Discovery Education

-Responsible for district accounts in the Southwest region using Salesforce CRM to manage outreach 
  and opportunities
-Perform complete sales cycle from booking a meeting, introductory meeting, curating demos to meet customer needs after needs analysis questioning, follow-up meetings, to closed won/lost
-Took a compassionate approach and quickly understood customer needs
-Develop and present customized presentations, proposals, strategic recommendations, and emails
-Maintained up-to-date knowledge of sales strategies, product offerings, and current education news
-SalesGym training on a monthly basis with weekly practice
-CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) leader for the Austin, Texas area
-Member of ERG leadership council

Associate Manager, Educational Partnerships

Business Development Representative

St. Julian of Norwich Church

Youth Group Leader

Round Rock ISD

7-8 Grade Science Teacher August 2015 - January 2022
Science Team Lead	March 2020 - January 2022
Project-Based  Learning Instructional Coach                                                               June 2021-August 2021                                                                         
Educational Assistant                                                                                               September 2013-June 2015                                                                                                                                                     
Substitute Teacher		                                                                                              October 2011 - May 2013 
Girl's Soccer Coach                                                                                           

-Responsible for supporting learner’s achievement by using data, educational technology,  and inquiry learning to provide science instruction to bring skills to the learner’s level resulting in a 90% pass rate on assessments.

Leadership
-Coordinated and facilitated meetings focused on forecasting while collaborating with other stakeholders regarding company policies and values
-Collected, tracked, and organized data to evaluate learning outcomes for approximately 450 students
-Implemented project-based learning as a grade-level team lead of 4 science teachers that resulted in a 10% overall campus improvement on assessments in 2 years 

Professional Development 						                              
-Developed and implemented curriculum for the project-based learning summer school pilot program
-Designed and delivered professional development for 50 middle school teachers
-Mentored and supported 50 teachers on classroom teaching practices
-Facilitated weekly virtual meetings with summer school teachers

Science Educator/Team Lead/Instructional Coach

Kern High School District

-Piloted the use of a laptop cart for enhancing Science curriculum 
-Implemented the use of technology applications to enrich learning
-Designed digital applications, such as webquests and student-led PowerPoint presentations
-Girl's Soccer Coach

AP Biology/Biology Educator

Educator to EdTech. Lifelong learner who loves to build more skills and knowledge.

-science
-STEM/PBL
-music
-animals
-nature
-Love to learn

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