Objective

To gain a licensed Reading Specialist position.

 

Education
August 2000-May 2004, Bachelor of Arts Degree, King College  Bristol, TN

·          GPA 3.837

·          8 consecutive semesters of Deans List

·          Graduated Summa Cum Laude

 

August 2005-July 2007, Master of Arts Degree, Appalachian State University, Boon, NC

 

 

Awards, Fellowships, Grants

King College

2004 Student Teacher of the Year Award

 

Positions Held

July 2004-current, 4th Grade Teacher

Longview Elementary School

Hickory Public Schools

My job responsibilities are those of a 4th grade teacher, teaching all subjects and goals covered in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As well as participating in the community of staff at Longview and various committees in the school.

 

2000-2004, Secretary to Chaplain

King College, Bristol, TN

My job responsibilities were secretarial in nature, phone answering, filing, creating a schedule for guest speakers, liaising with guest speakers.

 

Summers 2001-2003, Children’s Director

First Baptist Church, Bluefield, WV

My job responsibilities included planning, teaching and directing activities for the K-5 group at my church.

 

 

Conference Presentations

“Wordless Picture Books: An Adventure in Writing,” Price Reading Council, Boone, NC,

May 2006, October 2006

Fields of Interest

Reading (classroom and clinical)

Print processing

Writing

 

Volunteer Experience

I volunteered with a handicapped horseback riding farm during college.

I am currently involved in leading and supporting the youth group at my church.

Annual Thanksgiving Meal Handout for the Underprivileged

Teaching Mission to Brazil, Summer of 2003

Dentistry Mission to Venezuela, Summer of 2005