Ginger Hashimoto Address: 6180 NW 173rd St. Hialeah, Fl 33015, Cell: (305) 924-7737, e-mail: gh12 acd0e@westpost.

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ESL teacher, with experience working in extremely social environments, demanding strong organizational, technical and interpersonal skills. Trustworthy and depe ndable; committed to the professional growth and needs of clients, with empathy and dedication. With a determined, creative, energetic personality I am prompt and resourceful in completing projects. Able to multi-task efficiently and flex ible in fast-paced spontaneous environments. Living in various places around th e world has taught me how to respect people of all backgrounds and adapt to many situations quickly. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese (speaking, reading and writi ng), and basic Italian. Capabilities include: High communication and people skills Creating and teaching courses Flexible and able to work well as a team or individually Problem Solving skills Word Processing and Typing Assessing personal / counseling needs Administrative Support *Organized and managed special events, meetings and parties for school activitie s. Responsibilities also included creating banners, flyers, posters and leading advertising events for various projects. *Front desk management and secretarial support. Counseling, Education and Communication *ESL Teacher for students of all levels: Requirements included creating lesson p lans and teaching English to adults and teens from basic to advanced levels, dev eloping their skills and fluency in the language, using Howard Gardner's method of seven intelligences. *Owned private office and provided family counseling to teens and adults. *Guidance counselor for teens at Nucleo Cristao Cidadania e Vida. Responsible f or teaching life skills to teens and adults. *Provided patient services for Georgia Mountains Community Services patients wit h behavioral therapy, cooking meals, distributing and charting medication, drivi ng them to doctor's appointments, organizing outings and parties. *Interned as counselor at Toccoa Life pregnancy center. Responsibilities include d giving pregnancy tests, charting pregnancy progress and health histories. Put ting together and distributing gift baskets with baby products. Providing both i ndividual and telephone counseling, and organizing baby-sitting schedules. Camp counselor in summer of 1996: responsibilities included monitoring teens 24 hours a day for one week each group (three months total) leading camp activities , housekeeping and, grounds maintenance. Camp counselor in summer of 1995: (two months) Monitored children and teens ages 6-18 teaching outdoor activities including, swimming, canoeing, archery, arts a nd crafts, sports, games, and ropes courses. Education : *High school Diploma completed: The Alliance Academy in Quito, Ecuador. 1994 *Bachelor's of Science Degree in Counseling Skills completed: Toccoa Falls Coll ege in Toccoa, GA 2001

Work History: ESL Teacher at 7 Idiomas Language School (July 2010 - Oct. 2010) ESL Teacher at GNO: Nucleo Cristao Cidanania e Vida (Feb. 2009 - July- 2010) ESL Teacher at 7 Idiomas Language School and General Counselor (July 2008 - Dec. 2009) Substitute school teacher- Hawaii state department (Oct. 2007 - May 2008) ESL Teacher at CNA- Vila Leopoldina (July 2003 - June 2007) ESL Teacher at CCA-Vila Guilherme (Feb. 2003 - June 2003) ESL Teacher at CNA- Paraiso (Oct. 2001 - Dec. 2002) Georgia Mountains Community Services (July 2000 - July 2001) Camp Counselor at Lake Swan Camp (May-July 1996) Camp counselor at YMCA camp in Deland, Fl. (June-July 1995) Volunteer work: Committed to community service. Extensive volunteer history inc ludes public schools, churches, the Salvation Army, children's homes, hospital v isitations, food distribution to the homeless. References: *Available upon request