BIO
Personal Profile
As a career manager, I have learned to apply the essential managerial functions to a wide variety of business ventures. I studied to be an artist and an art teacher at Bowling Green State University which has given me a unique sense of design thinking. Pursing an MS in HR at the University of Akron helped me to learn and apply business principles and obtain valuable interpersonal skills. Continuing education at Kent State University allowed me to become proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and enhance my curriculum and strategic skills in both teaching and the business environment.
MY EXPERIENCE
Background & Expertise
Design thinking, professional teacher and trainer, exceptional management skills. Website illustrations original works of photography and drawings by me with the exception of logos and student work.
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CLARK REFINING AND MARKETING
October 1992-June 1997
HR manager and business partner with Operations Manager and Marketing Manager for 165 stores throughout Michigan and Ohio.
TEXAS ROADHOUSE RESTAURANT
Part time manager of restaurant operations with annual sales over 5 million.
June 2008-present
ART TEACHER AND AUXILIARY CLERK AT ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
Teacher of grades PK-8 grade in the subjects of art, religion and research.
August 2006-present
HOME SCHOOL ART TEACHER
September 2003-2018
Fifteen year art teacher for Growing Grace Homeschool Art Class. Student enrollment began with 7 students and is now up to 100.
EDUCATION
What I’ve Learned
Compassionate manager and educator
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
MS Human Resources GPA 3.28
September 1991-1993
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
September 1976-January 1981
BFA in Art with specialization in drawing and painting. Educational endorsement art K-12. GPA
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Summer(s) 2009-2011
Curriculum, Design Thinking, Graphic Design, and Photograph classes for recertification. GPA 3.8
OLMSTED FALLS HIGH SCHOOL HSD
Graduated a year early completing high school in 3 years.
June 1976
DREAMWEAVER
Truly Top-Notch
"The best way to predict the future is to create it"
Abraham Lincoln
