Mrs. Karen S. Taylor
Streetsboro, OH 44241
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE/TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Grammar, Usage, Writing & Editing
Excellent and Up-To-Date Technology Skills
Customer Relationship and Trust Building
Excellent Customer Needs Assessment
Talent Recognition & Development
Employee Training & Motivation
Sensitivity to Diversity and Individual Needs
Conflict Prevention and Resolution
Team Enhancement
Absolute Commitment to Customers
Reflective Decision Making
Personal Growth
Organizational Growth
Performance Management
Talent Retention
Vision Implementation
Satisfaction Enhancement
Effective Listening
EXPERIENCE
Administrator
Twinsburg City Schools, Twinsburg, OH Aug '08 - Feb '12 (Retired at 25 years’ experience)
Student-centered leadership
Served as an effective and ethical role model exhibiting compassion and sensitivity to diverse learners
Conflict prevention and resolution through teaching effective decision-making skills
District special needs representative
Administrative rep for professional learning community
Effective project design and implementation
Staff formative and summative assessment, coaching, mentoring, and professional development
Research, implementation, and assessment of best-practices methodology
Review of relevant data and data-driven decision making and improvement planning
Director
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center, Lisbon, OH Jul '04 - Aug '08
Student-centered and collegial staff leadership
Curriculum design and implementation of 21st century college and work-ready skills training programs
Student and staff recruiting, retention, and assessment/improvement
Federal and state grant writing, implementation, assessment, revision, and follow-up reporting
Marketing and public relations of programs
Job placement and work-related experiences design, assessment, and review/revision
Post-secondary articulation planning and implantation/ Tech Prep
Human services-related staffing responsibilities, including collective bargaining experiences
Initiating, planning, budgeting, and administering improvement projects and programs
EDUCATION
Educational Specialist (Leadership)
Kent State University, Kent, OH May '05
M.Ed. (Reading Specialization)
Kent State University, Kent, OH Dec '97
AREAS OF EXPERTISE/TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Self-motivated worker and learner with innovative technology skills
Talent recognition and development
Employee selection, training and professional development, and motivation
Student and staff recruiting and talent retention
Proven and documented sensitivity to diversity and special needs
Conflict prevention and resolution
Teambuilding and employee and customer satisfaction enhancement skills
Student and customer-centered leadership skills
Reflective and data-driven decision making skills
Performance management expertise
Personal and organizational growth skills
Collaborative vision development, sharing, implementation, and assessment/revision
Excellent listening, grammar, usage, writing, editing, and presentation skills
Leader of leader’s philosophy
REFERENCES
Mrs. Kathryn Powers, Superintendent
Twinsburg City Schools
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Mr. Jeremy Corbisello, Assistant Superintendent
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
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Ms. Gina Gulutz, EMIS Coordinator
Buckeye Online School for Success
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Dr. Joseph B. Wagner, Professor Emeritus (English)
Kent State University
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Mr. Curtis Kaiser, Principal
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
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