Sherrill M. Garth 2615 West 63rd Ave. Merrillville, Indiana 46410 E-mail: omiyinka1@gmail.com (219) -290-4408 (219) -973-3133 Expertise: Training Curriculum Specialist in Technology Program Development, Program Implementation, And Program Management: Child Care Development Advocacy, Birth to Three, and Pre-School, Behavior Therapist, Child Development Advisor for the State of Indiana, Council Preventative for the “CDA.” Mediation Specialist for Domestic Mediation in Family issues. I was trained by Judge Arlene Kermit of Atlanta, Georgia .to perform the duties as a CoParenting Coordinator for the State, of Indiana and Illinois. I’ve also trained to become a Specialist in the Practices & Policies for Visitation with Infants & Toddler in Foster Care for Maltreat of Infant and Toddlers. I am a Specialist in working with Military family issues, state side as well as overseas. I aspire to be an Academic Researcher in my field of study, Consumer Science Child Development and Family Life, where I can make a difference in the lives of families.
Qualification Highlights • Strong analytical skills, with exceptional attention to details • Strength in innovative program planning, coordination, and implementation; • Budgetary and time constraints. • Successful in establishing productive worked relationships • Thoroughly explore all avenues and options in problem solving and researching
information. • Positive professional attitude; committed to excellence. • Outstanding communication skills, both written and spoken. • Dependable and hard working; get along well with colleague • Competent in Childhood Development in Early Intervention Prevention
Experience • Problem Solving/ Need Analysis • Developed wide-ranging recommendation and training for cost effective • Provided • informative referral services, counseling and child/adult literacy •
solutions
Training. Serviced
high risked families of children with developmental delays, special needs, and disabilities. Improved personnel accountability by redefining responsibility for essential functions For special educational students and Parents. Provided services in workshops, seminars, symposiums and in services.
On
Self Advocacy and Special Educational laws within the rehabilitation act thus Eliminating needless steps. Provided
training and rationale for inclusion/ Integration programs in early childhood. Setting and childhood development to enhance Intervention Prevention. Assisted Parents with mediations, due process hearings etc. Functioned as liaison between agencies, departments, and client groups. Performed administrative (Management) duties. Cost/ Benefit Analysis over half million dollars (500,000.00) for numerous hospitals and educational institutes.
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teaching on assignments and taught K- 9th and 8th grade Social Studies at, Webster Middle school for At-Risk Students. resented and recommended adjunct facility staff for Early Childhood Development the Gateway technical Vocational College at the Racine , Wisconsin location • Taught literature for the Associates degreed majors, as well as the Provider Proficiency courses. • Taught Kindergarten Plus classes for At-Risk Kindergartners who were in danger of failing at Kenosha Unified School District of Wisconsin. Contracted
Management: Relieved Administrative Management of some routine responsibilities such as; analyzed and prepared detailed reports and recommended revised procedures that. Improved all areas of services and operation. Managed a staff of (16) sixteen employees engaged in Claim Processors Development and in Part B Medical Claims for Blue Cross Blue Shield. • Made sale projections and budget forecasting and recommendations on special product and promotional items. • Performed salary evaluation, and performance evaluations • Competed time cards for engineering groups. • Conducted weekly in-house training in Medical Terminology and staffing for • Classrooms. • Conducted citywide conferences, seminars, workshops, lectured for colleges. • Placed students in internships and managed their weekly progress in the choice schools and medical claims departments. Trained and lectured internationally
• Needs and Disabilities training • Improved personnel accountability
by redefining responsibility for essential functions. • Assisted with the ADA laws on Special Educational, trained Parents to Advocate, • For their children. Provided services in workshops, seminars symposiums and in-services for Family Child Care Providers. In addition to providing help for the Center employees. I taught Self Advocacy skills to the families in the area, in the field of Educational law. Within the rehabilitation act, thus eliminating needless steps for the department. Provided training and rationale for inclusion, integration, programs in early childhood development. •I
created a healthy environment for the Provides who taught child care classes. Also I rolled model for best practices for the staff and the children in the center, as well as the Family day cares • I enhanced early Intervention procedures for the Providers. • Assisted the parents with mediations, due process hearing, etc. • Functioned as a liaison and a go between agencies, handled departmental issues as well as client group relationships. • Finally, performed administrative (Management) duties. • Developed one of the first in-house “CDA” training programs, while overseas in Hanau, Germany. SKILLS/Work Experiences August 2005 to May 2008 Gary Community School Corporation, Bethune Child Development Center Assigned to the general education of the Pre-School students and the Toddlers. August 2004 to June 2005 Gary Community School Corporation, George Kuny Elementary School In Gary, Indiana I taught in a self-contained sixth grade classroom, while running an after school Program in the field of science education /Trained and develop six grade students for a” Mission To Mars”, at the Challenge Science Center at Purdue University. August 2003 to June 2004 Gary Community School Corporation, Spaulding Elementary School While, at Spaulding Elementary school I served in the capacity as first grade teacher, who was Involved in a Looping situation where my kindergarteners remained with me through first grade. August 2002 to June 2003 Gary Community School Corporation Spaulding Elementary School
My first year at Spaulding Elementary School, I was involved in developing one of the very first all day kindergarten classrooms. I worked with a team of two other teachers. I taught the upper percentile students. I managed to remediate several failing students who were assigned to the next grade. Prior to taking this assignment I was hired to teach 7 & *8 grade Science students, I was later transferred to the Social Studies department to teach 7th graders, for part of the year. February 2002 to August 2002 Child Care Enrichment Center, which was located in Crown Point, Indiana, My Job responsibility was to supervision of a staff of about twenty-five adjunct and instructors, who were responsible for administering lesson plans in the area of Child Development and Family Life education. The Adjunct taught mini lesson in best practices, while modeling good childcare practices. I was responsible for evaluating each class that was taught around the Northern Indiana. I also taught classes as well, performed backup routines for all of the instructors. I Mentored the instructors and assisted them in setting up their classrooms, made suggestion on room arrangement as well. I also lectured to combined groups of classes. I also taught the associated degreed students throughout the urban area. I was also responsible for working with students located in, suburban area of Gary, Indiana, such as: areas like; Highland, East Chicago, and Crown Point, Indiana. March 2001 to 2002 Keen. COM Counseling Services: Advising students online in the field of Child Development, Lay Advocacy, training in the field of Marriage & Family Life, an online support group for women and children, Scared Womb Circle spiritual counseling individuals through crises I served pre-college students who were completing a non-traditional degree in Early childhood Development. I provided professional assistant for the candidates. I prepared them to sit for a national none-traditional state examination. I also served as their Advisor. I served as supervising instructor to assist them in theories, techniques and developmentally appropriated practices for Child Development and Family Life. 1997 to 1998 United States Army Base Military, Overseas BSB 414; I was responsible for developing and implementing and managing the training of all the caregivers and staff of G-S7’s and below. I served as an Educational Consultant, counseling Caregivers and staff on educational options advising candidates on the “CDA� Child Development Associates/ I Collaborated my efforts with other management in order to establish training schedule. Operating and facilitating specialized monthly trainings. Seminars and workshops Guided, motivating, coaching individuals through all phases of training. Delegating responsibilities for, Site Base Management, advocating on behalf of families
and children with, Special Needs, who were at risk for failure. Conducting Early Intervention Prevention assessments, in order to identify and reduce delays in children from birth to 8 years old. Orientating new parents to the center is developing training policies Assessing editing and testing the Caregiver’s knowledge in age appropriate child development practices. Assembling Information, tabulating and summarizing all levels of training and coaching the staff on educational goals ethics and best practices for child development. : June 1997 to June 1998 40 Hour Plus per week Training And Curriculum Specialist (T.A.C.) GS-09, Child Development Services, Family Child Care and Argonner Child Development Center, Hanau, Germany , Petra Rohr Supervisor. I was responsible for the training and development of all the Caregivers, Providers, and Staff GS-07 and below. I was responsible for maintaining accurate IDP records. Monthly Staff training’s with a co-trainer. Served as a "CDA" Mentor and Advisor. Collaborated training efforts with other outside centers and staff, Director and or Supervisor Accompanied staff to ACE conferences. I taught weekly seminars; and workshops on various topics pertaining to Child Care and Special Needs. Designed and implemented a Curriculum for "CDA" candidates. I collaborated without side staff on inspections for Family Child Care. I registered staff for continuing education classes; such as; in- house trainings. Developed and collaborated with new employees training for Center based Caregivers and Family Child Care Providers’ served on the committee with various staff in working with Special Needs Children. Richland Community College February 1997 to April 1997 (Fall Semester) 36 hours per week Adjunct Facility/Instructor, Richland Community College, Dallas, Melinda Weaver , Supervisor. I taught courses in the area of Claims Management. Medical Coding Terminology Claims Processing Procedures Provided Internships and Job Placements for students in the Medical Records. Technology field Supervisor, Linda Meador. July 1994 to 1997 Carter G. Woodson Academy 50 plus per week Educational Consultant contracted with Private Industry Counsel /Woodson Academy School Gateway Technical Community College 1997 provided training for teachers in Early Childhood Development Licensing in the “CDA” Family Care, Developing Curriculum, Trained and Directed candidates in providing Family Child Care services September 1993 to June 1994. 40 hours per week. Waukegan Public School District: 60 Webster Middle Schools, Waukegan, Illinois James Head Supervisor. Educational consultant for Social Studies. I was responsible for (Developing and African American curriculum, for the 6th grade students) and assisted with at –risk grades K-9th at Webster Middle School. February 1992 to June 1993 hour’s part-time evening contracted. Adjunct Facility/ Instructor. Gateway Technical Vocational College, Racine Campus
location. Racine, Wisconsin. My Supervisor was Grace Kaigeness I taught Language Literature for the Associates Degreed program. I was in the school of Consumer Science for Early Childhood Development and Family Life. I also taught the Provider Proficiency course. January 1992 to June 1992 36 hours, Columbus Elementary School, I taught on a part time bases. I was on a Letter of Appointment. For Educational Consultant/and Trainer of Kindergarten Plus position. I helped to establish and implement one of the first Kindergarten Plus programs in the state of Wisconsin, in Kenosha, Wisconsin under Mrs. Shoemaker’s direction, my Supervisor. I also taught At- Risk Kindergarten students. 1992 to 1992 Wilson Elementary School I designed and taught a program called, Getting Ready for Kindergarten, during the Summer. 1989 to 1992 Ann’s Growing Places Racine, Wisconsin: Adjunct Facility Instructor. Instructing and certifying Candidates in the field of Early Childhood Development Family Life. I also developed a Child development Curriculum. The training was prepared for students in the area of Family life division, which was approved by the state of Wisconsin’s Health Department Education/ Training 2009 Certified Co- Parenting Coordinator 2005- Candidate for CFLE Certified Family Life Educator, 1996 M.ed Education Specializing in Curriculum & Instructions from National Louis University, Evanston, Illinois. 1975 B.S. Early Childhood Development in the school of Consumer Science Education. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 1988 ABA Graduate Level Legal Assistant Certificate from Roosevelt University, Arlington Heights/Chicago, Illinois Apprenticeship / Technical Training Pathology Training Medical Terminology Dean Vaughn Training Histology Cytology Laboratory Medical training Medical Records, Inpatient coding /outpatient coding ACD 9 & CPT – Coding Medical Assistant Technician Training Special Education Training and ADA Laws. Federal Laws, school code, Mediation, Due Process Training (from Legal Firms): From the Wind Mill Agency Performing Artist (A contracted member of The Jackson Singers) & Poet Overseas/Germany & Key Note Speaker for Martin Lutheran Kings Celebration Kwanzaa Celebration Performance.
Certifications/Licensing Pre-School Kindergarten, Illinois Minnesota Type Standard/ License in the state of Indiana for Preschool, & K-8 Elementary School, Illinois\ Wisconsin Board of Vocational Technical & Adult Education (Gateway Technical College). Certificate of License to Preach the Gospel / From: Liberty Temple Full Gospel, Church in, Chicago, Illinois. Awards/ Honors Nominated for one of the 2001 World’s Champion Amateur Poet and personally invited to read selected poetry. I was also formally inducted as an International Poet of Merit. In addition to being an Honored Member of the Society for Poet 2001 I was honored with the International Poet of Merit “Award Medallion Award from Poetry. Com, for two selections of poems. Some of my selected poems have been recorded in Nature Echoes Anthology for 2001; I received an invitation to be included in the Twelfth Edition of the Worlds who’s whom Of Women. I was awarded the Women of the Year award for Diplomacy in Pro Bona, work by the NAACP of Kenosha, Wisconsin, I was Nominated for Biographical inclusion in the Fifth Edition of two Thousand Notable American Women. Award a Scholarship for writing a Statement Paper on Medical Records in the Workforce, by 3M Corporation in the state of Minnesota. I was awarded a Scholarship to attend a training session and symposium for the Windmill grant on Exceptional Education & Special Education and ADA Laws. I was awarded a Technical assistance grant from The Tapp Corporation, to assist parents and provide information for their exceptional needs children. References provided upon request.
Sherrill M. Garth 2615 West 63rd Ave. Merrillville, Indiana 46410 E-mail: omiyinka1@gmail.com (219) -888-9769 (219) -973-3133 Expertise: Training Curriculum Specialist in Technology Program Development, Program Implementation, And Program Management: Child Care Development Advocacy, Birth to Three, and Pre-School, Behavior Therapist, Child Development Advisor for the State of Indiana, Council Preventative for the “CDA.” Mediation Specialist for Domestic Mediation in Family issues, Co-Parenting Coordinator for the State, of Indiana and Illinois. Specialist in Practices & Policies for Visitation with Infants & Toddler in Foster Care. I am a Specialist in working with Military families’ issues state side as well as overseas. I aspire to be an Academic Researcher in my field of study, Consumer Science, where I can make a difference in the families’ lives that I touch.
Qualification Highlights • Strong analytical skills, with exceptional attention to details • Strength in innovative program planning, coordination, and implementation; • Budgetary and time constraints. • Successful in establishing productive worked relationships • Thoroughly explore all avenues and options in problem solving and researching
information. • Positive professional attitude; committed to excellence. • Outstanding communication skills, both written and spoken. • Dependable and hard working; get along well with colleague • Competent in Childhood Development in Early Intervention Prevention
Experience • Problem Solving/ Need Analysis • Developed wide-ranging recommendation and training for cost effective • Provided • informative referral services, counseling and child/adult literacy •
solutions
Training. Serviced
high risked families of children with developmental delays, special needs, and disabilities. Improved personnel accountability by redefining responsibility for essential functions
For special educational students and Parents. Provided services in workshops, seminars, symposiums
and in services. On Self Advocacy and Special Educational laws within the rehabilitation act thus Eliminating needless steps.
Provided
training and rationale for inclusion/ Integration programs in early childhood. Setting and childhood development to enhance Intervention Prevention. Assisted Parents with mediations, due process hearings etc. Functioned as liaison between agencies, departments, and client groups. Performed administrative (Management) duties. Cost/ Benefit Analysis • Saved over half million dollars (500,000.00) for numerous hospitals and educational institutes. teaching on assignments and taught K- 9th and 8th grade Social Studies at, Webster Middle school for At-Risk Students. resented and recommended adjunct facility staff for Early Childhood Development the Gateway technical Vocational College at the Racine , Wisconsin location • Taught literature for the Associates degreed majors, as well as the Provider Proficiency courses. • Taught Kindergarten Plus classes for At-Risk Kindergartners who were in danger of failing at Kenosha Unified School District of Wisconsin. Contracted
Management: Relieved Administrative Management of some routine responsibilities such as; analyzed and prepared detailed reports and recommended revised procedures that. Improved all areas of services and operation. Managed a staff of (16) sixteen employees engaged in Claim Processors Development and in Part B Medical Claims for Blue Cross Blue Shield. • Made sale projections and budget forecasting and recommendations on special product and promotional items. • Performed salary evaluation, and performance evaluations • Competed time cards for engineering groups.
• Conducted weekly in-house training in Medical Terminology and staffing for • Classrooms. • Conducted citywide conferences, seminars, workshops, lectured for colleges. • Placed students in internships and managed their weekly progress in the choice
schools and medical claims departments. Trained and lectured internationally • Needs and Disabilities training • Improved personnel accountability by redefining responsibility for essential functions. • Assisted with the ADA laws on Special Educational, trained Parents to Advocate, • For their children. Provided services in workshops, seminars symposiums and in-services for Family Child Care Providers. In addition to providing help for the Center employees. I taught Self Advocacy skills to the families in the area, in the field of Educational law. Within the rehabilitation act, thus eliminating needless steps for the department. Provided training and rationale for inclusion, /integration, programs in early childhood development. •I
created a healthy environment for the Provides who taught child care classes. Also I rolled model for best practices for the staff and the children in the center, as well as the Family day cares • I enhanced early Intervention procedures for the Providers. • Assisted the parents with mediations, due process hearing, etc. • Functioned as a liaison go between agencies, handled departmental issues as well as client group relationships. • Finally, performed administrative (Management) duties. • Developed one of the first in-house “CDA” training programs, while overseas. SKILLS: August 2005 to May 2008 Gary Community School Corporation, Bethune Child Development Center Assigned to the general education of the Pre-School students and the Toddlers. August 2004 to June 2005 Gary Community School Corporation, George Kuny Elementary School In Gary, Indiana I taught in a self-contained sixth grade classroom, while running an after school Program in the field of science education /Trained and develop six grade students for a Mission To Mars, at the Challenge Science at Purdue University. August 2003 to June 2004 Gary Community School Corporation, Spaulding Elementary School While, at Spaulding Elementary school I served in the capacity as first grade teacher, who was
Involved in a Looping situation where my kindergarteners remained with me through first grade. August 2002 to June 2003 Gary Community School Corporation Spaulding Elementary School My first year at Spaulding Elementary School, I was involved in developing one of school’s First all day kindergarten. I worked with a team of two other teachers. I taught the upper percentile students. I managed to remediate several failing students who were assigned to the next grade. Prior to taking this assignment I was higher to teach 7 & *8 grade Science students, which I Was later to transfer to the Social Studies department to teach 7th grade, for part of the year. February 2002 to August 2002 Child Care Enrichment Center, which was located in Crown Point, Indiana, My Job responsibility was supervision of a staff of about twenty-five adjunct and instructors, who Were responsible for administering lesson plans in the area of Child Development and Family Life education. The Adjunct taught mini lesson in best practices, while modeling good childcare Practices. I was responsible for evaluating each class that was taught around the Northern Indiana. I also taught classes as well, performed backup routines for all of the instructors. I Mentored the instructors and assisted them in setting up the room arrangement. I also lectured to combined groups of classes. I also taught the associated degreed students throughout the urban In addition, suburban city of Gary, Indiana, in other areas such as Highland, East Chicago, and Crown Point, Indiana. March 2001 to 2002 Keen. COM Counseling Services: Advising students online in the field of Child Development, Lay Advocacy, training in the field of Marriage & Family Life, an online support group for women and children, Scared Womb Circle spiritual counseling individuals through crises I served pre-college students who were completing a non-traditional degree in Early childhood Development. I provided professional assistant for the candidates. I prepared them to sit for a national none-traditional state examination. I also served as their Advisor. I served as supervising instructor to assist them in theories, techniques and developmentally appropriated practices for Child Development and Family Life. 1997 to 1998 United States Army Base Military, Overseas BSB 414; I was responsible for developing implementing and managing the training of all the caregivers and staff of G-S7’s and below. I served as an Educational Consultant, counseling Caregivers and staff on educational options advising
candidates on the “CDA” Child Development Associates/ I Collaborated my efforts with other management in order to establish training schedule. Operating and facilitating specialized monthly trainings. Seminars and workshops Guided, motivating, coaching individuals through all phases of training. Delegating responsibilities for, Site Base Management, advocating on behalf of families and children with, Special Needs, who were at risk for failure. Conducting Early Intervention Prevention assessments, in order to identify and reduce delays in children from birth to 8 years old. Orientating new parents to the center is developing training policies Assessing editing and testing the Caregiver’s knowledge in age appropriate child development practices. Assembling Information, tabulating and summarizing all levels of training and coaching the staff on educational goals ethics and best practices for child development. : June 1997 to June 1998 40 Hour Plus per week Training And Curriculum Specialist (T.A.C.) GS-09, Child Development Services, Family Child Care and Argonner Child Development Center, Hanau, Germany , Petra Rohr Supervisor. I was responsible for the training and development of all the Caregivers, Providers, and Staff GS-07 and below. I was responsible for maintaining accurate IDP records. Monthly Staff training’s with a co-trainer. Served as a "CDA" Mentor and Advisor. Collaborated training efforts with other outside centers and staff, Director and or Supervisor Accompanied staff to ACE conferences. I taught weekly seminars; and workshops on various topics pertaining to Child Care and Special Needs. Designed and implemented a Curriculum for "CDA" candidates. I collaborated without side staff on inspections for Family Child Care. I registered staff for continuing education classes; such as; in- house trainings. Developed and collaborated with new employees training for Center based Caregivers and Family Child Care Providers’ served on the committee with various staff in working with Special Needs Children. February 1997 to April 1997 (Fall Semester) Richland Community College 36 hours per week Adjunct Facility/Instructor, Richland Community College, Dallas, Melinda Weaver , Supervisor. I taught courses in the area of Claims Management. Medical Coding Terminology Claims Processing Procedures Provided Internships and Job Placements for students in the Medical Records. Technology field. July 1994 to 1997 Carter G. Woodson Academy 50 plus per week Educational Consultant contracted with Private Industry Counsel /Woodson Academy School Supervisor, Linda Meador. Provided training for teachers in Early Childhood Development Licensing in the “CDA” Family Care, Developing Curriculum, Trained and Directed candidates in providing Family Child Care services. September 1993 to June 1994. 40 hours per week. Waukegan Public School District: 60 Webster Middle Schools, Waukegan, Illinois James Head Supervisor. Educational consultant for Social Studies. I was
responsible for (Developing and African American curriculum, for the 6th grade students) and assisted with at –risk grades K-9th at Webster Middle School February 1992 to June 1993 hour’s part-time evening contracted. Adjunct Facility/ Instructor. Gateway Technical Vocational College, Racine Campus location. Racine, Wisconsin. My Supervisor was Grace Kaigeness I taught Language Literature for the Associates Degreed program. I was in the school of Consumer Science for Early Childhood Development and Family Life. I also taught the Provider Proficiency course. January 1992 to June 1992 36 hours, Columbus Elementary School, I taught on a part time bases. I was on a Letter of Appointment. For Educational Consultant/and Trainer of Kindergarten Plus position. I helped to establish and implement one of the firs Kindergarten Plus programs in the state of Wisconsin, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Mrs. Shoemaker was my Supervisor. I also taught At- Risk Kindergarten students.
1992 to 1992 Wilson Elementary School (Summer School) I taught the program Getting Ready for Kindergarten. 1989 to 1992 Ann’s Growing Places Racine, Wisconsin: Adjunct Facility Instructor. Instructing and certifying candidates in the field of Early Childhood Development Family Life. Developed Curriculum for Child Development Students in the area of Family care and center, which was approved by the state of Wisconsin’s Health department, Education/ Training 2009 Certified Co- Parenting Coordinator 2005- Candidate for CFLE Certified Family Life Educator, 1996 M.ed., Education specializing Curriculum & Instructions from National Louis University, Evanston, Illinois. 1975 B.S. Early Childhood Development in the school of Consumer Science Education. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 1988 ABA Graduate Level Legal Assistant Certificate from Roosevelt University, Arlington Heights/Chicago, Illinois Pathology Training Medical Terminology Dean Vaughn Training Histology Cytology Laboratory Medical training Medical Records, Inpatient coding /outpatient coding ACD 9 & CPT – Coding Medical Assistant Technician Training Special Education Training and ADA Laws. Federal Laws, school code, Mediation, Due Process Training (from Legal Firms): From the Wind Mill Agency
Performing Artist & Poet Overseas/Germany & Key Note Speaker for Martin Lutheran Kings Celebration Kwanzaa Celebration Performance.
Certifications: {re-School Kindergarten , Illinois Minnesota Type Standard/Pre-K Wisconsin Type 080 License & K-9 Elementary School, Illinois\ Wisconsin Board of Vocational Technical & Adult Education (Gateway Technical College). Certificate of License to Preach the Gospel / From Liberty Temple Full Gospel, Chicago, Illinois. Awards/ Honors Nominated for one of the 2001 World’s Champion Amateur Poet and personally invited to read selected poetry. I was also formally I was inducted as an International Poet of Merit. In addition to being an Honored Member of the Society for Poet 2001 I was honored with the International Poet of Merit “Award Medallion Award from Poetry. Com, for two selections of poems. Some of my selected poems will be recorded in Nature Echoes Anthology for 2001; I received an invitation to be included in the Twelfth Edition of the Worlds who’s whom Of Women. I was awarded the Women of the Year award for Diplomacy in Pro Bona, work by the NAACP of Kenosha, Wisconsin, I was Nominated for Biographical inclusion in the Fifth Edition of two Thousand Notable American Women. Award a Scholarship for writing a Statement Paper on Medical Records in the Workforce By 3M Corporation in the state of Minneapolis I was awarded a Scholarship to attend a training session and symposium for the Windmill grant on Exceptional Education & Special Education and ADA Laws. I was awarded a Technical assistance from The Tapp Corporation, to assist parents and provide information for their exceptional needs children. References provided upon request.