Experience

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  Tree for life

  Feb 1995 - Jan 2000

  Special projects manager

  I worked as a full-time volunteer for the nonprofit organization Trees for Life for 5 years, first in their Wichita, KS office, and then as a project coordinator and educator at their overseas projects in India. I served in their Wichita office coordinating their School-Friend Project, and in India I assisted with a vitamin A campaign, the School-Friend Project with local schools, and taught video production skills and English language to teachers and students.

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  Lakeside, santee, san diego, and poway unified school districts

  Aug 2003 - Jun 2005

  Substitute teacher

  I worked as a substitute teacher in all subject areas for these school districts. I had long-term positions as a Resource Specialist Teacher at Lakeside Middle School (Aug. 2003 to Dec. 2003) and as a PE teacher Encanto Elementary for San Diego Unified (Sept. 2004 to June 2005).

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  Memorial academy charter school

  Aug 2005 - Jul 2006

  Middle school social studies teacher

  I taught social studies and language arts to 8th graders at Memorial Academy, a charter school associated with San Diego City Schools.

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  Encinitas country day school

  Aug 2006 - Jun 2007

  Middle school social studies teacher

  I taught language arts and social studies to middle schools students. I also team taught PE, health and character development to middle school students through the eighth grade.

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  Better report card tutors

  Aug 2007 - Aug 2013

  Director

  I founded and directed Better Report Card Tutors to help students excel in all subject areas with the help of qualified and compassionate professional tutors. We tutored one-on-one in the home and in all subject areas.

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  Better test score tutors

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Owner and director

  We helped teens improve their scores on their SAT and ACT exams by providing personalized one-on-one tutoring in test prep strategies and important content knowledge. We also helped teens develop such important life skills as time management, goal setting, critical thinking, and how to cultivate calmness and focus for test-taking and other performance situations.

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  San diego unified school district

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2015

  Substitute teacher

  I substitute teach for grades kindergarten through twelth grade in the San Diego Unified School District. I specialize in language arts and social studies, but I also teach math through algebra, PE, basic science, and health classes.

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  Sevachild.org

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2021

  Grant writer and development director

  I served as a fundraiser, grant writer, and project manager for the nonprofit SevaChild International from 2015 to 2021. I just rejoined the organization as a board member (September 2023). During my time as Development Director, our fundraising efforts led to hundreds of Indian families receiving vital food rations during the pandemic years from 2020 to 2021. Before the pandemic, our campaigns focused on providing vitamin A to malnourished children in India under the age of five and an iron supplement campaign to expectant mothers throughout India. My focus was on donor-centric fundraising strategies that boosted SevaChild's revenue by 201 percent from 2015 to early 2021. I helped add over 30 new monthly donors from the start of 2021 to the time I left the organization in July of that year. As a new board member, I look forward to providing fundraising expertise and growing our network of monthly donors, or "hope builders," and increasing our cause-marketing partnerships who want to help make our world more just, harmonious, and sustainable. Show less

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  King-chavez public schools

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2016

  Middle school teacher

  My responsibilities included team teaching eighth grade science, teaching eighth grade math, and filling for all subject areas and grade levels (sixth through eighth grade) at King Chavez Preparatory Academy and King Chavez Academy of Excellence.

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  North county substitute teacher consortium

  Sept 2016 - Oct 2016

  Substitute teacher

  I substitute taught grades kindergarten through twelth in the North County elementary schools.

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  Corvallis school district 509j

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Guest teacher

  I substitute taught grades first through twelfth in Corvallis Schools.

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  Solana vista elementary

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2018

  Kinder and third grade paraprofessional
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  Solana vista school district

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  Phys ed teacher at solana vista elementary
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  Solana vista school district

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

  Online pe teacher for solana vista school district

  I taught online PE to elementary students whose families chose online learning during the pandemic. Students would attend our half-hour PE sessions via Zoom where I would teach them basic motor and athletic skills like how to jump rope throw and throw and catch a ball, with an emphasis on fair play and good sportsmanship.

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  Self-realization fellowship

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2023

  Assistant manager of philanthropic relations

  I helped write and edit all donor communications for SRF's Department of Philanthropic Planning. I also helped manage these important communications from their beginning stages to their final format, whether it's a printed appeal or a project update on SRF's website.

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  North county coastal substitute consortium

  Sept 2023 - now

  Guest teacher

  I am a guest teacher at the elementary level for the five North County Coastal Substitute Consortium school districts. I implement the classroom teacher's lesson plans to the best of my ability, cultivate positive relationships with the students and staff, and serve in other capacities as requested by the school administrators. I plan to find a full-time classroom position at the elementary level either this year or for the 2023-'24 school year. As a credentialed (multiple subject and single subject in social studies) teacher, I focus on student-centered and project-based learning which makes learning real and tangible for students. I build engaging and positive relationships with my students who feel safe to take risks with their learning and growth in my classroom. I also build positive relationships with parents, my teaching colleagues, and other school staff as I know that children surrounded by caring adults can make all the difference to often struggling and insecure children. Show less