Cherie A. Braun
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Multi-industry management experience
• Massage Department Program Director
• CPR & First Aid Instructor-Trainer
• Post-secondary Allied Health Instructor
• Licensed Massage Therapist: State of Florida and State of Connecticut
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
07/08- 11/10 Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute, Danbury, CT
Massage Therapy Program Director
• Instruction (lectures & hands-on labs) in the Massage Therapy, Medical Billing and Coding and Medical Assisting programs
• Curricula development, exam and power point creation
• Managing/training instructors
• Creating & presenting workshop and seminars (for students & community)
• Student advisement & conflict resolution
• Campus CPR Instructor – Trainer; CPR training for students and staff
04/07-8/07 Dr. Diane Zhao, Tampa, Florida
Massage Therapist
• Massage therapist for a physician-acupuncturist
• Performed massage & modalities such as EMS and ultrasound
• Exercise instruction with patients
• Completion of forms and progress notes
07/03-12/06 Remington College, Tampa, Florida
Massage Department Chair/Student Clinic Manager
• Management of the massage therapy department composed of five instructors and approximately 150 students
• Curriculum development, exam and power point creation
• Instructor training & supervision
• Staff hiring & firing
• Student advising and complaint resolution
• Management of student massage clinic
• Campus CPR Instructor – Trainer; CPR training for students and staff.
8/01- 2/03 Aveda Corporation - Tampa, Florida
Store Manager
• Management of a million-dollar retail store
• Hiring and training five-person staff
• Communication to, and education of, customers about products and brand quality
• Creation and maintenance of store displays
• Compilation of reports, participated in conference calls
EDUCATION
Humanities, School of Massage, St. Petersburg, Florida Massage Therapy
Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York Registered Nursing
University of Maine@ Machias, Machias, Maine Early Childhood Education