4615 Park Lake Terrace South Bradenton, fl 34209 [phone]

4615 Park Lake Terrace South Bradenton, FL 34209	[phone]

Mary F. Conway

Objective		Self-starter seeks position as Resource Director which offers educational and academic support to special needs, college bound, students in an effort to help them reach their potential.
Experience	1991–20010 Manatee & Sarasota Counties Florida Instructor – Public & Private Schools Special education certifications/taught all subject areas & grade levels. Instructor in life/employability skills – high school level. Presently serving as the Resource Center Director at Bradenton Preparatory Academy in Bradenton FL. Created Learning Resource Center in previous position as the Learning Resource Center Director at The Pendleton School. Bradenton, FL. ESE Department Chair , Gulf Coast Marine Institute. Bradenton, FL.
	1989-1991 Conway’s Cleaning Service St. Petersburg, FL Self-employed Owner/Operator Built industrial and residential cleaning business to a level where it provided economic support for family while attending college.
	1987-1989 Air Wick Corp. St. Petersburg, FL Sales Representative Performed outside sales duties. Created & presented in-services to nursing homes & hospitals
	1985-1987 Sun Sanitary Supplies St. Petersburg, FL Sales Representative Performed outside sales duties. Increased outside sales by 33%. Trained new hires. Earned out-standing sales award. 1982-1985 Electrolux Corp. St. Petersburg, FL Assistant Sales Manager Responsible for training new hires. Built customer base through cold calls. Electrolux Top Sales Leader, 1984.
Education Interests Personal Attributes	4615 Park Lake Terrace S. [phone] Page 2 Bradenton, FL 34209 [phone] [e-mail] Mary F. Conway 1989 -1995 University of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL M.A. in Education in 1995, graduated summa cum laude. B.S. in Education in 1991, graduated magna cum laude. Certification: Specific Learning Disabilities K-12 Emotionally Handicapped K-12 Gifted Endorsement K-12 Honors: Florida Center for Teachers Alumni Pilot Project/National Certification for Special Education Teachers Suncoast Teacher Training Honors Program (SCATT) Soroptimist International of St. Petersburg Training Award for Female/Head Of Household USF Alumni Scholarship Student Council for Exceptional Children/Student Education Association Intern Scholarship Outstanding Senior, 1992, USF Phi Kappa Phi Kappa Delta Pi Golden Key National Honor Society Special Training Opportunities: PACE Certified Trainer (Processing & Cognitive Enhancement) Brain Compatible Learning–“Teaching with the Brain In Mind,” EricJensen Brain Gym CRISS Strategies Peer Mediation School Law Rational Emotive Therapy Conflict Resolution/Violence Prevention Intensive Training in Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Skills Parent-Teacher Conferencing Motivating Teaching by Performance Learning Systems, Inc. Youth and Drugs by Mender Foundation Collaborative Consultation Intensive training in Managing Productive Schools Direct Instruction Cultural Diversity Active Listening Florida Online Read for Professional Development (FORPD) Continuing education, exercise, folk dancing, reading, writing, swimming, martial arts. Energetic, imaginative, team player, cooperative, problem solver, self-starter, organized, planner, sense of humor, seeker of challenge.