ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER 18 - 2012

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OC Children's Therapeutic Arts Center 2012 -13 Proposal Narrative for YSPN Membership Accounting Clerk – Veronica Maldonado has been working at OCCTAC for one year. Prior to working at OCCTAC, she worked at Digital Spectrum Solutions for 9 years as an accounting clerk and and 3 years at Towne Inc. Her 12 years of experience in Accounting including; Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and $12.OM Accounts reconciliations, Mass Merchant experience: price protection, marketing and co -op program monies, RTV deduction, research analyze & problem solving payment data issues. MAS90, EDI, and QuickBooks accounting software experience. She is flexible and reliable and able to work in a fast paced environment. Veronica is currently attending Santa Ana College pursuing an Accounting Degree. Time allocation for this program is 30% - this is not a WIA funded position. WIA -Case Manager - Dolores Lopez has been part of the OCCTAC family since October 2011. Although she recently joined our team, she has worked with Workforce Investment Act programs since 2009 through her employment with the City of Santa Ana. Additionally, she has extensive knowledge working with students in the primary grades by providing tutoring services, substituting, and aiding teachers in classroom settings. Her undergraduate coursework includes a degree in Liberal Studies (Magna Cum Laude, May 2009) as well as multiple- subject teaching credential with BCLAD certification (Summa Cum Laude, May 2011) from Chapman University. Dolores believes that every child, regardless of socio- economic status, has the potential of becoming successful in life. She strives in providing at -risk youth with the tools needed so they can better reach their career goals. Dolores hopes to continue with her academic growth by enrolling into graduate school to attain her M.A and PhD in Education Leadership. Time allocation for this program is 100 %. See budget narrative. WIA –Case Manager Assistant – if approved this person will be hired part -time to assist the Case Manager. Career Counselor — Elivet Brito is our current WIA Career Counselor. She earned her Masters' of Science in Counseling from California State University in May 2011, and previously received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Child & Adolescent Studies Magna Cum Laude. Elivet has worked at the Orange Children's Therapeutic Art Center since 2007. Time allocation is 37.5 % - see budget narrative. Literacy Tutor /Coach - Nasrene Hosseini is our current WIA Literacy coach. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences. During her undergraduate studies, she participated in the CalTeach Program seminar and internship -based course allowing her the opportunity to teach inquiry -based science lessons in middle and high schools within the Santa Ana Unified School District (Sepulveda Elementary and Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School). Through the program she was able to learn the basis for quality instruction and how to modify instruction for English Language Learners. Following her graduation, she went on to earn a single subject teaching credential in Biology and is currently working to complete a Master's degree in teaching. Coursework that proved to be relevant to her current tutoring experiences involved an emphasis on instructing in a culturally relevant manner, remediating reading deficiencies, and explicitly instructing academic literacy regardless of content area. Time allocation for this program is 50% - see budget narrative. Math Tutor /Coach - Penelope Tesseris extensive knowledge in the field of education has given her the opportunity to work effectively with the WIA participants in Numeracy development. She attained a multiple - subject teaching credential with CLAD certification from Argosy University. In conjunction to her academic background, she has worked with the Long Beach Unified School District since 2007 as a substitute and a middle school Math & Science teacher for about 2 1/2 years. Penelope believes that every student has an inner goal (sometimes unidentifiable to them) and that it is her duty to aid them in the exposure of these goals through academics and encouragement. Penelope's personal merit is to continue her teaching profession while assist students climb steps toward their academic success. Penelope has worked at OCCTAC since 2007. Time allocation for this program is 25% - see budget narrative. Arts /Technology Mentor - Sean O'Neill is the graphic design instructor for the WIA program at OCCTAC. Sean started out as a volunteer for OCCTAC in 2004 and shortly after that began teaching illustration, graphic Exhibit A 13