Educator

CHRISTINA C. NIRA

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Points of Interest Trainings/Membership

True Colors Instructor/Presentation Skills FEMA-ICS Incident Command Completions K-12 Guidance Counselor Certificate AZ IVP Card #2021E05339 ADE Adult Education Certification MKL 100 – Master Key Leadership Certificate High Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite TRUST Regional Support Rep.-10 Facilities TABE Administrator Certification AZSCA Member #5313 Education

OTTAWA UNIVERSITY Phoenix, Arizona

2001 - 2003 M.A. – Education (PreK-12 Guidance Counseling Cert) 3.95 GPA 1998 - 2001 B.A. – Psychology – (Graduated Summa cum Laude) 4.00 GPA 2003 - 2004 Post Baccalaureate teacher education in Biology and Secondary Education Student Teaching completed: Barry Goldwater High School Career

07/01/2022-Current CAREER SUCCESS SCHOOLS Phoenix, Arizona Academic Counselor: Robert L. Duffy High School and Tech High School o Create, monitor and manage student databases, transcripts, and credit evaluations. o Coordinate Arizona Department of Education School Safety Program (SSAPT). o Develop and instruct social-emotional programming for the High School Guidance Counseling Program. o Participate in student, staff, and community engagement activities. o Assist and manage student grades and academic plans for current and post-secondary opportunities. o Teacher: Lab Sciences for 9th through 12th grades. 08/2020 – 01/2021 ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Goodyear, Arizona Site Director: Arizona Department of Corrections – Lewis Prison and Florence, Eyman Prison o ADOC Rehabilitation and Re-entry Correctional Education Program Contractor through Ashland University. o Assist with enrollment and recruitment.

o Inventory, Financial Aid assistance, Application Processes, and Course Success. o Meeting weekly with inmates; directs and encourages student success. o Work and communicate with campus professors, staff, and administrators. o Manage and create weekly reports. Additional duties as assigned. 08/2010 – 12/2019 CORECIVIC-Saguaro Correctional Ctr Eloy, Arizona Instructor Supervisor:

o Regional Support for TRUST Corporate Correctional Database – Business Division Two – 10 facilities. o Coordinate academic education for adult incarcerated male inmates. o Managed programming for inmates with mental health and special needs. o Comply with corporate and contracted rules, regulations, and policies. o Work with state and government agencies: HDPS, NVDPS, U.S. Virgin Islands, USMS, ADOE, and AzGIA. o Manage instructional curriculum, assessments, and planning of GED education, vocational, and collegiate programming. Scheduling and program structure management. o Supervision of recommended programming as required by the Hawaii Paroling Authority. o Manage the participation of Community and University College enrollments. o Participate and complete all security and corporate training. o Supervise the employment duties of eleven academic and vocational instructors. o Interview, hire and train all new education staff as well as other facility positions.