About me

My family consists of mostly women who were in different fields of childcare/education, teachers, professors, nannies, directors you name it! Which is where I think I get it from, the enjoyment of working with children. Though I had experience with tutoring through High School, I went off to Clark Atlanta University and pursued a degree in Business Administration. While away at college I also got involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters which is a mentoring program, where I mentored two young adolescents.

Upon returning to NY after college I got a job as a Paraprofessional at a special needs preschool. I worked with 4 different students as their 1:1 para guiding them through our class routines and helping them reach their IEP (Individualized Educational Plan) goals. Goals that consisted of cooperative play, communication and ADLs (Activities of Daily Living). I was then promoted to teachers assistant where I helped the classroom teacher with prepping for daily lessons in a classroom of 12.

The first family, that I worked with was for a set of twins. A boy and a girl, 7 years of age; who were both on the spectrum. My job during the weekday included transporting the children from the school bus to their residence, following afternoon routines of unpacking, snack/dinner, assistance with homework/tutoring and transporting the children to/from after school activities/appointments. On specified weekends I stayed with the children and made sure to continue our usual routines but also engaged the children in playtime activities such as painting/baking! I've also babysat for a family with one child, a boy 5 years old; who was also on the spectrum and legally blind. I worked with him a few hours per day until mom/dad returned from work. He also had similar afternoon routines but we focused on engaging in sensory, gross/fine motor skills; such as musical instruments, play dough and water play.

The proverb "It takes a village to raise a child", resonates with me because its not only a child's family who are responsible in raising them, but EVERYONE who comes in contact with them that makes up their community and their 'Team", is responsible to create a safe and healthy environment for them to grow and be the best that they can be.