Curriculum and program development, Social Media and marketing, traini

EMILY ELLISON

Beacon, NY 347-***-**** *****************@*****.***

WORK EXPERIENCE

EMILY MUSIC FOR KIDS!, Staten Island, NY and Beacon, NY 1999-present Owner & Program Developer and Educator

Musical and visual arts celebrations for children of all ages and abilities

● Invent, design, and deliver fabulous, award winning in-person and virtual music, history, visual arts,STEM, and cultural programs, Birthday Parties and celebrations for children and caregivers all over NY City, The Hudson Valley, and beyond; thrilled and recurring customers include The Queens Public Library, NY Public Libraries, MoMA PS 1, The Staten Island Children’s Museum, social service agencies, children’s hospitals, The Beacon Music Factory, City of Beacon Recreation Department, Fishkill Farms, Stony Kill Farm, the Fishkill Recreation Center, and many public libraries and schools all over NY State

● Present programs in English, intermediate Spanish and beginning American Sign Language

● Develop and manage all areas of the business including, booking, registration, scheduling, advertising, contracts, social media, registration, billing, transportation, staging, instrument inventory and repair

● Maintain successful Facebook (over 1400 followers on my fan page) YouTube (over 90 original children’s music videos by me) and Instagram campaigns to attract and retain satisfied recurring participants

● Applied for and won Arts in Education grants (approximately $15K), successfully tracking and delivering programs to underserved students while coming in under budget and meeting all deadlines; gathered feedback and wrote report to funders following programs

● Ran a successful crowdfunding campaign to raise $6,500 for myself as Melodita the Clown, to volunteer with Dr. Patch Adams in Costa Rica

LEGOLAND NEW YORK RESORT, Goshen, NY 2021-present

Educator and Performer

● Educate and entertain hundreds of families each day as Fire Chief Stern, Emcee of the Big Test Fire Safety Game Show and Script Writer and Emcee of the Winter Dance Party every evening

● Welcome, orient, interact with, and instruct hundreds of families as a STEM Teaching Artist Model Citizen HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER, Beacon, NY 2019-present Environmental Program Facilitator

● Entertain and educate participants of all ages and abilities on the Hudson River's historical and ecological import, teaching environmental science, catching and identifying fish, handling and identifying macroinvertebrates, drawing, storytelling, and co-leading folk sing-alongs with my guitar or ukulele MID HUDSON REGIONAL EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, Poughkeepsie, NY 2014-2017 Curriculum Developer, Music and Movement Therapist

● Created, scheduled and taught 25 weekly group music and movement classes to children with special needs including Autism, mental retardation, developmental, intellectual, social, and emotional disabilities ages 0 to 5

● Planned, scheduled volunteers for, shopped for, directed, and managed the successful annual family picnic for over 150 families within confines of budget

● Developed and co-delivered parent education workshops and professional development for staff SUNDOG THEATRE, INC., Staten Island, NY 2006-2013

Curriculum and Program Developer, Teaching Artist

● Created all the curricula for and taught hundreds of unique music, movement, theater, visual arts, history and science programs to children grades Pre-K- 8 at many Title I New York City public and private schools

● Organized and executed wide range of programming, including school-wide assemblies of local under represented performing artists, and Second Saturday Family Programming for at-risk families which included advertising, registration and enrollment under budget constraints

● Scheduled, trained, mentored and supervised new teaching artists from under represented communities at the Teaching Artist Institute with the Council on the Arts and Humanities, Staten Island

● Instigated and organized many field trips to Museums, a Jazz Concert at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, a visit to The School for the Deaf in Brooklyn for a party with our pen pal friends, and more

● Collaborated with hundreds of talented teachers across many curriculum areas to present wonderful programs NOBLE MARITIME COLLECTION, Staten Island, NY 2005-2011 Curriculum and Program Developer, Presenter

● Invented, created the curriculum for and taught the popular and recurring Hands on History All Sailors Sew! Sewing Camps; managed all marketing, registration, billing, scheduling, and purchasing of materials, within the confines of program budgets and curated Museum shows and Gallery Openings of students’ work

● Facilitated many field trips to this Gothic Revival gem by opening and closing museum, giving tours, teaching printmaking, watercolor painting, storytelling, leading folk sing alongs with my guitar, and teaching hands-on history classes/dramatic recreations with costumes I curated and created

● Taught the hands-on programs at participating primary, secondary, and high schools in Staten Island and Brooklyn to children with and without special needs; secured recurring participation throughout the years BUILDING BLOCKS MONTESSORI SCHOOL, Staten Island, NY 1999-2007 Curriculum Developer and Music Teacher

● Created all curricula for and taught weekly group music, singing, bell chorus, music appreciation, instrument building, folk music and dancing from around the world, drama, and costuming

● Organized, managed, budgeted, scheduled shifts and volunteers for, set up and delivered annual Ice Cream Social, Octoberfest and Holiday Fairs for up to 100 families while staying within budget parameters and successfully gathering donations and sponsorship from area merchants

● Directed annual school-wide Cultural Festival, Chinese New Year Festival, Feed the Birds, and Graduation

● Instigated and managed the students’ annual candy house creation and gift giving to underserved children in the community also gathering generous donations from area merchants EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

NEW YORK STATE PERMANENT TEACHING CERTIFICATION

University of the State of New York Education Department COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND, Staten Island, NY

MA, Education

Graduated with high honors

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI

BA, Cultural Anthropology and Spanish

Studied abroad at COLEGIO DE ESPAÑA, Salamanca, Spain Certificate in Spanish Language and Culture

SKILLS

Conversational Spanish and Beginning American Sign Language Awarded Excellence in Children’s Music Performance from Council on the Arts Staten Island, NY Volunteer at Fareground Food and Justice in Beacon, NY Member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children

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