Katherine A. Hawley

Objective

To obtain a full time, professional position in an area of human services, public relations or customer service.

Experience

May, 2006 - Present

O’Brien Real Estate Kalamazoo, MI

Realtor

Assisted individual needs of buyers in order to successfully help them in locating and purchasing homes

Created appropriate advertising highlights for sellers in effort to expedite the sale of their homes

Communicated effectively with lenders to assist buyers with positively closing their mortgage loans promptly

Kept current all educational classes to remain in tune with the market and to keep license active

Conducted informative, productive open houses for many listings during the course of the position

Fall 1997 – Spring 2006 Kalamazoo Academy Kalamazoo, MI

(Presently Kalamazoo Country Day School)

Fifth Grade Teacher

Created and implemented developmentally appropriate, engaging lessons for all areas of the 5th grade

curriculum, focusing on individual outcomes

Taught and evaluated all lessons and maintained ongoing progress records

Maintained a safe and productive classroom which encouraged academic growth

Assessed individual learning styles of students and adjusted teaching methods to accommodate those needs

Arranged extra-curricular field trips and classroom presentations to enhance all areas of study

Fall 1992 – Fall 1997 Kalamazoo Public Schools Kalamazoo, MI

Substitute Teacher (K-12)

Substitute taught all grade levels and all subjects, using lesson plans of regular classroom teachers

Maintained safe and productive classroom in the absence of the regular classroom teachers

Communicated the day’s events to the absentee teacher via clearly written notes and attendance records

Reported to school systems on an on-call basis

EDUCATION

Master of Arts,

December 2000

Bachelor of Arts 1991

Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

Major : Elementary Education

Minor: Social Science

Emphasis: Early Childhood Education

Technology Skills

Microsoft Word

Internet/PC/McIntosh

Credentials and references available upon request

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