CEO

TONYA N. JEFFERSON ***** Rittenhouse Dr. #***

Midlothian, VA 23112

804-***-**** Email: hjbvey@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE To provide high quality problem solving solutions, utilizing the requisite analytical and evaluative methods and techniques for assessing program development or execution and improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

EDUCATION George Washington University, Washington, DC. Doctor of Education, Bilingual Special Education candidate, September 2001- present. American University, Washington, DC. Master of Arts in Teaching: English to Speakers of Other Languages. August, 2001. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Bachelor of Arts, Asian Studies/ History, May 1993. Concentration in Mandarin Chinese. Senior Thesis: Profit and the Confucian Heritage. WIDA Consortium Item Writing Course. Writing Items to Assess English Proficiency. Wrote items for the ACCESS for ELLS English Language Proficiency test. January 2004 - March 2004. Federal Education Policy Institute. George Washington University. June 25 – July 1, 2003. Internship. The George Washington University Center for Excellence and Equity in Education. Region III Comprehensive Center. Wrote and conducted interviews for Title III Needs Assessment Gap Analysis. School Year 2002-2003. Eisenhower Professional Development Program. American University. Constructing Knowledge Networks: Integrating Science, Math, Language Arts and Technology in the Middle School Classroom. July 17 - 21, 2000. Institute Of International Education. Kyung Hee University. Certificate of Completion. The 1997 Korean History and Culture Lecture Series. November 28, 1997. Diploma In Teaching English As A Second Language. TESOL certificate received from the International Learning Centres in Edinburgh, UK. February 12, 1997. Korean National University Of Education. Certificate of Completion. Korea English Teacher Training Assistant Program. August 16, 1996. Externship. McGuire, Woods, Battle, and Boothe. Worked with a Corporate Lawyer and a Planned Parenthood lobbyist. January 6, 1992 - January 10, 1992. WORK EXPERIENCE Commercial Relief. Business Development Associate. November 2, 2009 – present.

International Teacher Training Organization. Business Development Associate. October 15, 2009 – present.

Vangent. Data Entry Clerk. Cash for Clunkers Project. August 2009 – September 2009.

Proficio Mortgage Ventures. Loan Officer. April 2009 – September 2009.

Hess Business Brokers. Associate Business Broker. March 30, 2009 – November 2009.

Mattie Lucille’s Tutoring Services, LLC. CEO. NCLB/SES Provider for Virginia. Reading/Language Arts K-12 and Science K-12. (as of 11/23/09).February 4, 2009 – present.

Century 21 Trademark Realty. MD/DC Salesperson. December 12, 2008 – present.

Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc. MD/DC Salesperson. March 1, 2007 - December 12, 2008.

Maryland State Department of Education. Restructuring Implementation Technical Assistance Team Member. Provided technical assistance via providing programmatic evaluations and recommendations to Baltimore City Public Schools in Restructuring status according to No Child Left Behind legislation. September - October 2008.

WIDA Can Do Descriptors Project. English Language Proficiency Standards Grade Cluster Specific Analyst. Analyzed, critiqued, and provided improvements for grade cluster specific English Language Proficiency standards’ expectations in the language domain areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing for Pre-k-12 English Language Learners. February 14 - February 20, 2008. WIDA ACCESS Speaking Test Project. Center for Applied Linguistics. Pilot Study Participant. Listened to and scored 80 speech samples from the 3-5 and 6-8 grade clusters to assist with quantifying how test administrators score the WIDA ACCESS Speaking Test. January 11, 2008. Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc. Mitchellville/ Upper Marlboro Office. Licensed Realtor. March 1, 2007 - present. U.S. Department of Education. Office of English Language Acquisition. National Professional Development Program Reader. Designated as an English as a Second Language Expert chosen to evaluate National Professional Development applications. April 16- April 27, 2007. K 12 Inc. Evaluation and Research Team. Independent Research Contractor. Compiled data, conducted literature searches, reviewed scientific studies, and organized and summarized, relevant information. October 2006 – June 30, 2007. Harcourt Assessment. Expert Rater. Rated non-native English speakers English language proficiency based on Versant Software. October 2006 - December 2006. Seaton Elementary School. English as a Second Language Teacher. Taught reading and math to pre-K, and 5-6 grade students in Washington, DC. Planned, designed, and executed curriculum for linguistically and culturally diverse student population. September 2005 – August 2007. Prince George’s Community College. Adjunct ESL Professor. August 2004 – May 2005. MITRE Corporation. Language Study Participant. Machine Language Translation Evaluation. Evaluated English machine translation output and human-generated text according to measures of comprehension, fluency, and syntax. Summer 2004. Jefferson Liberty Organizations, LLC. CEO. Real estate investing firm that has expanded to education management, consulting, and training. February 2004 - present. Seaton Elementary School. English as a Second Language Teacher. Taught reading and math to bilingual special education, pre-K, and 5-6 grade students in Washington, DC. Planned, designed, and executed curriculum for linguistically and culturally diverse student population. September 2004 – June 2005. District of Columbia Public Schools. Office of Bilingual Education. Summer Elementary Work Group. July 2003 – present. Revised district-wide matrix. Developed checklists that are aligned with district content standards for grades 5 and 6. District of Columbia Public Schools. Professional Development Institute. Master Teacher. Taught 20 DC teachers The Newcomer Experience, strategies to teach immigrant students in DCPS. May 7, 2003. District of Columbia Public Schools. Professional Development Institute. Master Teacher. Taught 20 DC teachers Writing Across the Curriculum with Technology. February 5, 2003. District of Columbia Public Schools. Professional Development Institute. Master Teacher. Taught 20 DC teachers Writing Across the Curriculum with Technology. October 23, 2002. District of Columbia Public Schools. English as a Second Language Teacher. Planned, designed, and executed curriculum for pre-K- 6th grade linguistically and culturally diverse student population. August 1999 – June 2007. Intel Ace Project. Master Teacher. Taught computer technology to twenty-six DC teachers. July 24 - August 4, 2000. Macfarland Middle School. English as a Second Language Teacher. Taught Social Studies to 6-8 grade students in Washington, DC. Planned, designed, and executed curriculum for student population. August 2000 - June 2001. Yumchang Middle School. Conversation English Teacher. Taught English as a Foreign Language to students and faculty as a participant in the KORETTA/ EPIK( Korea English Teacher Training Assistant/ English Program in Korea) program sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Korea. Also conducted voice recordings for listening tests, judged speech contests, edited written publications, and developed curriculum design for special classes. August 1996 - May 1998. Inlingua. English as a Second Language Teacher. Taught conversational English to teenagers, adults, and diplomats. Taught college English composition. Summer 1999. Shinsaege Foreign Language Institute. Conversation English Teacher. Planned and executed English language curriculum for adults and children. Taught TOEIC (Test Of English for International Communication) to businessmen and conversational English to children and adults. May 1995 - June 1996. Hyundai Housing And Industrial Development Co. Taught a TOEIC course to the Information Service Department. June 1995 - July 1995. Yangjae Foreign Language Institute. Conversation English Teacher. Taught children ages 5 - 16 part-time in conjunction with Shinsaege Foreign Language Institute. Used various videos, games, jazz chants, puzzles, posters, and total physical response methods. September 1995 - December 1995. Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Accounts Receivable Representative. Reconciled discrepant purchase orders, word processing, typing, filing, data entry, and other varied duties. November 1994 - April 1995.

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

Jefferson, T. N. (2004). Linking Assessments and Standards to Curriculum and Instruction for

English Language Learners: Tracking Individual Student Achievement. In Education for

All, Accountability for All (pp. 31-48). Washington, DC: George Washington University,

Institute for Education Policy Studies.

Jefferson, T. N. (2006). Advocating Co-location for DC Public Schools (School-Family-

Community Partnerships). Written testimony. Retrieved from

http://www.wtulocal6.org/cope/facilities_plan_jefferson.html

Jefferson, T. N. (2001). Writing in the Age of E-mail: The Expression of Economy: Naomi Baron

Presents Keynote Address at Fall Convention. WATESOL News, 31(2). Retrieved from http://www.watesol.org/newsletter/vol31_2_4.htm

Delta Kappa Gamma. Delta Chapter. Presenter on “Living and Traveling in Asia”. February 2,

2006.

Prince George’s County District 5 Board of Education Candidate. School, Family, and

Community Partnerships Platform. June 2006- November 2006. Retrieved from

http://www.jeffersonliberty.com/blog.html

TESOL 2003 Annual Convention. Presenter. “International Black educator’s voices concerning

teacher education”. March 26, 2003. TESOL 2003 Annual Convention. Presenter. “International Black Professionals and Friends in

TESOL Caucus: Black Voices in ESL and EFL”. March 28, 2003.

ACTIVITIES Mt. Gilead Full Gospel International Ministries. Member. November 24, 2009 – present.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk. Registered Participant. October 18, 2009.

Unstoppable Women Who Win. Virginia State Chapter. President. September 19, 2009 – present.

International Club of DC. Member. February 1, 2009 – present.

Institute for Language and English Policy. Member. April 24, 2008 – present.

EDUSERC. BRAC Collaborative Opportunities for Community Stakeholders in Education, Workforce and Economic Development. Business Participant. May 21, 2008. Prince George's Vision 20/20. Human Development Focus Area Chair. May 14, 2008 – September 30, 2008. 18th Annual OSDBU Procurement Conference. SDMWOB Participant. April 24, 2008. Democracy at Risk: The Need for a New Federal Role in Education. Audience Questioner. April 23, 2008. B2GInstitute. Business to Government Mastery Program Participant. April 18- April 20, 2008. Prince George's County Association of Realtors. Member. March 1, 2007 - present. Long and Foster Institute of Real Estate. Star Builders Graduate. Completed 15 credit hour continuing education credits and other mandatory professional development courses. March 19, 2007- April 9, 2007. Seaton Elementary English Language Learner (ELL) Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator. For Phase I, distributed ELL Civil Rights Compliance questionnaires to the principal, ten randomly selected general education teachers, five English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers, and distributed to parents during Phase II of the research. April 12, 2007 – May 3, 2007. Seaton Elementary National Academic Education Progress (NAEP) Coordinator. Distributed NAEP questionnaires to the principal, fourth grade classroom teachers, fourth grade English as a Second Language Teacher, and fourth grade Special Education teachers. Typed and distributed parent notification letters. Compiled relevant data from the classroom lists. Met with the NAEP official to discuss logistics for the NAEP test in February. January 10, 2007. Seaton Elementary Professional Development Team. Attended system-wide meetings and trained colleagues. August 2005 – August 2007. Seaton Elementary English Language Learner Testing Chair. Ensured all documents were used properly with the ESL department at Seaton Elementary School, especially the Language Minority Enrollment Report, WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards for the classroom and for large-scale assessment purposes, and the ACCESS for ELLs high stakes test. Liaison between the school and the Office of Bilingual Education. Attended bi-monthly meetings. August 2005 – August 2007. PDK/Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year. Maryland Selection Committee Chairperson. Summer 2006. Seaton Elementary Fun Day. Chaperone. June 13, 2006. Maryland Sheriff’s Institute. Honorary Member. May 2006 - present. Six Flags VIP Day. Special Invitation for Community Leaders in Prince George’s County, MD. May 24, 2006. Largo Civic Association. Bylaws Committee. Amended current bylaws to go into effect in September 2006. May 15, 2006. Belina Ministries Domestic Violence Prevention Workshop. May 13, 2006. Sister to Sister Spa Day. May 13, 2006. Seaton Elementary Career Day Committee. Co-Chair. May 12, 2006. Coordinated participants, purchased supplies, used Microsoft Publisher to design certificates and create the program, stuffed the folders with certificates, programs, letter, and pens. Seaton Elementary Testing Committee. Co-Chair. Designed testing schedule, labeled tests, unpacked and repacked tests for grades 3-6, administered tests to Non-English proficient students, Limited-English Proficient students, and native speakers of English. School Year 2005- 2006. National Night Out Committee. Co-chair for Largo, Maryland. Prepared for August 1, 2006 Event. April 2006-present. War on Crime Town Hall Meeting. Problem-solving Participant. Jericho City of Praise Church. April 22, 2006. Largo Civic Association (LCA) Community Clean Up Day. April 22, 2006. Prince George’s County Community Leadership Institute III. Session VI-CDBG and Home: Knowing How Dollars Work. April 20, 2006. ACLU-NCA. Annual Bill of Rights Dinner. Host. March 29, 2006. War on Crime Town Hall Meeting. Problem-solving Participant. Riverdale Baptist Church. March 4, 2006. First Baptist Church of Glenarden. Fellowship Chorale, Alto. March 2006 – January 2007. Delta Kappa Gamma. Delta Chapter. President. March 2, 2006 – January 2008. Delta Kappa Gamma. Delta Chapter. Presenter on “Living and Traveling in Asia”. February 2, 2006. War on Crime Town Hall Meeting. Problem-solving Participant. Riverdale Baptist Church. January 21, 2006. Prince George’s County Community Leadership Institute III. Session III-Education: It takes a Village. January 12, 2006. Largo Civic Association. Holiday of Lights Participant. Runner-Up. December 18, 2005. Largo Civic Association. Holiday of Lights. Judge. December 18, 2005. Breakfast for Maryland Senator Ulysses Currie. Attendee. December 8, 2005. Washington Teachers’ Union. (ATF Local 6). Seaton Elementary School Building Representative. Act as liaison between staff and administration. December 8, 2005 - present. Local School Restructuring Team. Typist and Editor for Local School Plan for SY 05-06, SY 06-07, and SY 07-08. Prince George’s County Community Leadership Institute III. Session I-A Safe Place: Neighborhood Initiatives for Fighting Crime. October 20, 2005 35th Annual Bowie Beautification Awards. Soroptimist International of Bowie-Crofton Volunteer. September 28, 2005. 22nd Annual National Night Out. August 2, 2005. Seaton Elementary School Local School Restructuring Team. Member since August 2005. Seaton Elementary School Local School Plan. Drafted school policy issues for 2005 – 2007 school year. September 2005. Largo Civic Association (LCA) Community Clean Up Day. June 18, 2005. PDK/Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year. Maryland Selection Committee Chairperson. Summer 2005. Bowiefest. Soroptimist International of Bowie-Crofton Volunteer. June 4, 2005 Largo Civic Association. Board Member. June 15, 2005- present. Prince George’s County Police Neighborhood Watch Training. May 7, 2005 Truman Manor Home Owners Association. President. April 23, 2005 – October 2006. Largo Civic Association. Member. September 15, 2004- May 2007. Washington Teachers’ Union. (ATF Local 6). 2005 WTU Teacher Appreciation Celebration: “Honoring Those Who Serve”. May 6, 2005. Soroptimist International of Bowie-Crofton. Member since May 2005. District of Columbia Geographic Alliance. Member since May 2004. National Geographic Alliance. Jason Project Disappearing Wetlands Expedition Workshop. September 23, 2004. National Geographic Alliance and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Exploring World Cultures through Music Workshop. October 30, 2004 FOSS Awareness Workshop. Delta Education. October 23, 2004. American Legion Auxiliary. Clinton, Maryland Post Member since September 2004. American Civil Liberties Union. Prince George’s County Board Member since October 2004 and Prince George’s County representative on the National Capital Area Board. Spelling Bee. Coach and Judge. School year 2003-2004. Geography Bee. Sponsor. School year 2003-2004. Seaton Elementary School. Bilingual Service Provider. Acted as liaison between the Office of Bilingual Education and Seaton Elementary School. September 2002- June 2007. Fun Day Committee. Set-up activities and maintained the Mardi Gras Masks Station. June 21, 2004. Phi Delta Kappa-GW Chapter. Executive Board member. Vice-President of Programs. June 2004 – June 2005. Truman Manor Home Owners Association. Vice-President. February 29, 2004 – April 23, 2005. Black Women of Essence, Inc. Member of Mentoring Committee. Created the “What is Mentoring?” Section for the committee. January 2004. Black Women of Essence, Inc. Member of the Grant Writing Committee. January 2004. Black Women of Essence, Inc. Member. December 2003- December 2005. First Baptist Church of Glenarden. Member since August 2003. Washington Teachers’ Union. (ATF Local 6). School Chapter Advisory Committee member. Heard employee grievances and resolved employee issues with the principal. October 2003 – June 2005. Truman Manor Home Owners Association. Board Member. August 24, 2003 – October 2006. Phi Delta Kappa-GW Chapter. Executive Board member. Secretary. June 2003 – June 2005. National Association for Bilingual Education. Culturally-Responsive After-school Programs for English Language Learners. Advisory Board member. May 2003 – December 2003. The George Washington University Center for Excellence in Education. Region III Comprehensive Center. Working Meeting on Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives Development. April 10, 2003. District of Columbia Public Schools. ELL Testing and Accommodations Advisory Committee member. Make recommendations on current policy for NEP and LEP students in the District of Columbia Public Schools under No Child Left Behind (PL110-107) under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. July 2003 – July 2004. WATESOL (Washington Chapter of TESOL). Member of the Sociopolitical Concerns Committee. February 2003 – February 2005. Phi Delta Kappa-GW Chapter. Member of the Program Committee. Coordinated the 2003 Scholarship High Tea. 2002- 2003 school year. American School Board Journal. Member since February 2003. American Legion Auxiliary. Member since October 2002. American Civil Liberties Union. Member since December 2002. Geico Safety Belt Poster Contest. Mentor. December 2003- January 2004. Seaton Elementary School Fair Committee. January 2004. Seaton Elementary School Local School Plan. Collaborated with Local School Restructuring Team and drafted school policy issues for 2002 – 2005 school year. March – April 2002. Seaton Elementary School Leadership Committee. Member. Collaborated with administration, teachers, and Turning the Page coordinators for “Community Nights at Seaton”. September 2001 – June 2002. Seaton Elementary School Multicultural Committee. Chairperson. September 2001 – June 2006. Coordinated Multicultural Day Festival. Seaton Elementary School Hospitality Committee. Member. September 2001 – June 2006. Parent Teacher Association. Member. September 2001- June 2002. International Reading Association. Member. December 2003 – present. International Dyslexia Association. Member. May 2002 - present. National Association for Multicultural Education. Member. November 2002 –present. Teaching for Equity Conference. April 27, 2002. Council for Exceptional Children. Member. January 2002 - present. Supreme Court Seminar Series for DC Teachers. Master Teacher. January – March 2002. American Legion. Member. July 2001 - present. Duke Ellington Youth Project. Mentor teacher for Art Component. Spring 2001. Cray-Pas 2001 Wonderful, Colorful World Contest. Mentor teacher for several ESL students. Spring 2001. 25th Annual College Fair-Sponsored by Fairfax County Public Schools and Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Recruited prospective students at Fair Oaks Mall. October 15, 2000. Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Member. October 2000 – December 2006. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. Member. September 2000 - present. Maryland TESOL. Member. September 2000 - present. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Member. July 2000 - present. National Association for Female Executives. Member. July 2000 - present. National Council of Teachers of English. Member. June 2000 - present. University of Virginia Club of Washington, DC. Active alumnae member. January 2000 - present. Aftercare 2000. Teacher. January 2000 - November 2000. Aftercare 2001 (SEAS Program). October 2001 – June 2003. Smithsonian Teacher Consultant Group. Designing curriculum for Arts of the Islamic World and Buddha Packet. December 1999 - June 2001. Washington Teachers’ Union. (ATF Local 6). School Chapter Advisory Committee member. November 1999 - June 2001. International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. Member. July 1997- July 1998. University Of Virginia Club Of Korea. Active member as an alumnae of the University of Virginia. February 1996 - 1998. KOTESOL (Korea Chapter- Teachers Of English To Speakers Of Other Languages). Seoul Chapter member. October 1995 - October 1998. Literacy Council Of Metro Richmond. Certified Tutor. Taught conversational English, reading, and writing to a native Korean woman. September 1994 - April 1995. Laubach Literacy Organization. Member since September 1994. Smithsonian Associates. Associate member. September 1993 - September 1998. University Of Virginia Alumni Association. Life member. May 1993 - present. HONORS Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005. Selected for the Ninth Edition on April 6, 2005. People to People Ambassador Program. Invited as a Multicultural Education Delegate to China for December 2005. Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (Nu State, Delta Chapter). Member since May 1, 2004. Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (Nu State, Delta Chapter). Communications Committee Chair. October 2004 – May 2005. Phi Delta Kappa International. Member since June 6, 2002. Kappa Delta Pi. International Honor Society in Education (Sigma Kappa Chapter)- Member since March 2001. GEORGE ALLEN former Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Port Authority. Honored Those Who Are Contributing To The Relationship Between Virginia and Korea. October 3, 1997 and May 22, 1996. Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers. One of sixty U.S. teachers chosen to participate in a week-long institute on law related education. June 2001. Virginia Governor’s Asian Studies Academy. Participant. This language academy for students gifted in languages exposed participants to Chinese, Japanese, and Korean tradition, language, culture, customs, History, art, music, and food. Summer 1989.

AWARDS Resource Real Estate Services, LLC. Certified Maryland 40 Hour Mortgage Pre-Licensing Program Participant. January 16, 2009.

B2G Institute. Certified Business to Government Specialist. April 20, 2008. Means for Dreams. Project Grant Recipient. March 2006. Polaroid Education Program. Project Grant Recipient. November 2003. George Washington University. Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Kellogg Award (2003-2004 school year). George Washington University. Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Mildred Green Scholarship (2002-2003 school year). Title VII Teachers and Personnel Grant. Alternative Certification Licensure Program. (1999-2000 school year). Dean’s Alumni Scholarship (1992 - 1993 school year). University Of Virginia Alumni Association Grant (1992 spring semester). Prince George's County Association of Realtors. Certificate of Completion Maryland Real Estate Ethics. April 17, 2007. Long and Foster Institute of Real Estate. Certificate of Completion. Analysis of Regional and MAR Contract . April 9, 2007. Long and Foster Institute of Real Estate. Certificate of Completion. Maryland Fair Housing. April 2, 2007. Long and Foster Institute of Real Estate. Certificate of Completion. Real Estate Licensing Reform Act. April 2, 2007. Long and Foster Institute of Real Estate. Certificate of Completion. Legal Settlement Update. March 24, 2007. Long and Foster Institute of Real Estate. Certificate of Completion. Financing Updates. March 20, 2007. Ellen B. Weedon Fellowship for participation in the Summer China Institute at the University of Virginia (summer 1991).

TRAVEL Beijing, China. May 1998. Malaysia and Singapore. September 1997. Tokyo, Japan. February 1998. Hong Kong. May 1997. Vietnam. January 1998. Montego Bay, Jamaica. August 2001.

Toronto, Canada. Summer 2002. Nassau, Bahamas August 2003.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. April 2004

SPIRIT OF AMERICA MARCHING BAND. Toured and played Alto saxophone in Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, West Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein. June 1987 - August 1987.

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