Skills 

● Research and Analysis 

● Social Media Management 

● Professional telephone and email etiquette

● Works well independently 

● Develops creative marketing strategies 

● Proficient in Microsoft Suite

● Customer Service

 

Work History

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Berkeley County School District - Berkeley High, Moncks Corner, SC – English teacher 08/2022 - 09/2023

● Create relevant weekly lesson plans to meet South Carolina state standards. ● Assign and grade projects, issue standardized testing.

● Assess students’ skills and knowledge regularly. 

● Follow classroom policies, rules, and procedures per state standards. 

● Implement feedback from the department head and administration.

● Meet and collaborate with parents to create personalized approaches to meet their students’ educational needs. 

 

Newport News Public Schools - Passage Middle School, Newport News, VA– English teacher 09/2023 - present

● Create relevant weekly lesson plans to meet Virginia state standards.

● Assess students’ skills and knowledge regularly. 

● Follow classroom policies, rules, and procedures per state standards. 

● Implement feedback from the department head and administration.

● Meet and collaborate with parents to create personalized approaches to meet their students’ educational needs. 

• Assign and grade projects, issue standardized testing

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Education

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● Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania - Bachelor of Arts in English Minor in African American Studies

09/2016 - 05/2020

● Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island - Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing 01/2021 – 05/2023

• The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia - Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction in English Secondary Education-  05/2024-05/2025

• The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia - Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction in English Secondary Education-  05/2024-05/2025

 

Achievements 

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• ● Member of Phi Sigma Pi - National Honor Fraternity 

• Leadership in Action facilitator certified -- a Phi Sigma Pi program that teaches  public speaking and leadership instruction 

• ● Founder and President of Millersville’s Horse and Pony Club 

• ● Dean’s List -- exceeded a 3.5 GPA 

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Public Presentations

• Spoke at and presented personally conducted literary research at East Stroudsburg  University at the Frederick Douglass Institute Conference - Spring 2019

•  Presented at “Made in Millersville” - an exclusive University event allowing students to  present and argue a semester's worth of research to the public and a panel - Spring 2019

•  Millersville University Thesis: Black Lives in Dress Whites Matter: a modern-day study of  the Black Midshipman experience at the United States Naval Academy Amidst the Black  Lives Matter Movement. www.blacklivesindresswhitesmatter.com - Summer 2020

• Fall 2022 Critical Thesis for Masters of Fine Arts - Salve Regina University “Black and White and Gray All Over”  - Developed a mock course in Females in African American Literature for The Citadel Military College, arguing that adding courses with diversity would meet  their seven step academic plans, fulfill their mission statement, and develop principled leaders. 

• Current – Working with the Virginia Public Schools Behavior Analyst Network and the Cooperative for Effective Behavior Intervention and Supports to develop interactive escape rooms used for professional development courses that teaches educators how to analyze and identify interfering behaviors.