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BS & MS in Education from Buffalo State College (1979), Entrepreneurship/Leadership CEO at Empower Youth Entrepreneurs, Inc. since 1998. Founder of Queen Creations, mixed media art business
Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups
Schools:
State University of New York System - Buffalo, State University of New York System - College at Buffalo (Buffalo State College)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Coalition of Arts Providers for Children
Position:
Coordinator
Time period:
January 2009 - Present
Description:
prepare grant proposals, financial and programmatic planning
Employer:
NYS Department of Labor
Position:
CareerZone Trainer
Time period:
January 2000 - Present
Description:
Provide training across NYS for online CareerZone resource provided by NYSDOL
Employer:
Empower Youth Entrepreneurs, Inc.
Position:
Entrepreneurship/Leadership CEO
Time period:
January 1999 - Present
Description:
Prepare proposal and budget, develop and coordinate all programming yearly for 45 at risk high school youth per cycle who will prepare business plans and operate their own youth businesses full time during the summer and weekly after school as school year support programming. Youth complete real world marketing component as they form promotion companies and facilitate a benefit concert. Oversee staff; served as site for field study for Keuka College business and marketing interns
Employer:
NYS Education Department
Position:
Career Plan Coordinator and Trainer
Time period:
January 1998 - Present
Description:
served as pilot site coordinator for district; Buffalo Public Schools Coordinator; NYSED Career Plan Trainer
Employer:
Buffalo State College
Position:
Principal Investigator Research Foundation
Description:
First year of fully developed Entrepreneurship/Leadership program funded by the Workforce Investment Board of Buffalo and Erie County; wrote grant proposal, developed, coordinated and implemented all aspects of curriculum and programming
Serve as career development consultant for NYS development of assessment for CDOS 3a SCANS skills; pilot site coordinator for Buffalo Schools for field testing
Employer:
Buffalo Public Schools
Position:
Career Development Coordinator
Time period:
January 1998 - December 2008
Description:
Coordinate all activities for Perkins Grant; write Perkins grant proposal, Tech Prep grant proposal, coordinated and secured funding for federal urban Rural Opportunities Grant from USDOL, wrote, secured and coordinated Youth Opportunity Leadership Grant; data collection, all professional development; coordinated and published Best Practices in Career development for BPS; Curriculum Chairperson for Business and Marketing programs; facilitate Virtual Enterprise programming; facilitate Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Occupational Education for Advisory Committees for all CTE programs, chairperson of National Entrepreneurship Week; member of state committee for same; committee for CTE/Special Education
Employer:
New York State Education Department
Position:
1998.2006Transition Specialist Post School Indicator Survey
Time period:
January 1998 - December 2006
Description:
Conduct survey questionnaires of exiting students from Western New York School Districts to determine success of transition to the workplace or post0secondary education. Students are followed for five years
Employer:
West Hertel Academy
Position:
Special Education Coordinator
Time period:
January 1987 - December 1989
Description:
Responsible for implementation of programming for 125 students and 14 staff involvement in skillstreaming program for junior high students maintain all records in compliance with state and federal regulations
Employer:
Buffalo Public Schools
Position:
Special Education Teacher
Time period:
January 1981 - December 1998
Description:
All age levels and handicapping conditions supervise student teachers and junior participants
Employer:
College Learning Laboratory Buffalo State College
Position:
Lecturer, Special Education
Time period:
January 1978 - December 1981
Description:
Member of Research Committee and Middle States Evaluation Committee trained by the University of California at San Francisco and ASECT in NYC in Sex Education/Social Skills, wrote and field tested curriculum for the Junior High population which was rated the top curriculum in the country; included parent training workshops
EDUCATION
University:
State University of New York System - Buffalo
Time period:
1986 - 1987
Degree:
Post graduate work in Social Work Program
University:
State University of New York System - College at Buffalo (Buffalo State College)
Time period:
1979
Degree:
Education, MSc
University:
State University of New York System - College at Buffalo (Buffalo State College)
Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, International Institute of Buffalo, NYSUT Retired Educators, Buffalo First
Awards:
2004, 2006 Entrepreneurship Award for Outstanding Leadership in Business Creativity and Entrepreneurship; National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (national awards)
2006 Freedom Foundation Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education (national award)
2004 Pathfinders Award for forging partnerships between business and Education
2002 CTE Guild Educator Award
