teacher, grant writer, education administration, academic advising

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EDUCATION•••••
University of Central Florida, M.A. Candidate: Education, August •••••
Ringling College of Art and Design, B.F.A., Summa Cum Laude, •••••

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE •••••
Ringling College of Art and Design, Assistant to Director of Marketing and
Communications, Sarasota, FL, •••••present
- Assist in creating and executing marketing and public relations communications
- Produced computer-designed print and electronic visual information for target audiences
- Travel to yearly exhibitions, conferences, and presentations
- Coordinate, maintain, and execute existing and prospective media communications lists
- Writing speech editorials
- Copywriting, editing, grant writing, and marketing research for higher education

GRANT WRITING, RESEARCH, AND EDITING EXPERIENCE•••••
Lake Wales Charter Schools, Grant writer, Lake Wales, FL, ••••• •••••
Ringling College of Art and Design, Grant writer/editor, research assistant, Sarasota,
FL, •••••present
Edge Zones Press, Grant writer/editor, Miami, FL, •••••present
Florida Alliance for Arts Education, Writer/editor, Orlando, FL, •••••
University of Central Florida, Grant writing/graduate research assistant, Orlando, FL,
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE•••••
Lake Wales Charter Schools, Visual art teacher, elementary and high school, Lake
Wales, FL, •••••
- Implemented innovative, contemporary art visual arts programming for charter elementary school
- Taught standards-based visual arts curriculum for elementary grades k••••• and high school grades •••••
- Composed arts in education research, written media materials, and grant applications
University of Central Florida, Graduate assistant, Orlando, FL, •••••

RETAIL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE•••••
Shafmaster Company, d/b/a Leather Loft, Inc., Store Manager, Orlando, FL, •••••
- Created and maintained weekly schedules and budgets
- Implemented and ensured maintenance of companys visual merchandising standards
- Responsible for payroll, sales, and loss prevention
- Increased overall yearly sales, exceeding company standards and projections
- Managed others
- Responsible for reporting to District Sales Manager on a weekly basis

COMPUTER SKILLS•••••
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

SELECTED HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS •••••
Walt Disney World, Teacherrific award, •••••
Art of Uncertainty, Santo Domingo, DR, Fellowship award, •••••
Trustee Scholar, Department of Fine Arts, Ringling College of Art and Design, •••••