Director Manager
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E L I Z A B E T H H I L L
*** ** ***** ***** *****, Lake Waukomis, MO 64151
816-***-**** gbpea6@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE
**** ** ******* ****** ****** of the Kansas City Metropolitan Homelessness Task Force, serving as a representative for Platte County
2010-2011 Executive Director (Interim), Reaching Out From Within, a non-profit organization that works with Kansas inmates to reduce recidivism rates using evidence based material to address and modify cognitive and behavioral tendencies that contribute to violent behaviors.
o Worked with previous ED in completing the editing of a 400 page workbook
o Collected items for over 300 gift bags; assembled and delivered gift bags to various sites
o Coordinated banquet arrangements for four statewide holiday parties
o Compiled, edited and distributed quarterly newsletter
o Worked with President in organizing strategic planning retreat and leadership training workshop
2009-2010 AmeriCorps/VISTA Volunteer, The Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries’ Job Hunters’ Program, Kansas City, MO.
• Assisted on-going development and sustainability of Job Hunters’ Program (clients are homeless, on probation or parole or living on assistance) in both Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas through education, community networking, building referral services and increasing client base while also establishing ongoing volunteer pool and potential funding sources.
o Participated in programming and resource fairs for minimum and maximum security inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, KS
o Served as interviewer for mock interviews with parolees for Wyandotte County Re-Entry Program
o Collaborated with YWCA of Greater Kansas City in developing a job club program for women
o Participated in job fairs and resource fairs throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area including the Wyandotte County Job Expo; Disability Day at the Kaufmann Foundation and Johnson County Community College; Adult Residential Center in New Century, KS and the United State Penitentiary in Leavenworth, KS.
o Participated in Veterans’ Stand-down at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS.
o Presented information sessions to Wyandotte County Cross-lines Agency; KC Employment Roundtable; SafeHome ; Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services and multiple social service agencies throughout Kansas City metropolitan region.
o Volunteered for two day Free Health Clinic (Dec. 9-10, 2009) at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO; assessed and escorted patients
o Volunteered for 2010 Point-In-Time Homeless Count
o Developed memorandum of understanding with Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services to enlist services of volunteers for Goodwill’s Job Hunters’ Program in both Wyandotte and Johnson counties
2006-2009 Program Director for Teaching Enhancement, Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence, Saint Louis University (SLU),Saint Louis, MO
Advise and coach teachers regarding challenges in course development and classroom management. Design, market, and facilitate programming to enhance and improve teaching.
Supervise six graduate students in conducting weekly seminars for the University Teaching Certificate.
Supervise all elements of the yearly Graduate Student Orientation for over 400 graduate students and research assistants. Collaborate with director, staff, students and faculty in designing and facilitating programming.
• Other accomplishments:
o Suggested to administrators the use of faculty learning communities to orient new faculty to working in a Jesuit community ; the idea was accepted, developed and promoted to new faculty; a joint partnership was developed between Mission and Ministry and the Center for Teaching Excellence to facilitate the faculty learning community.
o Built relationships with diverse groups of faculty, administrators, staff and students across the campus to understand strengths and challenges of the educational environment.
o Served as a consultant to the Curriculum Committee for Occupational Therapy; advised instructors on teaching strategies and objectives. Also served as a “listening ear” during departmental retreat for purposes of reflection.
o Developed and facilitated programs for faculty professional development including Best Practice Roundtables, Difficult Dialogues (how to use theatre and other creative strategies to address awkward conversations in the classroom; learning community workshops (how to develop and apply interdisciplinary learning into the curriculum); integrative earning (how to integrate technology into the classroom); and book clubs.
o Wrote articles for the CTE Notebook, an online publication for SLU
• http://www.slu.edu/centers/cte/ctenewsletter/v10i1.pdf
• http://www.slu.edu/centers/cte/ctenewsletter/v10i4.pdf
o Supervised all elements of the yearly Graduate Student Orientation for 400 graduate students and research assistants
o Developed and facilitated Life Skills Course for SLU Campus Kitchens Culinary Job Training Program for individuals re-entering the workforce after periods of unemployment or incarceration.
o Developed and facilitated sessions on public speaking skills for McNair Scholars Program
o Offered ongoing professional support, guest speakers and workshops to support faculty, staff and administrators in integrating learning communities into pre-existing curriculum and residence hall activities.
o Applied for and was awarded a $10,000 grant with faculty member, Dr. Elizabeth Fathman, to host guest speaker, Dr. Michael Wesch from Kansas State University, the 2008 Carnegie Teacher of the Year, who discussed the effects of new media on the culture and society.
o Applied for, with faculty members Dr. Karen Myers (Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Higher Education) and Carol Beckel (Instructor and Director of clinical Education Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training), and was awarded two grants ($500.00 each) to develop and facilitate multiple workshops on Universal Instructional Design.
o Developed with faculty member, Dr. Elizabeth Fathman, and presented ongoing workshops on integrated learning, incorporating computers and interdisciplinary teaching techniques to increase classroom engagement.
2006 Intern, Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO, Student Development Center at Penn Valley Community College campus.
• Counseled and advised students
• Assisted with enrollment
• Developed social service resource database
• Assessed student's social service needs
• Connected students with appropriate social services
• Familiarized with Metrosoft2 software
2005 Career Advisor, Career Center, Washington University in St. Louis.
• Advised junior and senior level students
• Conducted mock interviews with students
• Maintained detailed student records using LOTUS.
Acting Instructor for children with disabilities, Access the Arts Program, Stages Performing Arts Academy, St. Louis, MO.
• Collaborated with a team of teachers and support staff
• Directed 16 middle school students with disabilities in a musical play production
Intern, FOCUS St. Louis, a not-for-profit agency, engaging citizens to strengthen the St. Louis region
• Assisted with a citizen task force project on affordable housing
• Assisted with an educational initiative involving 4 school districts in South St. Louis County to increase levels of parent involvement of recent Bosnian immigrants.
• Prepared background information for task force meetings
• Conducted internet searches
• Presented a short session on public speaking pointers to community leaders on the task force
1990-2004 Instructor of Speech Communication and Director of Theatre,
Maple Woods Community College Communications Division:
• Taught individual and interdisciplinary courses in speech communication and theatre
• Taught independently and collaborated with other teachers in developing interdisciplinary courses for learning community initiative
• Advised and mentored traditional and non-traditional students
• Maintained administrative records for all theatrical productions
• Contributed to committee work at the campus and district-wide levels; member of a three year task force that rewrote the General Education Requirements for the five-campus district
• Volunteered time to development of programs for Women's History Month
• Served as sponsor for campus Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender Club
• Taught fundamentals of Public Speaking independently and in conjunction with English composition and philosophy in a coordinated study course and with Women's History and English composition in two linked courses.
EDUCATION
Master of Social Work (concentration in mental health), Washington University in St. Louis.
Ph.D. Communications, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Dissertation topic:
Semiotic-phenomenological analysis of the self-reflexive messages of adult children of alcoholics.
Master of Arts, Theatre, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (Missouri Teaching Certificate, Speech and Drama, 7-12),
Southeast Missouri State University.
Bachelor of Arts, Theatre, Southeast Missouri State University.
REFERENCES
Mark Pousson, MSW
Director of Disability Services
Busch Student Center, Suite 331
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO 63108
gbpea6@r.postjobfree.com
Mark Smith, Job Center Manager
Department of Education, Training and Employment
Goodwill Industries
1817 Campbell Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-***-****, ext. 308
gbpea6@r.postjobfree.com
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