Kiesa Kay

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Burnsville NC 28714

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EDUCATION

ChildFirst Forensic Interview Training by the National Child Protection Training Center RATAC Protocol 2010

Child Advocacy Center Management Training Southern Regional CAC 2010

Certificate Institut de Francais 2002

M.A. with honors in English University of Kansas 1989

B.S. in journalism University of Kansas 1985

Coursework in Early Childhood Education Literature for Children Psychology of Families Twice Exceptionality Human Development and Family Life

Women s Transitional Care Services Domestic Violence Prevention 1985

Headquarters Crisis Counseling and Suicide Intervention Training 1983

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer and Editor 1990 to Present

• Edited two educational anthologies Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of the Twice Exceptional Student published by Avocus in 2000 and High IQ Kids winner of the Legacy Award as Best Book for Parents and Teachers published by Free Spirit in 2007

• Write for Western North Carolina and Communities magazines

• Write for literary magazines including Coal City Review

• Co-writing a new book titled Yancey County for Arcadia Press

• Wrote Thunder is the Mountain s Voice a play presented at Rocky Mountain National Park and Park Village Playhouse

Executive Director Children s Advocacy Center of Yancey County 2010

• Supported a multidisciplinary team of representatives from eight agencies

• Spoke effectively to diverse audiences to raise awareness

• Maintained accurate records videotaping and meeting minutes

• Wrote grants and coordinated a successful fund raiser

• Advocated for children s safety and an end to child abuse and neglect

Lead Teacher/Coordinator Forest Children Black Mountain NC 2006 to 2008

• Taught literature and general studies to students ages 5 to 12

• Incorporated nature into everyday learning in the regular classroom setting

• Implemented appropriate effective behavioral management plans

• Differentiated and compacted curriculum for individualized needs

• Prepared and promoted school plays and fund raising dinners

• Maintained all student records and evaluated student progress

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Program Director Universal High School at Silver Creek Longmont CO 2003 to 2005

• Developed individual curriculum plans for 30 students ages 13 to 18

• Ensured that all students met or exceeded all state standards in education

• Maintained all student records and program data

• Interacted pro-actively with district administrators and School Board

• Gave public presentations about innovative high school program

• Worked with teachers administrators parents and students to streamline communication and ensure student success

• Taught basic study skills class

• Assisted students in applying to colleges and preparing for college testing

Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Kansas Lawrence KS 1990 to 1992

• Wrote curriculum to introduce undergraduate students to literature

• Followed designated curriculum plan for composition classes

• Evaluated student work and participated in student/teacher conferences

• Supported departmental development

NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

• Member Yancey County United Fund Board of Directors Burnsville NC

• Emcee Orchard at Altapass Spruce Pine NC

• President and Newsletter Editor American Association of University Women Estes Park Five-Star Branch Estes Park CO

• Mentor Project Work Together Boulder CO

• Yearbook Coordinator Brideun School for Exceptional Children Boulder County CO

• Literary Magazine Coordinator Brideun School for Exceptional Children Boulder County CO

• Outstanding Volunteer of the Month and Week Boulder County CO

• Grants Committee Peak to Peak Charter School Boulder County CO

• Advocate Women s Transitional Care Services Lawrence KS

• Crisis Counselor Headquarters CC Agency Lawrence KS

GRANTS FUNDED

• Building Renovation for a Child-Friendly Facility Janirve Foundation 2010

• Strategy Grant Community Foundation of Western North Carolina 2010

• Child-Designed Playground Equipment and Construction 2007

• Publication of Children s Book for the Forest Children 2006

• Residency grant Hedgebrook Retreat for Women Writers 2005

• Community Action Grant Project Work Together Cookbook Boulder County 2004

• Play Production grant Estes Park Council on the Arts 1998

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

I was the keynote speaker for the Colorado Online Conference and have given more than a dozen conference presentations for the National Association for Gifted Children the Nebraska Association for the Gifted the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented Beyond Giftedness and the Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children. I also have done workshops on crisis management and suicide intervention

AWARDS

Kansas State Scholar Watkins-Berger Scholar National Council of Teachers of English Award Athena Club Award Gardner-Edgerton-Antioch Teachers Association Award National Merit semi-finalist William Herbert Carruth Poetry Award 2nd Essay Writing 1st place Award University of Kansas English Departmental Honors Kansas Distinguished Poet

HOBBIES

I dance weekly and play a simple Appalachian instrument called the psaltery. I read and speak French and some American Sign Language. I hike swim and also recently started learning to play the fiddle.

REFERENCES

Michelle Bierstedt teacher and child advocate

phone: 605-***-**** or 605-***-**** email: b1z72a@r.postjobfree.com

Jim Sinclair president of Autism Network International

phone: 315-***-**** email: b1z72a@r.postjobfree.com

Gordon Quinlan photographer

phone: 828-***-**** email: b1z72a@r.postjobfree.com

Amorn O Connor teaching assistant and dancer

phone: 931-***-**** email: b1z72a@r.postjobfree.com

Brian Daldorph assistant professor of English

phone: 785-***-**** email: b1z72a@r.postjobfree.com

Daniel Barron head of AMY Regional Libraries

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