Donna Garcia is seeking a position that utilizes her experience in teaching, training, management, and public relations while pursuing a Master's degree in counseling. She has over 20 years of experience in education, most recently as the Director of Education and GED Coordinator at Everest Institute in San Antonio, where she was responsible for curriculum development and overseeing faculty. Prior to that, she held several teaching positions in various school districts, teaching subjects such as English, ESL, gifted students, and alternative education. She also has experience owning and operating a Jazzercise franchise.

1. 5811 Spring Country Street
San Antonio, Texas 78247
Phone 210-701-9920
E-mail: donnaziglar@yahoo.com
Donna Garcia
Objective
Professional
Experience
To utilize my teaching, training, managerial, and public relations experience, while
pursuing a Master of Arts degree in counseling.
2012-present Everest Institute San Antonio, Texas
Director of Education/GED Coordinator
Everest is a post-secondary school offering diplomas for various trades programs
• Responsible for 16 employees, including program managers and faculty
• Responsible for adhering to all compliance regulations for state, federal, company, and
accrediting agency standards,
• Initiated student-driven classroom concepts to instructors such as Project-Based Learning
• Created and provided training and team building for all instructors and other department
employees
• Evaluated prospective job candidates through Taleo
• Advised trade school students regarding grades and academic standing in their respective
programs
• Created action plans for retaining students
• Facilitated study skills assistance and directed students to various community outreach
services as needed
• Created entire math and English curriculum for 2014 GED test, including supplementary
teaching materials
• Wrote press releases: two articles were written about school in San Antonio Express News
and multiple stories aired on Texas Public Radio
• Provided training for instructors in other schools with math and English syllabus and
curriculum for GED program
• Established, fashioned, and implemented completely new program for 2014 GED test
2010-2012 North East ISD San Antonio, Texas
English Teacher
• Taught English to 9th
through 12th
grade students
• Taught Talented and Gifted classes
• Taught English to Language Learners
• Provided students with writing techniques for specific purposes such as resumes, business
letters, college/trade school letters, as well as more conventional academic essays
• Taught communication skills for job and school interviews
1994-2014 Jazzercise, Incorporated
Jazzercise Franchise Owner and Operator
• Owned, operated, and contracted as a Jazzercise instructor and franchisee
• Managed, sold, and marketed Jazzercise classes to potential customers
2004-2010 Highland Park ISD Dallas, Texas
English/Language Arts Teacher
• Taught English to 7th
and 8th grade students
• Taught Talented and Gifted classes
• Orchestrated writing with students, and wrote press releases that won acclaim for students
through various television news stories and interviews, newspaper articles about and by
students: published in local newspapers or on local TV station news every year

2. • Member of the District Design Team
• Winner of the 2004-2005 Park Cities Learning Disabilities Association Teacher of the Year
2003-2004 Princeton ISD Princeton, Texas
English Teacher
• Taught English to 11th
grade students
• Originated school’s literary magazine
• Orchestrated writing with students to help empower their resume-writing, job-seeking,
college, or trade school search
1998-2002 Alief ISD Alief, Texas
English Teacher
• Taught English/Language Arts
• Taught English as a Second Language
• Mentor teacher through Region IV in Houston, TX
1993-1998 Houston ISD Houston, TX
English Teacher/School Coordinator
• Taught English to residents of the Juvenile Detention Center in Harris County, Houston,
Texas
• Teacher of the Year for the Juvenile Detention Center 1994-1995
• Promoted to School Coordinator in 1996
• School Coordinator position included supervising all faculty and staff for HISD in the Harris
County JDC, monthly meetings with school superintendent, and principal, as well as acting
as a liaison between Harris County staff members and HISD employees
1991-1993 Southwestern City Schools Grove City, Ohio
English Teacher
Taught English to students from 9th
grade through 12th
grade at an alternative school, which was the
first of its kind in this area.
Education University of Texas at San Antonio
• Majoring in Counseling, 4.0 GPA
Amberton University Graduate School, Garland, Texas
• Majoring in Counseling, 4.0 GPA
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, BS. Ed 1991
• Graduated Cum Laude
• Dean’s List Scholarship recipient
• Kelly M. Tombow Scholarship recipient
• Kiwanis Club Scholarship recipient

3. References: Anthony Blackwell
Director of Education at The College of Health Care Professionals
Abwell83@gmail.com
210-396-3498
Jamaah Tyler
Director of Student Finance at Zenith Education Group
504-957-0399
Laurie Norton
Principal, McCulloch Intermediate and Highland Park Middle Schools
3555 Granada
Dallas, Texas 75205
214-780-3601
Alice Bilbrey
English Teacher, Robert E. Lee High School
1400 Jackson-Keller Road
San Antonio, Texas 78213
210-355-5077
Additional references available upon request