EDUCATION
Metro State College of Denver, Colorado
B.A. in Social Work, with a minor in Child Welfare, expected May 2012

SKILLS SUMMARY
• Proficient at Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

EXPERIENCE
Wellshire Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO January 2005 – July 2006
Teacher’s Assistant for Parents’ Day Out program
• Facilitated and prepared weekly activities with the programs’ teachers to apply in the classroom setting to engage children each day, aged 2-6
• Pacified very young children when first entering the classroom for the day, and to make them feel comfortable enough to engage in the activities, as well as with the other children.
• Motivated children to explore new activities on a day to day basis
• Assessed and reported each child’s progress in areas of physical and mental development and skills
• Analyzed and communicated the progress and/or issues of each child to their parents at the end of each day

Self-Employed, Denver, CO July 2006 – August 2008
Nanny
• Educated and stimulated children ages 6 months-7 years of age in various activities such as reading, sports, imaginative, manners, and hygiene
• Mediated various complications the children would experience on various occasions
• Communicated with parents at the beginning and end of each day as to the activities the child engaged in

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
High School Senior Internship at Antelope Ridge Elementary School, August 2003 - May 2004
• Assistant teacher in four different 1st grade classrooms, inspiring classroom involvement, tutoring in areas such as reading, math, social studies, and history
Non-Profits
• Atlantis Community Center, March 2010 – April 2010
• CEEE (Center for Educational and Economic Equity) April 2010 – May 1010