BETH'S RESUME
EDUCATION
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University of Rhode Island, B.A. English; Marketing concentration
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North Kingstown High School
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Kaput Center for Research & Innovation in STEM Education, UMass Dartmouth:
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Executive Board Member
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Rhode Island STEAM Academy: Director/Co-Founder
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2012-present: K-8, STEAM advocacy organization
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Community outreach, government affairs, media relations
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Copernicus STEAM Learning Lab: media relations/community outreach
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2017-2019: K-12, STEAM practitioners providing coding, cybersecurity, training to RI public and private school teachers
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Locke-Ober Cafe, Boston, MA: event sales/private club manager
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Metrobase Cable Advertising, Utica, NY: regional sales manager
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Public school permanent substitute teacher, Oneida County, NY
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Romagnoli's Table, Boston, MA: manager
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Neiman Marcus, Boston, MA: cafe manager
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Clarke Cooke House, Newport, RI: manager
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North Kingstown Public Library: Children's Department Assistant
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
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Newport Public Education Foundation: VP, development and grant committee
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Newport Public Schools, strategic planning committee member
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Point Association, Newport: past president 2010-15, former Green Light editor
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Nextdoor Newport Neighborhoods: co-founder, organizer 2012
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Newport PTO member:
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Cluny School, Cranston-Calvert, Thompson Middle, All Saints STEAM Academy:
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Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project: marketing & public relations
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City of Newport, Personnel Appeals Board: chair
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Coalition of Newport Grassroots Organizations (CONGO): member, directory editor
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League of Women Voters: event chair
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Friends of Van Zandt Pier, co-founder
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Tall Ships 2000: events committee
INTERESTS
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Civic Engagement, Writing, Promoting Benefits of STEAM Education, Connecting People, Building Sense of Place with Children, Storytelling, Gardening, Genealogy, Cultural Heritage & Historic Preservation, Championing Education Excellence, Cats, Hikes with my Mac and Mike