Dynamic
and versatile educational specialist with over 20 years experience working with
adults and youth seeks position in which he can utilize his strong teaching,
training, coaching and motivational skills in an educational environment.
Qualification Summary
Able to develop original curriculum.
Known for creating a safe teaching environment where
student can thrive.
Extremely flexible teaching style, as evidenced
by his ability to step into widely diverse socio-economic and cultural
environments.
Passionate about the education of the whole
person.
Highly gregarious, humorous and energetic
teaching style.
Able to sense the need in the moment of any
environment and change directions immediately if necessary.
Very sensitive to the individual needs of each
learner.
Instills confidence in each student.
Able to adapt teaching style to a wide range of
subject areas.
Excellent one-on-one skills, interpersonal
skills, and also able to hold the attention of large groups.
Incredible patience, understanding and
compassion for people from all walks of life.
Strong public speaking skills.
Education
Argosy
University, Los Angeles CA
·BA
Psychology Pending 2011
International
Centers for Spiritual Living, Seattle, OR
Ministerial License, License Pending 2011
Contra
Costa College, San Pablo, CA
AA Criminal Justice 1980
Los
Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA
AA Theater 1982
Work Experience
Teacher and Speaker, March
2010-Present, Safe Moves, Van Nuys, CA
Non-profit organization dedicated to teaching
traffic safety to youth, ages five through mid- school.
Responsible for following organization’s
curriculum parameters, while creating and implementing entertaining
engaging lessons for ages five through mid school.
Duties include: public speaking, teaching,
coaching, writing and filing reports, liaison with public and private
school administration and teachers.
Youth Program Director and Teacher: October
2008-Present, NoHo Arts Center for New Thought, North Hollywood, CA
This program is for youth from ages two through
sixteen. The objective is to build individual self-esteem and explore the
creative self, while building a cohesive team environment.
In charge of curriculum development, created
and implemented adult mentorship program, trains adult mentors, teaches,
facilitates quarterly youth newsletter Truth
from the Youth, coordinates with Outreach director to include youth in
outreach efforts.
Teacher, Personal Coach, Speaker, January
1998-Present, You and Me Productions/Partners in Empowerment, Los Angeles, CA
Creates and implements a myriad of original
workshops, such as You’re the Boss (Conscious Eating), Coming Home (Positive
Thinking Skills), No Business Like Show Business (The Business of Acting
for the Actor).
Producer of theatrical productions, including
budgeting, managing personnel, casting, directing.
Creates and implements workshops at the
California Rehabilitation Center at Norco.
One-on-one Co-Active Coaching
Standardized Patient and Teacher, January
2000-Present, USC Standardized Patient Program, Keck School of Medicine, Los
Angeles, CA
Program’s purpose is to teach first through
fourth year medical students skills to treat the physical, mental, and
emotional well-being of the patient.
As a standardized patient, mastered knowledge
of medical jargon, anatomy, medical examination skills, keen observation
and memory skills in order to recall each student’s behavior and skill level
so as to accurately fill out checklist items.
Ability to give cohesive, coherent, one-on-one formal
feedback to students.
A studio for actors ages 6 through adult, with
the purpose of teaching basic acting skills, on-camera skills, and the
business of acting.
Built this business from ground level to over
500 clients.
Created all curriculum, workshops, and
intensive networking training program taking students from New Mexico and
acclimating them to the Hollywood Entertainment Industry.
Created successful Casting Director Workshops,
bringing in top-notch Hollywood casting directors to New Mexico.
Other Skills and Experience
Speaking engagements:
8 year tour as Spider Man for Marvel Comics,
focusing on childhood abuse prevention from 1986-1994.
Ongoing Speaker at NoHo Arts Center for New
Thought and other various Religious Science Churches throughout California
from 2000-Present.
Managing and Coordinating Experience:
Act Now Networking Studio, Sherman Oaks, CA,
1997-2001.
Macy’s Department Stores, Special Events, New
York City, NY 1991-1993.
New York Food and Hotel Management School, New
York, NY 1990-1991.
AIDS Walk-a-thon 1990.
Acting and Performing:
Over
20 years experience as a professional actor of theater and film in New York,
Los Angeles and the Southwest, performed two original one-person shows, dozens
of plays and films.
