Megan Magee

Experience

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  Sullivan Primary School

  Jun 2005 - Nov 2005

  Volunteer Dance Instructor (Cape Town, South Africa)

  -Used classroom management skills to create collaborative dance routines with 30 adolescent girls -Provided avenues to increase hope and self-confidence for girls in impoverished community-Increased class engagement by providing individual attention as needed

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  Bowdoin College

  Sept 2005 - May 2006

  Co-President & Founding Member

  -Developed charter and budget to form group to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and STIs on college campus-Organized speakers and fundraiser for World AIDS Day-Recruited and supervised volunteers

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  Hope Infant and Children's Center

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

  Group Leader

  -Planned educational lessons for 8 children, providing encouragement and opportunities to explore interests -Developed collegial relationships with parents, including teen mothers, to ensure safest and most effective learning environment

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  Supergirls! Empowerment Running Program

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2009

  Mentor

  -Assisted in creating and teaching lessons focused on combating stereotypes and increasing self-efficacy-Wrote weekly support letters encouraging girls in training for 5K run and acknowledging their strength

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  SAVA Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

  Development Coordinator

  -Performed confidential crisis intervention to survivors seeking validation, support, and resources-Provided safe space for talking about painful issues and worked to ensure client safety-Advocated for clients at hospital, in court, and while they reported

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  Colorado State University Office of Service-Learning

  Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

  Graduate Student Coordinator

  -Served as guide for students to facilitate interest area development and service-learning project ideas-Built community relationships to increase visibility of Office of Service-Learning and to ensure cooperative working relationships between CSU students and community agencies-Developed and facilitated Alternative Spring Break trip where students experienced the history of Civil Rights, performing service work in New Orleans and discussing how we can work to promote equality

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  Colorado State Univeristy

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Practicum Counselor

  -Performed 30 hours of counseling to 6 (primarily undergraduate CSU) clients over the course of the semester to offer support in a variety of areas, including healthy relationship development, career development, school and life balance, transition difficulties, depression, building self-esteem, and stalking-Utilized play therapy in counseling 3 students at a local elementary school

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  Colorado State University Apartment Life

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2012

  Associate Manager

  -Directly supervise 12 staff members to meet diverse resident needs, help plan programs, address resident conflicts, and support their personal growth and development-Work/live in community that is 60% international, comprised of traditional and non-traditional students-Perform crisis management surrounding suicidal ideation, housing resources, and other situations as needed

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  Highland High School

  Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  Counseling Intern

  -Provided 300 hours of direct/indirect occasional individual and group counseling for 250 students-Presented to classes to guide them through career assessments and interpretations-Performed crisis counseling on a variety of issues, including those surrounding homeless and suicidal youth

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  Webber Middle School

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Counseling Intern

  -Provided 300 hours of direct/indirect individual and group counseling for 75 students on a regular basis-Facilitated three support groups to help increase students’ social skills and learn how to support each other-Ran gifted & talented groups to help students reduce stress, share their experiences, and increase social skills-Co-facilitated SpeakUp! group to build self-esteem and a sense of sisterhood in 8th grade girls-Engaged in conversations with students and their families to offer the best possible support for students-Met for weekly supervision with my supervisor and the team of counselors to increase my learning Show less

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  Colorado State University Health Newtork - University Counseling Center

  Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Counseling Intern

  -Served 600 hours providing individual counseling to university students-Co-led an interpersonal process group to help students increase esteem & quality of relationships-Conducted intake appointments with new clients-Engaged in seminars on group therapy & special topics to receive feedback from & provide feedback to peers

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  Sheridan Junior High School

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

  School Counselor

  -Plan & facilitate groups on a variety of topics, including social skills, stress management, & general support-Participate actively in a number of teams following the PLC (Professional Learning Community) model, such as the counseling team, the at risk teams, the special education team-Serve as a Student Council advisor, helping students learn leadership skills & plan school-wide events, including pep assemblies, dances, & an anti-bullying campaign-Develop systems for tracking student data, specifically with regard to students identified as at-risk, in order to have an accurate representation of what interventions we have tried as we plan further interventions-Execute recognitions program for students to acknowledge student responsibility, respect, safety, & kindness-Provide case management for students with 504 plans, & serve as an active member of IEP teams, to help ensure we meet students’ needs & effectively communicate these needs with staff Show less

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  Various Schools

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2015

  Substitute Teacher

  Follow lesson plans as described by classroom teachers, quickly build rapport with students, employ quick thinking to problem solve, establish classroom order, learn and enforce classroom/school rules, keep notes for classroom teacher, answer student questions and help students problem solve