High School Director
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae
Douglas A. Parker
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
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ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
2009 - 2010 One-Year Interim Head of School, Creative Learning
Academy, Pensacola, Florida
Key Accomplishments
. Leading 200+ student PK3-8th grade independent school
in all phases of academics and student life
. Working closely with Board in many areas including
development, marketing, PR, budgeting, and other
critical functions
. Established a new School Leadership Team to manage
and lead curriculum and student life advancements
. Teaching middle school creative writing
. Created new school procedures to improve safety and
reduce legal liability
. Developed new collegial evaluation system to assess
teachers' progress
. Reorganized procedures and developed new standards
for admissions
. Established Advisor/Advisee Program in Middle School
along with many other enhancements for middle level
education
. Proposed changes to tuition and financial aid process
to improve cash flow
. Member of ASCD and the American Montessori Society
2007 - 2009 Executive Director of Development, Crosswinds Youth
Services, Cocoa, Florida
Key Accomplishments
. Identified and secured several grants and charitable
donations totaling over $100K in 2008 and 2009
. Served as Brevard District lead teacher and
administrator of the Children's Shelter classroom
. Guided hundreds of volunteers on multiple projects
. Developed strategic marketing and development plans
. Directed the Great Brevard Duck Race doubling
previous business and bank participation in the major
fundraiser
. Community relations including extensive media
coverage, with two front page columns in Florida
Today and multiple appearances on radio and
television
. Helped successfully conclude a $2.98 million capital
campaign
. Completely renovated the Crosswinds website to
feature ePhilanthropy and other creative methods of
donating
2002 - 2007 Head of School, St. Mark's Academy, Cocoa, Florida
Key Accomplishments
. Sole administrator of 19 faculty member elementary
school in all phases of leadership
. Directed Curriculum Mapping project and development
of a new standards-based curriculum
. Established new programs including a Prekindergarten
Three Year-old class, a three-season athletic
program, a tutoring program, and a transportation
program
. Public relations communication with community,
including all school publications, newsletters, and
press releases
. Developed new marketing campaigns and resource
materials including direct mailing, newspaper, and
television commercials
. Admission officer for all prospective students
. Published textbook used in collegiate teacher-
training classes (Confident Communication. Corwin
Press - ISBN: 0-7619-4690-X)
. Guided school community through creating a vision
statement and subsequent strategic planning
initiatives
. Grant writing as a nonprofit organization for private
and public foundations
. Managed and maintained all of the school's computers
and coordinated software
2007 - 2009 Staff Writer, Space Coast Business Magazine, Melbourne,
Florida
Key Accomplishments
. Writer of lead business cover stories and monthly
environmental articles for SpaceCoast Business
Magazine and SpaceCoast Living Magazine
2007 - 2009 Feature Writer, Suite101 Media Inc., Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada
Key Accomplishments
Gifted Education essayist for international e-
magazine and blog
. Recipient of the Editor's Choice award for "quality
content, excellent presentation, and high standard"
2006 - 2008 CEO, Bright Pennies Corporation (a family-owned small
business), Viera, Florida
Key Accomplishments
. Founder of business to support gifted and talented
children, and their families and teachers with brain-
centered games, toys, puzzles, and books
. Responsible for all phases of marketing
2004 - 2009 Columnist, Hometown News, Melbourne, FL
Key Accomplishments
. Writer of an ethics feature column, Doing Just the Right
Thing
1995 - 2002 Middle School Head and Director of Studies, The Albany
Academy, Albany NY
Key Accomplishments
. Chair of Curriculum Council that articulated and
oversaw the school's curriculum
. Chair of Leadership Team that produced strategic
mission-driven educational goals
. Counseled prospective incoming families to support
enrollment in Office of Admission
. Composed language arts standards for the New York
State English Council Journal
. Featured in a technology article in Family PC
Magazine
. Special Education coordinator with community schools
. Wrote grants, developed giving and planned giving
campaigns
. Taught AP Literature, 6th Grade, 7th Grade and IVth
Form English and Coaching JV Soccer
. Led 22 faculty members in all phases of middle school
administration
. Oversaw educational design and construction of new
middle school wing and program
. Member of Technology Design Team that fully enhanced
and wired the School
. Director of summer camp and programs, and director of
weekend enrichment program
1993 - 1995 Middle/High School Principal, Unatego High School, Otego
NY
Key Accomplishments
. Developed new academic marketing programs for the
Public Broadcasting Service in the National Teacher
Training Institute's Technology Training Program
. Founding member of New York State's "Curriculum
Framework" Design Team for writing Language Arts
standards used by all New York State schools
. Appointed to NYS Dept. of Education School Quality
Review Initiative Team
. United States Air Force "Distinguished Educator"
award winner
1992 - 1993 Interim Principal, Potsdam AAK Middle School, Potsdam NY
Key Accomplishments
1 District communication with community, and created new fundraising
programs
1990 - 1992 Assistant Principal, Honeoye Falls - Lima Middle School,
Honeoye Falls NY
Key Accomplishments
. Grant writer for Federal Chapter 1 and Eisenhower
Science entitlements
. Member of Committee for Special Education
. District level curriculum coordination
1989 - 1990 Administrative Intern, Barker Jr/Sr High School, Barker NY
1981 - 1989 Teacher of English and Public Speaking, The Nichols
School, Buffalo NY
Key Accomplishments
. Chaired national forensics championship convention
that drew over 2,000 participants
. Taught 6th Grade, 7th Grade and Upper School English
and Public Speaking classes
. Coached boys and girls varsity tennis, JV soccer,
squash, mock trial, Model UN, television academic
quiz bowl, and theater direction. Coach of the Year
in Niagara Frontier League
. Coached Debate and Speech - four times American
National Champions representing America at Finals in
London, England, where coached American Team
. Coached a Catholic Forensic League national speech
champion
1984 - 1986 Head Debate and Speech Coach, Canisius College, Buffalo NY
1985 - 1989 Theater Director and Coordinator, Mt. St. Joseph's
Academy, Buffalo NY
1985 - 1990 English and Business Adjunct Professor, Erie Community
College, Buffalo NY
1985 - 1991 Advertising Copywriter, Amherst Podium Press, Buffalo, NY
Key Accomplishments
2 Created the copy for advertising campaigns for numerous Western New York
corporations
3 Developed civic tourism materials for use by Buffalo Chamber of Commerce,
and received recognition as official "Buffalo
Ambassador" by City Common Council
EDUCATION
The Canisius College of Buffalo, 1991
. M.S.Ed. in Educational Administration and Supervision; focus on
curriculum development
St. Thomas University, 1981
. Honors M.S. in Developmental Counseling
. Federal Grant Writing; Newspaper Assistant Editor; Head NCAA Division
III Varsity Tennis Coach
State University of New York at Buffalo, 1979
. B.A. in English and Psychology; Minor in Computer Sciences; Psi Chi
National Honors Society
. American National Collegiate Individuals Speech Champion
Canisius High School, 1975
CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Florida and New York Certificates: Educational
Leadership (All Levels), and English (6-12)
WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS
. Pulp Science Fiction - Author Solutions; November 2006 (ISBN: 978-0-
595-40606-7) - A speculative novel written in the genre of the golden
age of science fiction noir
. Confident Communication - Corwin Press; September 2002 (ISBN: 0-7619-
4690-X) - A textbook used in collegiate teacher-training classes
. Basic Public Speaking, 2nd Edition - Random House/Xlibris Corporation;
July 2001 (ISBN:073*******) - An updated and expanded second edition
of Basic Public Speaking
. Creative fiction writing for the Buffalo News and the Albany Times-
Union
. The Basic Public Speaking Workbook - Amherst Podium Press; July 1985
(ISBN: 096******* - 1985) - A critically received high school level
communication textbook (11,000+ copies in print)
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Software: -Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
-Senior Systems School Management
-Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge suite - The Education Edge
-Rediker Administrative Software
-Text Bridge Pro
Languages: -Basic and Fortran
Skills: -Web page design and publishing
-Desktop publishing
Hardware: -PC maintenance
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