Professional Profile

• Seasoned teacher leader with a passion for curriculum development and assessment
• Wide range of educational experience at varied levels, including middle school and high school, special education, honors, and Advanced Placement
• Proven ability to develop and lead effective teams
• Recognized capacity for coordinating and collecting data to inform instructional practice at the grade and department level
• Experienced in build capacity in teacher candidates and novice teachers
• Proven ability to collaborate extensively and effectively with stakeholders at the school, community, and district levels

Certifications

Virginia Department of Education, Postgraduate Professional License

• Administration and Supervision, PreK – 12
• English
• English as a Second Language, PreK – 12
• Special Education – General Curriculum, PreK – 12

District School Board of Pasco County Pool Placement

• K-12 Assistant Principal Pool
• Information and Communication Technology Literacy Coach Pool
• K-12 Literacy Coach Pool

Education

Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida

M.Ed. Educational Leadership

Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA

B.A. English, with Secondary Education Certification

Professional Experience

Jouett Middle School, Charlottesville, VA

2015 – Present

Teacher

Language Arts Department Lead, Supervising Teacher, AVID Site Team Member, Seventh Grade Team Leader, Tech Team

Hudson High School, Hudson, Florida

2005 – 2015

Instructional Coach and Teacher

CCSS Instructional Leader for Post-Secondary Readiness, AP Coordinator, Professional Learning Community Facilitator, Student Government Association Sponsor, Department Chair, Mentor Teacher, Senior Project Coordinator, Class Sponsor

JW Mitchell High School, New Port Richey, FL

2003 – 2005

Teacher

Class Sponsor, Newspaper Sponsor

Louisa County High School, Mineral, VA

2001 – 2003

Teacher

Class Sponsor, Newspaper Sponsor

Honors and Activities

• Honors: Hudson High School Teacher of the Year, 2011 – 2012
• Scholarships: Walter B. and Ruth E. Krysher Eminent Educator Scholarship, The St. Petersburg Times Educator Scholarship
• Leadership:
  • Albemarle County Writing Collaborative Design Team
  • Albemarle County Content Advisory Team – ELA
  • Pasco County ELA High School Curriculum Writing Team
  • PSAT, Advanced Placement, Post-secondary Education Readiness Testing (PERT) Coordinator
  • School Advisory Council Member
  • Pasco County Language Arts Textbook Adoption Committee
  • Pasco County Senior Project Committee
• Professional Development:
  • Developer/Presenter
    • English IV for College and Career Readiness – Curriculum Development and Implementation, Pasco County Schools
    • Google Classroom for 1:1 Classrooms – Jouett Middle School
    • Text-Dependent Questions; Text Marking, PLCs, Writing Across the Curriculum – Hudson High School
    • Unlocking the Mystery: English Language Arts and Reading Best Practices – Pasco County Northwest Region High Schools
  • Participant
    • Mentoring New Teachers, University of Virginia
    • Exc-ELL Professional Development
    • AVID Summer Institute, Philadelphia, PA
    • College Board Regional Forum, Atlanta, Georgia
    • NCTE Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida
    • Advanced Placement Annual Conference, Washington, DC and Orlando, Florida
    • National Endowment for the Humanities – Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston and Her Eatonville Roots, Winter Park, Florida
    • Teacher Quality Grant/Project INVEST: Curriculum Development, Wesley Chapel, Florida
    • AP English Literature Summer Institute, University of South Florida and University of Central Florida
    • Tampa Bay Area Writing Project–Teaching Students to Write Well
    • Clinical Educator Training
    • Learner-Focused Strategies Training
    • Project CRISS
    • Six Traits of Writing