Education, Training, and Consultation Experience

Master of Science in Education - Reading
Bachelor of Science - Special Education Specific Learning Disabilities K-12
Associate of Arts - Elementary Education

Training/Certification

  • New York State Permanent Certification Reading K-12

  • New York State Permanent Certification Special Education K-12

  • New York State Permanent Certification Elementary 1-6

  • Year-Long Mindfulness Teacher Certification, Mindful Schools

  • Certified Mindfulness Teacher for Adolescents and Youth, Mindful Schools 

  • Above and Beyond the Prefrontal Cortex

  • Trauma-Informed Education: Improving Education and Emotional Outcomes for Challenging Students

  • Yoga and Mindfulness Tools for Children and Adolescents: Improving Emotional Regulation and Increase Attention

  • Yoga and the Neuroscience of Healing

  • Daring Schools: The Four Pillars of Courage

  • Reiki Master

  • Introduction to Shamanic Journeying: Journey into Self-Healing- Earth Rhythm Wellness

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Experience/Presentations/Conferences/Workshops

  • Weekly Mindfulness Support for SLL BOCES, Canton, NY during COVID Shut Down for Educators, Spring 2020 

  • Regional Day for Social Workers in Jefferson County, Watertown, NY December 2019

  • Mental Health Symposium presenter, sponsored by Jefferson-Lewis BOCES Clayton, NY July 2019

  • NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities professional development workshop presenter, Tupper Lake, NY July 2019 

  • Boyden Brooks Workplace Wellness, Five Elements Living Colton, NY June 2019

  • Keynote speaker for 2019 NYAAE Conference Oswegatchie Educational Center, Croghan, NY June 2019

  • Planting Seeds Workshop Five Elements Living Colton, NY May 2019

  • Trainer for educators at Watertown City Schools Watertown, NY March 2018- 2019

  • Mindfulness Mentor for the Lifted Out Of Poverty Foundation Massena, NY 2017 - 2019

  • Facilitator and presenter through The Poverty Initiative and Constructivist Workshop at the Institute for Learner-Centered Education  2017 - 2019

  • Workshop presenter and trainer of Mindfulness for Teachers and support leaders of the McKinney-Vento grant through SLLBOCES  2016- 2018

  • Presenter: Northern Tier Providers Coalition Annual Conference in Lake Placid, NY 2018.

  • Presenter: Conference Women’s Leadership Initiative- Community Connection Conference, Canton, NY 2018.   

  • Presenter: Renewal House Self-Care Retreat Canton, NY 2018. 

  • Presenter: Middle School Conference in Verona, NY 2018.

  • Presenter: Mindfulness Mania - Teacher Educator Massena, NY 2018.

  • Presenter:  Mental Health Symposium in Alex Bay, NY 2018.

  • St Lawrence University Fireside Chat Guest Mentor -  March 2018

  • Co-Presenter at the Young Women's Leadership Initiative at SUNY Potsdam, November 2017-2018

  • Presenter and trainer at Tupper Lake School District, Norwood Central School, Potsdam Central School, Northern Zone Counseling Association, Madrid Central School, Morristown Central School, Gouverneur Central School, Parishville- Hopkinton Central School. Hammond, Massena 2017- 2018

  • Presenter: Young Women's’ Leadership Conference 2016 - 2018.

  • Presenter: SLU Women’s Empowerment Fireside Chat 2017.

  • Presenter: Mindfulness: Bridging the Gap Between Diversity and Inclusion- SUNY Canton, Canton, NY 2017.

  • Presenter: Special Education Spectacular in Massena, NY 2017.

  • Facilitator and presenter:  The Principal's Academy at Canaras, NY 2017

  • Mindfulness in Education-  Guest Speaker Dr. Marta Albert SUNY Potsdam Fall 2015 - 2017

  • Co-trainer at P-Tech in Malone, NY 2017

  • Mindfulness for Teachers Workshop Presenter- TESA Conference at SUNY Potsdam (April 2016-2017).

  • Presenter and workshop designer at Five Elements Living in Colton, NY May 2016 and 2017

  • Co-trainer: Liberty Partnerships at Brasher Falls, NY 2016-2017

  • Staff Development Presenter- Potsdam High School Fall 2016

  • Mindfulness Presenter-  TESA at SUNY Potsdam 2016

  • Presenter: St. Lawrence Child Care Council Event 2016

  • Guest speaker, introduction to Mindfulness for 4th graders at Brasher Falls, NY February 2016

  • Presenter at Child Care Council's Early Childhood Fall Conference September 2016