Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Professional Development
Leadershipvolunteer
Research
Awards
Timeline
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Lindsay Perrelli

Boston

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Small Business Owner

The Happy Journey Toys
12.2020 - Current
  • Establish a loyal customer base by providing personalized attention, addressing concerns promptly, and exceeding expectations.
  • Achieve consistent growth with careful planning and execution of business development initiatives.
  • Hire trained, and supervised staff to maintain high levels of productivity and customer satisfaction.
  • Participate actively in local community events or organizations as a way to give back while expanding brand visibility and credibility.
  • Manage daily operations for a successful small business, ensuring efficient processes and quality services.
  • Created financial plans and budgets to optimize resources, track expenses, and ensure profitability.

Intern

The Manning Elementary School
11.2016 - 06.2017
  • Educated in an inclusive classroom setting 25+ children
  • Crafted monthly newsletters using MS-Office Suite, which included relevant content the class was learning that month
  • Collaborated with staff to deliver effective and meaningful lessons and individualized instruction to students

Graduate Assistant

Wheelock College
05.2015 - 05.2016
  • Answered the main department's telephone line and directed callers to the intended person
  • Wrote monthly newsletters using MS-Office Suite and Emma Emailing Marketing
  • Created and maintained the Department of Social Work bulletin board containing social work current events
  • Wrote articles using MS-Office Suite that advertised social work courses and highlights of the month in the Department of Social Work
  • Coordinated project meetings with alumni, faculty members, students and other colleges and universities
  • Interviewed monthly via telephone alumni, local social workers and faculty members at other colleges and universities

Editor and Writer

The Ithacan
09.2012 - 06.2015
  • Reported to various and assigned sights to conduct interviews, take photos, and collect content
  • Wrote on a weekly basis articles pertaining to the assigned sights, which were published in The Ithaca News online and in hard copy form
  • Edited articles, specifically grammar- and content-related, and was responsible for making suggestions to the writers of The Ithacan

Education

Master of Science - Elementary and Special Education

Wheelock College
Boston, MA

Bachelor of Arts - English Education

Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

Skills

  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Self-Motivation
  • Organization
  • Problem-Solving
  • Patience

Certification

  • Massachusetts State Certified, Elementary, Grades 1 through 6
  • Special Education License, Grades PreK through 8
  • SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) Endorsed, Completion of two full-time, 3-credit courses, Sheltered English Immersion I and II

Professional Development

  • Building Reading and Writing Fluency, Model Teaching, 03/20, Received a certificate of completion for 20+ hours of phonics and literacy reading, Studied best practices for teaching sight words and multi-sensory tracing
  • Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Family Symposium, Harvard Medical School, 10/18, Attended lectures related to congenital heart disease, Participated in workshops to support children with congenital heart disease

Leadershipvolunteer

Guide Dog Raiser, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Ithaca, NY, 09/13 - 11/15, Trained a guide dog for 18 months, Participated in a 16-hour training class, Attended talks led by members of the blind community

Research

Researcher, Independent Study, Ithaca, NY, 09/14 - 12/14, Examined the quantity of same-sex parents in children's literature, Collected and compared children's literature depicting same-sex parents, Interviewed classroom teachers regarding their experiences

Awards

  • Sigma Tau Delta, English Honors Society, 09/15
  • Dean's List, 05/15

Timeline

Small Business Owner

The Happy Journey Toys
12.2020 - Current

Intern

The Manning Elementary School
11.2016 - 06.2017

Graduate Assistant

Wheelock College
05.2015 - 05.2016

Editor and Writer

The Ithacan
09.2012 - 06.2015

Master of Science - Elementary and Special Education

Wheelock College

Bachelor of Arts - English Education

Ithaca College
  • Massachusetts State Certified, Elementary, Grades 1 through 6
  • Special Education License, Grades PreK through 8
  • SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) Endorsed, Completion of two full-time, 3-credit courses, Sheltered English Immersion I and II
Lindsay Perrelli