Erica J. Tingler is an experienced educator and communication consultant seeking a teaching position. She has 15 years of classroom experience teaching English at the secondary and post-secondary levels. She is praised for her leadership skills and ability to create innovative programs that engage students and their parents. Her expertise includes curriculum development, mentoring faculty, and integrating technology into teaching.

1. Erica J. Tingler
8211 Tuckerman Lane Potomac, Maryland 20854 phone: 330.697.3905 fax: 301.299.4555
“...Truly a leader who belongs in
education reform and in the classroom;
She is called to be a teacher...”
Wendy Ford
Dean of Teaching and Learning,
Stark State College of
Technology
“Among our finest, if not our finest on
the English faculty…”
Dr. Thomas O’Brien, Dean
English Department, Stark State
Strategic, Scholarly and Innovative Educator and Mentor with a
proven commitment to individual student differences, and to the best practices of
21st century pedagogy that drive student success. Fifteen years of classroom
experience combined with leadership background in high school reform initiatives
informs my ability to bring energy, passion and precision to planning and
presentation. Enthusiastic, passionate leadership creates a culture in which
students are respectful, engaged and sincere about both their capabilities and
future and the future of the global citizenship on whom all depend.
Key Accomplishments
 Fifteen years classroom teaching experience in English/communications
at the secondary, post-secondary, and professional development level
 Managed and mentored college faculty members in Early College High
School, an at- risk reform initiative, as they taught the Becoming a
Master Student program, a college-prep study and life skills curriculum
administered to students concurrently earning their Associate degree and
high school diploma
 Taught the Master Student program in the high school and the technical
college classroom
 Created and administered P.A.C.T., Parents and Children Together, a
secondary level parent/student evening program facilitating study skills
and college planning and readiness for an all-girls Cleveland high school
 Ten years communication consulting experience as an author, auditor,
editor and social media manager for the global human resource
consulting firm (Towers Watson) as well as for Faircount Media
Group and my own freelance firm, QuestCom.
Education
 Bachelor of Science in English Education/Communications, 1990
Honors College: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
 Graduate Study in Language and Composition, 1994
Notre Dame College and Kent State University
 Business of Consulting Training, Towers Watson, 2006
Employment
 Current Position: Consultant, Author and Editor
Faircount Media Group, 2008 – present
Publish journal articles commissioned by the US government
Learn about my communication career here:
Communication Consulting Resume

2. “...She created and systemized
cooperative opportunities to develop a
relationship between students, parents
and school that did not exist before—
and she funded it!...I recommend her
with the highest regard...”
Jaqueline Kasprowski
Principal and President
Saint Joseph Academy
“...deeply involved in learning about
the educational state-of-the-art,
investigating research and designing
instructional materials.”
Sister Kathleen Carey, Ed.D.
“My ability to motivate students and
educators and convey a love of learning
alongside educational strategy fosters a
successful culture of commitment and
reform.”
Erica Tingler
 Current Position: English and Language Tutor
Montgomery College and Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County, Maryland
 Recent Position: English Faculty
Stark State College of Technology, Faculty, English 1997 - 2007
Mentored & managed all satellite instructors in Early College Program
Taught English/communications curriculum to adult students
Taught Early College High School to at-risk secondary students
Designed rubric method for narrative evaluation of student work
Conducted professional development seminars for faculty
 Additional Experience: Communication Consultant
Watson Wyatt Worldwide 2006 - 2008 (relocated to DC)
Provided strategic consulting to Fortune 1000 companies
Advance internal and external communication initiatives
Develop strategies to enhance attraction and retention of top talent
Create programs to promote employee engagement and productivity
 Freelance Copywriter
Promedia of Ohio/QuestCom Creative 1996 - present
Created and owned professional writing and consulting company
Designed and wrote marketing text for an extensive array of media
Transposed books to script for video/DVD production
Wrote company histories, case studies and research projects
 English Faculty
Saint Joseph Academy, Cleveland, Ohio 1991 - 1996
Taught English: reading, writing, linguistics, grammar
Taught drama, literature and public speaking
Created and presented PACT parent education program
Composed grant and renewed funding from White Foundation
Designed program literature, newsletters and departmental curricula
 Technological Skills
Software (IBM and MAC environments): Microsoft Windows®,
Microsoft Office Suite , PageMaker, Fluent knowledge of the Internet
Web 2.0 savvy with social media expertise
Adept at using student interest in technology to drive learning
 Professional Affiliations
National Council Teachers of English
International Association of Business Communicators