IAngie R. Lucarini
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EDUCATION
Niagara University Lewiston, NY 09/1995 – 05/1998
Master of Science in Education (MSEd): Educational Foundations
GPA: 4.0
State University College at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 09/1989 – 05/1993
Bachelor of Science (BS): Elementary Education/Multidisciplinary
GPA: 4.0
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
NYS Education Department Albany, NY 09/1998 – present
Certified Public School Teacher: Early Childhood & Childhood, Birth-6
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Niagara Gazette Niagara Falls, NY 07/2017 – present
Contributing Writer
• Identify and pitch stories to editor.
• Investigate and write about newsworthy events.
• Produce photographs to publish alongside text.
WNYwomen.com Buffalo, NY 05/2013 – present
Key Panelist
• Freelance columnist for online magazine.
• Write and publish approximately one article with photography per month.
Niagara County Community College Sanborn, NY 02/2017 – 08/2017
Program Administrator, Liberty Partnerships Program
• Planned and taught academic skills courses for at-risk middle school and high school students.
• Guided at-risk students in improving their academic performance.
• Managed active caseloads through outreach and active engagement of students and parents.
• Prepped students for expectations of college and workforce.
• Coordinated and chaperoned field trips, tracked student grades and attendance.
In Good Health Buffalo, NY 04/2015 – 07/2017
Writer
• Provided regular content for In Good Health, WNY’s premier medical newspaper.
• Wrote opinion column in addition to more traditional journalism.
• Interviewed local healthcare professionals and therapists to produce informed and balanced articles.
• Conducted textual research on subjects for articles.
St. Joseph’s School Niagara Falls, NY 09/1994 – 06/2001
Teacher, 3rd Grade
• Created innovative learning activities in which students actively participated in their education.
• Utilized cooperative learning groups to impart curriculum.
• Incorporated technology into lessons to enhance and reinforce subject matter.
• Implemented classroom behavior management pedagogy.
• Prepared students to meet educational standards for grade level.
• Responsible for recruiting substitute teachers for school faculty.
St. Joseph’s School Niagara Falls, NY 09/1994 – 06/1995
Spanish Teacher, 6-8th Grades
• Planned and facilitated interactive Spanish conversations between students to impart curriculum.
• Successfully motivated students to speak Spanish outside of class.
• Assisted students in creating role-playing scripts in Spanish to act out in theatrical settings.
• Fulfilled obligations alongside regular 3rd grade teaching position; taught during personal planning period and lunches.
St. Stan’s/Our Lady of Rosary/Holy Trinity Tri-Parish School Niagara Falls, NY 09/1998 – 06/1999
Teacher, Religious Education
• Effectively used team-teaching and role-playing activities for instruction of 10-12th grade students.
• Generated and facilitated healthy group discussions.
• Provided a warm, structured environment in which students felt welcomed, respected, and accountable.
Niagara Falls City School District Niagara Falls, NY 09/1993 – 06/1994
Substitute Teacher
• Taught grades K-8 at various schools on a daily basis.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Author of two motivational books, Maximize Your Marriage in 21 Days (Selah Publishing Group, 2005) and Go Ahead EAT: I Dare You (2005).
• Keynote speaker regularly invited to area conferences, camps, TV and radio broadcasts.
• Fluent speaker of English and Spanish.
REFERENCES
Dori Montini-Kotzin
President, Editor
WNYWome.com
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Michele DiGregorio
School Counselor
Niagara Street School
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Jamie Reid
Director of LPP
Niagara County Community College
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