Resume

• 2011

  World forum

  Beijing City

  China

  I provide management and curriculum support for a rapidly growing group of private preschools in various cities throughout China. The schools have capacities that average about 400 children per location. Currently there are 11 locations in Beijing

  Xian

  Yanjiao

  Cangzhou

  Tengzhou

  and Langfang.

  Chief Education Officer

  Eland Education

  Virginia

  Represents Merit Academy with Community Partners and State and National Associations. Advocates for the company to promote quality collaborations with both government and nongovernment entities. Assists Merit Schools in obtaining NAEYC and AdvancEd accreditation. Provides support for same schools in registering for and showing progress in Virginia’s Quality Rating System

  now called Virginia Quality. Trains and provides consultation and support for Merit’s management team. Served as Director of Child Care Operations for the same company from 1996 - 2009.\n

  Vice President

  Merit Academy

  Woodbridge

  Virginia

  Develop and oversee programming and curriculum\nCreate and administer training program for teachers and managers\nRepresent company with professional organizations

  Vice President of Education

  Minnieland Academy

  Woodbridge

  Virginia

  Minnieland Academy

  Director of Child Care Operations

  Responsible for day-to-day operations of a group of 50 child care centers. Created an in house training and credentialing program for the company that provides all teachers with a comprehensive

  tiered career ladder. Opened over two dozen new centers since 1996. Centers voted best in region by reader poll of two local newspapers for last three years. Increased average center enrollment from 70% to over 85% including new centers. Developed curriculum for infant

  toddler and preschool programs. Assisted sites in achieving and maintaining NAEYC and NECPA accreditation. Supervised placement of Head Start and Special Education students in Minnieland centers. Arranged for onsite Head Start and Inclusion programs within Minnieland centers.

  Minnieland Private Day School

  Inc

  Participated in a network of PLAY advocates

  World forum

• 2009

  Virginia STAR Quality Initiative

  Coordinated STAR quality ratings for early childhood programs

  centers and family day homes. Arranged for and monitored mentoring efforts.

  Virginia STAR Quality Initiative

  Minnieland Academy

  Woodbridge

  VA

  Day to day operational management of approximately 50 child care centers

  Director of Child Care Operations

• 2000

  BA

  Studied Elementary Education and Psychology

  Psychology/Elementary Education

  SUNY Stony Brook

• 1995

  Northern Virginia Community College

  Minnieland Private Day School

  Inc

  Teach adults in early childhood education and developmental psychology

  Northern Virginia Community College

  Administrator

  Administered all programs and operations for a child care chain consisting of four licensed and accredited centers.\nSupervised a staff of 47 and oversaw an annual budget of 1.6 million dollars. The centers served both full-paying and subsidized clients and included programs for infants

  toddlers

  preschool and school age children. Children in the programs represented many ethnic and cultural backgrounds with at least fifteen languages spoken. The centers accepted court placements as well as children requiring special education interventions

  which were often done on site.\nCreated and periodically updated all personnel handbooks

  staff manuals

  parent handbooks and other policy statements

  forms and contracts for the programs.\nCreated an annual training plan and personally conducted most of the formal in-service training for all staff (more than 30 hours per year for each staff member).\nIntroduced into the preschool classrooms

  both the High Scope curriculum and a primary prevention program that were created to meet the needs of the many at-risk children served in the centers.\nArranged for and participated in research to measure the effectiveness of the primary prevention program.

  Teddy Bear Day Care

  Vice President of Education

  Develop

  train

  and assess curriculum and program for the Minnieland family of schools. Collaborate with directors of operations for all three divisions of the company including over 100 child care centers

  school age programs and private schools. Represent company at professional conferences. Work with marketing director to create literature for parents that describes the programs Minnieland offers. Supervise a team of trainers that delivers a systematic tiered training and mentoring program for management and staff. Provide support for schools as they achieve and maintain national accreditation status. Review child outcomes and perform annual program evaluations accordingly.

  Minnieland Private Day School

  Inc

  Eland Education Group

  Beijing City

  China

  2012-2016 Eland International Education Group Corp\nChief Education Officer\n\nProvides training for teachers and principals for a multi-site international child care group. Writes curriculum and monitors its implementation within the schools belonging to the organization. Provides workshops for parents and government officials in developmentally appropriate practice in preschool education. \n\n

  Chief Education Officer

  Beijing City

  China

  Chief Education Officer

  Eland Education

• 1990

  Ph.D.

  Studied Educational Administration and Supervision

  Child Development

  Adult Development

  Education

  Developmental Psych

  George Mason University

• 1988

  Ph.D

  Early Childhood Education/Child Development/Staff Development\nM.A. Educational Administration and Supervision\n\nDissertation: \"A Qualitative Analysis of an Emotional Social Behavior Intervention Program for At-Risk Four Year Olds\"

  Education

  George Mason University

• 1970

  B.A

  Education/Psychology

  State University of New York at Stony Brook

• Educational Leadership

  Classroom

  Teaching

  Policy

  Staff Development

  Teaching Adults

  Teacher Training

  Training

  Special Education

  Supervisory Experience

  Program Development

  Curriculum Development

  Curriculum Design

  Leadership Development

  Community Outreach

  Adult Education

  Operations Management

  Childcare

  Child Development

  Early Childhood Education

  Burton

  Rosemary

  Burton

  Merit Academy

  Teddy Bear Day Care

  Eland Education Group

  Eland Education

  Minnieland Academy