Lisa A. Smithson
Pike Road, Alabama 36064
334-***-**** (h)/334-***-****(cell)
WORK HISTORY 1995-2010 English teacher / Grades 7-12
Trinity Presbyterian School, Southside Middle School,
Georgia
Washington Jr. High, Southside Middle School, Wacoochee
Jr.
High School, Beauregard High School, Auburn High School,
and Marion Military Institute.
Responsibilities Daily lesson plans, student management and control,
student
assessment on weekly basis, committee membership for
school
improvement, use of many different computer programs:
Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, STI, basic spreadsheet applications, and
strong emphasis
on written and verbal communication skills.
WORK HISTORY 1985-1993 Public relations coordinator, customer
service
representative, personnel assistant, medical records
clerk,
dental office receptionist, non-profit organization branch
manager, sales/administrative assistant/community
relations
coordinator, secretary/receptionist, and substitute
teacher.
Responsibilities Prepared all information for news media: print,
radio, and television
handled all advertising for university, handled customer
accounts by
phone, processed billing complaints and inquiries,
maintained customer
files, office correspondence, and procedures, coordinated
insurance
benefits for corporation, verified forms for worker's
compensation claims,
maintained all personnel files for corporation, involved
with salary review
process and employee progression increases, verified
employee
references before hiring, daily balancing and reconciling
of accounts
receivable, managed all office operations, served as
company
representative for United Way and Dothan Area Chamber of
Commerce,
organized special events and fundraisers, conducted public
education
workshops, responsible for volunteer recruitment and
training, served as
front desk receptionist, and answered all in-coming calls
and routed to
desired departments
EDUCATION Master of Science, Secondary English Education
June, 1995 Troy University Dothan Dothan, Alabama
Bachelor of Arts, English, Applied
Communications/Public Relations December,
1984 Auburn University Montgomery Montgomery, Alabama
Associate of Science, General Business
June, 1982 LBW College Andalusia, Alabama
REFERENCES Mr. Bruce Dean, Assistant Principal,
Southside Middle School, Tallassee, Alabama
334-***-**** (h) 334-***-***** (cell)
Ms. Beth Thompson, Education Specialist in Federal
Programs,
Alabama State Department of Education
334-***-**** (w) 334-***-**** (cell)
Mrs. Ann Stuedemann, Collaborative Resource Teacher,
Southside Middle School, Tallassee, Alabama
334-***-**** (h) 334-***-**** (cell)