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Work Experience

2015 - present

Community Interpreter
2019 - present: SF Bay Area

2015-2019 Knoxville, Tennessee

  • RID Certified since 2023

  • Most experience in higher education, education management, mental health, conference, & medical settings

  • Actively seeking and receiving mentorship from other hearing interpreters & Deaf interpreters

2021-2022

San Francisco Unified School District
Deaf Educator, K-2nd Grade

  • Manage and teach a classroom of three different grade levels (K-2nd) simultaneously, providing access in both American Sign Language and spoken English

  • Coordinate independent schedules with interpreting services and service providers for 9 different students with varying needs

  • Create full year curriculum maps based on each student's Individualized Education Plan

  • Plan and lead professional development training sessions as a part of the Instructional Leadership Team

2019-2021

California School for the Deaf, Fremont

Early Childhood Educator

  • Coordinate with a co-teacher to facilitate education with equal emphasis of American Sign Language and written English development

  • Coordinate and execute federally regulated meetings with over 15 parties as the primary point of contact to accommodate individual student growth and success

  • Track and analyze data from individual assessments and regularly communicate findings and team action items with 5+ department chairs

  • Regularly mitigate conflict through explicit and thoughtful communication

  • Collaborate with colleagues to develop, refine, and launch appropriate strategies relevant to current events and social issues for all students

  • Created new virtual teaching processes using Zoom, Creative Cloud, Youtube, and iMovie during the COVID19 pandemic

Education

2018-2019

Masters of Science, Deaf Education

University of Tennessee

2014-2018

Bachelors of Science, Special Education

University of Tennessee

  • ​​Interpreter Training Program 2015-2018

  • Weekly community interpreting under mentorship from RID certified interpreters

  • American Sign Language tutor

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