My Resume

Phone 719-237-9018

Education
Name of School: Kaplan University
Major/Minor: Psychology, emphasis in Child Development
Degree: Bachelors, May 2010 (projected)

Name of School: Pikes Peak Community College
Major/Minor: History and General Studies
Degree: Associates Degree, August 2005


Achievements and Volunteering
Completed PRAXIS II, Elementary Content Test Code 0014
Lifetime member of Girl Scouts of the USA as well as current volunteer
• Worked with girls on earning badges and honor awards
• Aided in weekly/monthly meetings
Member of the Alpha Omicron Pi International Fraternity
Volunteered with Smart Girl program for middle school girls 2007- 2008
• “Smart-Girl empowers girls to develop emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and problem solving skills within a relational context that addresses their need for belonging.” © Smart Girl website ( http://www.smart-girl.org/program.html )
Assistant Third Grade Girls Basketball Coach at Remington Elementary in Falcon District 49, 2007-2008
Volunteer at Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care Nov 2008- Present
• Assisted patients at long term care facilities and their families
• Worked with grief programs
Published poet: Twilight Musings © 2005
Published photographer: Life’s Easel © 2007


Employment History

The Melting Pot, Colorado Springs, CO May 2008- July 2009
Trainer and Lead Hospitality Specialist and Server
Lead Hospitality Specialist Responsibilities
• Trained and Supervised all new and current employees
Server Responsibilities
 Assisted and worked with guests to give them a Perfect Night Out

Falcon District 49, Colorado Springs, CO August 2007 – January 2008
Autism Teaching Assistant
• Assisted/instructed students throughout the day
• Kept communication logs throughout day with parents on child’s progress
• Worked with students one-on-one on reading, math and writing, including hand-over-hand
• Discrete trial testing students (Similar to Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy)
• Focused on: Alphabet, Numbers, sight words, and spelling words
• Received CPR and AED Training

School District 11, Colorado Springs, CO June 2002 – May 2008
Teaching Assistant and Substitute Teaching Assistant, Special Education Assistant and Clerical
Aided teachers throughout the day
• Supervised students from the cafeteria to the classroom
• Aided the teacher in development of lesson plans and testing
• Helped the students with schoolwork throughout the day
• Assisted in electives and other areas, as needed
• Assisted wherever needed by teacher
• Did one on one groups with students in reading

College of Engineering and Applied Science at UCCS, Colorado Springs, CO November 2006 – August 2007
Enrollment Coordinator (Student Employee)
Created and marketed ads for the college via high school yearbooks and newspapers
• Utilized several programs to accomplish these goals: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word
• Gave tours of facilities, including: The anechoic test chamber, microchips testing rooms, computer labs, Excel Center Labs

Get Started in Teaching Grant through UCCS, Colorado Springs, CO October 2006 – December 2006
Tutor
Assisted one Special Education and one General Education Teacher
• Assisted teachers as needed in the classroom or IEP support
• Tutored students on literacy and math
• Focuses were: Increase scores and competency in low strength areas, build confidence in low areas, bring each student up to grade-level performances
• Created and worked with general education teacher on activities to increase reading
• Created Magic ‘e’ games and match card game with sounds
• Worked with DIBELS testing

Kiddie Kandids Portrait Studio, Colorado Springs, CO August 2006 – October 2006
Photographer
Worked towards photography certification
Executed guest relations during volume and on a rotation basis based on standards
• Signed customers into computer system
• Cleaned up bays and lobby
• Cash handling
• Created and provided end of day daily reports
Created variety of photographic layouts for customer to pick prints from
• Edited and printed pictures in store
• Displayed and created examples for gifts that could be ordered

Olive Garden, Colorado Springs, CO August 2002 – September 2006
Server Certified Trainer, Host Certified Trainer
• Created wine and beverage training for serving staff
• Trained new hosts and servers
• Worked with management through meetings, creating communication and teamwork with coworkers

Claires Inc. : The Icing, Colorado Springs, CO May 2001 – June 2001
Third-Key Manager
• Ran and opened store on my own with guidance of upper management
• Stocked store
• Pierced ears while earning certification

Sears, Colorado Springs, CO October 1998 – September 2001
Sales Associate
• Gained cash handling experience as well as kept area clean and worked with other team members in my department
• Restocking and sorting of department

Seven Falls Company, Colorado Springs, CO June 1998 – July 1999
Cashier and Sales Associate
• Gained cash handling experience throughout different gift shops, on my own and with a team, restocked inventory on floor and tidied up all gift shops

So here I am again in Ohio, wondering why I came, but at the same time knowing why. Driving from Dayton back to Hillsboro, I loved watching the green lush scenery and the never ending land of crops upon crops. I love that about Ohio, it's so GREEN! :-) I think.... I lost my train of thought. So yes, I'm here for the family reunion that I haven't been to since I was a kid and I'm sorta excited to be meeting family that I've never met and to see some family that I haven't seen in years, or at least since April when my Grandpa died. I'm anxious to see what this mini trip brings.

Quiet Summer

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, it's been a quiet summer for me here. I've been working a lot and stopped serving and am just hosting. Hopefully I'll go back to serving once I give my shoulder a break but we'll see. I could really use the money. Classes are still going well and I was up a few weekends this summer to stay with Grandma in Denver for some photography workshops. I would love to move up here and finish that degree. Grandma doesn't understand why I'm doing it and just wants me to teach- when I don't want to do that remotely. I'm looking more into counseling, something like I did with Smart Girl! Woot! Also, I'm going back to Ohio Labor Day weekend. I need a little escape and I'm also just wanting more time to reflect on this year. My Great Aunt died this summer so that brings this number to 3. No one else is sick enough to die in my family so here's to hoping. (that sounds horrible I know, but really... I'm not even done grieving for the previous person and then someone else dies... argh)

Birthdays

So today is my dad's birthday and he's now the big 51! This is an interesting birthday for him since it's the first one since Grandpa died. I am also having an interesting time dealing with it- from more of the reflective state anyway. No travel plans made yet, but looking at going back to Ohio later this year. We'll see!

Mother's Day

So for Mother's Day this year, we went to The Melting Pot. It's become a favorite for us and celebrating events. Last year, my birthday, this year, Mother's Day, and who knows from there. Anyway, since we hadn't been there since being gluten-free, I was nervous, but while making the reservation, I asked and they said it was possible. I was super excited. We had this great server named Michelle who made sure that everything was perfect for the gluten-free fondue night. Since we had one burner, we all did the oil and did a Big Night out and a half, since it was three of us. We did cheese with corn startch instead of flour. She made sure that instead of ravioli, there was extra meets and that with the batters, mom and dad couldn't use them until I was done cooking. And chocolate, well, we use to Cookies and Cream, Marshmallow Dream, but can't any more, but we did anyway and had the cookies on the side. I had my own platter with regular marshmallows, extra strawberries and loved it! I couldn't believe that such a high end restuarant had gluten-free accomodations and didn't seem bothered. I can only imagine that it's extra work. The night was lovely and wonderful and I grabbed a job application on the way out! We'll see! (x-posted in gluten free)

On the road

Driving back to Ohio to bury my Grandfather... tis a strange feeling. I am left unsure of how I feel. I know that I haven't let much get to be and I've become numb in many ways. I feel like I've been an empty shell-- but I also feel relieved. Is that wrong? I love roadtrips, thus the title of the blog. I like to imagine that I'm always on an adventure. There was a time in my life when I didn't go a year without being on plane some where, or in a car heading somewhere. I love that about my life and it is actually one thing that I loved about being a military brat. I got to see a lot, meet some great people, make the best friends and in the end, took all my experiences with me. This year, my roadtrips are going to consist of mainly driving back and forth between home and Denver for classes- that should be interesting, but I get to stay with my Grandmother, so I'm looking forward to that. I'm trying to find the feelings that I feel like I should be having, the emotions I should be displaying, but I don't know that I will in the coming week, much less the coming month. I've become so numb and so blaize about my feelings that I'm wondering if I will ever be able to feel again. *sighs* I'm finally going to try and get some sleep on this funky pull our chair bed thing.

<3 this song

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kfWtw-mqYUM