Lisa Werst
*** ******** ***** *** *******, Arkansas 71901 ************@*****.*** 501-***-****
Objective: Employment with an amazing company as – Beauty consultant, Customer Service and Sales in a cosmetics, skin care or beauty company.
Education: Bachelors’ Degree from Henderson State University, Arkadelphia,AR Graduated in 1996 with Honors, 3.4 GPA
Certified Educator: Arkansas and Texas Certifications – Elementary and Secondary levels
Pre Kindergarten – 12th grades -General Music, Instrumental- Band, Vocal- Choir
International Baccalaureate Certified (IB teacher for 5 years in Texas)
Life Insurance Licensed Producer in Arkansas, January 2021
Experience and Employment
Public School Teacher/ Educator for Pre-K-12th grades – 25 Years
Retail Sales and Customer Service 10 Years
Self-Employed Home Business with Avon, Mary Kay Cosmetics and Pampered CHef –8 years.
Self-Employed Home Business- Instrumental/ Voice Lessons- 12 Years
Self Employed Home Business- Tutor and Child Care 10 years
Certified Music Educator in Texas and Arkansas- Musician for schools and churches – networking, social skills that promoted positive relationships in the community. Program and Director of events and activities. Travel planning, budgeting, inventory and office management skills used as an educator and as a home business owner. Private music lessons business in my home and travel to students’ home. Orff and Kodaly certified. Wrote curriculum collaboration with core subjects and music TEKS.
Skills, Experience and Positions Held:
Substitute Teacher for Kelly Education Services, Little Rock, AR 02/2021 to Present
Education Specialist and Tutor for High Impact Ministries – Volunteer and part time September 2021-December 2021
Music Educator for Manor Elementary School and Presidential Meadows Elementary School - K-5th General Ed Music, Elem. Choir August 2014 to July 2020 Manor Texas
Music Educator and Program Director for Waysides School- Eden Park Academy and Sci Tech High School– A charter school in Austin, Texas from July 2010 to May 2014 Pre Kindergarten-6th grades General Music, MS/HS Band, Pre-K - 5th grades Drama Theater
Private music lesson instructor, piano, voice, flute, clarinet; Austin Academy of Music -2 schools, Northwest and PflugerRock in Austin, Texas from 2010 to 2014 Tasks included curriculum preparation, student evaluations, prepared students for auditions, competitions for high school and college. Piano accompanist for Winter and Spring Recitals for all the of vocal students.
Piano Accompanist for Pflugerville High School Band program Solo and Ensemble State UIL competition for 15 students for 3 years from 2009 to 2011.
Musician Pianist for Rosedale Baptist Church in Austin, Texas from 2006 to 2009
Elementary Music teacher grades 3-5/ Assistant Choir Director for Middle School Choir /Piano accompanist 2002-2005 Sealy Independent School District, Selman Elementary, Sealy Texas
Sales Representative, Customer Service and Cashier, Private Music Lessons Instructor for KD Music and Arts, Katy Texas from 2001-2003 Tasks included - Taught students ages 4 to 55 Piano, Flute, Sax Private Instructor, Band Instrument Technician, Sales and band Representative, Sold instruments, demonstrated, put together drum-sets, Band Horn drive representative to schools in the Houston subdivisions Katy, Cinco Ranch and Pearland.
Art Teacher After school Program- Houston City ArtWorks, Sealy Independent School District, Prepared and taught art and art projects for after school students. 2 years when I was teaching at Selman Elementary and Intermediate Schools.
Band director 6th- 12th grades middle and high school Yoe High School and Cameron Intermediate/Middle Schools from 1998-2001at Cameron Independent School District, Cameron, Tx
Band Director and Elementary music teacher, Grades Pre- K – 12 from years 1996-1998 for Foreman Public schools in Foreman, Arkansas
Sales, Retail and Customer Service EXPERIENCE
Home businesses = Selling and having parties and online sales for Mary Kay and Avon,
Retail Sales, Retail Stores, Music Stores-
KD Music and Arts in Houston, Texas and Brook Mays Music Company in Austin, Texas
Positions included : cashier, sales experience, Customer Service, Demo music instruments, Horn Drives to public schools, Contract writing, Repair tickets and store display organizing and setting up.
Borders Bookstore- 2 years bookstore cashier and customer service
Office management- Microsoft Office Highly Experienced. Child Care- Pro Care highly experienced, Google certification complete, Training as a teacher I learn new programs yearly and succeed. Record keeping, Curriculum writing, Lesson planning and budgeting as a teacher. Staff and parent communicating as a teacher/child-care provider for up to 500 students a year. Leadership and team member for the fine arts department, and Specials activities and programs for middle and elementary schools, after school programs and child care home business.
Business and accounting degrees in process
Instrument repair tech – Bought and repaired flutes and clarinets for at risk students to buy for less to be able to join band programs.