WORK EXPERIENCE

Fairfax County Public Schools , Mantua Elementary, Special Education program , Fairfax, Virginia - 2001 to present

  • Instructional Assistant: Duties include conducting teacher-planned instruction, student supervision and plan implementation, assisting with special education students, handling of confidential documents and communications, as well as communicating assessments, insights and issues affecting the education of elementary school students.

Gallaudet University , Registrar's office , Washington, D.C. - 1991 to 1998

  • Registration Assistant: Controlled course catalog and schedules, registration functions, academic/event room assignments, student records monitoring, data entry. Coordinated, directed and mechanized course guidelines, facility reports and classroom renovation proposals. Supervised internship students and acted as liaison between Preparatory Studies Administration and Registrar's Office.

Gallaudet University, Admissions Office, Washington, D.C. - 1989 to 1991

  • Word Processor: Word processing/data entry, admission applications, prospective students liaison, demographic information release to departments, supervision of student assistants, interview committee board member.

Integrated Microcomputer Systems, Inc. , U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Records Management office , Washington, D.C. – 1988-1989

  • Quality Assurance Technician/Unit Assistant Supervisor: Performed inspection of entered classified civil suit cases, reviewed and analyzed data entry issues, prepared weekly and monthly error reports, developed coded Civil Division Database manual, trained and supervised new employees in classification unit, assisted with special projects.

Integrated Microcomputer Systems, Inc. U.S. Department of Justice - 1984-1988

  • Legal Data Technician: Reviewed classified civil suit case entries, made corrections, quality recommendations and provided summaries on such data entries; summarized monthly quality control reports, conducted training of Legal Data Technicians, handled word processing of developed classification civil data entry manual. Acted as Unit Supervisor and participated in Employee Benefit Committee

EDUCATION

Gallaudet University , Washington, D.C.

Master's Degree – 1995

  • Major: Public Administration/Supervision

Gallaudet University , Washington, D.C.

Bachelor's Degree – 1984

  • Major: Psychology
  • Minor: Education

George Washington University , Washington, D.C.

Legal Assistant Certification, 1986

  • Legal research and writing, legal accounting, civil procedure, substantive law, administrative law, and legal issues regarding disabled persons and anti-discrimination law.

LANGUAGES

  • American Sign Language – Fluent
  • English - Fluent