Sarah Marie Williams
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Personal Summary
An insightful and engaging educator with a love of learning, dedicated to being a
compassionate and flexible team player. Strong group facilitation and conflict resolution
skills with proven success encompassing a wide range of projects and populations.
Professional Experience
Substitute Teacher, Hilo and Puna Public Schools, HI; 2013.
K-12. Follow school protocol; engage students with material in a positive and accessible
manner.
Museum Director, The Pahoa Village Museum, HI; 2007-February 2013.
Curate regional exhibits, provide interactive culturally relevant programming, manage
shop and café, facilitate community outreach and supervise volunteers, maintain online
presence, created The Community Gardens Project.
Manager, JoMama’s Pahoa Town Hostel, HI; 2005-2012.
General property management, facilitate internship program, supervise staff, create and
coordinate programming for small international destination.
Wellness Coach and Biofeedback Technician, HI; 2005-2007.
Life coaching to empower health through changes to thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
Teach relaxation techniques through careful communication to make changes to achieve
goals, such as pain reduction.
High School Teacher: MN Internship Center, MN; 2003-2005.
Curriculum development coordinated with academic standards, hands-on experience in
facilitating class instruction and evaluating student performance.
Program Coordinator and Street Outreach Worker: Catholic Charities, MN; 2001-2003.
Facilitated Artherapy Program, Coordinated and conducted street outreach and case
management for high-risk adolescents.
Culture and Arts Program Coordinator, I Have A Dream Program, NY; 1997-2001.
Develop and implement culturally relevant community arts programming with youth,
case management.
Academic Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree: Cultural Studies, Eugene Lang College, NY; 1999.
Masters Degree: Anthropology, The New School for Social Research, NY 2001.
SCIO Biofeedback Technician Training, CO 2005.