Scott V Young

Experience

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  The Guardian Newspaper, UC San Diego

  Jul 1982 - Jun 1983

  Editor In Chief

  Edited a twice-weekly, average 40 page college newspaper.

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  Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs and Strengths (REINS)

  Sept 1982 - Mar 1985

  Founder, Executive Director

  A California nonprofit. Full-time program teaching physically and emotionally challenged youth and adults to ride horses as a form of therapy.

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  Aria School

  Aug 1985 - Aug 1986

  Co-teacher

  Full-time assistant teaching at non-public special education school for psychologically disturbed youth ages 10-18.

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  Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School

  Aug 1986 - Jun 1988

  English Teacher

  High school English teacher, coach, yearbook coordinator. Voted Best Teacher in 1988.

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  INK Magazine

  Jan 1987 - Dec 1987

  Co-Founder

  Co-Founded INK Magazine while in the creative writing department at SF State University.

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  Backroads Bicycle Tours

  Mar 1990 - Sept 1990

  Trip Leader

  Tour Leader for prestige bicycle touring company. Cooking, bicycle repair, public speaking.

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  Charlotte's Web Children's Bookstore

  Oct 1990 - Oct 1995

  Owner

  Owned and operated a children's bookstore, staff of 5, budget of $300,000.

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  The City Store

  Oct 1995 - Aug 1996

  Program Manager

  Managed a staff of men and women in transition from homelessness for The City Store, an economic development project run for the City and County of San Francisco by Golden Gate Community, Inc., an SF non-profit providing employment training and support for homeless youth and adults.

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  After Eden Fine Gardens

  Jul 1996 - Sept 2005

  Owner, Landscape Contractor

  Landscape Contractor. Design and build company working in high quality gardens in the SF Bay Area and Nevada County.

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  Grizzly Hill School

  Oct 1999 - Jun 2000

  Teacher

  Taught English and History to 6-8th grade students in rural small school.

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2000 - now

  Editor and Writer

  I provide editing services for authors, as well as content development for small to medium size businesses.

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  Nevada City School of the Arts

  Aug 2000 - Jun 2007

  Teacher

  Sixth grade, and 6-8th grade English

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  Forest Charter School

  Aug 2007 - Jun 2008

  Teacher

  Taught Senior English, Creative Writing, Middle School math, Middle School writing, PE

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  TopAdmit Pte Ltd

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2012

  Top Tier Editor

  Advised post-graduate applicants to prestigious colleges, and edited all application materials. Worked to convert complex science and technological research concepts, usually expressed by non-native English speakers, into acceptable and elegant letters and essays.

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  Bitney Prep High School

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2018

  English Teacher

  Credentialed English teacher, Internship Coordinator, Grant writer, publicity associate for small, public charter high school. Also Maker Lab, Solar learning lab, partnership coordinator

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  As a consultant

  Feb 2015 - now

  Grant Writer

  Grant Writer Foundation Center trained. Landed 10/11 grants so far, in education, environment, workforce development, sustainability.

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  Good Sun

  Mar 2017 - Jan 2019

  Executive Director

  Nonprofit dedicated to repurposing used but useful solar equipment to provide free and low-cost power to low-income folks, schools, and other nonprofits. Good Sun also focuses on work force development, education and training by supporting Solar Learning Labs in high schools, volunteer training, an internship program, and courses for underrepresented populations.

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  Big Picture Learning Kenya

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  Development Director, Trainer

  Provided development and fundraising programs, including grant writing, to Kenyan partners working to bring hands-on learning through internships to secondary students in Kenya's largest slum.Responsible for training school leaders and teachers in Big Picture Learning methodology.

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  Placer School For Adults

  Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

  Lead Educator

  Taught GED, ABE, writing, math to inmates at the County Jail.