Training Years Experience

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

. ** years of progressive experience in education, training, and project

management

. Exceptional skills in public speaking and workshop facilitation

. Skilled in identifying organizational needs and developing staff

training and assessment

. Excellent interpersonal skills; able to relate well with people from

diverse backgrounds and cultures

. Self-motivated, results-orientated, proven track record with start-ups

and project achievements

. Superb written and oral communication skills, strong analytical and

problem-solving abilities

. Recognized for outstanding ability to build teams and manage programs

successfully

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Trainer/Educational Specialist

Independent Contractor, 1993-Present

. Over fifteen years experience providing educational seminars and

professional development workshops for local, state, national and

international audiences.

. Partnering with human resource managers within local businesses, area

school districts, public and private organizations to diagnose

organizational design, develop training needs and determine the most

appropriate resources available to meet those needs.

. Developing and delivering curriculum and training that addresses

current trends and best practices in education and training.

Trainer /Program Director

Brookhaven College, Dallas, Texas 2005-Present

. Trainer for campus and district wide employee professional development

initiatives

. Director of campus teacher training program

. Selection and supervision of 15 faculty, 3 full-time support staff and

over 40 teacher trainees per year

. Responsible for curriculum development and classroom instruction

. Duties include; Strategic planning, budget development, recruiting,

management and special event coordination

. Nominated for innovator of the year 2008 and Administrator of the year

2010.

Associate Educator /School Outreach Coordinator

Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California 2002-2005

. Developed educational programs and curriculum designed to parallel

changing museum exhibits

. Responsible for training museum staff and teachers from Los Angeles

area school districts.

. Presented museum tours, educational seminars and public workshops on a

variety of topics

. Served as educational liaison to over forty thousand school age

visitors to the museum

. Coordinated performances and special events to accompany curriculum in

compliance with state standards

Teaching/Faculty Positions

. 2005-Present Cultural studies faculty, Brookhaven College, Dallas,

Texas

. 2002-2005 Humanities faculty, Southwest College, Los Angeles,

California

. 2000-2002 Cultural dance instructor, West Los Angeles College, Culver

City, California

. 1999-2001 Teaching assistant, Cultural studies and dance, UCLA, Los

Angeles, California

EDUCATION:

Master's Degree, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Bachelor of Science, Lincoln University, Jefferson City Missouri

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