Michelle Lemons

Experience

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  Roberts Publishing (Illinois Entertainer; CAMM Magazine)

  Aug 1991 - Jan 1993

  Advertising and Editorial Designer; Contributing Editor; Layout Artist, Marketing and Promotions

  • Designed and edited advertisements and articles for monthly Chicago area entertainment magazines.• Coordinated 80 page tabloid book layout and paste down with sales manager and senior editor.• Developed, designed and implemented marketing plans and promotional materials, wrote and edited feature articles and reviews, fostered public relations communications with industry counterparts.

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  Ingram Micro

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Marketing Associate, Hardware

  • Administered in-house promotional programs for vendor distribution channels in the monitor, video-board, and modem areas of technology as well as my own peripheral vendor account through several print media monthly programs, value-added resellers, and special in-house sales events. • Managed 13 modem/ monitor vendors’ monthly co-op reports and the monthly Modem Market Share Report for the department that annually tracked 144 million in marketing.• Assisted in the creation and implementation of marketing plans and profit-enhanced special projects for several hardware accounts including Intel, US Robotics, Motorola, Samsung and Samtron by coordinating and developing various print media promotional projects with creative department. Show less

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  Rick Johnson & Company

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Account Executive

  • Collaboratively serviced marketing account for a multi-state supermarket chain by creating and implementing marketing plans, promotional programs and coordinating the rotating in-store signage.• Individually coordinated all new store/ remodel grand opening events including print media, product giveaways, and event entertainment with in-house creative department, store managers, and vendors that included grand opening coupon promotions, and site-specific direct-mail marketing brochures.• Tracked and maintained the Apples For the Students computer purchasing program and collaborated with the public relations implementation of the annual Golden Apple Awards. Show less

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  Albuquerque Public Schools

  Aug 1997 - May 2001

  Art Educator, Middle School

  • See current employment with APS listed above for on-going responsibilities in instruction and curriculum, as well as additional educational leadership experience.• Wrote course descriptions and built sequenced curriculum for Art I, Art II classes. • Co-developed a multi-department Science Fair Unit.• Produced and painted student centered murals. • Established Art After-School Program.• Electives Department Leader.

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  Albuquerque Public Schools

  Jul 2001 - Jun 2016

  Art Educator, Level III, Elementary Itinerant

  I am one of 49 elementary art teachers servicing 89 elementary schools in the Albuquerque Public School District funded by the NM Fine Arts Education Act (FAEA). The Fine Arts Department is district managed and provides an high-quality itinerant program.• Provides dynamic instruction to students, with various learning styles and capabilities, by using creative standards-based art lessons at appropriate grade levels with modifications as necessary. • Utilizes and implements content-specific knowledge throughout classroom curriculum, by continuous refinement and development with various forms of research and technology, a vast variety of media and technical skills, and multi-modal high-level questioning in an engaging environment.• Provides coherent integrated hands-on lessons, that are meaningfully sequenced and collaboratively developed, with contemporary learning strategies for diverse populations. • Regularly displays student artwork in annual school and district-based exhibits, as well as submissions to state and national-level rigorous competitions for student recognition opportunities as well as community and pre-career involvement. • Determines student progress based on various summative and formative standards-based assessment, and maintain accurate student records.• Maintains a professional website, and hosts art-event evenings for students and school community. • Manages materials inventory and tracks annual budget allocation through supply, equipment, and material orders.• Provides department colleagues professional development training through art education workshops, as well as arts integration workshops and self-developed information packets for classroom teachers’ integrated implementation.• Regularly presents standards-based professional development art education workshops at state and national conferences for colleagues with contemporary pedagogy, research and best practices.• Multiple volunteer leadership roles, (See resume). Show less

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  New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA)

  Jan 2008 - Nov 2019

  Advocates for art education in NM through Organizational Business Reports; Grant Writing; Fundraising; Community Liaisons; Business Partnership Development; Marketing and Promotions Development; Legislative Advocacy. • During my 6 year Presidency of NMAEA, I also served as NM Delegate, Awards Chair, Advocacy Chair, NM Scholastic Art Awards Administrator, and conference presenter for the Association. • Please see my resume for a detailed list of duties and responsibilities including operational, financial and program development. • Additionally, I served the National Art Education Association (NAEA) in multiple roles.

  • Advocacy Chair

    Jan 2013 - Nov 2019

  • President-Elect; President; Current Past President

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2014
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  Davis Publications

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

  Art Consultant

  Provided professional development training for Davis Publications' print and digital instructional resources to art educators/ programs in various states/ districts.

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  University of New Mexico

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2019

  Adjunct Lecturer III, Field Supervisor

  Supervise and evaluate pre-service art education students during their student-teaching practicum. Mentor art education graduate association NAEA student chapter.

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  Albuquerque Public Schools

  Sept 2017 - Nov 2022

  Mentor Program Coordinator

  • Identified, matched, assigned, tracked, and verified completion of PED state-mandated Mentorship requirements for all Level-1 teachers in a large district, K-12, all contents, includingverification of reciprocity,; approx 400-500 new educators assigned each year.• Managed Mentor Teacher approval status through recruitment, application, interview,and review, as well as assignment performance assessment in a pool of over 1100 Mentors,annually. Including Mentor Teacher professional development mandated trainings.• Submitted and tracked approximately $800,000 in differentials to assigned Mentors,annually. Show less

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  National Art Education Association (NAEA)

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2021

  Elementary Division Director
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  New Mexico Art Education Association

  Jan 2023 - now

  President