Resume

=EDUCATION= Northeast Leadership Academy, Cohort II Fellow = Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD =
 * North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC **
 * //Masters in School Administration//**, projected May 2013
 * //Bachelor//** //**of** **Arts,**// May 2006
 * Major**: Public Health- Natural Sciences Focus

**WORK EXPERIENCE** **Assistant Principal,** //Southern Nash High School//, Bailey, NC (August 2012 – Present)
 * Hired as the assistant principal during my full-time administrative internship.
 * Managed 32 school buses and routes that serve the students at our school.
 * Provided instructional support for 15 teachers through observations and the teacher evaluation tool as well as learning walkthroughs for our other 50 teachers.
 * Monitored and helped implement our peer mediation initiative to increase student leadership and student voice.
 * Coordinated field trips events by scheduling buses and ensuring the appropriate number of chaperones were assigned

**Interim Assistant Principal,** //Nash Central High School//, Rocky Mount, NC (January 2012 – June 2012)
 * Assisted principal in maintaining a safe, academic environment through the supervision of students and staff
 * Administered teacher observations for the continuous improvement of our staff and state evaluation requirements
 * Helped schedule instructional and data meetings with the staff to develop stronger collaborative teams


 * Professional Development Facilitator,** //Nash-Rocky Mount Schools//, Rocky Mount, NC (June 2011 – December 2012)
 * Served on a team of 8 facilitators designed to provide awareness about the Common Core State Standards and Essential Standards that will be implemented across North Carolina next school year
 * Designed activities and presentations for all the schools in the district to implement during their professional development days
 * Served as district mentor to 13 beginning teachers providing them with support through specialized professional development sessions and instructional advice through observations of their classrooms


 * Instructional Facilitator,** //Nash-Rocky Mount Schools//, Rocky Mount, NC (August 2010 – June 2011)
 * Provide professional development for approximately 65 high school math and science teachers at the four major high schools in the school district
 * Present current, researched instructional strategies including Professional Learning Communities, Formative Assessments, and Tracking Student Data
 * Serve as a liaison between the teachers and administration at both the school and central office level
 * Developing a resource server for teachers to share their lessons with one another to promote district-wide collaboration
 * Maintain open communication contacts with local collegiate staff who offer professional development to teachers

**School Educator,** //Teach for America, Eastern North Carolina Corps 2006, Nash-Rocky Mount Schools//, Rocky Mount, NC (summer 2006 – June 2010) = LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE = **Senior Career Assistant,** //Johns Hopkins University//, //Career Center//, Baltimore, MD (fall 2002-spring 2006)
 * Received Science Educator Licensure through the East Carolina University for grades 9-12.
 * Taught honors and academic curricula in Biology and Physical Sciences at Nash Central High.
 * Served as interim science department chair during second year (managing department budget; writing inventories; taking minutes from meetings and corresponding with science staff.)
 * Collaborated with other teachers to design labs, activities, and practice sets to provide different avenues of abstract concepts such as disease transmit ions, chemical reactions, and genetic virtual labs.
 * Served on the Positive Behavior Support Committee: in charge of maintaining and keeping records for the Student and Teacher of the Month incentive programs.
 * Served as a coach for the Girls Basketball Team.
 * Awarded the honors of Student Employee of the Year for Johns Hopkins and the state of Maryland.
 * Assisted students with resume critiques, internship searches, and career opportunities and goals.
 * Served on the Career Center Director Search Committee with the administrative deans and associate directors.
 * Assigned multiple, independent tasks such as finding student internships and career salary information.
 * Supervised and mentored new desk assistants when working alone in the office.

**President**, //Johns Hopkins University////,// //Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Sigma Sigma Chapter////,// Baltimore, MD (2004-2006)
 * Reinstated the chapter on the Johns Hopkins campus through meeting with the alumni chapter’s officials.
 * Plan “Project Alpha”//,// a community service project that presents information on sex education and respect for women to over 50 high school males in each school visit.
 * Responsible for all financial transactions in the chapter

**SPECIALIZED TRAININGS**
 * Youth Advisor**, //City of Joy Ministries////,// Joshua’s Crossing//,// Durham, NC (June 2010- present)
 * Serve as the instructional advisor for children ages five through nine.
 * Tutored students during Wednesday Night “Hour of Power” services.
 * Assisted youth pastor with boys step team ages 10 – high school seniors.
 * Facilitative Leadership
 * Conflict Resolutions
 * Crucial Conversations
 * Social Justice