Cheryl Ann Smith

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Irvine, CA *****

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Educational Therapist, Private Practice 1/09- present Provide remediation and enrichment for learning challenged or mainstream students from kindergarten through adult in the areas of reading comprehension, spelling, writing, math, study/organization skills, socio-emotional functioning, self-regulation, executive function, anxiety, and depression. Implement best alternative teaching strategy to address individualized needs. Introduce curricula to strengthen student’s learning ability, enrich student’s strengths to overcome areas needing development. Collaborate with student’s teacher, parents and health professionals. Provide college board preparation, ACT, PSAT and SAT. Home school educator providing group and one on one instruction

Teaching Experience

California State University, Long Beach 8/93-10/09

Teach courses in Human Development, HDEV 407I Educating Children Adolescence and Special Education, CDFS 312I Education and the Family System CDFS 413 Child and Family in Community Education. CDFS 412, Healthy Family Communication, CDFS 411, Cross Cultural Family, CDFS 419, Parent Education. Sociology, SOC 320, Sociology of the Family, Social Problems, SOC 423, Child Abuse and Prevention; Child Development, Testing and Evaluation, Writing Proficiency

Community Service Programs, Irvine 8/05-5/09

● Develop curriculum and teach Parent Education, Anger Management classes, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Irvine Valley College, Irvine 8/97- 5/98

● Sociology of the Family, Social Problems

Marymount College, Orange 8/95-5/96

● Sociology, Social Problems

Orange Coast College 8/93-5/94

● Marriage and Family

Related Experience

Family Health Clinic Education and Planning, Orange 2002 Director, Education (one year consulting contract)

Achieved 13% increase (12,000 served) through effective direction of six-health education, grant funded programs and volunteer advisory council

Co-authored and awarded $500,000 grant to implement a family health education program and $175,000 grant for a volunteer mentor program

Received state recognition for volunteer prevention education training program

Oversaw department and client services, monitored client satisfaction

Received state recognition for developing health risk questionnaire, which assessed risk behaviors among culturally diverse population in Orange County

Recognized for providing outstanding supervision and leadership for department of 25, exceeding quality assurance and development goals

Oversaw $700,000 budget in compliance with grant requirements Community Service Programs, Irvine 2/99-12/01

Director, Family and Community Education

Administered and implemented all aspects of child/adolescent health education services at five, O.C Family Resource Centers within collaborative

Exceeded quality assurance goals by 30% based on client need assessment and evaluation of parent and diversity education groups

Recognized for providing outstanding training, and exceeding development goals for all Resource Centers

Exceeded community marketing goals and increased provider referrals by 18%

Increased client participation (averaged 11%) for education series for all Resource Centers

Co-authored and awarded three year grant for program expansion

Supervised, hired, trained center coordinators and interns Juvenile Crime Prevention Program Long Beach (CSULB Foundation Grant Project) 6/96-7/98 Manager of Community Education

Developed, marketed and implemented health education curriculum to community, law enforcement, healthcare organizations, schools and social service agencies

Co-authored grant with collaborative partners, awarded Kellogg funding for program services such as family health, parent education and youth enrichment

Trained collaborative partners and advisory council on program curriculum

Managed client services: health fairs, child safety, domestic violence, parenting and substance abuse prevention

Supervised five staff, managed fiscal responsibilities and evaluated programs

Recruited collaborative partners and community volunteer advisory council Personal Performance Consultants, Inc., Irvine 1/89-12/90 Regional Director, Employee Assistance Program/Managed Care

Managed and marketed EAP/wellness program throughout six states

Top 10% performer for outstanding sales/service in national management team

Monitored quality assurance, developed new products and services: Work-site safety education, health, fairs, employee health

Provided management development training on hiring and performance appraisals

Supervised account service managers, coordinated regional service conferences

Solicited and wrote proposals, managed regional budget, strategic planning Orange County Employee Assistance Network, Santa Ana 10/88-1/90 Director of Employee Assistance

Promoted to Director after first two months for leadership and performance

Expanded new and existing business by 38% for marketing EAP/health programs

Trained supervisors on performance appraisals, mentoring, health and safety

Supervised EAP consultants and administrative staff

Recognized for coordinating two account service/new product sales conferences

Developed and evaluated new safety programs

Wrote grants, managed fiscal responsibilities and developed new programs Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tulsa, OK 4/85-8/88

Director of EAP/Health Education

Generated over $1.5 million in revenues by developing/marketing Wellness/EAP

Awarded “Top Account Director”, two consecutive years

Managed account implementation and program services for (250 plus) groups.

Coordinated community health education classes, child safety and health fairs

Edited wellness newsletter, designed marketing brochures, and new product training manual for sales executives

As Account Executive, marketed group health, alternate delivery, PPO, HMO, cost containment and life products to large (250 plus) employer groups EDUCATIONAND CREDENTIALS:

M.A., Child/Adolescent Development, 1992 magna cum laude, CA State University, Long Beach B.S., Human Development, 1982 summa cum laude, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

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