Director of DMI Board (2019 -2022) 

Middletown Holiday Whopla Committee (2021-present)

Member of Middletown’s Unhoused Action Circle (2022 - present) 

Steering committee for Port Middletown Arts & Music Festival (2021 - 2022) 

Founding Board Member of HUGSS (Helping the Unhoused Gain Services & Supports) (2023- present) 

EDUCATION 

• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio — Bachelor of Arts, Communication Sciences   

• Bachelor of Arts, Spanish 

• Minor, The History of Technology and Science 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

• Cum laude, Dean’s High Honors, Special Provost Scholarship 

• First Place (tied overall) in International WERC University Competition for biodegradation of nitroaromatic  compounds in an anaerobic environment (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Headed, organized, trained, and led team-members to First Place in both Speech Competition and Poster Competition of international WERC competition. 

GRADUATE STUDIES: 

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio — Teaching English as a Second Language 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

• Landmark Worldwide, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

• Curriculum for Living: The Landmark Forum, The Advanced Course, The Self- Expression Leadership Program 

• The Introduction Leaders Program, Communication Courses: Access to Power; The Advanced Communication Course: The Power to Create, The Team Management and Leadership Program 

• Direct Access 

• Excellence in the Zone Seminar, The Landmark Forum in Action Seminar, Success Seminar 

• ITC International TEFL Certificate, Madrid, Spain — TEFL Certificate 

• TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate 

• Middletown Leadership Course, Middletown, Ohio — Community Leadership Course Certificate 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

• Central Pastry Shop; Middletown, Ohio — 1984 - Present 

  - Operational management of family business including employee  training

  - Office communications, production, and marketing

   - General financial management with a strong focus on customer service

   - Public relations 

•  Assistant Director of Admissions, The Art Institute of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, Pa. 2008 - 2014

     - Dynamically presented at college wide open houses eight (8) times  per

         year

     - Developed relationships inter-departmentally

      - Recruited qualified applicants for the Philadelphia campus of this

          accredited college

      - Scheduled and conducted interviews, tours, participated in open

          houses, orientation programs, and College Connection Days

      - Worked directly under Senior Director of Admissions and Director of

          Admissions

      - Worked in teams and individually

      - Organized and executed departmental letter to COO of company 

 • Library Assistant, Information Desk, Middletown Public Library; Middletown, Ohio — 2007

     - Involved in constructs of library functioning and customer service

• Head English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Instructor, Europa Centro de Lenguas; Sevilla, Spain — 2003 - 2004 

      - Embraced sole responsibility as Head Instructor at a small language

          school

      - Researched and presented information in an attention-grabbing and

          compelling manner

      - Developed lesson plans to engage and challenge students in eight (8)

           multi-level/multi- age class  groups

• Programmer, 91.1 WRUW-FM Cleveland; Cleveland, Ohio 

              - Produced two (2) separate year-long radio shows for listeners

                  throughout all of Cleveland and parts of Canada. 

              - Produced one (1) unique entertainment program for listeners. 

              - Developed a University-wide interview program spotlighting

                  CWRU’s vast array of excellent professorship. 

              - Headed and implemented multiple WRUW-FM events and DJ

                 appointments.  

LANGUAGES SPOKEN 

English, technical writing skills; Spanish, basic conversational and writing skills

CULTURAL EXPERIENCE, AWARENESS, AND UNDERSTANDING 

Elizabeth has traveled extensively, studied world-wide, worked abroad, and visited the following 21 countries:

Albania, Austria, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, England, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey