5507 Harper Forest Drive; Houston, Texas 77088

Curriculum Vitae/Resume

Catherine N. Smith

Mobile: 832-483-8372; Landline: 281-931-0810

Email: ; AND

EDUCATIONAL & COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM COORDINATION AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL (HISD) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HCC-SOUTHEAST”; PROGRAM COORDINATION AND RECRUITMENT, FACILITATOR/INSTRUCTOR AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR DUAL CREDIT INSTRUCTORS PLUS HIGH SCHOOL DUAL CREDIT/COLLEGE CREDIT COORDINATORFOR HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTHEAST IN CONJUNCTION WITH S.F. AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL, with experience in recruiting and retaining high school students for various dual credit/college credit programs offered by Houston Community College-Southeast. Specialized experience in College Credit Program coordination efforts for “Academic Courses”; “Workforce Courses” AND The “Center for Entrepreneurship” for Austin High School students. Further experience serving as a liaison between the high school and college to further develop college credit programs at the high school level. Communicate and disseminate information regarding college policies and procedures regarding dual credit to high school dual credit instructors, high school counselors, students, parents, as well as school leadership/administration at the high school level. Major stakeholder in the special projects and special planning of unique college credit Boot Camps {including Maritime Boot Camps}, and other special programs to enhance and further engage students, parents, faculty, staff, and the community in college credit programs within the Southeast community.
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTHEAST “APPLE PRODUCTS MOBILE LEARNING” HIGH SCHOOL PILOT INSTRUCTOR, 2009, 2010; Selected by Roger Boston of HCC-SE to pilot the “Mobile Learning” of Apple Products (iPod and iPad) at the high school level. This Instructional Tool was then used within HoustonISD and HCC for various Dual Credit Instructors. Produced customized Microsoft Learning Podcasts for students to “Learn On The Go” through Apple Products. As a result of this new and engaging learning style, student grades increased 90%.
MEDIA COVERAGE BY THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER, HCC-SE, AND HOUSTONISD OF THE “APPLE PRODUCTS MOBILE LEARNING PILOT”, 2009, 2010 Media coverage by several media outlets, websites, newspapers, etc of the partnership between HCC-SE and Catherine Smith’s dual credit students participating in the “Mobile Learning Pilot.
COMMUNITY AWARD(S): UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AWARD (OCTOBER 2014): Awarded by United States Congresswoman, Sheila Jackson-Lee for community leadership, training, facilitation of special programs, plus coordination of supplies, food, clothing, and coordination of Educational & Health Services for inner city families and students which efity & foster the family educationally, emotionally, spiritually, and practically.
STELLAR & AWARD WINNING EXEMPLARY (HIGHLY EFFECTIVE) SECONDARY AND POST SECONDARY LEAD/TRAINER/MENTOR/MASTER EDUCATOR (CERTIFIED BUSINESS EDUCATION AND CERTIFIED SPEECH INSTRUCTOR; DUAL CREDIT COORDINATOR; PLUS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT; PAST STATE OF TEXAS TRAINER/SPEAKER/CURRICULUM WRITER PLUS COLLEGIATE ASSISTANCE WITH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT FOR DUAL CREDIT),with an accomplished educational career dedicated to student success in the areas of Training and Development, Career and Technical Education/Workforce Development, the School of Teaching Professions Magnet Program Instruction, in addition to Speech Communications. Seasoned professional with experience writing State of Texas Curriculum, Featured Speaker at National Conferences, Presenting at National and State Conferences, Presenter and Trainer for Local Professional Developments. Wrote CTE Workforce Business Administration & Finance Curriculum for the State of Texas Education Agency, which was used for every high school student in the State of Texas. Additional experience includes teaching all Business Education AND Information Systems subjects in both the secondary public school classroom and the community college. Further experience includes serving in a Lead Instructor Role by providing specialized Professional Development Training school and district-wide as well as for the Houston Independent School District, generating and analyzing departmental student assessments,and serving as a Mentor Instructor for several instructors over several years in both Academic and Workforce/CTE Departments at the secondary level.
MEDIA, ARTS, AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC) & ACADEMY COORDINATOR, with experience planning and developing cross-curricular state curriculum between various disciplines, aligning both Academic and Workforce Objectives and Learning Outcomes to meet both Student and Instructor Needs. Training and Imparting the “best practices” for instructional strategies and assessment tools which could be used by instructors. Ensuring that “Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships” take place between the Teacher-Student relationships, which ensures greater student outcomes.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL(Bellaire High and Lamar High; Houston, Texas),with educational and industry experience inspecialized teen and adult training, plus continuing education program development/instruction, secondary and post-secondary curriculum and instruction, training & development, software training, marketing, administrative management, human resources, technical writing, as well as developing, implementing, and evaluating training programs.
FOUNDER/CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of a federal faith based Houston area Community Outreach Non Profit with experience in leading and empowering youth, young adults, and adults to lead and serve by example to those in need. Experience with Non Profit Program Development and Program Execution. Created and executed various Faith-Based Empowerment Conferences for Youth, College Students, and Adults. Galvanized and lead organizational partners to feed, clothe, provide school supplies for the needy communities of South, Southeast, and Northeast Houston.

BUSINESS EDUCATION AND BUSINESS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

STATE OF TEXAS CERTIFIED BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND BUSINESS EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT CURRICULUM WRITER/SPEAKER/FACILITATOR & TRAINER,(State of Texas Contract with the University of Houston’s College of Technology) with experience in developing, writing and implementing the Business Administration Finance Curriculum for the Texas State Mandated Texas Essential Knowledge (TEKS) curriculum. The curriculum included objectives, lessons, and assessments, for General Business and Business Finance. This curriculum was used by every high school in the State of Texas.
OFFICE MANAGER AND NON PROFIT ADMINISTRATOR, (St. John’s United Methodist Church; Houston, Texas) with extensive experience in the creation/initial development of the Business Administration Office of a major faith based mega church new urban location. Experience includes but is not limited to the coordination and creation of internal accounting systems, the creation of the non-profit business office, administrative office management and organizational development for faith based non profit systems, training and development, employee payroll, and human resources.
CERTIFIED SYSTEMS SPECIALIST AND EDUCATION TRAINER, (Aim Investments; Houston, Texas) withindustry experience in software analysis, business information processing, business project/administrative management, and administrative systems. Experience also includes Systems Support Analysis, as well as Project Management for a Houston Investment company.
BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTOR & TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT; (Lucas Management Systems AND (Scientific Software {Kinesix}) ; with experience in Logistics and Supply Chain Management of Space Aviation Project Management Software Distribution. Industry experience in the business coordination/administration of vendor sales, marketing, and distribution of software. Provided specialized training as needed to company employees.
BUSINESS BANKING CENTER DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST; (First City Bank; Houston, Texas) with experience in the coordination and input of retail and business banking clients’ personal and business data into the business banking computer system. Supported departmental managers and supervisors with administrative duties as needed.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE INTERN; (Houston Lighting & Power; Houston, Texas) with experience in business office administrative support services. This included, but was not limited to data entry, customer service, light bill modifications, and administrative duties as needed.

EDUCATION

Undergraduate:Bachelor of Science Business Computer Information Systems Technology; Minor: Corporate Training and Development, 1993The University of Houston, Central Campus; Houston, Texas
Graduate Studies (45 Graduate Hours): Education, Training & Development, Business Education AND Occupational Technology Education, 1994-1997The University of Houston, Central Campus; Houston Texas

HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTHEAST DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR ACADEMICS & WORKFORCE AND THE “CENTER FOR BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP” IN CONJUNCTION WITH AUSTIN HIGH; WHICH INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROGRAM RECRUITER, AND ASSISTANCE WITH PROGRAM COORDINATION FACILITATOR/INSTRUCTOR AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR DUAL CREDIT INSTRUCTORS
Houston Community College-Southeast in conjunction with S.F. Austin High School; Houston, Texas; 2004 - Present

Specialized assistance in Program Coordination and Recruitment for Austin High School Students for the Houston Community College “Center for Entrepreneurship”. This includes, but is not limited to instructional coaching, student and faculty recruitment, course planning, etc.
Coordinate and prepare student centered instruction in the areas of Teacher Education, Business Education, Computer Information Systems Technology, including but not limited to Microsoft Office products, Google Products, Web 2.0 Tools, Computer Literacy, and Systems Analysis.
Create a1st everin district “21stCentury Mobile Learning/Instructional Learning Classroom” with the usage of Apple iPods and iPads for the instruction of Mobile Learning, Podcasts, Web 2.0 tools, Web based learning, Web Apps, Microsoft Certification, etc.
Plan, organize, and disseminate the college curriculum and objectives for the dual credit/college credit students’ instruction.
Analyze and assess student performance of Texas State Curriculum Objectives and provide feedback to studens and parents as needed based on the results of the assessments.
Plan a program of rigorous and relevantstudy that, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of thestudents.
Prepare “Student Centered/Engaging” Lessons that reflect accommodations for individual differences using Differentiated Instruction.
Serve as a HoustonISD MentorMaster Teacher by assisting in the coordination of New and Veteran Teacher responsibilities such as planning and instruction of state and district mandated curriculum, lesson planning, creation of appropriate student assessments.
Provide Faculty and Staff, as well as District Wide Professional Development Training (through the HR Onboarding & Organizational Development) in the areas of Computer Information Systems, Continued Teacher Education, as well as the implementation of new district computer based systems for instructors and staff.
Provide Austin High Leadership and Staff with Peer to Peer Teacher Observations, as well as provide insight and feedback regarding potential future CTE (Workforce) personnel at Austin High School.
Advertised and recruited and tracked students for the HCC-SE Center for Entrepreneurship Spring ’13 and Summer ’13 program.
Worked with Summer Center for Business Entrepreneurship faculty and students to reinforce business objectives and to assist in the creation of student Business Plans.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENTAS WELL AS CERTIFIED SPEECH/COMMUNICATIONS TEACHER LEADER/ INSTRUCTOR & LEAD/MENTOR INSTRUCTOR;Houston Independent School District, Stephen F. Austin High School; Houston, Texas;
1998 – Present

DUAL CREDIT/ADJUNCT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MOBILE LEARNING TRAINER AND INSTRUCTOR

Houston Community College-Southeast in conjunction with S.F. Austin High School; Houston, Texas; 2004 - Present

DUAL CREDIT/COLLEGE CREDIT FACULTY AND COLLEGE COORDINATION FOR AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL;Houston Community College-Southeast; Houston, Texas; 2004– Present

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTHEAST AUSTIN HIGH PROGRAM RECRUITER, AND ASSISTANCE WITH PROGRAM COORDINATOR & FACILITATOR/INSTRUCTOR AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL COACHHouston Community College-Southeast; Houston, Texas; 2013– Present

Serve as a Dual Credit/College Credit Liasion and Contact between Houston Community College Southeast and Stephen F. Austin High School.
Assist in the Project management, development, and implementation of new and innovative college credit programs for high school students, boot camps, transition programs, etc between Austin High and Houston Community College Southeast
Plan and coordinate all college credit/dual credit courses for Austin High students.
Coordinate with College Deans, Advisors, Admissions, and Testing Coordinators to accurately enroll, test, and register potential college credit/dual credit high school students.
Plan and assist in the recruitment of graduating students to attend the Houston Community College System.
Lead, Plan, Coordinate, and disseminate information to the Dual Credit Faculty and Staff in the efforts of College Curriculum/Lesson Planning, College Assessments, Dual Credit Departmental Meetings, Dual Credit Programming, Human Resources Notifications, etc.
Provide Student Retention Support, Counsel, and Student Tracking for dual credit students, parents, and the community.
Work with visiting HCC Professors to Austin High School in their role and expectations as a dual credit instructor at the high school campus.

EARLY BUSINESSADMINISTRATION & BUSINESS EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR (Instructor in the Business Administration Magnet Program); Houston Independent School District, Lamar High School; Houston, Texas; 1996 –1998
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR (Accounting & Business Information Systems) ; Houston Independent School District, Bellaire High School; Houston, Texas; 1995-1996

BUSINESS EDUCATIONAL & BUSINESS CAREER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/CONTRACTOR;Coopers & Lybrand; Houston, Texas Summer 1997
BUSINESS/CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR; Houston Independent School District, Lamar High School; Houston, Texas; 1996 –1998
BUSINESS/CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR; Houston Independent School District, Bellaire High School; Houston, Texas; 1995-1996
BUSINESS SYSTEMS SPECIALIST & TRAINER; Aim Investments; Houston, Texas; 1994
BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER AND NON PROFIT ADMINISTRATOR; St. John’s United Methodist Church; Houston, Texas; 1993 - 1995
BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTOR & TRAINING ASSISTANT; Scientific Software (Kinesix); Houston, Texas; 1991-1993
BUSINESS PROJECT COORDINATOR; Lucas Management Systems; Houston, Texas; 1990-1991
BUSINESS BANKING CENTER DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST; First City Bank; Houston, Texas; 1989-1990
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE INTERN; Houston Lighting & Power; Houston, Texas; 1989

INDUSTRY & EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Master Microsoft Office Certified Specialist/Professional (Office 2000 and 2007); Additional Microsoft Certification(s) Office 2010
State of Texas Workforce Advanced Technical Certification in Business Management, Human Resources Management, Principles of Business, Finance, and Marketing(State Certification To Teach College Workforce Level Courses To Secondary Students)
State of Texas Teacher Certification in Speech Communications and Professional Business Communications
State of Texas Teacher Certification in Business Administration, Business Education and Office Education
OSHA Certified

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

AWARDS

AWARDED HISD HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHER, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
RECOGNIZED AS AN EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AWARD AT HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 2013
RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF AUSTIN’S TEACHER “MAKING A DIFFERENCE”, 2013: Recognized by Austin Leadership in Spring 2013 as one of the faculty making a difference by promoting a positive partnership between HCC-SE and Austin High School.
HOUSTON REGIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR, 2010: Received the coveted East Regional HoustonISD Teacher of the Year Award; winning 1st place out of thousands of instructors in the region.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TEACHER OF THE YEAR, 2010: Won school wide Teacher of the Year; winning 1st place out of over 100 faculty.
ROTARY CLUB TEACHER OF THE YEAR, 2010: Won the East End Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year.
OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD, WASTE MANAGEMENT INC., {FORMERLYBROWNING-FERRIS INC (BFI) } 1998:
Received Houston and Harris County Outstanding Teacher Award.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

APPOINTED BY STATE OF TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND THE UNIVERISTY OF HOUSTON TO WRITE STATE WIDE CURRICULUM, 1997-1998: Appointed by the University of Houston’s College of Technology and the State of Texas Education Agency to write the Texas Banking & Finance Curriculum to be used by ALL high school students in the State of Texas.
STATE OF TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY CTE/WORKFORCE CONFERENCE SPEAKER; AUSTIN , TEXAS , 1998: Asked by the State of Texas TEA and the University of Houston’s College of Technology to present the new TEKS CTE Banking and Finance Curriculum to thousands of CTE/Workforce Educators across the State of Texas.
Provided customized training for the HISD HR Onboarding Organization 2012-2013 school year. Have been asked to provide training during the 2013-2014 school year as well.
Developed “Mobile Learning Curriculum” and Learning Outcomesfor usage with Houston Community College and HISD through Podcasts, etc.
Teacher Education Instructor and provided additional curriculum in the Magnet School for Teaching Professions at Stephen F. Austin High School from 2004-2012.
APPOINTED MENTOR TEACHER, 1998, 2007, 2012: Appointed to be a “Mentor Teacher” to lead, guide, and mentor both new and veteran instructors. Participated in Teacher Observations and provided recommendations on “Instructional Best Practices”.
BUSINESS & OFFICE EDUCATION TEAM LEAD, 1999: Appointed to lead the Business Education team with instructional strategies, learning objectives/outcomes, and student assessments.
1ST TO TEACHER IN HOUSTONISD TO RECEIVE MASTER MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION, 2000: Was the 1st ever instructor in HISD to successfully complete the Master Mirosoft Certification.
APPOINTED MEDIA, ARTS, TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC) ACADEMY COORDINATOR, 2005: Appointed by Austin High Administration to assemble, lead, empower, plan, develop, and infuse cross-curricular, student engaging “best practices” for instructors, which yield higher learning outcomes for students.
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTHEAST “APPLE PRODUCTS MOBILE LEARNING” PILOT INSTRUCTOR, 2009, 2010;
Web: Selected by Roger Boston of HCC-SE to pilot the “Mobile Learning” of Apple Products (iPod and iPad) at the high school level. Produced customized Microsoft Learning Podcasts for students to “Learn On The Go” through Apple Products. As a result of this new and engaging learning style, student grades increased 90%.
MEDIA COVERAGE BY THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER, HCC-SE, AND HOUSTONISD OF THE “APPLE PRODUCTS MOBILE LEARNING PILOT”, 2009, 2010 ; Web: : Media coverage by several media outlets, websites, newspapers, etc of the partnership between HCC-SE and Catherine Smith’s dual credit students participating in the “Mobile Learning Pilot”. (Note: Review the previous bulleted item for more information about the Mobile Learning Project).
NATIONAL SPEAKER AT THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL BOARD: HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WORK CONFERENCE; LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, 2010: Invited to be one of the National Speakers to present at the National Conference on High Schools That Work and Mobile Learning In The Classroom.
1ST INSTRUCTOR IN HOUSTONISD TO BRING “APPLE MOBILE LEARNING” THROUGH IPODS AND IPADS TO THE CLASSROOM, WHICH ALLOWED THE FACILITATION OF MANY TRAINING CLASSES FOR INSTRUCTORS 2009, 2010: Bringing the Apple iPod and iPad to the classroom in HoustonISD spawned a series of district wide “Apple Learning” classes for instructors across the district facilitated by Catherine Smith.
VOTED BY FACULTY AND STAFF TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL-WIDE SHARED DECISION MAKING COMMITTEE, 2010, 2011, 2012: Participated and was a voting member of the school wide Decision Making Committee, which through “Participative Management” made recommendations to the school Principal and school leadership regading school policies, procedures, parental involvement, events, curriculum, etc.
APPOINTED BY AUSTIN HIGH LEADERSHIP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOUSTONISD FORMATION OF THE NEW “EFFECTIVE TEACHER” INITIATIVE AND APPRAISAL SYSTEM COMMITTEE, 2010, 2011: Appointed to the committee of teachers district wide who would make recommendations on the new “Effective Teacher Initiative and Appraisal System”.
DISTRICT MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE HCC-SE “MOBILE LEARNING SYMPOSIUM”, 2011, 2012: Received Houston ISD and HCC Media Coverage about my Presentation and Partnership with Roger Boston of HCC-SE and the “Mobile Learning” Project.
FACILITATED DISTRICT-WIDE MICROSOFT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2013: Facilitated Microsoft class(es) for instructors and staff district-wide.
LED AUSTIN HIGH STUDENTS TO WIN THE HCC ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION, 2013

COMMUNITY AWARD(S)