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
Private Tutor (Assorted Subjects including Mathematics, Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Homework Help) 2002 - Present
Babysitter 1992 - Present
Society for Creative Anachronism:
The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our “Known World” consists of 20 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dancing, various classes & workshops, and more.
Deputy Society Minister of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) for Youth Sciences (basically I advise the Arts & Sciences Officer for the National Organization on activities that are appropriate for Children and Youth)
Burn the Coloring Pages & Throw Out the Foam Crowns (Running & Modifying Activities that are Developmentally Appropriate)
Private Tutor (Assorted Subjects including Mathematics, Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Homework Help) 2002 - Present
Babysitter 1992 - Present
Society for Creative Anachronism:
The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our “Known World” consists of 20 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dancing, various classes & workshops, and more.
Deputy Society Minister of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) for Youth Sciences (basically I advise the Arts & Sciences Officer for the National Organization on activities that are appropriate for Children and Youth)
- September 2016-Present
- 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
- It Takes My Child to Raze a Village: Pennsic Edition (2010-2014, 2016-2017)
- 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)
- Additional Volunteer: Assorted events 2004-present)
- 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
Burn the Coloring Pages & Throw Out the Foam Crowns (Running & Modifying Activities that are Developmentally Appropriate)
- Clancy Day 2017
- Valday 2017
- Pennsic University (2013-2017)
- Clancy Day 2017
- Pennsic University (2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Relevant Past Experience
Summer Vacation Nanny (Assorted Locales) 2012-2017
Academic Tutor - November 2016 - April 2017
Summer Staff Spring Hill Camps (Evart, MI)
Charyl Stockwell Academy - 1999-2002
Odyssey of the Mind
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)
- Worked with boys entering 3rd-6th grades to prevent the Summer Slide and keep them reading all summer – May-August 2016 (Hartland, MI)
- Third Grade, Taft-Galloway Elementary School (Wayne, MI)
- PESG - Grades K-12
- worked with Native American 4th grade students at Blackwater Community Schools on the Gila River Reservation (near Phoenix, AZ)
- KidFusion Staff – Games, Activities and more for kids
- TeenFusion Panelist - Duct Tape Creations
- Third Grade, Edgewater Elementary (Van Buren, MI)
- Planning & Promotion Staff
- Children & Youth Staff
- STEM Conference for teenage Girls hosted by the Department of Technology
- Drone Panel Presentation
- 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
- Heart of the Shepherd Lutheran Church (Howell, MI)
- "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
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)
- Travelling group that organized and ran activities and worship at lock-ins, retreats, and youth group events - assorted churches in Michigan and Ohio
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
- 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
- Team Member on Instant Pudding Improv
- Cognitively Impaired Life Skills Class
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
- Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church (Brighton, MI) 1991-2002
- Heart of the Shepherd Lutheran Church (Howell, MI) 2009-2012
