KEY WORDS
Experienced, professional, bilingual (Spanish), energetic, nurturing,
creative, dedicated, happy, multicultural, sensitive, motivated, educated,
student centered, open minded, dependable, goal oriented, determined,
practices cultural sensitivity.
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Seeking a professional position, in an Alternative education setting,
as a middle and secondary educator, to provide a positive learning atmosphere
where students may develop the academic skills needed to speak, read, write,
practice and comprehend the Spanish language.
EDUCATION
Central Michigan University
B.A., Major: Foreign Languages, SPANISH Minor: outdoor/ Environmental
Education
Current: Graduate seeking Michigan Teachers Certification
Graduation Date: December 2004
G.P.A.: 3.5
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Substitute teacher in Mount Pleasant Public Schools for three years
- Volunteer Spanish Instructor at Oasis Alternative High School 2
years
- Contractual Spanish teacher at Aabizikaawin Alternative Education
High School, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Education Department
- Educational tutor for middle level education with the Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribal Education Department
- Independent tutor/mentor for Saginaw Chippewa Tribal community youth
(all subjects and ages)
- Substitute teacher/ teacher aid for Aabizikaawin Alternative Education
High School, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Education Department
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Administrative Assistant- Seventh Generation Program, Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe, Mount Pleasant Michigan (8/2002 current). Responsible
for all documentation, maintain filing system, make travel arrangements for
guests, research clan systems, native horticulture, and traditional Native
American ceremonies.
- Seasonal Organic Farmer- Seventh Generation Program, Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe, Mount Pleasant Michigan (6/2002-8/2002). Maintained,
harvested, weeded, pruned, watered, planted, and tilled an organic farm,
as well as aided in the development and maintenance of a medicinal plants
greenhouse.
- Contractual Spanish Instructor/Substitute teacher/Nursery Aide-
Tribal Education Department, Aabizikaawin Alternative Education High School,
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Mount Pleasant Michigan (12-2001-6/2002).
Instructed 5 students in the art of foreign language, history, cuisine,
lore and social issues of Latin American countries and tribal peoples;
assisted with 5 small children in Waboos Childcare building.
- Substitute Teacher- Mount Pleasant Public Schools, Mount
Pleasant Michigan (10/01-5/02) Acted as primary substitute teacher for all
Oasis High School openings and for all Spanish levels at Mount Pleasant High
School.
- Marishka- Ragged Point Resort, Big Sur, California (6/01-9/01).
Coffee bar attendant; served specialty coffee, tea, and pastries.
- Project Specialist- Consumer Opinion Services, Portland,
Oregon (10/00-5/01). Organized, recruited, and translated public opinion
surveys for Oregon and Washington. Operated phone system, maintained filing
system, and managed co-employees at a survey conducted within an Oregon
casino over a seven day time span.
- Fine dining Waitress, Bartender, and Banquets Assistant-
Quality Inn Beachside Resort and Hotel, Gulf Shores Alabama (1/00-8/00).
Rotated between assisting with banquets, fine dining waitress, and bartending
both at the indoor lounge and as primary beach bar server. Responsible
for maintaining accurate bank and inventory account records.
- Technical Manual Writer/Translator- Oxbow Machine Products,
Livonia Michigan (6/99-10/99). Translated crucial documents from Ford
Motor Company to ensure clear communication; served as personal translator
and ambassador between Oxbow representatives and Ford Motor Company executives;
primary telephone representative for all operations dealing with Mexico projects;
Created and revised technical manuals for automotive assembly line machinery
in both Spanish and English.
HONOR AND ACTIVITIES
- Youth camp director for 2002 and 2003 Citizens Against Chemical
Contaminants Ecological Conference
- Developed youth camp program for the Gulf Shores Zoological foundation
- Organized and assisted with the 2002 Youth Camp for the Seventh
Generation Program, Women's Circle, and Indian Health Services of Detroit
- Taught organic farming methods to the 2002 Summer Youth Program
at the Seventh Generation
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Three years Middle and Secondary level teaching experience
- Seven years experience as a professional childcare provider
- One year translation experience volunteering for Hispanic migrant
workers in Michigan
- Served as corporate translator
- Developed strong understanding of Mexican culture by traveling extensively
throughout Mexico
- Mentored “At-Risk” students in a Native American community within
the public and sovereign school systems
- Worked as camp counselor at a camp for peoples with physical disabilities
- Have traveled extensively throughout the United States of America
to better understand American culture
- Completed a five month study abroad program in Western Mexico
REFERENCES
Available upon request
CREDENTIALS
Available upon request or contact the Office of Career Services, Central
Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858. (989) 774.4000]