SKILLS
• Ability to communicate clearly both
orally and in writing
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively and
professionally with colleagues
• Excellent customer service skills in both
business and education
• Knowledgable and experienced with
both Microsoft Office Suite and MacOS
• Experience with Data Entry and Analysis
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
skills
EXPERIENCE
TRAVEL ADVISOR, BALCH TRAVEL, PASS CHRISTIAN, MS 2021-PRESENT
• Monitor travel industry trends and prices
• Suggest suitable travel options to best fit the client’s needs
• Book airline tickets, reserve accommodation, organize transportation, and fulfill specific client requests
• Answer client inquiries about travel destinations and accommodations
• Resolve client travel issues successfully
• Knowledge and understanding of customs and international travel requirements BOARD MEMBER, PASS CHRISTIAN YACHT CLUB, PASS CHRISTIAN, MS 2018-2023
• President 2021-2023
Preside at Board Meetings, collaborate with club management to establish goals, create a purposeful agenda to set goals and objectives for the board that align with the intent and mission of the board, ensure board decisions and resolutions are carried out and that goals and objectives are met, establish committees, assign committee chairs, and appoint board members to committees
• Secretary 2018-2021
Record minutes of board meetings, distribute minutes to board members, maintain correspondence on behalf of the club, schedule and notify board members of upcoming meetings
• Chair of Holiday Boutique 2018-2021
Coordinate logistics including equipment rental, choice of venue, communication with vendors, organization of volunteers, and promotion of event utilizing tv, radio, newspaper, and online advertisement. Ability to cultivate and develop relationships with vendors, purveyors, and organizations
ALEXANDRA BALCH
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, CRANE SCHOOL DISTRICT, YUMA, AZ — 2007-2017
• Special Education Teacher Team Lead and Child Study Team Chair
• Assess students’ needs and learning styles to determine strategies to best meet each student’s needs.
• Consult with parents, professionals, and administration to develop Individual Education Plans for students
• Collaborate with regular education teachers to ensure curriculum alignment between special education and regular education classes
• Ensure accommodations and modifications were being provided to students with IEPs
• Monitored progress regularly and prepared quarterly progress reports
• Ensure compliance with all Special Education regulations
• Supervise and evaluate instructional aides
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BATON ROUGE, LA — 2003-2006
• Planned, developed, and adapted materials and methods for instruction to meet the needs of individual students
• Collaborated with parents, professionals, and administration to develop Individual Education Plans for students
• Ensured compliance with all Special Education regulations OPERATIONS MANAGER, HARD ROCK CAFE, ST. THOMAS, USVI & COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — 1997-2002
• Generated budget and forecast reports, labor reports, sales reports, and cost reports.
• Developed local marketing and promotions to build sales. Met with hotel concierges, taxi associations, and radio personalities.
• Purchasing: Responsible for selection of products, negotiation with vendors, ordering, and quality control upon receipt.
• Ensured that the highest levels of quality and service were upheld.
• Hired, trained, evaluated, and developed employees EDUCATION
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, HAMMOND, LA — MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING, 2006
FURMAN UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE, SC - BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY, 1995