1. Cori Carr
cori.carr@gmail.com
M 708.305.2167
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Executive Summary:
As an experiencedclassroomteacherandpublishingprofessional,mypassionforimprovingteaching
and learninginformseverythingIdo.I am an expertoncurrenttrendsin education. Thisexpertise,along
withgenuine care andconcernfor the successof customers,enablesme toprovide excellentservice,
rangingfrompre-sale topost-sale supportandeverythinginbetween.Ihave managedmulti-million
dollarsalesopportunitiesincooperationwithfieldsalesteamsincomplex situations,andamknown
amongcolleaguesasa creative problemsolver.Iama strategicthinkerwhoisable to anticipate and
manage challengesbefore theyarise.Ihave consistentlygeneratedgoal-exceedingrevenue.My
greateststrength,however,liesinbuildingstrongrelationshipswhile exceedingcustomerexpectations.
These qualitiesallow me toincrease customerloyalty,supportinnovation,andgenerate new,
sustainable revenue.
Education: MA in Education, UniversityofMichigan
Professional Experience:
March 2012 – March 2016 SeniorManager, Professional Services
Houghton MifflinHarcourt
 Pre- and post-sale supportasaSubjectMatter Expert on assessmentwithmediumtolarge
school districtsnationally.
 Responsible fordrivinglarge,complex customprojectstotalingover$1.5 millioninrevenueina
two-yearperiod.
 Responsible fordesigningtrainingplansforimplementationsinforstatesanddistrictsin
supportof RFPs,generatingmore than$3.5 millioninrevenue overathree-yearperiod.
 Developanddeliverhigh-qualityprofessional development,consistentlyreceivingfeedback
averagingmore than 90% “highlysatisfied”incourse evaluations.
 Developstrategicpartnershipswithcontentprovidersandotherorganizationstomaximize
revenue andmarketpositioningof products.These salespartnershipshave generatedmore
than $1 millioninrevenue andrequirelittle tonomaintenance post-sale.
 Work closelywithproductmanagement,productmarketing, assessmentdevelopment,legal
department,producttrainersandaccountexecutivestodesignenterprise solutions.
 Manage 6-7 projectsconcurrently,consistentlymeetingprojectdeadlinesandbudgets.
 Otherassessmentrelatedprojectsinclude writing assessments,primarymathassessment
design,social studiesalignmentsandcustomperformance-taskdevelopment.
 Managementof perdiemtrainersandteam members.

2. May 2010 – March 2012 Professional DevelopmentFacilitator
Houghton MifflinHarcourt
 Providedprofessional developmentondigital programsforreadingandmath.Supported
teacherspost-trainingwithproductuse,furtherembeddingthe productinschool culture and
helpingtoensure salesrenewals.
 Providedprofessional developmentonpedagogy,includingassessmentbestpractices,
performance tasks,differentiation,andreadingintervention.
 DesignedcoursesonCommonCore implementation,buildingqualityassessments,writing
qualityitemsandtwo-daycourse ongettingstartedwithperformancetasks.
 Consistentlyreceivedevaluationsof more than90% highlysatisfied.
 Recordof upsellingadditional PDcoursesaswell asadditional productsupportthrough
coaching.
May 2006-May 2010 AssessmentDeveloper
IndependentContractorfor Major Publishers
 Wrote and editedqualityitemsforELA and Social Studies,gradesK-12.
 Designedandexecutedblueprintsinconcertwithassessmenteditorsandcustomers.
 Wrote passages,includingfunctional,fiction,andnon-fictionforELA and Social Studies,grades
K-12.
September 2003-August 2010 Classroom Teacher
ELA teacher– grades 7-12
 Wyandotte PublicSchools –Large urbandistrictinSoutheastMichigan.TaughtAmerican
Literature,BritishLiterature,andReadingRemediation. Additionally,taughtPolitical Science.
Receivedoutstandingevaluationseachof my3 yearsin the district.
 LaGrange Park JuniorHigh – Large suburbanschool districtinChicagosuburbs.Taughtreading
intervention,writingandliterature.Receivedoutstanding evaluationseachof my2 yearsin the
district.
 CantonCharter Academy – Large charter school locatedinSoutheastMichigan.Taughtgrades7-
8 ELA, advancedtopicsinEnglish,andreadingremediation.
National Presentationsinclude:
 Buildingqualityassessments
 Developingqualityitems
 CommonCore 101
 GoingBeyondthe Bubble:Assessmentandthe CommonCore
 Performance Tasks:IncreasingRigor,RelevanceandStudentEngagement
 Primary,UpperElementaryandSecondaryWrite Traits
 Technologyandthe CommonCore State Standards