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
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
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 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
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
- 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
- "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