Summary
1 Certification
Specialist with Niņos en Mi Casa Program
3 years experience as a Child Development Specialist
3+ years
experience as a Teacher/Home Visitor (case management)
4+ years experience as a Site Director
5+ years
experience as a Preschool Teacher
---Notary
Recent Work
Experience
Association
for Supportive Child Care 1/2007 Current
Niņos
en Mi Casa Assistant Program Coordinator
Conduct Orientations for participants in the program. Supervision of specialists. Case management for applicants perusing
their Certified Family Child Care Provider Certification through the Department of Economic Security. United Way Ambassador.
Program Outreach and Mentor Coordinator. Notary, Fingerprinting.
Southwest
Human Development 9/2003 1/2007
Child
Development Specialist
Create
curriculum based on my screenings of children, anecdotal observations and parent input, using the CARE curriculum. I also
incorporate nutrition, preventative health, personal hygiene, and safety into daily activity and routines in the classroom.
Support
parents as the primary educators of their children through regular, planned contact with parents, integration of the Home/School
Connection and the encouragement, integration and reinforcement of parent volunteers.
Plan
I.A.P. collaboratively with parents, and, when appropriate, other team members; implements I.E.P. and I.A.P. activities in
the classroom; regularly apprises parents about their child s progress and ways to support their child s development in their
home.
Work
in partnership with health, mental health, disability and family development staff to integrate the divisions services
into the classroom program and facilitate a smooth transition for the child and family into the next program placement.
Develop
positive and constructive working relationships with staff, participants and team members that result in two-way communication
toward the achievement of family service division goals and objectives.
Maricopa County Early Head Start
Teacher
05/2001 06/2003
Create
and implement DAP activities based on anecdotal observations and developmental assessments using the DENVER II.
Conducting training s for teen parents in the areas of parenting skills, domestic violence, developmental domains and stages
of their child s development, and life skills such as budgeting, job searches importance of continuing education and self-esteem.
Maintain
and supervise general classroom documentation, developmental assessments, IP s, IFSP s, IHP s and all other required EHS and
AZDHS documentation.
One
third of the year served as a Home Based Visitor implementing required services (see above) for the families enrolled in the
program.
Sunrise Preschools
Assistant
Director 05/2000 10/2000
Maintained
client s accounts and billing, including DES accounts.
Maintained food orders and service within CACFP and AZDHS
guidelines.
Coordinated training s in child development for staff on a monthly basis.
Assumed full responsibilities
for staff, children and facility in the absence of the Director.
Computer
Skills
Expert Level
Experience with:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Outlook
Work Sampling
Intermediate
Experience with:
Microsoft Photo Editor
Microsoft Excel
Calendar Creator 8.0 Deluxe
Education
College: Arizona State University
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) Family Studies/Child Development and Educational Psychology,
December 2007
Pima Community
College
Associate of Applied Sciences Degree Early Childhood Education (Teacher
Director), May 1995
Additional
Accomplishments
Member
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society of the Two Year Colleges
CPR and First Aid certified
