DIANE ALEX-BRODY

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**** ******* ** *************, ** 19525

610-***-****

OBJECTIVES

My goal is to be given the opportunity to work in multiple capacities in a therapeutic environment to

provide services that assist and help children develop socially, mentally, emotionally, and physically as

well as individually. I have worked full time in paid positions with children and believe that they are

indeed our future generation and providing them with positive learning experiences in their early years

paves the way for them to achieve and succeed in life.

EDUCATION

Montgomery County Community College

Graduated

August 2011 Associate in Arts Elementary Education

• Magna Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE

Professional Nursing Services Inc.

PMB 264 P.O. Box 987 Valley Forge PA 19482

Private Duty Lead Nursing Assistant July 2004 – March 2014

Provided nursing care for two elderly adults in their home from 8-01-2004 until 3-16-2014. This

position also required maintaining positive interaction with the family on a daily basis.

(Dementia and Alzheimer’s)

Duties included providing personal care with activities of daily living, monitoring health, medication, and

treatment needs. Supervised the additional 8-10 home staff, organized activities to promote social,

emotional, mental stimulation. Provided music and movement therapy as well as memory stimulation with

the use of books, photos, movies, music, and literature. Developed and implemented feeding programs

when they were needed. Assisted the physical therapist 3-4 times a week and continued implementation

of therapy programs. Documented daily and maintained necessary information and reported all

information to the appropriate persons as needed.

Department of Military Affairs/ Southeastern Veterans’ Center/ Spring City PA 19475

Activities Assistant 1986 – To 2004

Worked with and provided services to Veterans in Domiciliary, Personal Care, and Nursing Care Units.

Off ground Activities included, field trips, fishing trips, museum trips, shopping trips, and trips to other

special events. On ground activities included movies, library services, Bingo games, Art programs,

Ceramic programs and Special Events.

Developed and was responsible for implementing the Art program, Ceramic program, Coffee talk

program, Puppet program, Movie program, Mystery Trip program, and assisted with developing and

providing Library Services offered at the center. I coordinated and directed two annual Variety Shows

that included Veterans as well as staff participation.

Assisted the Activity Director with spearheading our Volunteer Resources services for several months,

which included contacting and interacting with Volunteers and Volunteer Organizations, accepting

donations, distribution of donations, recording and maintaining volunteer hours, as well as writing thank

you letters as needed until a Volunteer Coordinator was hired in a full time position.

Other duties included ordering supplies and maintaining inventories for the Art and Ceramic Programs as

well as other programs. Operating and maintaining kilns and assuring work areas were safe. Motivating

and assisting veterans to participate in available activities. Documenting daily and recording statistics as

required. Recognizing and reporting unusual behaviors or events to the appropriate personal. This job

frequently involved dealing with mental health and behavioral issues. I was also required to have a CDL

driving license that I continue to maintain.

Pottstown Dance Theatre 72 West Main St. Pottstown, PA 19465

Dance Teacher and Dancer/Choreographer 1991 – To Present

Advisory Board Member for Pottstown Dance Repertory Ensemble

Studied at Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet, Attended Seminars on The Vaganova Syllabus of Russian

Classical Ballet and developed and implemented lesson plans for dance classes.

As a Dance Teacher I am currently teaching various classes for students age 3 through teen and adults. I

work in a paid position 4 days a week in the evenings with children as well as on week-ends for

rehearsals and I provide private lessons to students as needed.

Additional duties, responsibilities, and experiences include:

Coordinating and teaching various Dance workshops.

Chaperoned Pottstown Dance Theatre students performing in London, England during the 2012

Olympics.

Assisted with rehearsing students as well as performing with them at the Lincoln Center in New York,

March of 2014.

Performed and assisted with major performances from 1991- To Present. Some of the performances

included:

The Nutcracker, La Fille Mal Garde, Coppelia, Les Sylphides, Alice and Wonderland, Jazzerella, Flow

Form, Water Study, Children’s Fairy Tales, Dreams from the Palace Depths, and excerpts from Sleeping

Beauty and Swan Lake.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES

MR/MH Aide, Charge Aide, Psychiatric Aide, Safety Committee Delegate, Team Leader, Trainer,

and Program Coordinator for Department of Public Welfare Facilities

Working in these paid full-time positions afforded me the opportunity to gain not only work experiences

but many life experiences as well and directed my choices to continue in the field of human services

working with both young and older populations. My work included staff management and development,

as well as direct care of clients. I was chosen as a Stress Management Trainer and presented employee

workshops in Spring City, PA, Philadelphia, PA, and Baltimore, Maryland at State and National

Conventions. Additional work experience included 1:1 programming as well as small and large group

programming and services. I also worked with the OT and PT, Psychology and Social Service

Departments developing and implementing programs for a population of under 21 years of age, as well

as providing other necessary services. I have worked with a wide variety of age groups that spanned

toddlers to geriatrics with multiple mental and physical disabilities. I have had experience working with

persons with a variety of disabilities which included, blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, down

syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, ambulatory, non-ambulatory, limited ambulation, as well as behavioral

and mental health difficulties. My experience includes working with adaptive equipment and teaching with

technology.

(I worked full time in a paid position for over 10 years serving children with special needs ages

2yrs -21yrs).

REFERENCES

Nancy Turner RN

Professional Nursing Services Inc.

PMB 264

P.O. Box 987

Valley Forge, PA 19482

Phone 610-***-****

Michelle Jones Wurtz, Director

Pottstown Dance Theatre

72 West Main St

Pottstown, PA 19465

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Phone 610-***-****

Kalthoum Mancini RN

487 Hidden Lane

Gilbertsville, PA 19525

Phone 215-***-****

Anne Weber RN

3401 West Parmer Lane Apt.222

Austin, Texas 78727

ace8o2@r.postjobfree.com

610-***-****

Jackie Murray

904 Englesville Rd.

Boyertown, PA. 19512

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610-***-****

Clearances

FBI through PDE

CHRI – Registration ID: PAE145G907440173 Processed on 5-19-14

Additional Clearances are current and are available upon request.

CPR and Mantoux TB testing and physical all current.

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