CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
Iowa City Community School District
Fall 2024 | Grant Wood Elementary | K-5 Special Education
Spring 2025 | Iowa City High School | 9-12 Special Education
Designed and delivered engaging, differentiated lessons to support students in meeting IEP goals.
• Led small-group and one-on-one instruction in ELA and math to reinforce foundational skills and build confidence.
• Participated in problem-solving and IEP meetings to develop a deeper understanding of individualized support strategies.
SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAEDUCATOR
Iowa City Community School District
Iowa City, IA | November 2023 - Current
Work directly with students with disabilities to implement Individual Education Plans and Behavioral Intervention Plans to promote a successful learning environment.
Support students throughout the day to ensure safety and promote respect and inclusion during lessons, play, lunch, and transitions.
Collaborate with general and special education teachers, support staff, and outside therapists to implement differentiated or modified curriculum and accommodations to support student learning goals.
Communicate effectively with school staff to guarantee that all needs are being met for special education students throughout the day.
Maintain student documentation to ensure data for progress monitoring is being recorded.
COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE
University United Methodist Church
San Antonio, TX | July 2019 - June 2023
Oversaw an average of 10 event promotions across 12 ministries by identifying target audience to develop effective marketing copy for church website, mobile app, social media, emails, and verbal invitations.
Developed creative graphics for various media, including all digital and print outlets, while ensuring maximum awareness of ministry demographics.
Supported continued growth of Facebook and Instagram presence to establish new followers and engage over 3,000 individuals on a monthly basis.
Edited weekly and monthly blogs and event promotions for all church and ministry area’s weekly emails to ensure content quality to maintain a high deliverability rate and open rate of over 50%.
Collaborated with director of communications to support the management of brand identity and various creative projects.
DIGITAL CONTENT COORDINATOR
Salem Media Group
San Antonio, TX | May 2018 - April 2019
Increased social media presence for six accounts by ensuring each brand had its own voice, target audience, and strategic content plans to gain over a combined 700 followers across all accounts.
Managed and maintained four stations’ website’s SEO and improved site navigation to reduce dead pages and ensured optimal website performance.
Wrote, produced, and edited content for weekly e-newsletters and special e-blasts for all stations and organizations.
Organized and implemented all digital aspects of station promotions including “Acquire Campaigns” and donor campaigns to surpass donation goals set by organizations by $1,500.
Developed and executed creative digital aspects of contesting which promoted specific contest details and developed content plans to promote them, increasing contest entries by 10%.