LAURA K. CONNELLY

**** *. ****** ******

Boonville, Indiana 47601

812-***-****

EDUCATION

May, 2002 - June, 2003 - Oakland City University

Master of Arts in Teaching Program

Graduated with a Masters Degree in Elementary Education

May, 1979 - Millikin University

Decatur, Illinois

Graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Music

Education

1975 McCluer Senior High School

St. Louis, Missouri

Graduated with a Diploma.

EMPLOYMENT

August, 2001 - present

I have been employed by the Gibson Pike Warrick Special Education

Cooperative as a Program Assistant. I have been assigned to several

different schools and grade levels over the years. I have worked with

children in Developmental Kindergarten all the way up to High School. The

past 4 years I have been working with Junior High students at Castle North

Middle School.

My duties have included assisting the classroom teacher with learning

disabled students, assignments, discipline, classroom management, and any

other duties assigned. My position has involved managing my own classroom

with various groups of students who need homework/study hall assistance. I

have administered the ISTEP tests, been responsible for a study hall of 85

students, and have oversight of a homeroom.

I have also been employed as a Substitute Teacher and a Remedial Aide

with the Warrick County School Corporation from February, 2000 through May,

2001. From March, 1999 through August, 2001 I was employed by the YMCA of

Southwestern Indiana as a Child Care Worker and Site Coordinator.

OFFICE EXPERIENCE

Febrary, 2009 - October, 2009

TechDirect - 5000 Plaza East Blvd., Evansville, I N 47715, 800-225-

8876.

My immediate supervisor was Nathan Geil. I was a part-time Marketing

Associate. I made phone calls from the Call Center to prospective

customers. My duties were to explain our products in a way that caught the

prospect's interest. I would then set a lead for the Sales Associate to

call. They actually sold the product at that point. We used a computer

system that automatically called each prospect.

August, 1986 - September, 1988

Regency Property Management, now located at 330 Cross Pointe Blvd.,

Evansville - 424-9200. My immediate supervisor was Margaret Smith. I was

her

Administrative Assistant in charge of employee benefits records, word

processing

receptionist back-up, reconciling monthly bank statements, and assisting

other

departments as needed.

Mrs. Smith is no longer with this company.

(My last name was Mullen during this time period)

February, 1986 - August, 1986

Builders Specialties - no longer in business. One of the partners was

Herb Carr.

My duties included receptionist, filing, data entry, printing bills at the

end of the day, and

preparing them for mailing. Mr. Carr's phone number is 812/867-5826.

September, 1983 - February, 1986

Ryder Truck Rental - 7925 Baumgart Rd., Evansville - 867-6621. My

first

District Manager was Larry Redding, then Bill Beard. I am not sure if

either of these

men are still with the company but I know they are no longer in this area.

My title was

District Secretary. I handled all correspondence for the District

Manager, Account

Managers, and Rental Agents. I was the receptionist back-up, did data

entry for vehicle

orders, kept employee benefits records, and casual drivers payroll. I

attended training

sessions for all District Secretaries and some meetings at the Regional

Office in

Nashville, TN.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

( I have served on the Boonville Band Board of Directors as a class

representative. I have assisted with fitting band uniforms,

recruiting concession stand workers, serving on various committees,

and chaperoning on band contest trips.

. I have acted as Proctor for the Spell Bowl Team at Oakdale Elementary

from 2001 through 2003.

( I have worked with my daughters' Girl Scout troops from 1998 to

2005 as a

Co-leader, committee chairperson, and chaperone.

( I have assisted the Directors of the Boonville High School

spring musical during

several productions. My responsibilities were to make costumes and

supervise approximately 20 children in learning their parts and

performing.

I continue to help with costumes for their spring productions.

. I served on the Executive Board of the PTA at Daniel Wertz Elementary

School in Evansville, Indiana in 1997.

. As a Room Mother, I have helped supervise field trips and room parties

and prepare food and craft projects as needed.

. I have taught Sunday School, worked in the nursery, sang in the choir

and led children's music and craft programs at my church.

. From 1980 - 1985, I served as a sorority alumna advisor at the

University of Evansville.

REFERENCES

Mrs. Marcia Rhodes, ED Teacher, Castle North Middle School

4640 Mansfield Dr.

Newburgh, Indiana 47630

812/490-9250

Mrs. Penny Titzer, Guidance Counselor, Castle North Middle School

2522 Oak Trail Drive

Newburgh, Indiana 47630

812/490-6600

Mr. Cleo Holder, Shoemaker Financial Services

10690 SR 662

Newburgh, Indiana 47630

812/853-9518

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