LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

Teaching & Tutoring

  • Teacher, 3rd Grade, Germanshire Elementary School, Memphis, Tennessee (2006-Present)
  • Tutor, School-Aged Child Care (SACC) Holmes Road Elementary, Memphis, Tennessee (Summer 2008; Summer 2009)
  • Tutor, SACC, Germanshire Elementary, Memphis, Tennessee (2006-2007 After School; Summer 2007)
  • Teacher, 4th Grade, Germanshire Elementary School, Memphis, Tennessee (2005-2006)
  • Family Child Care Provider, In-home Preschool, Memphis, Tennessee (1997-2000)

Community Initiatives
  • Science and Math exhibit and presentation, Memphis Association for the Education of Young Children conference, Memphis, Tennessee (2004)
  • Boys Booked On Barbershops (B-BOB) literacy initiative volunteer, Memphis, Tennessee (2004)
  • Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) proctor, Germanshire Elementary School, Memphis, Tennessee (2004)
  • Junior Achievement "Communities" (first grade) curriculum presenter, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, Tennessee (2001)

Conference Planning Committee Member
  • Together for Children Annual Conference, co-sponsored by United Way of the Mid-South and Bank of America  Memphis, Tennessee (1999, 2000, 2001)
  • There’s No Place Like Home-Family Child Care Conference, Memphis, Tennessee (1998-2001)

Workshops Presented
  • Technology Tools to Increase Student and Parent Engagement, MCS Teaching and Learning Academy, Memphis, Tennessee (2008)
  • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (2000), Shelby State Community College (2000)
  • Proposed Rated Licensing System for Family Child Care-Informational Meetings, Memphis, Tennessee (2000)
  • A Treasury of Free Community Resources, Shelby State Community College (2000)
  • Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Growth, Shelby State Community College (2000)

Workshops/Events Coordinated
  • Health & Safety in Family Child Care, Shelby State Community College, Memphis, Tennessee, (2000)
  • Van Passenger Safety: DHS Rules and Regulations for Transporting Children, Shelby State Community College (2000)
  • Tennessee Delta Child Care Resource Center Grand Opening, Shelby State Community College (2000)
  • WKNO Parenting Seminars on-site child care, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Stand for Children Petition Drive, sponsored by the Children’s Defense Fund, Washington, DC (1998)

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Conferences Attended
  • Beyond Access Inclusion Conference, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (2000)
  • There’s No Place Like Home-Family Child Care Conference, Memphis, Tennessee (1997-2001)
  • Infant Toddler Training Institute, Nashville, Tennessee (2000)
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children conference, Atlanta, GA (2000)
  • Governor’s Summit on Tennessee’s Children, Nashville, Tennessee (1998)
  • Tennessee Alliance State Family Child Care conference, Nashville, Tennessee (1998)
  • Memphis Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, Memphis, Tennessee (1997, 2000, 2004)

Workshops/Meetings Attended
  • Tech Camp, Teaching and Learning Academy, Memphis, Tennessee (2008)
  • Literacy Workstations, Teaching and Learning Academy, Memphis, Tennessee (2007)
  • Nike PE2Go Training, Nike Training Facility, Memphis, Tennessee (2006)
  • Memphis City School Substitute Teacher Orientation, Memphis, Tennessee (2005)
  • Enhancing Literacy Instruction Through Effective Induction and Mentoring Programs for New Teachers, New Teacher Center, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (2005)
  • Putting Race on the Table: Equity in Education, University of Memphis New Teacher Center, Memphis, Tennessee (2004)
  • Rescuing Urban Schools: Spies, Saboteurs and Saints, Dr. Robert Cooter and Dr. Katherine Cooter, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (2004)
  • Teacher Orientation, Circles of Success Learning Academy, Memphis, Tennessee (2004)
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  • Rated Licensing System Development Tennessee Department of Human Services, Nashville, Tennessee (2000)
  • Tennessee’s Proposed Rated Licensing System for Family Child Care, Nashville, Tennessee (2000)
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  • Successful Outcomes Measurement (2000) United Way of the Mid-South, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Infant Toddler Training: Routines as Curriculum, Grant's Training Institute, West Memphis, Arkansas (2000)

  • Tennessee Early Intervention System Inclusion Workshop, Special Kids, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee (2000)

  • Fund Raising 101, Memphis Junior League, Memphis, Tennessee (2000)

  • How to Hold a Productive Meeting, Memphis Junior League, Memphis, Tennessee (2000)
  • Writing and Winning Grants Part I and Part II, Tennessee Child Care Facilities Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee (1999)
  • 504 Compliance Training, Shelby State Community College Family Child Care Registration Program, Memphis, Tennessee (1999)
  • Marketing Strategies in Child Care, Tennessee Child Care Facilities Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee (1999)
  • Successful Strategies for Teaching Adults, Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA), Nashville, Tennessee(1999)
  • Statewide Data Development Management Project, TECTA, Nashville, Tennessee (1999)
  • Quality Child Care in a Family Setting, Memphis Family Child Care Association, Memphis, Tennessee (1998)
  • Family Day Care Rating Scale, TECTA, Memphis, Tennessee (1998)
  • Child Care Nutrition Training, Learning Block Child and Adult Care Food Program Sponsors, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Child Care Orientation-30 hours TECTA, Memphis, Tennessee (1998)
  • Mr. Chuck's Parenting Seminars, WKNO, Memphis, Tennessee (1998)
  • Quality Child Care-Do You Have It? (1998), Shelby State Community College, Memphis, Tennessee (1998)
  • Reaching Excellence in Caring for Young Children, Appelbaum Training Institute, Memphis, Tennessee (1998)

Other Training
  • Front Page Fundamentals (2000), Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Microsoft Office Suite (1998, 1999), New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Memphis, Tennessee