Retired Teacher Seeking Remote Customer Service Role

MARY CONCEISON DEVANEY

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Bristol, CT 06010 Lexington, MA 02420

cel: 860 / 881-9526

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EDUCATION

Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

B.A., Russian major; Studio Art concentration, 1985

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Alternate Route to Certification (ARC), 1989

The Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) program is an accelerated hybrid program

for highly-motivated adults who wish to enter the teaching profession. An innovative

and challenging program, ARC was created as part of the Education Enhancement Act of 1986.

It has been offered since 1988 and is administered by the Connecticut Office of Higher

Education and is approved by the Connecticut State Board of Education. Most current ARC

offerings seek to prepare graduates for jobs in critical teacher shortage areas as determined

each year by the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE).

Институт русского языка им. А.С. /Pushkin Institute, Moscow, USSR

Semester abroad, Pedagogy - teaching Russian as a foreign language, 1984

La Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Graduate study, Filología hispánica, 1992

Southern Connecticut State University, Hamden, CT

Graduate study, Spanish, 1991-3

Lexington High School, Lexington, MA

Senior Class President, Town of Lexington Youth of the Year, 1981

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Wolcott High School (2000-2023)

Teacher, World Languages

Courses: AP Spanish Language and Culture • Spanish IV Honors • Spanish III •

Spanish for Health Professionals

Extensive experience tutoring various subjects including high school mathematics.

Proficient in remote teaching platforms and related pedagogies.

Summer Studies teacher, 3rd grade Math, Enchanted Engineering, Book Cooks

Brookfield High School (1989-2000)

Teacher, World Languages, Social Studies

Courses: Russian I • Russian II • Russian Studies • Spanish I • Spanish II • Spanish III

International student exchange program with Soviet schools (1991-1996)

Distance Learning platform teaching Russian to four more public schools (1994-1999)

Wilton High School (1988-1989)

Teacher/Intern, World Languages, Social Studies

Courses: Russian I • Russian II • Russian III • Russian IV • Spanish I • Spanish II •

Spanish III • Modern European History

Coach: Freshman Field Hockey, Outdoor Track and Field

OTHER EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Constitution Reinsurance, 110 William Street, New York City (1988)

Sr. Information Analyst, Information Technology

Drexel Burnham Lambert, 55 Broad Street, New York City (1986-1988)

Analyst, Information Technology Center

Citizens Exchange Council E 41st St. New York City (1985-1986)

Program Coordinator, Outbound Exchanges (in USSR)

SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Exchange Club of Wolcott, 2011-present

Emblem Club of Waterbury, 2018-2023

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, faculty advisor, 2014-2023

NEASC New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges, Co-Chair of Visiting

Committees evaluating various schools, 1998-2023

Wolcott Education Association, Representative, 2000-2023

Brookfield Education Association, Representative, 1996-2000

REFERENCES upon request

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