BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Assistant Principal in girls' high school with experience in team leadership, teacher coaching, and administrative tasks.
Experienced STEM instructor with skills in classroom management, curriculum development, student engagement, and differentiated instruction.
Excellent written skills with experience in grant and professional writing. Experience in Google Suite of applications, Google Domain admin management, and EngradePro and QuickSchools online grading systems and school management.
Additional laboratory experience in microbiology, cell culture, microscopy, and genetics.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, BAIS YAAKOV OF WATERBURY
September 2019 - Present
Migrate school to online system, coach teachers and assist in curriculum development, oversee administrative staff
STEM DEPT. HEAD, ACADEMIC ADVISOR, BAIS YAAKOV OF WATERBURY
September 2014 - Present
Design and lead courses in AP Biology, AP Psychology, General Chemistry, Principles of Engineering, Applied Engineering, Geometry, Algebra I, and Algebra II at the general and honors level.
Assist administration with curriculum design, professional development, grant writing, newsletter writing, online grading, and college accreditation.
TITLE I TUTOR, WATERBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
September 2018 - Present
Offer additional support and tutoring to Title I students to help them succeed at grade level.
LEAD INSTRUCTOR, MAD SCIENCE
September 2013 - June 2014
Instructor of science enrichment programming for elementary school students in public and private school settings.
TEACHING ASSISTANT, PEER TUTOR, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
September 2012 - January 2014
Teacher’s assistant for Microbiology. Teacher’s assistant and tutor for General Chemistry, Statistics tutor, Teacher’s assistant for Genetics.
SUMMER RESEARCH ASSISTANT, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
June 2011 - August 2012
Assisted Marina Holz, PhD and Sumanta Goswami, PhD with breast cancer cell research using cell culture techniques. Work focused around comet assay, cell culture, and rodent care and handling.
SUMMER RESEARCH ASSISTANT, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
June 2008 - August 2010
Assisted Joel C. Eissenberg, PhD and William S. Stark, PhD with continued research on GGA in Drosophila. Worked primarily with microscopy, spectroscopy, Drosophila work, and genetics. Used LabChart and Excel to record results. Determined level of protein (GGA) in Drosophila through various techniques, including spectroscopy, behavioral assays, and dissections, and wrote 30 page paper detailing research findings.
EDUCATION
February 2013 - Expected May 2019
M.S. JEWISH EDUCATION
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, AZRIELI GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JEWISH EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION
M.S. in Jewish Education, expected May 2019.
Received additional certification in Child Abuse Identification and Reporting and Violence Prevention and Intervention (SAVE).
September 2011 - January 2014
B.A. BIOLOGY
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, STERN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
B.A. in Biology, with a concentration in molecular and cellular biology
S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program
Summa Cum Laude
RECOGNITIONS
SCHOOL-WIDE ENGINEERING PRIZE
May 2017
HONOREE FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
October 2015