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CERTIFICATION

 

Naitonal Board Certification, 2011

Currently hold Standard Illinois Teaching Certificate with the following endorsements:

Accounting, Basic Business, Business Computer Programming/Systems, Information Processing, Journalism, Marketing, Mathematics, and Principal/Administration (Type 75)

 

NCLB HIGHLY QUALIFIED: Algebra, basic and/or general math, calculus (9-12), geometry (9-12), Journalism (9-12), Language Arts (1-8), Title 1 remedial math, and trigonometry (9-12).

 

EDUCATION

 

Doctorate (currently pursuing)
Curriculum & Instruction
Illinois State University

Master of Accounting & Finance (in process)
CPA Focus
Keller Graduate School of Management

Certificate of Advanced Study
Educational Leadership (Type 75)
National Louis University, August 2009

Master of Arts
Secondary Education, Business Education
December 2003

Bachelor of Science
Business Management
June 2000

High Schools - Conant and Streamwood
Math Team, National Honor Society, French Club

 

EXPERIENCE


2011 - current
Department Chair
Hoffman Estates High School

2003-2011
Buesiness Education Teacher
Schaumburg High School
Classes taught: Accounting, Business Explorations, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Web Page Design, Consumer Education

Prior to 2003
Over 13 years of real world business experience, including:

  • Accounting for WLUP/WMVP
  • Marketing for Gillette/Proctor & Gamble
  • Office Manager for freight companies
  • Rate Desk Agent at Alaska Airlines
  • Project Specialist/Web Design/Customer Service Trainer at ADP
  • Executive Secretary at Expeditors International
  • Gap, Wal-Mart, Blockbuster, Woodfield Ford, A&W, Cookie Factory, YMCA, and Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell (law).

 

EXTRA CURRICULAR

 

  • Freshman Class Club (2011 - )
  • National Honor Society (2011 - )
  • Business Professionals of America (since 2008)
  • Film Festival/Arts Alive Committee (2005-2011)
  • Assistant Coach - Badminton (JV) ( 2011)
  • Speech Team Coach (2003-2009)
  • In-District Course Teacher - Web Design courses

 

PATRIOTS

 

PERSONAL

 

  • Married with two beautiful children, two dogs, and two cats. Love spending time with family and friends!
  • Huge New England Patriots fan.
  • Love web design and technology.
  • Completed the Chicago Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in 2009,, to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Have a new love for running! (Completed again in 2010 and 2011!)
  • Completed the Chicago Marathon in 2010 and 2011.

 

Updated on November 26, 2011 by Kerri Largo.
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