About Celeste C.
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Tutor
Aug, 2004 - PresentSelf-employed
-Teach lessons to students of all ages in a variety of subjects -Create customized lesson plans -Set academic goals with parents, teachers and students -Facilitate communication between parents and teachers -Create customized exercises and worksheets for extra practice
Research Associate
Jul, 2015 - Jul, 2016Art Institute of Chicago
Bilingual Site Based Program Coordinator
Mar, 2014 - Sep, 2014Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
• Oversee four mentoring programs located around Metropolitan Chicago • Plan and implement quality programming for both adult mentors and child mentees (ages 8-14) • Coordinated an evidence-based and results-driven program that encouraged social-emotional health • Work with parents, volunteers, children, and youth or corporate partners to coordinate and evaluate the program • Compile end of year reports and budgets for each program • Responsible for recruiting, interviewing and assessing adult volunteers and child mentees • Incorporated the arts into program planning to encourage social-emotional growth • Supported the mentors and mentees through monthly contacts and contact notes
Program Coordinator
Jul, 2013 - Mar, 2014Family Focus-Aurora
• Oversee after-school program at East Aurora High School (EAHS): responsible for curriculum development and lesson planning • Implemented lessons that were in accordance to Common Core standards and the evidence collected for data entry • Recruited 40-50 high school students • Managed and recruited a staff of 3 and 1 intern • Responsible for data entry for both PREP and Teen REACH grants • Wrote reports, assessments, and budgets for both PREP and Teen REACH grants • Organized an advisory board comprised of EAHS staff, faculty, parents and participants
Foreign language teacher
Sep, 2011 - Jul, 2013Mosaic Montessori Academy
• Teach weekly Spanish and Italian classes to pre-school students • Create lesson plans based on skill and grade-level • Communicate with parents to update them on their child's weekly progress through email and occasional parent/teacher conference
Volunteer Coordinator
Sep, 2009 - May, 2011Rockbridge County Schools
versaw evidence-based after-school programs at three underprivileged middle schools around Rockbridge County, VA • Recruited new college-aged volunteers every year through word of mouth, email and printed publicity • Managed 7-12 volunteers per school by contacting them every week with lesson plans, scheduling reminders, carpools and feedback from the volunteer coordinator, the students and the administration • Evaluated each volunteer monthly. • Acted as a liaison between the schools and the administration by reporting results back to the county every month • Used data and evidence to develop the programs and curricula
Education
BA Medieval and Renaissance Studies/Art History; minor in Education
Aug, 2007 - May, 2011Washington and Lee University
M.A. Candidate in Language and Literature
Jan, 2015University of Chicago
Advanced study in Romance Language Historical Linguistics
Sep, 2011 - Dec, 2014Northwestern University
Awards
Dean's List
Oct, 2007Washington and Lee University
Sarah G. Ball Teaching Award
May, 2011Washington and Lee University
Honor Roll
Oct, 2007Washington and Lee University
Affiliations
Sigma Tau Delta
Jan, 2009Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society, was founded in 1924 at Dakota Wesleyan University. The Society strives to Confer distinction for high achievement in English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies; Provide, through its local chapters, cultural stimulation on college campuses and promote interest in literature and the English language in surrounding communities; Foster all aspects of the discipline of English, including literature, language, and writing; Promote exemplary character and good fellowship among its members; Exhibit high standards of academic excellence; and Serve society by fostering literacy.
Phi Beta Kappa
May, 2011The Phi Beta Kappa Society celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities. The Society sponsors activities to advance these studies — the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences — in higher education and in society at large.
Languages
Portuguese
Limited Proficiency
Spanish
Native Proficiency
Italian
Native Proficiency
French
Native Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
German
Professional Proficiency
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