PROFESSIONAL RESUME
 

Consulting/P.R.

Current: Resource Consultant, Paton Publishing

  • review and provide input on various curriculum and promotional materials aimed at youth and teachers


Current: Private Consultant, Get it Together!” Prenatal

  • develop, plan & deliver 3-part personalized syllabus
    for families expecting twins, triplets or more
  • negotiate infant care product samples and other client benefits with relevant companies and small businesses
  • conceptualise and develop sister site for online, multiples-specific prenatal classes: www.babieisnbelly.com
  • oversee marketing endeavors for both operation


2008: Writer, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario

  • shared professional expertise with teammates to write a collective resource on classroom assessment for colleagues


2005 - 2007: Curriculum Reviewer, Pearson Education

  • reviewed new literacy materials and provided feedback pre-publication


2004: Curriculum Developer,  Tyndale University

  • developed course outlines for Tyndale’s proposed teacher training program
  • shared expertise in Classroom Management, Special Education, Long Range Planning and Elementary Math Instruction


1997 - 2006: Percussion Consultant & Clinic Facilitator, Organizational Consultant, Soul Drums

  • instructed clinics for children
  • designed promotional materials for educational programs
  • maintained contact with large client base (many of them educators), encouraged their percussive development in world percussion retail/resource centre
  • offered solutions around office issues
  • previewed, revised & edited, proofed communication materials


1996-1997: Marketing Assistant,
Consumer Impact Marketing

  • promoted products & services to the public through a variety of creative mediums


Summer 1996: Meet and Greet Representative, Jonview

  • greeted clients and tour groups at the airport
  • represented Jonview at downtown hotels and assisted with tour check-in
  • responded to various clerical needs in the office; filing, scheduling, etc.


Summer 1994: Hostess,
Parkhotel Flora, Bavaria

  • assisted as receptionist, waitress, bar-tender and hostess in a busy hotel in southern Germany


Summer 1993: Ontario Place Corporation Site Host

  • greeted patrons, introduced IMAX films inside the Cinesphere
  • provided information and direction

 


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