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Wisconsin Street, Oakland, CA PH. Email: |
Rachel I. Aoanan
Objective
To serve as a strong leader who is continually advancing her knowledge and professionalism in the field in order to effectively advocate for the necessary support families and children need to be healthy, happy, and self-sufficient.
Summary of qualifications
- Founder of (c)() non-profit infant-toddler child development center that promotes the need working families’ have for quality early care and educational services
- Extensive organizational development and early childhood/family-centered program development experience
- Strong knowledge of early childhood development, screening/assessment and early intervention processes
- Nine years of nonprofit experience and six years of supervisory experience overseeing children’s services
- Six years of volunteer coordination experience with managing short and long-term and small and large groups
- Extensive experience developing and implementing new policies, managing meetings, and evaluating programs
- Strong verbal and written skills; ability to multi-task various projects at once and meeting deadlines
- Proficient in MS Office programs, Quickbooks, learning organizational databases and Internet usage & research
Relevant experience
(/–Present), Building Bridges Child Development Center (BBCDC), Oakland, CA
Position: Founder/President/Chair
§ Strategically plans agenda, chairs board meetings, and further develops four specific board committees
§ Oversees board’s obligation to maintain legal, fiduciary, and moral responsibility of the agency
§ Participates in stakeholder engagement, organizational branding & visioning, and strategic planning
§ Plans fundraising events and campaigns and regular public relations/marketing events
§ Engages in outreach and development of board, advisory council, & in-kind services needed
§ Collaborates with consultants in order to gain specialized knowledge in services for special projects
§ Researches, develops, initiates and implements fund-raising opportunities
§ Acquired necessary funding to develop sound operational infant-toddler center model
§ Responsible for Customer Service Management program and donor acknowledgement
§ Prepared legal documents resulting in agency’s (c)() tax-exempt status and five-year lease
(/–Present), San Francisco State University, Marian Wright Edelman Institute, San Francisco, CA
Position: Infant-Toddler Teacher/Early Head Start Home Visitor
§ Strong knowledge of CA Community Care Licensing Title Rules & Regulations
§ Ensures implementation of a program that strives to promote the optimal development of children
§ Creates and implements developmentally appropriate lesson plans for children, supporting the emerging skills seen through observation, and through the appropriate use of assessment and screening tools
§ Completes home visits solidifying enrollment and acquisition of necessary health information
§ Strongly familiar with applicable laws & programs for children with a suspected/diagnosed disability
§ Provides workshops/trainings on Parents as Teacher’s Curriculum, KQED’s Hands on Literacy model, and other health & safety topics relevant to families’ needs
§ Works with programmatic team to effectively coordinate play-groups, parent meetings, and field-trips
§ Actively participates in program planning, evaluation, and remaining in-line with Performance Standards
(/–/), Bridge Family Child Care, Castro Valley, CA
Position: Director/Business Owner/Primary Caregiver
§ Primary Caregiver for a total of infants; observed, recorded, gave verbal/written feedback daily
§ Maintained Title Rules & Regulations, health, safety and contract policies, and nutrition program
§ Supervised two employees, oversaw bookkeeping/payroll and Worker’s Compensation
§ Provided quality childcare services based on evidence-based practices
§ Continually engaged in marketing through the design of a website and online montages for families
§ Purchased, prepared and served organic meals and snacks for children
(/–/), Alameda Point Collaborative (APC), Alameda, CA
Position: Children’s Program Specialist
§ Planned, publicized, implemented and supervised educational and recreational activities for children
§ Provided workshops to help parents engage children in music & movement, literacy, and nutrition
§ Provided comprehensive family support services through one-on-one or small group mentoring activities with children, providing workshops and collaborating with schools
§ Assisted with recruitment, supervision/training, and support of staff and volunteers
§ Adequately documented expenses, programs and services implemented to children and families
(/–/), Hamilton Family Center, San Francisco, CA
Position: Children’s Program & Volunteer Coordinator
§ Supervised full-time Children’s Program Assistant, San Francisco Unified School District tutors, instructors of regular children’s program activities, and long and short-term volunteers
§ Developed, delivered and evaluated educational and therapeutic services for children
§ Sustained volunteer program of over long and short-term volunteers through outreach, group and individual orientation sessions, supervision and evaluation
§ Implemented and maintained four extensively utilized on-site enrichment programs for children
§ Maintained and developed filing system, correspondence and data according to established criteria
§ Assisted with school placement/enrollment, childcare referrals, and family intervention plans
§ Coordinated the establishment of an internet-accessible computer lab on site for families
Internships
(/–/), United Child Care Union, Oakland, CA
- Researched policies affecting child care for advocacy campaign and other outreach activities
- Communicated with public/private agencies in order to produce briefings on relevant child care issues
(/–/), Teacher Readiness Development Program (TRDP), Hayward, CA
- Teaching Aide for Special Resource Teacher in classroom setting
- Served students, grades - with learning disabilities on literacy, Math & Performing Arts
(/–/), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), San Francisco, CA
- Prepared and presented monthly workshops to high school students on homeless issues
- Helped organize and lead workshops at ACLU Youth Conferences
Education
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA (-present)
MA: Public Administration, Emphasis: Nonprofit Administration
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA (Graduated )
BA: Child & Adolescent Development. Concentration: Research & Public Policy
Affiliations
San Francisco State University’s Evidenced-Based Practices Committee (-Present)
Certification in Born to Learn: Parents As Teachers Curriculum ()
National Association for the Education of Young Children, (Member since )
American Civil Liberties Union (member since )
Awards received
Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) for Program Managers/Training of Trainers (, )
National Service Americorps Award in completion of the Community Service Program (, )
Dr. Berthal J. Hartman Emergent Teacher Memorial Award ()
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