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	Year(s)	Title	Employer	Duties
	1987-1998 2004	Newspaper Deliverer	The Era-Banner 580 Steven Court, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y 4X1	Insert and deliver the local newspaper to each house on my route before the deadline.
	1988-1998	Umpire	Aurora Minor Ball Association Inc. Aurora, Ontario, Canada	I was expected to umpire a fair game as set out in the rules depending on the age group and the level of caliber of the game. I have also been carded as a Level II Ontario Baseball Umpire.
	1995-1998	Landscaper	Mark Pandolfi Aurora, Ontario, Canada	Maintaining three to seven lawns weekly through the spring, summer and fall as needed. Shoveling driveways after heavy snowfalls when needed in the late fall, winter and early spring.
	1997	Day Camp Counselor	Township of King 3564 King Road King City, Ontario, Canada L7B 1A1	Design camp activities with fellow counselors and assist with instruction when needed. Respond to parent inquiries.
	1998-2001	Day Camp Counselor	Town of Aurora 1 Municipal Drive Box 1000 Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 6J1 905-727-1375	Design camp activities with fellow counselors and assist with instruction when needed. Respond to parent inquiries.
	1999-2002	Rental Representative	Coldex P.O. Box 179 King City, Ontario, Canada L7B 1A5 905-833-0013 1-800-268-COLD info@coldexrents.com	Rent refrigerators to students living in the residences at the University of Ottawa. Remove the refrigerators at the end of the rental contracts.
	2001-2002 and 2004	Webmaster	Coldex P.O. Box 179 King City, Ontario, Canada L7B 1A5 905-833-0013 1-800-268-2653 info@coldexrents.com	Created, edited and launched the first ever website for Coldex, a refrigerator rental company. This revolutionized how business was done by Coldex because the website moved the company from mainly over the phone orders to a more simpler to organize computer based e-mail ordering process. Also, the website was organized to provide answers to frequently asked questions that Coldex’s customers may have. The website was created using Microsoft Publisher so that the site could easily updated by people within the company who may not have html experience (i.e. drag and drop editing as opposed to html programming) and cost efficient to upgrade computer software (i.e. Publisher is part of Microsoft Office which is normally an update purchased by most companies).
	2002-2003	Computer Assistant	York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3	Assist students in the Education Faculty in using computer programs.
	2002-2003	Day Camp Assistant Director	Town of Aurora 1 Municipal Drive P.O. Box 1000 Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 6J1 905-727-1375	Design camp activities with fellow counselors and assist with instruction as required. Assist Camp Director with administrative duties and parent enquiries. Oversee the operation of Extend-A-Camp and the placement and evaluation of Volunteers with the day camp site.
	2002-2004 2005-Present	Church Host	Aurora United Church 15186 Yonge Street Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 1L9 905-727-1935	Open the church building for worship, turning on lights, shoveling snow, etc.
	2003-2004	Caretaker	Aurora United Church 15186 Yonge Street Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 1L9 905-727-1935	Providing cleaning services including vacuuming, sweeping, mopping and dusting of all meeting rooms, offices, washrooms and kitchens. Also, provided basic repair services (e.g. changing light bulbs, etc.) and ordered cleaning supplies when required. I assisted with the creation of a new job description and re-organized the caretaker’s storage rooms for functionality.
	2004-2005	Teacher	New York City Department of Education 65 Court Street Brooklyn, New York, USA 11201	Teaching grade 7 & 8 English & Social Studies in a low income area of New York City.
	2005	Landscaper	Alan Jacobs Aurora, Ontario, Canada	Assisted in redoing a retaining wall and patio in northern Aurora, Ontario, Canada. The patio and retaining wall had to be redone due to poor drainage problems caused by the original installation by the builder when the house was built in 1990. Pictures of the project can be found here.
	2005-Present	Office Manager	SPAR Group 1100 Sheppard Avenue West, Suite 360 (IDOMO Building) Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3K 2B3 416-783-2676 1-888-535-5710	Assist account managers with administration of their programs. Answer incoming phone calls and direct callers to the appropriate account manager or respond to caller’s questions. Co-ordinate outgoing and incoming courier and mail packages to the company. Co-ordinate the distribution and technical questions about the rep’s electronic handheld inventory equipment. Co-ordinate changes to the New Reps Merchandiser training manual.

	Education
	Years	Institution Attended
	1986-1990	Graduated grade five from George Street Public School
	1984-1986 1990-1993	Graduate Elementary school from Regency Acres Public School
	1993-1998	Graduated as an Ontario Scholar with an O.S.S.D. from Dr. G. W. Williams Secondary School
	1998-2002	Graduated with an Honours BA in History from the University of Ottawa.
	2002-2003	Graduated from the Consecutive Education Program at York University with a B.Ed.

	Certifications
	Years	Certification		Sponsoring Organization
	2003-Present	Member		Ontario College of Teachers
	2004-2006	Conditional Initial Certification		University of the State of New York Education Department

	Practicum Experience
	Years	School		Experience
	2002-2003	Western Technical and Commercial School Toronto District School Board 125 Evelyn Crescent Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6P 3E3		Planned and taught lessons on grammar and a complete novel study for applied level classes for grades 9, 11 & 12.
	2003	Runnymede Junior & Senior Public School Toronto District School Board 357 Runnymede Road Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6S 2Y7		Planned and guided students through a debate unit based on the research process and students working in groups for grades 7 & 8.
	2003	Parkdale Collegiate Institute Toronto District School Board 209 Jameson Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6K 2Y3		Planned and instructed students in grades 10 & 11 through units in the Civics (open), Canadian History in the Twentieth Century (Academic) and World History to the Sixteenth Century (Academic).

	Other Courses
	Year	Course Taken		Sponsoring Organization(s)
	1990	Babysitters’ Training Course		Town of Aurora
	1991	Conservation Course		Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
	1993	Confirmation Class		Aurora United Church
	1993	Tote & Chip Course		Scouts Canada
	1996	Scouter-in-Training Course		Scouts Canada
	1996	Leader-in-Training Course		Town of Aurora
	1998	First Aid Course		Canadian Red Cross
	2000	First Aid Course		Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
	2002	First Aid Course		Royal Lifesaving Society of Canada
	2003	Teachers can Make a Difference Conference		Faculty of Education Students’ Association (FESA) (York University)
	2003	Camp-A-Palooza Leadership Staff Training		Region of York Recreationists (ROYR)
	2004	School Violence Prevention & Intervention		University of the State of New York Education Department & New York City Department of Education
	2004	Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment		University of the