Carla Cozzi

Experience

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  Ameican Day Treatment Centers

  May 1995 - Oct 1996

  Dance Movement Therapist

  Dance movement therapist for adult patientsCharted patient assessments and worked with Physician on patient’s treatment plans

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  Woodland Hospital

  May 1995 - Oct 1998

  Dance Movement Therapist

  Dance movement therapist for children, adults, and geriatric patientsChild/adolescent mental health counselor specializing in movement therapy for young girls and geriatric patientsDesigned and conducted clinical therapy groups for eating disorders /sexually abused children and ran Saturday parent sessions

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  Turning Point Dance Academy

  May 1996 - Sept 1999

  Dance Instructor

  Senior Choreographer, Turning Point Dance StudioBallet/Tap instructor, choreographer for 200+ studentsAssisted sales, growth, and marketing strategies for the studioTaught varying skill levels of classes including: from tap classes for beginners to highly disciplined classically trained ballet classes Creating lesson plans for teachers and students, and organized yearly recitals and performances sponsored by the schoolGuest instructor at Chicago/Milwaukee area conventions

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  Family Network Inc

  Oct 1998 - Jun 2000

  Counselor

  Counselor for non-for-profit family agency servicing single moms and moms new to the areaParticipated in weekly reviews of treatment plan options and researched community resources.

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  Hewitt Associates

  Jun 1999 - Jun 2003

  Customer Service Representative

  Manager Client Specific Customer Services, Hewitt AssociatesTrained and managed a team of Customer Service Counselors whose expertise was benefits investigation, explanation, and issue resolution Acted as the liaison between major pharmaceutical company clients and their employeesCustomer Service Counselor help desk staff handled over 20,000 incoming calls and placed over 16,000 outgoing calls to and from members on average each year with a 98.9% satisfaction ratingConsulted on design and implementation of web based portal initiative for members to utilize for benefits assistanceActed as key contact and subject matter expert for any benefit or customer issues with the web portal program or escalated from the help desk staff. Responsible for cross training and on boarding of new hires into corporate culturePreceptor to business interns responsible for creating mentoring and shadowing program within benefits departments Show less

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  Edgar Allen Poe Elementary School

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2012

  President PTO

  Organized, and chaired PTO meetings, cultivated key relationships and served as liaison for communications between parent community and school staffManaged budget and fund raising committees, spearheaded fund raising initiatives while consistently growing the annual gift revenue each fiscal yearChoreographed and produced the Poe all-school talent show for 5 consecutive yearsResearched opportunities and created new fundraising programs and community eventsSelected as point to participate in a key selection committee to define and identify a new principal selection processCompleted Virtus trained and was certified through the Catholic ArchdioceseDeveloped many working relationships with private business to create opportunities for school grants and donations Participated in Grant writing for district 21 Show less

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  Center for Ballroom and Dance

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2016

  Dance Instructor

  (currently substitute instructor), Center for Ballroom and DanceIndependent contracted teacher for a growing classically trained adult ballet programDesign and plan structured daily or weekly dance lesson plans for studentsDesign individualized goal plans to move students through the various levels of dance instruction and enable progressive improvement in skill Schedule quarterly dance offerings Register and enroll new and returning studentsPlan marketing and advertising for targeting classes to support school budgetDrive revenue by offering cutting edge dance instruction, maintain excellent report with clientele, and foster return enrollment by helping students achieve quarterly goals Show less

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  New Connections Academy

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2015

  Program Assistant

  Assist classroom staff, individual therapists, occupational/speech/art/music therapists in following out behavioral plans and interventions for high functioning/spectrum students under direction of teachers, certified therapists and psychologists. - Part of an interdisciplinary team - Assist in FBA and IEP documentation and planning - Remedial reading instructor - 1:1 when needed or requested by therapist - BIS assistant and documentation - CPI and CPR certified - Paraprofessional certificate Show less

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  KildeerDistrict 96

  Aug 2015 - now

  Intensive Special Ed Aide