Professional info
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Languages
English
Spanish
Work experience
Owner, Garland of Grace Early Learning Program
2014 - present
I lead a dual-language immersion, home-based early childhood program. Inspired by Reggio and Waldorf philosophies, I try planning activities based on children's interests that are hands-on for experiential learning.
FAI Manager
2011 - 2014
Managed the Fresno Accreditation Instititute, an accreditation facilitation project aimed at helping child care centers and family childcare homes reach national accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) or National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). This support consisted of trainings, coaching, and technical assistance for providers through various quality improvement efforts, developing marketing materials to promote quality, developing community collaborations, and creating database systems to track and report statistics.
District Manager & Hispanic Initiative Director
2008-2009
Launched the Hispanic Initiative for Central California, promoting through outreach and networking with key stakeholders in the community. We recruited, trained, and supported professionals in the community who would volunteer in K-12 schools or programs helping children through financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness education.
Skills
Trainer / Instructor
Coach / Mentor
Translator
Team Building
Graphic Design / Marketing
Basic Web Design
Singer, Song-writer, Musician
Associations
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
The Children's Movement of Fresno County
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
California State University, Fresno
2010 - 2013
M.A. in Education - Early Childhood Education, with a specialization in children's development through the arts. Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA.
2003 - 2006
B.S. in Recreation Administration - Community Recreation & Youth Services. Also received certificates in Serving At-Risk Youth, Special Event Planning, and Non-Profit Management.
Professional Development
Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) Trainer Certification - WestEd
In Progress
Attended Modules I-IV and am in the process of becoming a certified trainer to teach PITC curriculum to early childhood educators and families. The Program for Infant Toddler Care seeks to ensure that America's infants get a safe, healthy, emotionally secure and intellectually rich start in life.
Teaching Pyramid (CSEFEL) Coach & Trainer training - WestEd
In Progress
Attended Trainer of Trainers and Trainer of Coaches trainings and am in the process of applying to become a trainer and/or coach for early childhood educators.
Child Development Permit Professional Growth Advisor Training
2013
Trained in offering technical assistance and coaching to early childhood professionals looking to advance in the Child Development Permit Matrix.
Sharpening Your DRDP Skills Teacher Training
2013
Learned more about the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) system, established by the California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education and Support Division (EESD), which helps improve program quality in early care and education programs across the state by following each child's individual development profile to help adapt daily curriculum and meet each child's needs.
Program Administration Scale (PAS) & Business Administration Scale (BAS)
2013
Learned how to use the Program and Business Administration Scales, two research-valid and reliable tools for measuring and improving the overall quality of business and professional practices in family child care settings and child care centers.