OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as an Elementary Education/ Special Education Teacher.
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WORK HISTORY
August 1997-Present    Administrative Assistant, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
        My duties as an administrative assistant require creating databases for major donors, make
        deposits and send out thank you letters, maintain the upkeep of a Paradigm computer
        program, help in organizing special events, create paychecks and payroll taxes, and help
        with special projects that may come along.
 
June 1996-June 1997   Receptionist/Human Resource Assistant, Alternative Long Distance, Inc.
                                    (company within TeleWorth, L.L.C.)
        My duties as a receptionist required answering a multi-line phone, greeting visitors, data
        entry, sorting daily mail, and helping out other departments within the company (such as
        Accounting Dept., Customer Service Dept., and Marketing Dept.).  My duties as a Human
        Resource Assistant required that I work with personal employee files, medical and dental
        insurance issues, tracking attendance (vacation and sick time), and writing bi-weekly
        newsletters.

Sept. 1995-June 1996   Customer Service Representative, Alternative Long Distance, Inc.
                                     (company within TeleWorth, L.L.C.)
        My customer service duties included answering incoming calls, helping customers with
        questions about Money Savers 10413 phone service, calling in potential problems with
        customer phone lines, and aiding in solving discrepancies with customer phone bills.

Sept. 1994-May 1995   Caller, UT Annual Fund
        Caller duties included placing calls to University of Texas alumni, with a goal of getting
        them to donate monies to their specific college from which they graduated.
 
June 1993-Aug. 1993   Inventory Helper, Industrial & Marine Power Systems, Inc.
        My duties as an inventory helper included counting and recording items in inventory.
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EDUCATION
*Advanced Academic w/Honors, graduated Magna Cum Laude, Calallen High School,
Corpus Christi, Texas  - May 1993
*The University of Texas at Austin- Bachelor’s degree in Applied Learning and
Development, specializing in Special Education- December 1998
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CERTIFICATION
*Texas Teaching Certificate for Elementary Education and Special Education
 -ExCET Tests taken on October 17, 1998
 -ExCET Tests Passed: 02 Professional Development (Elementary)
                                    04 Elementary Comprehensive
                                    11 Generic Special Education
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TEACHING /VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
*  Capital Area Easter Seals Society
 - helped with childcare for 1 to 3 year olds with disabilities
*  Alternative Learning Center
 - worked one-on-one with grades 9-12 in subjects such as Algebra and English
*  Murchison Middle School
 - helped in a 6th grade regular education math class
*  Williams Elementary School
 - completed my observation block in a Resource Room for grades 1-5
*  Williams Elementary School
   - completed my student teaching block in a 4th grade regular education classroom
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
*  Behavior Management Seminar with Jerry Webb, February 19 & 26, 1998
*  Project READ Seminar with Gena Thomas, March 12, 1998
*  Writing Workshop Seminar with Marty Dryke, September 21, 1998
*  Law Related Education Seminar at State Bar of Education, October 5, 1998
*  Interviewing Seminar at The University of Texas, October 8, 1998
*  Polaroid Workshop with Tim Gangwer, October 19, 1998
*  Crisis Intervention Seminar, November 10, 1998
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HONORS/AWARDS
*Dean’s List, Spring 1998
*Dean’s List, Fall 1998
*Member of Alpha Phi Sorority from 1994-1998
*Little Sister for Delta Upsilon Fraternity- 1996-1998
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COMPUTER SKILLS
*  Windows 95
*  proficient in Microsoft Works 4.0, Microsoft Office ‘97 (incl. Excel and Word), and
    Microsoft Publisher
*  Clarisworks 4.0
*  Tactician (a postal carrier program used for large mail-outs)
*  Paradigm (major donor database)
*  Netscape Communicator