This document is Ethopia Kennison's resume. It summarizes her objective of fulfilling duties at Golden Nugget Lake Charles to increase profits. It then outlines her education history including a Master's degree from Concordia University and teaching certifications from McNeese State University. Her work experience includes various teaching roles with the Calcasieu Parish School Board from 2012 to present and other roles such as substitute teacher, computer lab assistant, and retail jobs. It also lists education leadership roles and awards received.

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OB J E CTIVE
While employed with Golden Nugget Lake Charles, my goal is to fulfill the major
duties and functions of the position held and contribute to the generation of
increased profits by providing quality services to the customers as outlined by
Golden Nugget Lake Charles.
EDUCATION
August 2014 – August 2015 Concordia University
Portland, OR
Master of Education degree: Curriculum and Instruction
o Concentration in Common Core
December 2010 McNeese State University Lake
Charles, LA
Teacher Certification (First Grade student teaching/completion of Art
Education course work)
Elementary 1-5 and Art Education K-12 certifications
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May 1995 McNeese State University Lake
Charles, LA
Bachelor of Arts degree: Computer Graphics/Design/Commercial Art
o Second concentration in Figure Drawing
May 1989 Jennings High School Jennings, LA
Diploma: Honorable Graduate
WORK EXP ERI ENC E
Aug. 2012—Present Calcasieu Parish School Board Lake
Charles, LA
o 2nd Gr ade El em. Te a che r (Ca l c a s i eu Pa r i sh Publ i c El em.
School )
Aug. 2011—May 2012 Calcasieu Parish School Board Lake
Charles, LA
o 3r d Gr ade El em. Te a che r (Ca l c a s i eu Pa r i sh Publ i c El em.
School )
Feb. 2011—July 2011 Calcasieu Parish School Board Lake
Charles, LA

2. o 3rd, 4th, 5th Gr ade El em. Te a che r (Ca l c a s i eu Pa r i sh
Al t e rna t i v e School )—serviced students diagnosed with behavior,
mental health, and other disorders who were under a probation
suspension from their home schools due to disorderly, irate, and
dangerous conduct; fulfilled all duties of a regular classroom teacher
while implementing a behavior plan to increase students’ self-control and
social skills.
June 2010—November 20, 2010 Dillards Lake Charles, LA
o Kids ’ Shoe Depa r tment—trained to size, fit, and sell men’s,
women’s, and kids’ shoes; maintained organized stockroom and
sales floor, price tagging and displaying new arrival stock, taking
inventory, and creating markdown price tickets while
maintaining a sales quota
August 2009—June 2010 Calcasieu Parish School Board
Lake Charles, LA
o Comput e r Lab As s i s t ant—managed students in lab while
working on academic programs for English/Language Arts and
Math; print weekly progress reports for homeroom teachers.
Fall 2008—Fall 2009 Calcasieu Parish School Board Lake
Charles, LA
o 5t h Gr ade El em. Te a che r—fulfilled all duties of a regular
classroom teacher.
Spring 2007—Fall 2008 Calcasieu Parish School Board
Lake Charles, LA
o El em. Spe c i a l Ed. Pa r aprof e s s iona l—assisted teacher with
all required duties and tutored SPED students in all grades.
Dec. 2005—Dec. 2006 Wal-Mart Supercenter (Nelson)
Lake Charles, LA
o Ca shi e r—Performed hourly transactions and balanced register
o Produc e—round-the-clock maintenance of produce, including
stocking, rotating, culling and crisping, and preparing trays and
baskets; built displays; calculated profits/losses
Fall 2002 – Fall 2006 Calcasieu Parish School Board Lake
Charles, LA
o Subs t i tut e Te a che r—filled duties of regular classroom teacher
in grades PreK-8th and Elem. SPED (Resource, Self-Contained,
and Gifted)
Fall 2000—2002 Fondel Elementary School Lake Charles,
LA
o School Tutor/LEAP Te s t Tutor—Tutored 4th graders during
the school year and after school in the subject of mathematics to
prepare them for the annual LEAP test taken in the spring

3. Jun. 1998 - Aug. 2000 Isle of Capri Casino and Hotel
Westlake, LA
o Impress Clerk--Restocked all slot machines’ safe with proper coin bags
every three hours
o Slot Attendant—Calculated and paid jackpots, did minor technical work
on slot machines, filled slot machines with proper coins when necessary
o Slot Host/Representative—Retrieved mandated quota of 50 new
Island Gold card members a week—maintained a weekly quota of
110/week; Issued complementary meal tickets to patrons according to
playing status and occasion, hosted special events
o Island Gold Attendant—Signed up new Island Gold card members,
issued complementary event tickets and complementary meal tickets
according to patron’s playing status, cashed out gaming points to patron
EDUCATION L EADERSHI P ROL E S
Oak Park Elementary (a Stephen Covey Leader In Me school)
Grade Level Chairperson-2nd Grade
Committees: Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support; Accelerated
Reading; Grandparents’ Day, Black History, and Christmas
programs; Lighthouse (Big Rocks) Beautification,
Photography, Synergy Awards Assembly, and Curriculum
Teams; ongoing active role in leadership events
Spokesperson for Oak Park Elementary/Presbytarian Church Partnership
Dolby Elementary (a Stephen Covey Leader In Me school)
Co-partnership in a charity fundraiser for a Lake Charles elderly home and
the LCMH Pediatrics Ward
Parent Advisory Council member
Classroom Mother
AWARDS AND HONORS
Oak Park Elementary—2013-2014; 2014-2015 School Years
Teacher of the Year nominee
Recipient of Reflex Math Grant
Juliet Hardtner Endowment for Women in the Arts and
Humanities (MSU) —Scholarship awarded-2000
Lake Charles Advertising Federation (Lake Charles, LA)—Student
Gold Addy Award for “Best Use Of Color” (duck stamp design)-1998;
Student Gold Addy Award for corporate logo package design-1995; Two
Student Silver Addy Awards for aids campaign and Africa travel promotion
poster-1994
Jennings Arts Council (Jennings, LA)—February’s “Artist of the
Month”; solo opening at The Main Street Gallery (Jennings)-1997
Hibernia National Bank (Lake Charles, LA)—Featured artist in HNB’s
10th Annual Black Heritage Festival Art Exhibit-1997

4. McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)—Outstanding Student
Show entrant (two chosen art entries); awarded “Best of Show” award for
Outstanding Student Show (art)-1995; 3rd Place-dormitory room/suite
design-1995; Singer/soloist—2nd Place in Homecoming Talent Show-1994;
Singer/duo-3rd Place in Homecoming Talent Show-1993
S P E C IA L S KI L L S AND HOB B I E S