It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities. 
― J.K. Rowling, (Author, Philanthropist)

A fairly comprehensive list of my experience working with children.

Current Experience & Certifications

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Certification - Valid 12/10/2016 - 12/10/2018 (renewing this month)

Tot Spot Brighton Friendship Center Child caregiver (Latchkey Program) - 10/2018-Present ​

Private Tutor (Assorted Subjects, particularly STEAM and ELA) 1998 - Present

Babysitter 1992 - Present
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Volunteer Work

  • Heart of the Shepherd Lutheran Church
    • 4-6th Grade Sunday School Teacher (2017-present)
    • Tween Group (4th- 6th grade) Adult Leader (2018-Present)
    • Christmas Pageant Co-Director (2018)
    • Vacation Bible School Service Project Coordinator  (2018)
    • Bread of Life Volunteer (2010-2016)
    • Youth Group Leader - 2009-2012
  • Kappa Delta Pi - Pi Chapter (EMU)
    • Technology Committee Member (2018-present)
    • Webmaster (2016-2018)
    • Vice President (2015-2016)
    • Eagles to Eagles 2015 - - April 23-May 3, 2015
      • worked with Native American 4th grade students at Blackwater Community Schools on the Gila River Reservation (near Phoenix, AZ)
    Society for Creative Anachronism - an international non-profit volunteer educational organization. The SCA is devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century skills, arts, combat, culture, and employing knowledge of history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities. The SCA's "Known World" consists of 20 kingdoms and over 30,000 members around the globe. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dancing, various classes & workshops, and more. I have been in the SCA since 2001 and have had many leadership roles and positions.
    • Society Minister of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) Deputy​
      • ​Youth Sciences (September 2016-January 2018)
      • Youth and Family Achievement (YAFA) Liaison (January 2018-Present)
    • Midrealm
      • Deputy Dean of Page School (​July 2018-Present)
      • Dean of Page School (starting January 2019)
    • Event Steward
      • It Takes My Child to Raze a Village (www.scakids.org) - annual hands-on family focused event that explores medieval history through activities of the period​ (Annually 2008-Present)
      • The Coronation for A’kos & Bella (October 2018)
    • Youth Officer
      • Youth Officer At- Large (2017-Present)
      • North Woods Barony (Greater Lansing Area & Livingston County) – 2014-2016
      • Pentamere Regional (Michigan’s Lower Peninsula & Windsor, ON) – 2005-2014
      • Incipient Canton of Wealdlake (Brighton/Hartland/Howell) – 2005-2007
      • Proto-Incipient Canton of Wealdlake (Brighton/Hartland/Howell) - 2004
    • Youth Activities
      • Lady Silly’s Secret Sneaky Service Shenanigans (upcoming in 2019)
      • Pentamere Regional A&S Faire (upcoming in 2019)
      • The Grand Tour: A Taste of 13th Century Europe (2018)
      • Medieval Track and Field Activities, Cynnabar Ruby Jubilee (2018)
      • Pennsic Performing Arts (2018)
      • It Takes My Child to Raze a Village: Pennsic Edition (2010-2018)
      • Herald's Pointe & Scribal Collegium (2011, 2016 & 2017)
      • Make-a-Wish Foundation Demo (2012)
      • Hale Balloonfest Demo (2011)
      • Cynnabar's Grand Tourney (2008-2010)
      • Tyger Hunt (2004-2006, 2014-2015)
      • Michigan Challenge Balloonfest Village of Balloonadoon Demo (2003-2010)
    • Adult Classes
      • Medieval Children’s Games I Won’t Teach Your Kids (upcoming in 2019)
      • Burn the Coloring Pages & Throw Out the Foam Crowns (Modifying Activities to be Developmentally Appropriate)
        • Clancy Day 2017
        • Valday 2017
        • Pennsic University (2013-2017)
      • How to Run It Takes My Child to Raze a Village
        • Clancy Day 2017
        • Pennsic University (2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017)​ ​​

Relevant Past Experience

Summer Vacation Nanny (Assorted Locales) 2012-2018
​Academic Tutor - November 2016 - April 2017
  • Title I Mathematics - Push-in tutoring, Pattengill Elementary School (Ann Arbor, MI)
  • Extended Day Math Tutoring - After school program, Pattengill Elementary School (Ann Arbor, MI)
Cromaine District Library Abed Orthodontics Boys Reading Club
  • Worked with boys entering 3rd-6th grades to prevent the Summer Slide and keep them reading all summer – May-August 2016 (Hartland, MI)
Practicum II - Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI) - January – May 2016
  • Third Grade, Taft-Galloway Elementary School (Wayne, MI)
Substitute Teacher - (Livingston County, MI) - November 2013 - June 2016 ConFusion 2015 - The longest-running fan-run science-fiction/fantasy convention in Michigan
  • KidFusion Staff – Games, Activities and more for kids
  • TeenFusion Panelist - Duct Tape Creations
Practicum I - Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI) September – December 2014
  • Third Grade, Edgewater Elementary (Van Buren, MI)
DETCON1 - North American Science Fiction Convention (Detroit, MI) June 2014
  • Planning & Promotion Staff
  • Children & Youth Staff
Digital Divas Conference - Eastern Michigan University - November 2014
  • STEM Conference for teenage Girls hosted by the Department of Technology
  • Drone Panel Presentation
Brighton's Own Livingston Players (Brighton, MI) - 2012-2013
  • Board Member
  • Junior Players Chairperson - Ran Monthly Theatre Workshops for Children
  • Coordinator of Ho Ho Holidays program - A visit with Santa that includes a puppet show, storytime, holiday songs, and a craft - November-December 2012, December 2013
Borders Books, Music, & Movies (Brighton, MI) - 2005-2008
  • "Day Camp" Summer Activity Assistant
  • Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Release Party - Dementor at the Service Desk
  • Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Release Party - Professor Trelawny's Fortune Telling Booth
  • Weekly Preschooler Story Time Substitute
Princess Party Assistant - Summer 2003
Summer Staff Spring Hill Camps (Evart, MI)
  • 2001 - New Frontiers Assistant Cook/Activities Counselor - 6-8 hours/day as a cook, with most of the rest of my time spent with an assigned group of junior high campers
  • 2002 - Counselor for Campers with Special Needs assigned to one camper each week and a group of campers in Copper Country (campers who had completed 1-5th grade)
Youth Encounters Concordia College (Ann Arbor, MI) 2000-2001
  • Travelling group that organized and ran activities and worship at lock-ins, retreats, and youth group events - assorted churches in Michigan and Ohio
​Clowns for Jesus - Concordia College (Ann Arbor, MI) Fall Semester 2000
Charyl Stockwell Academy - 1999-2002
  • Substitute Assistant Teacher - In the classroom experience!
  • Before and After School Child Care - Hired fully from Internship
  • Author! Author! Enrichment Instructor- Students created their own hardcover book in an 8 week program
  • LEGO Club Leader - Weekly Challenges using LEGO bricks to solve problems
Howell High School Teaching Early Childhood Education Program 1999-2000
  • 3 quarters - Taught preschool two days a week
  • 1 quarter - Teacher’s Aide Moderately Severe Special Ed at McPherson Middle School
  • Internship - Before & After School program at Livingston Developmental Academy
Destination Imagination Howell High School 1999-2000
  • Team Member on Instant Pudding Improv
Student Aide - Howell High School (Howell, MI) 1998-1999
  • Cognitively Impaired Life Skills Class
Private Elementary Math & Reading Tutor 1998-2000
Odyssey of the Mind
  • Assistant Coach for Division 1 at Livingston Developmental Academy (which is now Charyl Stockwell Academy). - 1998-1999
  • Team Member 1991-98
  • 1st Place State Champions 1995-1996
  • 5th Place Regionals 1995-1996
Vacation Bible School Leader Girl Scouts 1989-1996
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