Margaret M. Yeakey is seeking a position that utilizes her passion for education and business acumen. She has over 25 years of experience in K-12 education and curriculum sales. Currently she is a K-5 Math Content Specialist and has exceeded sales goals by 34%. Previously she held various roles in education consulting, program administration, and teaching. She has a Master's degree in Teaching and state teaching certification.

1. Margaret M. Yeakey(Meg)
Margaret M. Yeakey (Meg)
71 Waverly Ave.
Clarendon Hills, Illinois 60514
630-794-9885
Cell: 312-805-0165
myeakey@sbcglobal.net
Professional Objective:
Schools, classrooms, teachers and the education of students are the foundation of my professional career. The integration of my
passion for education and business acuity makes me strong candidate for your company. Highly motivated and result-oriented
professional with exceptional leadership and communication skills. Strategic development and delivery of high impact
presentations utilizing verbal acuity, product knowledge and technical proficiencies. Solid track record of consistently meeting and
exceeding company goals and objectives. Systematic and creative problem solver – effective solutions. Customer centered and
sales minded, providing the foundation at which my work is driven. Incorporating my skills developed over a lifetime of work and
life experiences into one avenue will have a positive impact on your business goals!
Professional Work History
K- 12 Curriculum Sales Consultant - IL / K-5 Math Content Specialist Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
8/2012 – Present www.kendallhunt.com
Dubuque, IA
 Exceed sales goal by 34% 2012-2013 sales year.
 Build effective customer relationships with consistent, communicative consumer contact providing the service and information
requested to support academic decision making and purchasing process.
 Provide strategic input and work collaboratively with all divisions of the product to support and meet overall sales goals for product
MathTrailblazers – Product Development, Curriculum Sales Team, Marketing.
 Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to develop the sales team’s product knowledge and capacity for effective
presentation of a product with customers – print and digital formats.
 Product knowledge internalized for natural, compelling dialogue to positively impact product training, persuasive sales
presentations, and or product demonstration in cooperation with sales team and sales goals to best position the product and meet
customer adoption goals.
 Strong knowledge of adult learners applied to design and development of effective training modules with clear strategies to
facilitate and support instructionalgoals for product implementation in traditional or e-learning environments.
 Knowledgeable of Common Core State Standards and RTI as curricular focus in districts and their relationship to school district
decision making for curricular purchasing and implementation.
 Keen aptitude for digital devices (Apple and Android) and their application to curriculum and the classroom to ease transition for
teachers’ implementation.
 Adhere and keep within budget expectations. Submit succinct budget requests for proposals exceeding budget allowance.
 Proven ability to manage concurrent project responsibilities, work remotely, detail oriented, and ability to adhere to time
constraints of schedule or deadlines while maintaining high quality job expectations and outcomes.
Program Administrative Services Manager True Lacrosse www.truelacrosse.com
6/2010 – 8/2012 Elmhurst, IL
 Develop administrative procedures to improve implementation of youth and high school lacrosse programs.
 Partner with all stakeholders to build a company from good into a top competitor in the field.
 Responsible for planning and execution of programs from registration set-up, logistics and site management, personnel
assignments and follow-up to participants pre and post event.
 Excellent, professional and interpersonal skills to lead groups systematically to new and desired outcomes.

2. Margaret M. Yeakey(Meg)
 Oversee multiple program managers, where communication of goals, implementation of new practices, and guidance to develop
improvements to program derived from cooperative effort.
 Interview, hire and train administrative support personnel.
Educational Training Consultant McGraw-Hill Companies School Education Group
3/2007 – 3/2011 -Per Diem Consultant – EverydayMathematics and Number Worlds/Intervention Products
Independent Consulting Service - Meaning-FULLMinds – Instructional training and
coaching .
 Deliver highly effective pre-adoption presentations and post-adoption in-service training to teachers/administrators on new
curricular content purchased by district to create positive outcomes for implementation to meet and exceed district goals.
 Strong technology background benefits teacher training when instructing technology components that accompanies core
curriculum.
 Guide school districts from adoption to implementation of new mathematics curriculum – print and digital formats.
 Effectively work with district leadership to identify needs, develop plan for training and implement course of training to meet district
goals.
 Led team of teachers throughout school year in implementation of new instructional designs to meet and exceed school district and
state standards, expectations and goals.
 Excellent needs assessment skills when tailoring training to meet large and small group settings which most effectively benefit
training were all parties are informed and at ease with training goals.
 Strong interpersonal skills when relating to large school districts as well as smaller community school districts.
Substitute Teacher
Hinsdale School District #181 Hinsdale/ Clarendon Hills, IL
8/2004 – 2010
Gower School District #62 Willowbrook, IL
Long term substitute 5th
grade Math
October 2008 – December 2008
 Developed relationships with students and staff in a timely fashion in order to establish continuity within the classroom and often
within a school building.
Independent Consultant Meg Yeakey, Creative Memories,
3/2001 - 2013 Clarendon Hills, IL
 Direct Sales and Independent Consultant for industry leader of scrapbooking products – Creative Memories.
 Initiated my own home base business, developed sales skills through corporate training, sales leader in a unit of over 65 consultants
on a yearlybasis, and created a strong client base to support a successful business for over ten years.
Middle School Educator – 5th
& 7th
grades River Forest Public School #90
8/1991 - 6/1997 River Forest, IL
4th and 5th- 8th Grade Teacher Chicago Archdiocese Schools -
8/1989 - 6/1991 St. Sebastian School, Chicago, IL
 Dedicated to the advancement of students through the development of organized, engaging and innovative curriculum
and lesson plans.
 Designed interdisciplinary curriculum, applied state initiated criteria to curriculum, taught reading, writing, math, social
studies, science to fifth grade students.
 Teacher mentor and leader to peers when implementation of new best practices was desired outcome of district goals.
 Evaluation and assessment of student progress always at the forefront of all curricular instruction within my classroom.

3. Margaret M. Yeakey(Meg)
 Developed presented materials to instruct and facilitate conference attendees on middle school curriculum topics or key
“best practices” at regional and national conferences – Essential Schools Conferences and National Middle School
Association Conferences.
Education
1986 - 1988 National Lewis University, Evanston, IL
Master's Degree
Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education (K-9)
State of Illinois Teacher Certification 2153022 - Type 03 Grades K - 9
8/1980 - 8/1984 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Science, Speech Pathology & Audiology, Minor: Psychology
Contributions to my Community - Prospect School, Clarendon Hills Middle School and Fenwick High School
Demonstrated strong leadership skills through volunteer opportunities to community organizations; board president of religious
education program where program improvements were needed to increased enrollment and hiring ofnew director; member of school
district committee who is responsible for evaluation, analysis and creation of action plans for school improvement; develop new
procedures to bring efficiency to organization data and information;committee chair responsible for executing program, managing and
communicating expectations to produce successful outcome.
Other Skills:
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools – Word, Excel, Power Point specific
- Self-starter where learning is a pathway to success.
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Smart board /Promethean basic use.
- Highly skilled with regard to integration of computer and technology to training/business applications and efficiencies.
- Strong digital device knowledge to support applications in business or school settings (laptop, tablet – IPad and Android).
-Detail Oriented and highly organized.
References and Recommendations available upon request.