The Editor

SHARON A. ROTH

Summary of Qualifications

22 years experience in education and administration
experience in adult education
10 years classroom experience, including working with parents
experience in designing and leading parent support groups
'take-charge' individual adept at using interpersonal skills to interact with parents and/or staff
wide range of experience in handling and organizing business and educational situations
effective team member who is comfortable with leading or collaborating
reputation as a fair, considerate, and tenacious problem-solver
experience in setting up classroom from scratch
comfortable with multi-age, interdisciplinary classrooms
16 years in operational management and business accounting, including three years in an independent school

Relevant Skills

Teaching & Counseling

designed and presented ECE workshops for teachers
experienced as curriculum developer for ECE center
organized and facilitated prenatal classes for expectant parents
designed and presented parenting workshops
trained and experienced as crisis hotline counselor
experienced as head teacher for children ages 6 weeks through 10 years
experienced as teacher of adults
correspondence school experience, as student, teacher, administrator and teacher advisor
trained writers to be correspondence school teachers

Business/Organizational

managed daily operations for business, not-for-profit organization and independent school including daily fiscal responsibilities and total operational authority
co-founded and managed a successful computer software company
involved in business planning and policy formation
performed daily accounting functions
first Sales Manager for Apple Computer
Corporate Secretary

Community Relations

Board member/Delegate of local chapter of National Association for the Education of Young Children
Tutor, English as a Second Language, Literacy Volunteers
Past Chairperson of alternative elementary school
organized "New Games" - a socially conscious athletic event
sought out as an advisor to fellow educators
organized several fundraising functions

Work History

9/98 - Present	Teaching Assistant, UMass/Amherst, School of Ed, Teaches: "Teaching Practicum"
1/97 - 8/98	Early Childhood Consultant, Hampshire Educational Collaborative, Northampton, MA
7/94 - 8/96	Program Director, Saugatuck Child Care Services, -- 8/96 Acted as Interim Executive Director -- Westport, CT
7/92 - 7/94	ChildCare Coordinator & Head Teacher, Saugatuck Child Care Services, Westport, CT
1990 - 92	Assoc. Director of Instruction Services, The Institute of Children's Literature, Redding, CT
1976 - 90	Empirical Midwife and Childbirth & Parent Educator CT and CA
1988 - 90	Head Teacher, Kindergarten & Pre-School: Mead School, Greenwich, CT
1985 - 88	Assistant Teacher: 2 - 6th (multi-age room) Computer Teacher: pre-K - 6th, Learning Community, Westport, CT
1983 - 85	Head Teacher - Preschool, Learning Community
1980 - 83	Assistant to the Director, Learning Community
1978 - 80	Office Manager and Co-Founder InfoSoft Systems & TSA Software Westport, CT
1977	Sales Administrator, (First Apple Salesperson) Byte Shop, Palo Alto, CA
1972 - 73	Administrative Assistant Narcotics Guidance Council, Troy, NY

Education

Present	Doctoral Student In Early Childhood Education at UMass, Amherst
1988	M.A. in Human Development Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
1986	B.A. in Family Therapy Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
1983	A.S. in Business Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT

Certifications

Connecticut Teaching Certificate (Birth through Jr.High)
Validator - National Academy of Early Childhood Programs

Publications

"For John" (poem) Goddard Review, Fall 1987
"Protection" (poem) Goddard Review, Spring 1988
"The Inner Child" (poem) ISIE Newsletter, Sept. 1986

Personal

2 children (college-age), Quilting, Sewing, Consultant with husband's computer business

Workshops Presented

7/90 - 8/96	Workshops for staff of Saugatuck Child Care Services
8/90- 6/92	Training Workshops for Instructors of Writing Courses, The Institute of Children's Literature and The Long Ridge Writer's Group
1988	"Did I Say That or Was That My Mother Speaking?" -- parenting workshops for Learning Community Day School
1976 - 1990	Pre-natal Classes for Parents Choosing Home Birth

Continuing Education

3/96	NEAEYC Conference, Newport, RI
10/95	NEAEYC Leadership Conference, Burlington VT
8/94	Human Side of Administration, Wheelock College, MA
4/93	NEAEYC Conference, Stamford, CT
1991	Leadership & Supervisory Skills for Women
1988	Annual Conference of Ct. Assoc. for the Education of Young Children "Building Bridges for Children: Connecting Their Worlds"
Spring, 1989	Spring Conference, Personality Assessment System Foundation
Spring, 1988	Learning Styles Workshop, Mead School
6 - 8/86	"BOTTOM LINES" --Psychotherapy for Adult Children of Alcoholics
3/87	Group Leadership Training & Receptive Listening Workshop-- Wainwright House, Greenwich, CT

Memberships

Women's International League for Peace & Freedom: National Organization of Women: Association for the Education of Young Children: Association of University Women: Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Iota Nu Chapter

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