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Elizabeth

CruzEducation

ELIZABETH CRUZ

623-***-**** cell

E-mail: abpzoz@r.postjobfree.com

ADVISOR, EDUCATOR, MOTIVATOR

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Professional Leader highly skilled with a combination of experience in Education, Sales and Communications. Offering support and training services. Facilitates strategies for driving and achieving goals to companies and individuals.Strong communicator with excellent problem solving techniques, critical thinking, time management and relationship building skills with proven success. Good ethics and management skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teacher

-Imagine Charter School, Desert West, Phoenix, AZ 12/09 - Present

LiteracyTeacher, 21st Century Program, Teaching Adults English as a Second Language and training as advocates for their children's education.

-Teachers on Call, Phoenix, AZ 1/10 - Present

Sub Teacher On call, complete objective and lessons plans on last minute notice, various grades and schools.

Certified Life Coach, Various Clients 7/08 -PresentAccountability support for assurance of application and retention. Assisting clients in problem solving and reaching personal and professional goals. 90% customer satisfaction.

Magnum Insurance, Advisor 10/06 - 7/08

Insurance agency with 42 locations as a support service to CEO and Sales Manager.Implemented training programs in Leadership for one on one and groups.Interacted with employees to understand their organization's unique vision, missions, values, needs, and objectives to develop better business practices and lifestyles. Partnered with senior executives and managers to further professional development and inspire staff to give their best performance.Performed assessments to define gaps in practices, skill power, and issues negatively impacting performance.Established systems for continued tracking and analysis of performance metrics to empower employees.

Maricopa Skill Center, Student Advisor 1/04 - 9/06

Provided a support system for students to encourage retention and graduation at the Skill Center. Liaison with the community to offer student services in social matters, partned with staff to problem solve. Developed reports, maintained data, provided technical advice, answer questions on program goals and policy interpretation.

Coached students in completing their education and became their Advocate

AWEE - Arizona Women Employment and Education,Phoenix, AZ 10/02 - 09/06

Facilitator of Life Skills and Job Readiness Curriculum.

Provided programs and services to women and men who want to improve their current employment opportunities. Participants were currently employed or re-entering the workforce. Facilitator, Charter High School for the 21st Century program, increased retention and graduation for high need students and interest for further education.

Southwest Behavioral for the parents of the Head Start Program participants. Engaged participants to action with workshops on empowerment incorporating interactive activities, presenting resources for implementing success in furthering Education and Employment.

THE FUTURE WITHIN, Phoenix, Arizona 9/93 - 5/05

Multi Media Marketing Company, Co-founder and Partner

Consultative marketing services, understanding client's vision offering solutions based on their core values resulting in informative, marketable, and high-impact videos for sales presentations.

.Managed all business operation functions, including execution of production, marketing, sales, client relationship management, finance, accounting, human resources, procurement, inventory control, and recordkeeping.Developed a life-skills and leadership training program used to recruit students to Community College. Recognized for its creativity on engaging the audience.

EDUCATION

COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Chicago, Illinois

Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Communication/ Marketing

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Sub Teaching Certificate - Expires 01/31/2015

Provisional Adult Education - Expires 01/20/2013

Current State of Arizona Dept of Safety/ Fingerprint Clearance Card

Certified Life Coach - Director, Martha Beck Master and PhD Sociology, Harvard University

Certified Teacher Certificate - Adjunct Staff Rio Salado College, Office Career Services

APS Mentoring Entrepreneurship Program Graduate (Two Year Business Program) - AAAME

Certified Training Coach - Cooper Institute

Self-Study on Leadership - Authors like Covey, Robbins, Beck, Blanchard and others

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Certified Coaching Forums, Martha Beck, PhD

Alumni, APS Academy for the Advancement of Small, Minority, and Women-owned Enterprises

Participant in Maricopa Small Business Development Center

Volunteer for the Alzheimer's Disease Research

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