Professional Experience

MEASUREMENT INCORPORATED, Durham, NC

English Language Arts (ELA)/Social Studies Content Specialist, January 2012–August 2014

Provided assistance in item development for multiple projects, specifically in English Language

Arts and Social Studies. Trained and supervised item writers in the implementation of project

item development. Applied client test item specifications to the creation of new multiple-choice,

short-answer, and extended-response items. Projects included:

• Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program – Writing Assessment, 2014

• Educational Records Bureau-Independent School Entrance Examination, 2013-2014

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2013-2014

• Formative Item Bank, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2012–2014

• FOLIO™ Writing Assessment System, 2012–2013

• Connecticut Mastery Test, 2012-2013

Item Writer, April 2006–December 2010

Responsibilities included development of test items including short-answer, multiple-choice,

extended-response, and essays for educational assessments. Projects have included:

• Formative Assessment Project, 2010

• Gwinnett County (Georgia) Public Schools Gateway Assessment Program, 2009–2010

• Educational Records Bureau-Independent School Entrance Examination, 2006

• Arkansas Benchmark Examinations, 2006

Reader/Evaluator, Performance Assessment Hand Scoring, April 2006–March 2010

Responsibilities included learning the scoring criteria and evaluating student writing samples

and/or open-ended test items with a high level of consistency and quality control.

Projects have included:

• New Jersey HSPA, 2010

• New Jersey HSPA Reading, 2008

• New Jersey HSPA Retest, 2007

• NJ GEPA Grade 8 Writing, 2006

• NJ HSPA Clifton Projects, 2006

• NJ GEPA Writing, 2006

Freelance Writer/Editor, 2003–2005

In a contractual role, independently wrote educational content at the collegiate level for online

publication. Implemented a range of editorial obligations, such as formatting, indexing, and

revising content of independent works of writing, in preparation for final publication.

Professional Community Resource Specialist, 2002–2003

Learning Perspectives, Inc., Wilmington, NC

Worked one on one with developmentally disabled children and adults needing community

support, per the Person Centered Plan. Developed a therapeutic and consistent rapport with the

service recipients, while assisting with leadership initiatives. Completed diverse skill building

activities including socialization skills, wellness education, adaptation skills, daily and

community living skills, work readiness, development of leisure time interests and activities,

symptom management skills, and education on substance abuse.

Program Manager for the Disabled, 2001–2002

Preferred Alternatives, Inc., Wilmington, NC /The Arc of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC

Supervised the residence and 24-hour staff of a physically disabled individual to provide flexible,

personally customized supports that promoted autonomy, such as learning self-care, daily living

skills, money management, recreation, decision-making, and behavioral management. Duties

included hiring and training staff, scheduling, payroll, working in the individual’s home, and

continuously being on-call to fill in for staff absences. Maintained current certification in CPR,

First Aid, and PIC.

Peace Corps Volunteer, Teacher Trainer, 2000

Peace Corps, Marinduque, Philippines

As an English Language Arts (ELA) volunteer, observed elementary and secondary English

lessons and counseled teachers in various English teaching methodologies. Devised and

implemented workshops for the enhancement of teaching English as a Second Language.

Education

M.A. English, Critical Literacy, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC,

2003

B.S. Elementary Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

2000

B.A. English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 2000

Certification Elementary Education (K–6)

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