1. JANE M. TROTTER
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Cell Phone: 847-308-6204
https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetrotter E-mail: ajtrotter@comcast.net
CAREER SUMMARY
Highly motivated, tech-savvy, professional educator with experience in Instruction, Editing, Writing,
Office Administration, Program Management, & Customer Service. Proven work performance and
abilities easily transitional to corporate environment. Versatile and willing to expand horizons!
ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS
▪ Supervisory experience of personnel
▪ Observant of deadlines & details
▪ Proficient in MS Office & other software
▪ Productive & creative maintaining budget
▪ Adept at resolving customer service issues
▪ Experience in designing presentations
▪ Excellent writing skills for publications
▪ Competent in program coordination
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
▪ Engaging, passionate, and quick-learning
▪ Communicates information effectively
▪ Respectful and considerate of diversity
▪ Knowledge of cognitive behavior skills
▪ Positive rapport with co-workers and clients
▪ Spanish language abilities, polite conversation
▪ Dependable team player
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
▪ College of DuPage Outstanding Faculty (2002) and Outstanding Employee Service (2006) Awards
▪ College of DuPage Resource Development Grant Project Leader – Youth Manufacturing Award Winner
▪ Elk Grove Park District’s Merit Citation Award for Community Service
▪ Monmouth College Dean’s List, College Theater Club, Honors Graduate with Distinction
▪ High School & College Theater Performances, Best Actress Awards for Comedy & Drama
WORK HISTORY
▪ SAT Specialist Instructor – Illinois Math and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 2015–Present
▪ Private Tutor, Trotter Tutoring Services 2002–Present
o Tailor ACT/SAT Prep & other tutoring needs to meet various levels of academic experiences & strengths
o Successfully help most below-average scoring students increase test scores by 18 to 22%
▪ Substitute Teacher – Suburban High School Districts 214, 211, 207 2010–Present
▪ English Teacher – Suburban High School Districts 211, 207, Summer 2012–2013
▪ Program Supervisor, Teacher, Continuing Ed., College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL 1997–2008
o Developed, scheduled, managed, & marketed hundreds of courses for cost-recovery programming
o Recorded reports on MS Office and college database systems; created presentations for conferences
o Increased enrollment in youth and adult programs by 10% between 2006 and 2008; designed new programs
o Hired, trained, and supervised over 50 personnel – teachers and aides
EDUCATION & TRAINING
▪ B.A. in English, cum laude, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
▪ Illinois Secondary Education Certificate
▪ Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cert., Centre of Excellence Online, pending Dec. 2016
COMMUNITY SERVICE, OTHER INTERESTS & EXPERIENCES
▪ Columnist, Elk Grove Times, Pioneer Press, Sun Times 1997–2001
▪ Community Cable TV Host, Channel 6 1992–1997
▪ Volunteer for school & church activities, youth sports, newsletters, charitable event planning
▪ Reading, cooking, health & wellness, writing, comedy, & theater, high-school & inter-collegiate athlete
▪ Travel: England, France, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Central Mexico, Puerto Rico