Susan L. Roberts

#11 Uzumasa Yasui Tatsumi-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, 616-8072 telephone: +81(0)90-8534-2646 e-mail: ifedthecat@hotmail.com

Experienced communicator, program developer, writer, mediator, team builder, and manager, looking for meaningful work in education or non-profit sector

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY English Support teacher, Osaka YMCA International School, Japan 10/2014 to 12/2014

● Planned lessons designed to differentiate according to language ability, and to address specific learning needs ● Worked with new language learners, individually and in groups, to help integrate into PYP classrooms ● Administered standardized reading and language evaluations ● Conferred, recorded, and reported on students' progress

Director of NPO Japan Cat Network, Fukushima, Japan 2011 to present

● Managed large scale disaster animal rescue and support relief efforts ● Volunteer team building and management ● Liaisoned with government agencies, regarding animal welfare support ● Managed social media, fundraising, and other promotional campaigns ● Applied for and receive grants related to animal rescue and sheltering ● Interacted regularly with news media ● Managed animal shelter and other on site evacuee support efforts ● Organized and managed 5 free spay/neuter clinics, recruiting volunteer veterinary services

Assistant to director; co-founder, NPO Japan Cat Network, Japan 2000 to 2011 ● Maintained blog and website ● Provided on site support and mediation for city, regarding animal welfare concerns ● Conference speaker and consultant, regarding community animal sterilization projects and animal rescue ● Managed and promote large community animal welfare campaigns

Teacher; manager; independent contractor, Hikone, Japan 1997 to 2011 ● Managed private language school for 50+ students ● Designed and implemented children’s language program for Japan Center for Michigan Universities ● Held language teaching workshops for prefectural language teachers at JCMU ● Helped to start local community based language education programs at various cultural centers

Exchange language teacher, Omihachiman Higashi Junior High School, Japan 1993 to 1997 ● Planned and taught English language lessons in Junior High School classrooms ● Led English language conversation club ● Assisted students in preparing for speech competitions ● Liaison for sister city program between Omihachiman and Grand Rapids Public Schools

Special needs teacher; crisis consultant, Grand Rapids Public Schools, USA 1989 to 1993

● Granted tenure from Grand Rapids Public Schools in 1993 ● 1 year as full time crisis consultant for emotionally impaired students at public elementary school ● 1 year as full time teacher in classroom for severely emotionally impaired junior high school students ● 1 year as full time vocational consultant for mildly mentally impaired high school students ● Substitute teacher in a variety of educational programs and classrooms

QUALIFICATIONS Certificates in teaching Learning Disabilities and Emotional Impairments in the State of Michigan Grand Valley State University (1987-1992; 1997) Grand Rapids, Michigan Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with Minor in Art Bob Jones University (1982 - 1986) Greenville, South Carolina Teaching licenses in the states of South Carolina and Michigan