High School Manager

STACY SUTHERLAND

** ***** ******, *** ********, NY 10805 | 914-***-**** | **********@***.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GED PLUS- Department of Education, New York, NY 8/2011 – present

College and Career Resource Center Director

• Develop and maintain community relationships with educational, vocational, employment and support services partners.

• Coach students in completing program milestones and plan transitioning steps towards college or a career path.

• Create College and Career curriculum and facilitate to students and staff

The Guidance Center, New York, NY 4/2009 – 11/2011

Career Center Director

• Maintain targets for federal and private grants

• Administer all career and academic assessments

• Develop and deliver workshop curriculum for youth, parents and school staff

• Supervise Career Center staff

WIA Community Vocational Specialist 12/2008 – 4/2009

• Provide a range of truancy prevention and vocational assessment services, such as job placement, COPS career assessment, TABE testing, ACT, SAT, Regents and college prep; resume assistance and life skills to prepare youth for the workplace and college.

• Act as a vocational mentor, help youth and family to create an action plan that positions them to graduate from high school with a diploma and to complete necessary steps to attend college, secure a job or enlist in the army.

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, New York, NY 1/2006 – 12/2009

Program Director, Peer Sexual Harassment Council

• Originate, coordinate and supervise subject-driven programs on date rape, date rape drugs, sexual harassment, healthy

eating, and empowerment, life skills, tailored to adolescents.

• Maintain consistent communication and positive relations with adolescents, their parents, schools, teachers, and principals

• Instrumental in program fundraising efforts, identified potential sponsors and wrote grants

• Single point of contact / relationship manager for program sponsors; ensure compliance with grant guidelines in a timely manner.

• Manage, supervise, and evaluate staff of 6-12 college interns and 6 high school students. Conduct staff evaluations and mange staff schedules.

Family Services of Westchester New York, NY 1/2008 – 09/2008

Family Case Worker

• Managed referrals from Department of Social Services. Conducted home visits within 24 hours to evaluate situation. Provided immediate crisis intervention and stabilization for families with a child or children at imminent risk of placement into foster care.

• Designed appropriate treatment plans for clients; using individual and group treatment.

• Supported families to build positive self-esteem and motivation, using a self-esteem game, leading a family/group meeting, attending a support group with the family or connecting them to local resources.

Fabulush Life Inc., New York, NY

Public Relations/ Event Planner 03/2005 – 05/2008

• Led the planning of launch events including arranging accommodations and transportation for event guests, and arranging facilities, catering and security.

• Sourced full product sponsorship for events.

• Instrumental in managing special projects including the launch of JOLIE magazine.

Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle, New York 10/2003 – 03/2005

Program Director – SMART Girls

• Originated and instituted empowerment, college and career preparatory programs for adolescent girls

• Instructed youth development skills covering nutrition and academic guidance.

• Reviewed resumes, conducted interviews and participated in hiring decisions.

EDUCATION

Concordia College, Bronxville, New York - Bachelor of Arts in English, December 2005

OTHER

Certification: Child Abuse Reporting and Identification, Option Counselor Certificate

Activities: Youth Leadership, Presbyterian Church of New Rochelle, NAACP

Volunteer: Red Cross, local soup kitchens, Community Renewal Task Force-Mt. Vernon

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