Administrative Assistant Quality Control

Kathleen Culla Valle

**** *. ******* ***. ******** Or. 97217 . 718-***-**** .

abkxww@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

**** **, ******* *********, ******** College, City University New York

**** **, English, Portland State University, Oregon

Certificatio Oregon Initial Teaching Certificate, English Language Arts 6-12

ns New York State Initial Teaching License, English Language Arts 7-12

Washington State Residency Teaching License, English Language Arts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

November Freelance Assessment Writer and Substitute Teacher, Oregon

2008 to Write instruction, extended modeling, grade-level passages,

present independent practices, pre-tests, and post tests

Align lessons, items, and correlation charts to specific state

standards

Insert appropriate art as needed within the text

Work in accordance to strict deadlines and publishing schedule

Substitute teach for three separate school districts: Hillsboro,

Evergreen, and MESD

February English Language Arts Teacher, New York City Department Of Education

2007-August

2008 8th grade ELA teacher, Teachers Preparatory School in Brownsville,

Brooklyn

English Teacher for 9th and 10th grade, James Madison High School,

Brooklyn

Equipped students with skills needs to pass the NY State ELA

examination

Taught in the high-needs area of Brownsville, Brooklyn

Performed academic intervention with all middle school students

struggling with ELA content

Spelling Bee Coordinator for 6th 7th and 8th grade

Met with all families and school counselors when needed to assess the

needs of students.

Took a vacancy position mid-year in lieu of student-teaching

Taught bell to bell instruction for five classes of English

Helped build curriculum with English Dept. at Teachers Preparatory

School.

Attended meetings for new teacher development that focused on:

essential ideas, the art of questioning, and high standards for

student writing

Participated in all Professional Development workshops

Met with other teachers to create a multi-disciplinary curriculum

Aimed at teaching literature that gave students access to the meaning

and the art of experience, knowledge, skill and curiosity

June 2005 to Research Associate, Professional Examination Service, New York City

Feb. 2007 Conducted various aspects of job/practice analysis studies for

licensure and certification programs by proofreading surveys, and by

compiling and revising feedback on merged documents assembled from

external sources

Summarized qualitative comments from online surveys and compiled data

Tracked various committee members' edits on task and knowledge

statements in order to update certification and licensure of the

targeted profession

Maintained quality control by proofreading technical documents,

verifying information, and checking formatting on outgoing letters

Generated and maintained records to assure the ongoing accuracy of

all historical data

Created detailed invoices for clients and maintained revenue

spreadsheets

Worked for a short time in the Application Processing Department

helping to process applications for national certifications programs,

but was soon transferred to the R&D department

Did expenses reports for the R&D Department

January Advertising Coordinator, Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado, New

2005-May York City

2005 Coordinated Ads with clients and agencies

(Temporary Created pending lists and followed up with clients on pending list

Assignment) Organized advertiser positioning requests

Assisted with laydown of magazine

Conducted all administrative assistant work for the associate

publisher in advertising including travel arrangements, calendar, and

expense reports.

Sept. 2003 Director Assistant, Art Omi International Arts Center, New York City

to January (Part Time)

2005 Receptionist, Time Equities and SJGA Literary Agency

Performed reception for all three of the above companies since they

all operated under the same umbrella

Wrote letters to potential sponsors and maintained relationships with

current sponsors

Designed and did layout for annual journal

Proofread art brochures and other Art Omi material

Researched and conducted international outreach to artists and

processed international applications

Communicated frequently with board members to arrange meetings

Maintained artist alumni lists and correspondence

Took in-depth minutes during board meetings,

Monitored and logged all international packages-both incoming and

outgoing.

Answered heavy phone lines

Greeted and directed clients to appropriate places

Scheduled conference rooms

Completed billing for UPS, FEDEX and local messenger services.

Residential Counselor, Janus Youth Programs (Reese Lamb Youth

June 1997 to Center), Portland, Oregon

Dec. 2002 Crisis intervention and conflict resolution

Facilitated group discussions and group therapy sessions and logged

progress and behavior after each

Trained and managed clients in daily living milieu

Coordinated and supervised educational activities and recreational

outings

Maintained a high level of supervision of all clients

Corresponded with parents, caseworkers, and local police

Dispensed medications to clients suffering from ADHD, ADD, and

depression among other disorders

Trained all new employees on policies and procedures and attended

regular staff meetings

Wrote descriptive incident reports when needed and logged daily

behavior for each client

Read numerous psychological evaluations and clients' educational

history and worked according to each clients' specific needs

OTHER RELATIVE EXPERIENCE

2003-2005 Volunteer ESL Tutor, The International Center of New York City

Helped students improve their English and learn about American culture.

I gained invaluable experience by meeting students from throughout the

world and became familiar with the immigrant experience.

Met weekly with assigned student to assist in both oral and written

obstacles for English Language Learners

Accent reduction

Assist in further comprehension of the written language: syntax,

homonyms, word choice and order

Summer 2002 Editorial Internship, Fence Magazine and Fence Books, New York City

& June 2003 Organized all mailed submissions and read through "slush" piles

to Sept. Helped editors with design and layout of bi-annual journal

2005 Database and journal subscription management

Proofread manuscript before final print

Sat as Fence representative at national AWP conference

Wrote letters for authors seeking book awards

Fall Mentor, undergraduate Senior Capstone class "Girl Power" at Portland

Semester State University

2002 Found partnerships between the community and PSU undergraduate students

so the coursework of empowering young women could be carried out.

Graded student journal response papers

Facilitated group discussion on the required reading of feminist

related texts.

1999 Editor, Alchemy Literary Journal, Portland, Oregon

Read and judged student and staff manuscripts

Desktop publishing: layout and cover design, editing, and proofreading

REFERENCES

Excellent references available upon request

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