Executive Director Resume Example

Director of Support Services including:

• 2011-Director Career and Technical Education and After-School Coordinator.
• 2012- Added Gifted and Talented Program Coordinator
• 2013- Added Director of Student Transportation.
• 2014-Added Director of School Foods program.

Many of these responsibilities were essentially outside areas of expertise, however was able to effectively lead in those roles and make significant improvements.

Some successes include:

Director of CTE for seven years

• Started pre-engineering program in all secondary schools
• Partnered with local oil and gas companies who provided over $750,000 to start and run pre-engineering program
• Created STEM program for elementary schools, providing high quality curriculum and training for teachers.
• Initiated Petroleum pathway with state CTE officials.
• Initiated Pro Start culinary program
• Prepared teachers to help students effectively pass state CTE exams

Gifted and Talented Coordinator: After-School Coordinator

• Created Gifted and Talented Program for upper elementary students in partnership with Utah State University. Program became very popular with students and parents.
• Wrote two, three year grants to provide full funding for elementary after-school programs.
• Started new after-school program at Davis Elementary.

Provided leadership in Student Transportation program leading to:

• Significant cost savings on routes
• Upgraded buses to include propane buses, reducing fuel costs and becoming more environmentally friendly
• Worked with Coordinator to significantly improve culture and cooperation of department
• Organized mechanic department for greater efficiency.
• Upgraded systems including routes and scheduling from pen and paper to computer systems.

Provided leadership in School Nutrition program to:

• Reduce unpaid lunch debts.
• Increased number of students eating breakfast at school

• 2002-2011-Principal Vernal Junior High School.
• 1998-2002-Principal Vernal Middle School
• 1994-1998- Principal Uintah High School
• 1993-1994- Assistant Principal Uintah High School
• 1992-1993-Assistant Principal Emery High School.
• 1985-1992- Taught mathematics, coached several sports at Emery High School.

In those roles successfully performed many functions such as:

• Facilitated staff meetings to convey policy changes and hear employee input.
• Collaborated with various departments to support and establish programs, lessons and student activities.
• Monitored and evaluated performance of school employees. Coordinated with school personnel, parents and students to determine disciplinary actions for behavioral issues.
• Managed groups of up to 100 staff members and 65 teachers.
• Guided instruction by mentoring teachers to improve leadership and teaching effectiveness.
• Presented resources and opportunities to teaching staff for further professional development and curriculum training courses.
• Visited classrooms to evaluate teacher instructional techniques as part of annual evaluation cycle.
• Established budgets and never exceeded budget allotments.
• Demonstrated self-reliance by meeting and exceeding workflow needs.
• Successfully led Uintah High School through two accreditation reviews, Vernal Junior High School through one accreditation review.