1. Program management and
delivery
Deaf and hard of hearing
community dynamics
Supervision and
leadership
Project planning
Budgeting
Technology and software
SKILLS
PROGRAM CHAIR, ASL & INTERPRETER EDUCATION PROGRAM
TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CHESAPEAKE, VA 2006-PRESENT
• Assist academic dean with overall management of ASL and Interpreter
Education program.
• Create courses and update curriculum, syllabi, objectives, and reports.
• Manage program budget of up to $16,000.
• Serve as principal investigator for grants, such as the Perkins Grant and
annual Virginia Dept. of Education Interpreter Grant (ranging from
$15,000 to $90,000).
• Write and manage over $200,000 in grants during a 10-year period.
• Schedule courses and teaching assignments for 200-250 students and
12 highly qualified faculty members.
• Hire and train faculty, and provide mentoring on adherence to program
and college standards.
• Advise students on courses and academic and career goals.
• Teach 12-16 credits per semester with consistently “excellent”
evaluations.
• Coordinate professional development activities and trainings
throughout the year.
• Collaborate with Interpreter Training Group on development of
mentoring handbook and program for new and pre-certified
interpreters as part of a Virginia Department of Education grant.
• Participate on advisory board and lead special projects for program.
• Coordinate college-wide and community-wide student activities,
including ASL Film Night, Silent dinners and ASLVille.
SENIOR EDITOR
West, A Thomson Business, Rochester, NY 2002-2003
• Read, edited, researched, and computer-coded primary and legal
sources often including over 1,000 pages.
• Provided training in editing, quality assurance, programming,
scheduling, coding, and sign language.
M.S., Deaf Education
McDaniel College
Westminster, MD
B.S., Professional and
Technical Communication
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Online Facilitator
Quality Matters, Inc. 2014.
ASLTA Professional Level. 2014.
Certified Deaf Interpreter.
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
In progress.
Highly energetic and committed community leader with passion for equal
communication access, human services and education. Solid experience in
administrative management, budgeting and finance, planning, supervision, and
program delivery. Outstanding organizational, problem-solving and project
management experience. Excellent written, interpersonal, presentation and
pubic communication skills. Forward-thinking and technologically proficient.
Star Grieser
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE(757) 802-3082
stargrieser@gmail.com
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
A D M I N I S T R A T O R A N D E D U C A T O R
5437 Ashby St.
Norfolk, VA 23502
CERTIFICATIONS

2. COMMUNICATION THERAPIST & YOUTH & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Hillside Children’s Center, Rochester, NY 2001-2003
• Worked one-on-one with deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing youth who were emotionally disturbed.
• Enhanced clients’ self-expression, social skills, interpersonal communication, and independent living skills
through interpersonal-relationship counseling.
• Coordinated individual treatment plans and personal goals and objectives in collaboration with families, social
workers, psychiatrists, staff, clients, and peers.
• Hosted ASL and Deaf culture trainings for hearing clients and staff.
• Counseled clients utilizing a bilingual/bicultural approach, promoting cross-cultural understanding and
communication within living unit.
• Provided crisis intervention counseling and referral services, and ensured safe living conditions.
• Achieved successful discharge of numerous clients as a result of behavior management plans.
• Adjunct Instructor, ASL Studies. Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake, VA. 2004-2005.
• Instructional Assistant. Hampton City Schools, Hampton, VA. 2005-2006.
• Educational Language Model. Virginia Beach City Public Schools, VA. 2004-2005.
• Deaf-Blind Tutor. Residential Care, Inc., Hampton, VA. 2003-2004.
• Language Model. Martin and St. Lucie County School Boards, FL. 1998-2000.
Star Grieser
EXPERIENCE, continued
• Conference Volunteer Coordinator, National Association of the Deaf 2016 Conference.
• Vice President, Virginia Association of the Deaf. 2015-Present.
• Trainer & Workshop Facilitator, Deaf Self-Advocacy Training (NCIEC). 2015-Present.
• Community Advisor & Volunteer, Families to Families Support Group (for families with deaf
and hard of hearing children). 2012-Present.
• Presenter & Participant. Virginia Community College Systems ASL & IE Peer Group
Conference. 2007-Present.
• Chair & Member, Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Board. 2007-2015.
• President, Southeastern Virginia Society of the Deaf. 2006-2010.
• Member of:
o American Sign Language Teachers Association
o Conference of Interpreter Trainers
o National Association of the Deaf
o Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
o Virginia Association of the Deaf
o Virginia Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
o Virginia ASLTA
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
OTHER EXPERIENCE