Carolyn Katami

Experience

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  Contempo Casuals Clothing

  Apr 1995 - Jun 1996

  Retail Associate
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  Del Monte Aviation

  Jun 1996 - Feb 1998

  Customer Service Representative
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  Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

  Jun 1997 - Dec 1997

  Hostess
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  Blue Fin Restaurant

  Oct 1997 - Apr 1998

  Waitress
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  Budget Cars and Trucks Rental

  Feb 1998 - Oct 1998

  Customer Service Representative
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  Holiday Inn Express

  Oct 1998 - Sept 1999

  Customer Service Representative
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  SkyWest Airlines

  Sept 1999 - Oct 2005

  • Flight Attendant

    Sept 2000 - Oct 2005

  • Administrative Assistant for Quality Assurance and Mechanics

    Sept 1999 - Sept 2000
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  Marana Unified School District

  Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Substitute Teacher
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  Roosevelt School District

  Aug 2007 - May 2009

  Elementary Educator
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  Family Life Academy

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

  Early Childhood Educator
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  Camp Invention Inc

  Jun 2016 - now

  Camp Invention Director

  Director of Science Summer Camp, Camp Invention for the last three summers. Instructor for 2 years. A national camp program for innovation, creativity, and STEAM activities. Recruited and supervised an assistant director, instructors, leadership intern counselors, counselors in training, and 100 or more campers. Organized materials, rotations, camp rosters, scheduling, and activities. Marketed and recruited camper participation throughout the community. Prepared and completed all administrative tasks. Show less

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  Pima County Health Dept

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2018

  Director of Wellness for Tanque Verde Elementary

  Advise school of Pima County Health Standards. Develop school wide wellness activities and advocacy for good health practices for students, staff, parents, and community. Review District's Governing Board Wellness Policy.

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  Pima County

  Oct 2017 - now

  Southern Arizona Gifted Network - Pima County Gifted Advocacy

  Newly created gifted coordinator group for all of Pima County school districts. Plan and implement advocacy for gifted education in the county. Plans outreach opportunities for the community. Creating county wide parent groups. Created and monitors social media account for gifted educators and parents.

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  Tanque Verde Unified School District

  Jan 2018 - now

  Coordinates, administers, and assesses gifted reasoning skills using Cognitive Abilities Test. Coordinates school wide scheduling for assessment and class times. Aligns curriculum with the National Association of Gifted and Talented and Arizona Department of Education Gifted standards and policies. Maintain confidential records of student's assessment scores, portfolio, and success in the gifted program. Collaborates with classroom teachers for supplemental material for gifted cluster groups. Administers professional development for staff on gifted education. Educates grades 1st-6th in pull-out model of gifted studies for Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal domains. Educates 5th and 6th graders in a daily advanced and accelerated mathematics course in which teaching mathematics one grade above current grade level. Show less

  • Gifted Education Coordinator and Educator

    Jul 2012 - now

  • 6th- 8th Grade Mathematics Curriculum Developer

    Jan 2018 - now