Identity-Led Educator and Behavioral ACT Teacher
Resume:
Emerson Williams
Champlain Valley, Vermont *****
***********@*****.***
As an educator, actor, producer, and musician, I have worked with multiple creative people across fields relating to education and theatre, learning how to inspire passion among children and adults. My most recent work experiences have shaped my pedagogy and overall philosophy around education. I hold education as an individualized experience and strive to teach others the best practices to continue their own education through sustainable self-learning practices, honoring varying learning applications to foster growth and independence among learners and developmentally appropriate rigor from TK-adulthood. WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2025-current: Two Roads Academy- Green Mountain Behavioral Consulting, Behavioral ACTivist
(Full Time). Therapeutic school environment that fosters the tools of ACT to support students in an alternative learning environment. This job focuses on supporting “the whole student” and serving as a 1:1 allowed specialized attention to behavior and academic goals. August 2024-June 2025: Match Charter Middle School, ELA Associate Teacher (Full Time). Year-long ELA student teacher education position to 80 8th grade students across 4 class periods alongside 2 host teachers. The program led with a high focus on identity-led practices through school wide PD and literature in Child Development and Identity-Conscious Educator practices. In the class of students, I was awarded the accolade of most attentive to rigor in standards, which I maintain diligence for in free-time curriculum planning.
June 2024: Girls Rock n Roll Camp San Diego, Piano Instructor and Band Coach; Week long girl’s summer camp for San Diego chapter of Girls Rock n Roll Summer Camp teaching piano instruction and leading a band in writing and performing an original song. Groups of 6 for teaching piano, bands in groups of 6 instrumentalists. September 2023-February 2024: Luminary Arts, Teaching Artist (Part Time). Prep and teach Music and Theatre VAPA classes for students grades TK-6 in the Fallbrook school district, 8 45-30 minute periods a day, class sizes between 20-26.
April 2023-July 2024: Taylor Robinson Music Lessons, Music Instructor (Part Time). Third-party connection to students across my living area (started in San Diego, continued in Boston), Voice and Piano teacher for 1:1 lessons with students age 7-adult in students’ home setting or online, students and schedules run by me.
July 2021-March 2023: CSU San Marcos; Starbucks to Crash Cafe in 2022, Barista/Store Lead (Part Time). Daily Operations lead for a coffee shop on campus, developed the training program for staff, customer service management and quality check.
EDUCATION and VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND
Match Charter MAT Program 24/25 SY: DESE SEI course endorsement complete March 2025 CSU San Marcos 2019-2023: GPA 3.0 Music/Literature and Writing BA Senior Capstone Project 2023: producing, directing, designing, and performing in a musical of my choosing with my peers; developed skills of group organization and management of a year-long project.
Youth Coordinator for Patio Playhouse in Escondido 2022: Producer and director for full season youth shows, music director for summer camp programs; focus on creating a safe and fun environment for creative theatre.
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