Maggie Kerr

20 Congress Avenue, Unit 3, Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 835-9028 maggie.kerr@gmail.com

Education
Shady Hill Teacher Training Course, Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Initial Licensure in Elementary Education (expected June 2017)
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, M.Ed. Elementary Education (expected June 2017)
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, B.A. Sociology-Environmental Studies (May 2005)
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Semester Abroad (February - July 2004)
The Mountain School of Milton Academy, Vershire, Vermont Semester Program (Aug-Dec 1999)

Teaching Experience
Amos A. Lawrence School, Brookline, MA
4th Grade Student Teacher (January-June 2017)
Working in an inclusive classroom with one lead teacher and 24 students.
Co-planning and teaching Math, Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, Science, Social Studies,
including interdisciplinary unit on Native American storytelling.
Collaborating with grade level team of four general education teachers and two literacy
specialists to select and monitor progress of students receiving Leveled Literacy Intervention.
Will be responsible for developing a multicultural and developmentally appropriate unit on
immigration integrating math, arts and writing that includes guest speakers.

Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA

1st Grade Apprentice Teacher (September-December 2016)
Prepared and co-taught developmentally appropriate curricula to 22 students with two co-
teachers.
Led students in lessons using Fundations and Think Math curricula.
Developed an interdisciplinary three-week unit on composting, recycling and landfills, which
included a field trip to a recycling center and collaborating with social studies and math
curricula.
Participated in parent-teacher conferences.

Managerial and Sales Experience

Belgiums Chocolate Source, Milton, MA
Sales and Operations Manager (August 2014-May 2015)
Oversaw all sales and operations functions, managing over 100 direct customers.
Developed and managed relationships with key retail accounts to assist them in creating
consumer demand at the store level.
Provided ongoing education to brokers, distributors and retailers regarding the company.

Basil Tree Catering, Cambridge, MA

Sales Development Manager (December 2013-May 2014)
Managed weekly sampling events to potential customers to further grow business.
Successfully pursued new customers through phone, email and samplings.
 Collaborated with catering manager and customer service coordinator to ensure customer
responsiveness and attainment of sales goals.

Dancing Deer Baking Company, Hyde Park, MA

Sales, Operations and Sustainability Coordinator (June 2005- September 2013)
Managed day-to-day and long-term relationships with over 500+ wholesale clients such as
Whole Foods, Roche Brothers, Balduccis as well as independent and local retailers.
Main coordinator for Dancing Deers participation and recertification as an initial member in the
Sustainable Business Leadership Program.
Coordinated/executed over 1,000 in-store demonstrations & grew wholesale marketplace
opportunities.

Alumni Relations Experience

The Mountain School of Milton Academy, Vershire, VT
Alumni Relations Coordinator (September 2005-present)
25 Year Anniversary Committee Member (July 2008-October 2009)

Milton Academy, Milton, MA

15 Year Reunion Committee Member (March-June 2016)
10 Year Reunion Co-Chair (March-June 2011)

Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA

10 Year Reunion Co-Chair (April-September 2015)

Additional Experience
Mental Health First Aid Certified, Belmont, MA (certified through January 2018)

Professional Development
Novel Engineering & Design Technology-Problem Solving with Stories and STEM (November 2016)
Teaching Sexual Education & Health (January 2016)
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in Mathematics (September-December 2016)
Claude Steele Workshop- Stereotype Threat (October 2016)
Rosetta Lee Workshop-Inclusion, Microaggressions & Cultural Competency (October 2016)
White Privilege Symposium New England (October 2016)

Interests: Cooking, singing, yoga, skiing, connecting people and high hopes to learn the ukulele this
summer.

References
Heather Woodcock
Assistant Director of Shady Hill Teacher Training Course
heather.woodcock@shs.org (617-520-5260)

Julia Alexander Deborah Wegener

1st Grade Teacher, Shady Hill School 4th Grade Teacher, Amos A. Lawrence School
julia.alexander@shs.org (917-912-6330) deborah_wegener@psbma.org (857-919-1462)