Highlights:

Skills:Leadership, Responsibility, Organization, Loyalty, Fully Experienced, Trustful, Bilingual, International contexts, Administrative skills, Teaching skills

School Academic Director 11/2016 - current
Saint Spirit Bilingual School, Villavicencio, Meta Colombia
Industry: Education
The Saint Spirit Bilingual School is the best private bilingual school of Villavicencio, the capital city of Meta, one of the States of the Eastern Llanos Orientales in Colombia. It has about 800 students and offers education services from Preschool to High School.
The job responsibilities include to be accountable for the academic programs and success of all the school sections from Preschool to High School, the supervision of national and international standardized tests, curricula, marketing strategies, supervision of students achievements, communication with universities and academic institutions, among others.--
High School Principal 07/2015 - 08/2016
New Cambridge School, Floridablanca, Santander Colombia
Industry: Education
• Planning, coordination, management, leadership and follow up of academic and behavioral issues.
• Coordination, leadership, follow up and guiding of teachers and students. • Attention to parents and students. • Design and follow up of educational strategies. • Communication and direction with/of staff. • Management of facilities. • Supervision and coordination of the National Ministry of Education curriculum. • Supervision and coordination of Cambridge Program (CIE) from Cambridge University. • Teacher of Global Perspectives Course in 10th grade. • Top No 10 school of Pruebas Saber National Ranking during the past 10 ten years. • Top No 3 school of Pruebas Saber National Ranking for Calendar B Schools in 2016. • Top No 1 school of Pruebas Saber in Santander for Calendar B Schools in 2016.--
School Headmistress 07/2013 - 06/2015
New Cambridge School, Cali, Valle del Cauca Colombia
Industry: Education
Managed the creation, planning and implementation of the New Cambridge School in Cali, including the creation of an additional preschool.
• Leadership and follow up of the entire institution, including administrative, financial and academic aspects. • Establishment and follow up of guidelines for the PEI (National Institutional Educational Project). • Design, planning, implementation and evaluation of the School’s Strategic Plan. • Planning, implementation and evaluation of the school budget. • Definition, implementation, follow up and evaluation of policies, regulations and institutional guidelines.--
School Headmistress 10/2012 - 06/2013
Hebrew School, Cali, Valle del Cauca Colombia
Industry: Education
• Leadership and follow up of the entire institution, including administrative, financial and academic aspects.
• Establishment and follow up of guidelines for the PEI (National Institutional Educational Project). • Design, planning, implementation and evaluation of the School’s Strategic Plan. • Planning, implementation and evaluation of the school budget. • Definition, implementation, follow up and evaluation of policies, regulations and institutional guidelines. • Managed the closure of the sHebrew School and all the legal requirements for the implementation of the new school named New Cambridge School.--
High School Principal 08/2004 - 09/2012
New Cambridge School, Floridablanca, Santander Colombia
Industry: Education
• Planning, coordination, management, leadership and follow up of academic and behavioral issues.
• Coordination, leadership, follow up and guiding of teachers and students. • Attention to parents and students from the section. • Design and follow up of educational strategies. • Communication and direction with/of staff. • Management of facilities. • Supervision and coordination of the curriculum of the National Ministry of Education. • Supervision and coordination of the CIE Program from the University of Cambridge.--
Professor of English 07/2000 - 12/2000
Saint Thomas University, Bucaramanga, Santander Colombia
Industry: Education
Part time Professor of the Language Department.
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Primary School Teacher 01/1999 - 08/2004
Panamerican School, Floridablanca, Santander Colombia
Industry: Education
• Self-contained teacher (Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Spanish and Math) in Primary School.
• Homeroom teacher, leader of a group. • Academic Coordinator who designed and planned the programs for the Panamerican Institute of English. • Academic advisor/coordinator of the Panamerican Institute of English. • English teacher (Saturdays) at the Panamerican Institute of English.--
Self-Contained Teacher 01/1999 - 11/1994
Panamericano School, Floridablanca, Santander Colombia
Industry: Education
• Self-contained teacher (Language Arts, ESL, Science, Social Studies and Math) in Primary School. • Homeroom teacher, leader of a group. • English teacher in Preschool.
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Professor of English 07/1999 - 06/2004
Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Santander Colombia
Industry: Education
Part time Professor of the Language Department.
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English Teacher 01/1996 - 12/1998
El Rosario School, Barrancabermeja, Santander Colombia
Industry: Education
English Teacher in grades 10th and 11th and Homeroom Teacher for Senior students.
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Preschool and Primary Principal 01/1995 - 12/1995
Panamerican School, Floridablanca, Santander Colombia
Industry: Education
• Planning, coordination, management, leadership and follow up of academic and behavioral issues.
• Coordination, leadership, follow up and guiding of teachers and students. • Attention to parents and students from the section. • Design and follow up of educational strategies. • Communication and direction with/of staff.--

Industrial University of Santander 04/1986 - 10/1990
Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:English
Minor:Spanish
Studied education, pedagogy, methodology, psychology of education, teaching techniques. Licensed Teacher of English and Spanish.

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