Stacie Vriesenga
Tucson
Summary
A creative and versatile professional with an extensive work history in the education and business industries having lived in China for 12 years and travelling extensively across South East Asia, with an interest and passion in holistic modalities of health and wellness, teaching yoga and meditation part-time to students and professors in University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China for 3.5 years.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Designer
University Of Arizona
02.2022 - Current
- Develop professional development trainings and workshops, instructional resources, and support for Global Lecturers teaching in micro campuses with appropriate UAZ academic departments.
- Onboard new UAZ academic departments and Global Lecturers to the micro campus co-teaching model.
- Establish communication lines between UAZ faculty and micro campus Global Lecturers.
- Collaborate with the Office of Digital Learning to facilitate course development and implementation.
- Manage assessment projects associated with teaching and learning assessment.
- Collaborate with assessment team to analyze faculty and student data, develop and implement solutions.
- Manage micro campus Faculty Fellows peer review professional development program.
Virtual Events Project Manager
Bits On The Wire, Inc.
09.2020 - 12.2021
- Onboarded and interviewed clients to understand event scopes of work and determine timelines for live virtual events, attendance registration, and live support coordination.
- Coordinated regular Zoom update meetings with clients throughout event building process.
- Promoted adherence to client-event requirements through delegation, prioritizing and management of entire production lifecycle from concept to execution.
- Fulfilled contractual obligations for creation and building process through day(s) of live event.
- Supported senior leadership by providing feedback reports on events related to planning, scheduling, cancellations, inquiries, and resourcing.
- Communicated virtually through utilizing Slack channels to relay all client-related information and updates with various teams.
- Solicited feedback from clients to assess event success and uncover opportunities for improvement.
ESL English Teacher
Wall Street English
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Taught 30-40 student lecture-style conversational English classes to promote critical thinking and analysis.
- Designed Powerpoint presentation lessons for topic-based conversational classes for all student proficiency levels.
- Mentored, advised and delivered feedback to students of various methods to improve proficiency and provide information for learning resources.
- Developed workshops and demo classes for potential new VVIP students increasing contracts for Sales Department by 5%.
- Elicited self-taught target language of 4-6 student classes assessing English proficiency levels inputting results and student feedback into company software program on Samsung tablets.
- Facilitated IELTS preparation supplementary courses for speaking, listening, reading, and writing for students planning to take IELTS examination.
- Spearheaded weekly workshops for Stage Play competition to develop English language skills via drama, introducing vocabulary, grammar, idioms, and concepts related to theatrical performance.
- Led and facilitated competition workshops for 4 years consecutively, improving student attendance and participation by 10%.
- Developed lesson plans and Powerpoint course materials for 2 modules of supplementary Business English courses on “Effective Communication” and “Networking.” - Implemented modules within 18 schools across China for use by 1500+ teachers.
Editor/Proofreader
University Of Nottingham
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Proofread and edited PhD dissertations for students at University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.
- Advised and mentored PhD candidates on academic writing based on MLA style guidelines.
- Revised chapters from academic book, “Re-evaluating Creativity: The Individual, Society, and Education,” published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2017 and distributed for use by 500+ graduate students.
Department Assistant/Design Studio
Steelcase, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2006
- Reviewed and sorted resumes summarizing potential Designer candidate information, delivered feedback to Managers, and assisted in interviewing process of candidates reducing administrative HR tasks for Managers by 10%.
- Scheduled and coordinated all logistical and travel arrangements for potential job candidates while overseeing applicant correspondence and document management.
- Attended monthly strategy meetings and communicated cross-functionally with Design Research, Marketing, Engineering, Human Resources, and Legal Departments on design projects coordinating schedules to meet deadlines.
- Created and approved purchase orders for design prototyping expenses, approved color swatches and other functions as needed reducing administrative Design tasks for Designers by 5%.
- Served as liaison in Director's absence responding to emails and attending meetings.
Education
Masters Coursework - Applied Linguistics
University of Nottingham
Ningbo2015
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Communications
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI06.2007
Skills
- Project Management
- Cross-functional Teams Leadership
- Working with Diverse Cultures
- Presentations and Workshops
- Individual and Group Instruction
- Student Evaluation and Assessment
- Curriculum Development
- Training Development
- Goal Planning
- Mandarin Fluency
- International Travel
- Yoga instruction
- Meditation techniques
Certification
- HTML, CSS and Web Design, General Assembly - 2017
- Applying the QM Rubric, Quality Matters - Nov 2022
- Design Your Own Course, Quality Matters - March 2023
- Hatha Yoga Instructor, Patanjali College of Yoga, 2011
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional Working
Timeline
Instructional Designer
University Of Arizona
02.2022 - Current
Virtual Events Project Manager
Bits On The Wire, Inc.
09.2020 - 12.2021
ESL English Teacher
Wall Street English
01.2015 - 01.2020
Editor/Proofreader
University Of Nottingham
01.2013 - 01.2015
Department Assistant/Design Studio
Steelcase, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2006
Masters Coursework - Applied Linguistics
University of Nottingham
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Communications
Aquinas College
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