School Readiness for first-time, young parents and parents of special needs children.

Technologicalskills

  • Hopin
  • Minitab
  • ASPEN
  • X2
  • Canva
  • Canvas
  • Blackboard
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
  • Google Classroom
  • Zoom
  • Clear touch collage
  • Pearson Assessments

Affiliations

Professional Activities
  • Board Member, Lowell Alliance
  • Speaker, Islamic Society of Greater Lowell (ISGL), serving as a community advocate and representative
  • Volunteer Coordinator, Dwelling House of Hope and Islamic Society of Greater Lowell (ISGL), leading community initiatives and organizing support programs
  • Mentor, Islamic Society of Greater Lowell Youth Program
Academic and Professional Honors
  • Completion of Leadership Development Program, Empower: Building Leaders, Strengthening Communities
  • Certified in Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Practices (CLSP), demonstrating expertise in creating inclusive and equitable programs
  • Nominated for the GenUnity Change Makers award and Honorary mention in GenUnity's newsletter for significant community impact.
  • Guest speaker at a LPS Professional Development day.
Community Engagement
  • Empower Advisory Board Member (2022 – Present), Nonprofit Alliance of Greater Lowell Internship: Focused on leadership development and community capacity-building
  • Administrator, Buy Nothing Project – Lowell, MA: Facilitated a community service program promoting sustainable practices and equitable resource sharing.
  • Researcher/Project Participant, Genuity Program: Collaborated with local leaders to address systemic issues and develop strategies to combat homelessness in Massachusetts
  • Community Researcher/Team Member, Empower: Building Leaders, Strengthening Communities: Participated in a nine-week workshop to develop skills for grassroots leadership.
  • Founder, Empowering Youth Program (2019): Sponsored and organized a culturally inclusive summer program at ISGL
  • Facilitator, Family & Children Services of Lynn: Delivered programs like Raising a Reader, Parent & Child Home Program, and School Readiness tailored for young parents and parents of children with special needs
Volunteer Experience
  • Promoted education and community engagement in racially diverse and economically disadvantaged communities through Centerboard in Lynn and Family & Children Services of Greater Lynn
  • Supported Lowell Public Schools (LPS) events, including Multicultural Day, International Student Day, Boo Fest, and Back-to-School Block Party
  • Volunteered with CBA for Lowell Votes 2021 and Lowell Alliance Civic Engagement Leadership Program
  • Initiated a Halal Meat Food Drive during the COVID-19 pandemic, fostering collaboration between NFI, ISGL, and LPS
Additional Highlights
  • Certified in Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Practices (CLSP)
  • Instrumental in launching a Halal Meat Food Drive during the pandemic, addressing the needs of underserved Muslim families in Lowell
  • Key contributor to successful fundraising events and advocacy campaigns benefiting local communities

Timeline

Director & Grant Writer

Glow in the Dark Lowell (GTDL)
01.2024 - Current

ESOL Instructor (Adult Ed.)

Lowell Public Schools (LPS)
04.2023 - Current

Math Intervention Teacher

James Dailey Middle School
09.2022 - 06.2023

Family Liaison

Lowell Public Schools (LPS)
11.2021 - 03.2023

Event and Operations Coordinator

UMass Lowell
05.2021 - 12.2021

Math Acceleration Weeks and Summer School programs

05.2017 - Current

Tutor

Lowell Public School
09.2015 - 06.2020

K-8 Math and Science Teacher

Educator School
03.2009 - 12.2010

Grant Reviewer

Massachusetts Service Alliance & Grass roots funds

LEND Certification - A Fellowship Program Focused On Policy, Advocacy,

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Master - Higher Education Administration

The University of Massachusetts

Teacher Licensure Program -

Collaborative for Education Services

MBA - Human Resource Management

Iqra University

B.A. - Political Science & Sociology

Baluchistan University

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification -

The University of Massachusetts
Zeb Un Nissa Khan