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First Name ellen
Last Name kelley
Email Address **.******@***.***
Street Address 1 7 Sawin Street
Street Address 2
City Arlington
State Massachusetts
Zip/Postal Code 02474
Closest metropolitan area Massachusetts-Boston
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Highest Degree Attained/Level of Education Completed Other
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Desired Job Title Executive Director Program Manager
Employment Type Full Time
Years Experience
Desired Industry Education
Desired Positions/Functions within the industry Executive
Minimum Salary $70,000
Minimum Hourly Rate
Willing to relocate? No
Willing to travel up to 50% of the timeWork Authorization Authorized to work in the United States
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Ellen F. Kelley
7 Sawin Street, Arlington, MA 02474
********@****.*******.***
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION, Cambridge, MA
Director of Development and New Initiatives, 2002-2003
CAMBRIDGE ELLIS SCHOOL, Cambridge, MA,
Fund Raising Consultant, 2001-2002
Founder/Program Developer
Department of Education, 1978-2000
EXPERIENCE
Institutional Development
Founded private non-profit preschool for children aged two to five, which became a national model for preschool education (1981). Increased enrollment from 36 to 124 children in 10 years.
Led process and secured accreditation of school by National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (1987-2001)
Created 19-member board of directors, and established committees to address finance, real estate, personnel, parent/teacher issues at preschool. (1981) Worked closely with board and committee members to find a permanent school site and secure a mortgage with local banks.
(
1996)
Oversaw design and reconstruction of 10,000 square foot building, including plumbing, electricity, carpentry, flooring, windows, doors. Managed budgets. (1996)
Secured pro-bono legal representation and architectural services.
(
1996)
Coordinated environmental clean up in accordance with EPA regulations and re-designed school playground.
(
1996)
Obtained zoning variance. Enlisted the support of the zoning board, political officials. Organized groups to secure neighborhood support.
(
1996)
Hired and supervised faculty and staff.
(
1981-2001)
Managed prospective family interviews and coordinated acceptances.
(
1981-2001)
Grew operating budget from $325,000 to $1 million, and set tuition rates.
Secured $10,000 foundation grant to establish the Language Institute (1997).
Early Childhood Program Development & Consulting
Conceived and implemented the first Mandarin Chinese Language Culture Camp for preschoolers. Designed curriculum and hired native speakers (1995)
Developed unique early childhood literacy curriculum, which was adopted nationally.
(
1996)
Solicited and received grants to increase preschool diversity. Obtained $10,000 grant from Polaroid Corporation and $30,000 from local foundation to fund financial aid and multicultural materials (1985).
Designed and wrote curriculum for four to six year olds for new charter and public schools, reflecting national and State of Florida requirements. (2000)
Early Childhood Program Development & Consulting (continued)
Created and implemented teacher training programs with area universities including Harvard, Lesley, Wheelock and Northeastern. (1983)
Initiated and developed training seminar for child psychiatry fellows at Harvard Medical School.
(
1981-2001)
Led first U.S. faculty delegation to a model school system in northern Italy, and disseminated information upon return.
(
1990)
Provided early childhood consulting to children?s book author, Robie Harris, and illustrator, Michael Emberly.
(
1998-present)
Advocated for children with special needs. Organized and co-chaired meetings with teachers, parents, and therapists including physical, speech and occupational.
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1981-2001)
Published The Great Big Book About Me, an interactive activity book designed to build and support the connection between families, caregivers, health providers, schools and the community. (2000)
Wrote quarterly column on parenting young children for the Wellchild Newsletter, published by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
(
1999-2000)
Co-authored Spanish bilingual children?s book, Mi Tia, which follows a young girl as she visits her aunt and helps cook stew. Teaches colors, vegetables, adjectives (1998).
Collaborated with faculty to develop the Model Schools Curriculum, a compilation of best practices for early childhood education including education philosophy, environmental design, emotional and physical development, and activities in math, reading, and science. (1996)
Initiated and received grant from the City of Cambridge Partnership to co-write bilingual preschool book (1997).
Fundraising & Development
Designed and implemented a capital campaign that raised $2 million to purchase and design new school building.
(
1996-2001)
Created an annual fund that raised $20,000 each year for ten years, and a $200,000 endowment fund (1998-2002)
Initiated and coordination an annual auction that raised $20,000 each year.
(
1994-2001)
Adult Program Development
Created the Cambridge Reads: Cover to Cover program and collaborated with the Cambridge Public Library, the City of Cambridge and the Harvard Bookstore (2002).
Collaborated with Harvard film archives to initiate and implement the Family Film Festival (2002).
Teaching
Taught university level courses in early childhood development, special education, and supervised student teachers
(
1978-2001).
Received honorary visiting scholar position in the linguistics department at Massachusetts Institute for Technology. Studied language development in young children. Collaborated on the creation of an evaluation tool for acquisition of second and third languages. (1996-2002)
EDUCATION
Certificate of Advanced Study, Human Growth and Development, 1979
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Cambridge, MA
Master of Arts, Education, 1971
EMERSON COLLEGE, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts, 1969
EMERSON COLLEGE, Boston, MA
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