Sandra Dianne Weinstein
RESUME
OBJECTIVE:
To serve as a director, behavior consultant, therapist, coach, workshop/seminar leader
teacher trainer, parent educator and child and adolescent advocate promoting tools for
educational success, health and well-being, compassionate communication, conflict
resolution, mutual respect, and gender balance. I offer art, music, creative movement,
multi-cultural stories, social and emotional nourishment using "Positive Messages",
"Enlightened Parenting" and "Enchant the Child" Training Programs. Honoring our natural
world, and the interconnectedness of all life, my wish is to bring joy and warmly touch
other's lives in familial, educational and professional settings.
PERSONAL STRENGTHS/ SKILLS:
Natural teacher and parent educator and seminar leader, excellent communication skills and innate ability to quickly assess people. Gregarious, intuitive and empathetic with good common sense.
Pleasing personality, very social, quick minded with a high level of professionalism. Very self-motivated, high standards, ability to motivate others. Compassionate, nurturing, flexible, adaptable
and open to feedback and new ideas. Candid, confident, relaxed with people, good balance between spontaneity and planning. Great stamina, enthusiastic, enjoys a challenge. Administrative/organizational
abilities, ample office management experience in marketing and sales. Good sense of humor, resourcefulness, willingness to take on tasks and follow through with a positive attitude. Educated in Waldorf
Education and the Montessori Method. Willing to relocate.
EMPLOYMENT / WORK HISTORY:
5/00-date
Educational Consulting/Parent Education Work - Mars Venus Facilitator Work
8/00-2/05
Vegetarian Gardening and Catering Assistant - Bay Area
7/96-4/00
John Gray-Mars Venus Mgt. /Mill Valley, CA - Director Parenting Division
Workshop Leader Writer/Editor/Spearhead parenting program/Sales/Marketing
Research & Development (10 yrs asst. John Gray Seminars)
6/90-1/96
The Mountain School & Satellite Garden School - Founder/Director/Teacher
Sales and Marketing of the School
6/84-7/88
Children's Circle Preschool-Santa Rosa, CA - Founder/Director/Teacher
Sales and Marketing of the School
6/88-7/90
Appleberry Playgroup-Marin Waldorf-San Rafael, CA - Founder/Director/Teacher
Marin Waldorf School/San Rafael, CA - Office Asst & Program Director
Sales and Marketing of the School
6/84-7/88
Children's Circle Preschool-Santa Rosa, CA - Founder/Director/Teacher
Sales and Marketing of the School
6/82-6/84
Montessori Academy/Mobile Alabama, Alabama Montessori Teacher
6/80-6/82
Weinacker's AA Mini School - Mobile, Alabama Montessori Teacher
EDUCATION:
Argosy Univeristy - Present Student Master's Counseling Psych Weekend Program
New College of California - San Francisco - BA Humanities Graduate '92
University of South Alabama - Mobile, Alabama
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
TRAINING:
Coming of Age Teacher Training - Cycles, Inc., 4-98
Jungian Sandtray Course-Sonoma State University, 8-97 - Kate Amatruda
Montessori World Education Institute - certified 2 1/2-7 yrs. 1984
St. Nicholas Montessori Training Center certified w/distinction 2 1/2-5 1982
Waldorf Kindergarten Courses - Margaret Meyerkort-6-85-Rudolf Steiner College
Waldorf Apprenticeship - Bonnie River Bento since 1985
Steiner Foundation Works - Study groups - Sebastopol & San Rafael - Don Basmajian
Rudolph Steiner Training Courses - non-residential from 6-85 to present
REFERENCES: Available upon request
