Monday, December 1, 2008

Resume

Michelle Posner

Profile


Current Art Specialist for the developmentally disabled population. Actively perusing a career in art education.


Experience


2005 – current Family Residences Bethpage, NY

& Essential Enterprises, Inc.

Art Specialist

§ Teaching five art workshops per day to developmentally disabled adults attending a day program.

§ Monitoring and charting the progress of individuals assigned to my home room through writing daily, weekly and monthly reports.

§ Planning and organizing weekly outing opportunities to the individuals assigned to my home room.

§ Volunteering at events sponsored by my day program.

§ Assisting in the process of new employee orientation and training.



1999- 2002 Great South Bay YMCA Bay Shore, NY

Senior Counselor

§ Managing a home room in a summer camp program for children under five.

§ Planning and organizing weekly outing opportunities to the individuals assigned to my home room.

§ Monitoring and charting the progress of individuals assigned to my room.


Education & Professional Development


2007- Present Adelphi University Garden City, NY

§ Currently enrolled in master’s program for Art Teaching



2003 – 2005 SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY

§ B.A., Social Sciences.

§ Minor: Studio Art.

Dean’s List 2004.



2001 – 2003 SUNY Farmingdale Farmingdale, NY

§ Major: Visual Communications.



2005 – Present The Drawing Studio Smithtown, NY

§ Weekly five hour classes involving the development of figure drawing, figure painting, picture making, and illustration.

§ Assists director during gallery presentations and displays.



2003 – 2004 Huntington Arts Council Huntington, NY

§ Assisting to produce agency newsletters using Adobe Quark.

§ Assisting in writing of lesson plans for classes taught in the agency.


Software Skills


Proficient with all versions of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Quark, Photoshop.



Meposner1179@yahoo.com 631-943-6760

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