OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:

Kawelle
Buffalo, NY & Vumilia Kenya (March 2011 - Present)

Founder/President

  • Founded a 100% volunteer non-profit 501c3 organization that has built an IT school/center to teach basic computer skills and web-design for the rural village of Vumilia in Kenya.

  • The school serves as the only building with electricity (100% solar powered) in the village and is equipping villagers with the skills necessary to utilize a computer and how to make websites, thus giving them purpose and a job that they can do from their village in Kenya for clients anywhere in the world.

  • Hold/Organize events, meetings, drives, and activities to raise funds for the community Kawelle serves.

  • Set up and organize a board of directors that facilitates initiatives and projects.

  • Organize students from international schools to get involved for a multi-cultural experience, as well as for a service-learning component to their education, as well as setting up International Baccalaureate (IB) projects through interviewing and studying the community of Vumilia further.

  • Built and manage the Kawelle website at www.kawelle.org


Your Tutor World
Williamsville, NY (July 2008 – June 2012)

Owner/Founder

  • Homeschooling and tutoring business within the Western New York area that provides online and face–to–face homeschooling and tutoring for students from elementary through college levels.

  • Created an interactive website for online tutoring and e-commerce solutions.

  • Hired multiple employees and teachers to assist in the functioning of Your Tutor World.

  • Manage all paperwork for the functioning of the small business, including taxes, filing for registration as a business within New York State, and accounting.

  • In 2012, sold the company to an interested buyer who has now taken over.  


YWCA of Western New York
Williamsville, NY (September 2005 – July 2008)

Site supervisor of the after school program at Country Parkway Elementary School

  • Assistant to the District Supervisor of the after-school program in Williamsville, as well as Site Supervisor at Country Parkway Elementary School.

  • Assisted the supervision over co-workers at each Williamsville elementary school to provide each employee with the best knowledge on how to run an engaging after school program.

  • Supervised over forty students and my co-workers at Country Parkway Elementary School.

  • Planned interactive games and activities to keep kids engaged and active after school.

  • Organized and supervised field trips throughout Western New York for the after school program.

  • Worked closely with parents for the best possible after-school program experience.

Inside Kawelle IT School

Inside Kawelle IT School

Kawelle IT School

Kawelle IT School

Your Tutor World

Your Tutor World

Your Tutor World

Your Tutor World