Amy Canaday

Experience

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  McCullough P.C.

  Feb 1992 - Oct 2001

  Paralegal

  Insurance defense analysis, risk management and reporting for Big 6 accounting firms. 4 years full-time, 5 years part-time/telecommuting/freelance.

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  Friends of Gateway

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2017

  Board Member

  The objectives and goals of the Friends of Gateway are: To provide closer communication and expand awareness of the Gateway program among home, parents, educators, students and community; To reaffirm our dedication to our children's education and well-being; To promote community involvement in support of the Gateway program including communication, fundraising and other events; To promote the students' self-confidence, positive self-image, realization of their potential and their encouragement and support of each other. We welcome donations, which we use to support the many programs Gateway provides for students in Barnstable. The Gateway Program (Gifted and Talented Education with Able Youth):Mission: To identify, challenge and encourage academically advanced, creative learnersGoals:Identify advanced learners of diverse backgroundsProvide an academically, safe environmentFacilitate self advocacyDevelop creative problem solversFoster task commitmentThrough acceleration and interest-based enrichment, expose students to challenging information about a variety of subjects We: coordinate with classroom teachers to help them differentiate instruction for students provide in-class instruction in higher level thinking skills to all students, beginning in grade one offer pull-out classes with trained Gateway Specialistscoordinate a number of competitive programs, such as Future Problem Solving, Math Counts, Math Olympiad, Mock Trial and Destination ImaginationGateway prepares students for Advanced Placement classes at Barnstable High School, where students may earn an APID diploma: The Advanced Placement International Diploma. Destination Imagination is a team creative-problem solving program run under the auspices of the Barnstable Gateway Program. Funded by Gateway and the Friends of Gateway, Destination Imagination has been part of the Gateway Program for 30 years. Show less

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  Cotuit Center for the Arts

  Sept 2012 - now

  Costume & Prop Designer

  Costume Design:"Willy Wonka" (2012)"Spamalot" (2013)"Gypsy" (2015)"Scrooge" (2016)"Nunsense" (2017)"Sunday in the Park with George" (2017)"Annie" (2017)"A Few Good Men" (2018)"Man of La Mancha" (2018)"Of Mice and Men" (2019)"Arsenic and Old Lace" (2020)Costume Assistance:"Anything Goes" (2011)"Christmas in Cotuit" (2013)"Oklahoma" (2016)"We Are the Champions: A Tribute to Queen" (2019)"Elf the Musical" (2021)Prop Design and Fabrication:"Mary Poppins" (2018)"Muskrat Love" (2021) Show less

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  Eventide Theater Com

  Sept 2017 - now

  Costume Designer
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  Cape Cod Community College

  Dec 2017 - now

  Costume Designer
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  Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater

  Apr 2022 - now

  Props Coordinator