Juana Lopez
Virginia Beach, VA *****
ad45hi@r.postjobfree.com
Skills
Early Childhood Education, trauma-informed care practice, and adverse childhood experiences. Neuro-Affirming education, care and practice. Child advocacy, family advocacy, and self advocacy. Respecting individually, analytical thinking, and sense of justice, play, and conflict resolution. Health screenings, public assistance programs, and mental health. March 2023 - April 2024
Child Development Resources, Williamsburg, VA - Family Support Professional
● Assisted families in the development and implementation of a plan to improve the quality of their lives.
● Served as a liaison between the home and the community on behalf of Early Head Start and families.
● Coordinated home-based intervention services were provided, which included information, resources, and referrals for high-risk families in the areas of child development and parenting skills.
December 2018 - June 2020
Guilford Child Development, Greensboro, NC - Home Based Specialist/Educator
● Empowered, hopeful and uplifted messages promoted community building.
● With a strong commitment, I devoted myself to implementing and evaluating strategies that addressed the social and emotional, physical, educational, and behavioral needs of all children. My purpose was to guarantee that each child was not only included but valued and supported unconditionally.
December 2018 - August 2016
Our Children’s Community School, Greensboro, NC - Early Childhood Educator
● Carefully curated work samples and detailed observational records intricately connected with the objectives of the educational program and founded on evidence-based child development benchmarks.
● Provided a lab setting to gain hands-on experience working with young children with and without disabilities in a diverse cultural, school, and family contexts in an educational setting.
Education
UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Bachelors of Science in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Early Care and Education May 2018/ GPA: 3.63/ Cum Laude
Alamance Community College, Graham, NC- Associates of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education
May 2015/ GPA: 3.88/ Magna Cum Laude