J.R. Warren infinitenergy@adelphia.net

Education: PhD: Pennsylvania State University, Communication Arts & Sciences, In Progress

MA: New York University, Culture and Communication (Media Ecology), Conferred May 2001, 3.9 GPA

BS: New York University, Culture and Communication, Conferred May 1999, cum laude

AA: Mercer County Community College, NJ, Communication, Conferred December 1996, 4.0 GPA

Summary

of Qualifications: - 8 years of experience in education.

- Proven ability as development specialist and program director.

- Expert in planning, organization, research, and information services

- Strong writing and communication skills.

- Detailed oriented and able to perform tasks as specified.

Professional Experience

References are Available upon Request

§ FutureKids, New York, NY; Compu Tar, Barre, MA 9/01-1/02

Ø Educator: Facilitator of computer literacy classes for professional development and students (K-8), inclusive of special education students within the New York Public and Parochial School System. Programs focus on teaching MAC and PC literacy. Workshops are taught individually or utilize a team model. Responsible for uploading software, technical troubleshooting, management of class operations, teaching of pre-designed technology curricula and the coordination of class projects with administrative goals that worked across schools’ curricula. .

§ Institutes of Higher Education, New York 9/00-Present

Ø Adjunct Instructor: Director of undergraduate class interaction. Manage projects through planning classes, curriculum development. Responsible for research projects, reading research literature, data analysis, writing research articles. Direct student work and committee leader. Construction of class web sites and integration of Internet to supplement class interaction and to expand and diversity students learning.

§ Department of Education, New York, NY 2/00-6/00

Ø Program Developer: Developed, coordinated, and facilitated a Multicultural Arts Education program within 7 Bronx area public schools. Researched schools’ culture for tailored program design. Responsible for hiring teachers, payroll, organization of work schedules, scheduling of pre-planning, mid-assessment, and post evaluation meetings.

§ Yaffa Cultural Arts, New York, NY 2/99-6/99

Ø Educator: Developed curriculum and facilitated dance-literacy workshops within New York Public Schools. Researched the effectiveness of and utilized various media forms to teach history and contemporary understanding of movement practices. Created a video-production workshop for Yaffa’s after-school program.

§ Funk Fusion International, New York, New Jersey, California 1/92-8/00

Ø Owner/Program Developer: Vendor to the New York City Board of Education. Development of educational program proposals and curricula within the New York Public School System that focused on technology as a component to assist in multicultural education across school curricula. These programs were researched and written in response to ‘requests for proposals (RFP’s) for professional development, inclusive of direct student services. Developed and conducted presentations of programs for school administration. Created budgets, scheduled and conducted pre-planning, mid-assessment and post evaluation meetings. Also, created and coordinated events for community and cultural organizations

§ Department of Recreation, Palo Alto, CA 89-91

Ø Program Director/Developer: Director of Bodyworks Fitness/Wellness program and corporate wellness accounts. Directed and coordinated all Bodyworks events, workshops, classes and written correspondence. Created and placed advertising, hired and supervised staff. Marketed program to increase corporate contracts and community interest. Created and maintain database of workshop facilitators and speakers for corporate accounts. Responsible for coordinating annual health fair and quarterly wellness magazine distributed to city and corporate accounts.

Special Skills

MAC and PC Literate, Microsoft Word, Excel, HTML, Front Page, Power Point