Education:
Master of School Administration. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, May 2000
Master of Arts in History. Youngstown State University, August 1995
Bachelor of Science – Secondary Education, Social Studies and History. Youngstown State University, August 1988

Skills and Experience:
Experienced freelance writer with strong language skills, research ability, and knowledge of different citation styles.
Former K-12 teacher and administrator.
Designed and implemented curriculum for high-level Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate history courses.
Academic writing experience emphasizing original research, synthesis essays, and book reviews.

Employment:
Bull’s Eye Writing Solutions.
Freelance Writer. August 2003-present. Develop teacher guides and student workbooks for educational products. Produce correlations of major reading, writing, science, social studies, math, and assessment products to state and national curriculum standards. Develop electronic workshops on student motivation and higher-order thinking.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools.
Social Studies and Earth Science Teacher. July 1995-June 1998; January 2005-June 2006. Developed and implemented curriculum for Earth Science, World History, Advanced Placement United States History, and other courses. Served on several textbook selection committees.

Assistant Principal. July 1999-December 2004. Responsible for observation of staff, interviewing and hiring certified and classified personnel, staff development, coordinating transportation, textbooks, discipline, and other duties in a school of over 1100 students.

Honors:
Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award, 2006
SIAA CODiE Award Finalist, 2006
North Carolina Principal Fellows Program, 1998
Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, 1998
Tar River Jaycees Outstanding Young Educator, 1997
Sallie Mae First Class Teacher Award Nominee for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, 1996

References:
Ella Batts, Executive Director of Elementary Education, Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, 252-459-5200
Gavin Benson, Software Development Manager, Curriculum Associates, Inc., 1-800-225-0248
Carolyn Fuller, National Sales Manager, Curriculum Associates, Inc., 1-800-225-0248