Diane Sprague, M.Ed.

585-344-1495
dpspragu@rochester.rr.com

Objective:

A position in Information Technology

Special Skills:

Microsoft Office Programs 2002, Java, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, FreeHand, and Fireworks, HomeSite+, HTML, Visual Basic, Minitab, QuickBooks, Adobe Acrobat

New York State Teacher Certification in Special Education

Excellent writing skills

Education:

B.A. Psychology
University of Buffalo , Buffalo , NY
Graduation: May 1981

A.A.S. Information Technology
Genesee Community College , Batavia , NY
President's List each semester
Graduation: May, 2004
GPA: 4.0

Internship:

Genesee County Information Technology Department
2/04 to 6/04
Assist in formatting web pages for the county Internet and Intranet web sites.

Work Experience:

The Sutherland Group
Rochester, NY
Technical Support Person
9/04 to present
I assist callers with hardware and operating systems troubleshooting.

Office for the Aging
Bank Street, Batavia, NY
Website Designer
6/04 to 9/04
I designed a new website for the agency that involves an easy to navigate site for senior citizens seeking various levels of care.

Genesee Community College
Student Support Services
Batavia , NY
Professional Tutor
9/99 to 5/04
Duties included tutoring students in math, science, English, and other subjects and assisting students in doing research and using various computer programs.

Counseling Psychological Services of WNY
Batavia , NY
Office Manager
1/90 to 8/04
Duties include taking phone calls, creating documents, maintaining records, preparing tax returns, and communicating with insurance companies for a psychologist's office.

Attica Central School
Attica , NY
Homebound Tutor and In-class Tutor
1/00 to 6/00
Duties included tutoring a sixth grade boy with traumatic brain injury in math and reading and tutoring a second grade girl in reading and spelling.

Elba Central School
Elba , NY
Resource Room Teacher (Substitute position)
1/89 to 6/89
Duties included assisting 7th to 12th grade students by giving them remedial work in their areas of weakness and helping them to succeed in their mainstream classes.

Byron-Bergen Central School
Bergen , NY
Option Social Studies Teacher & Homebound Tutor (Substitute position)
9/88 to 12/88
Duties included teaching a 9th and 11th grade Option Social Studies class and doing homebound tutoring for a 9th grade student in the areas of English, algebra, earth science, and global studies.

Roxboro Middle School N. Syracuse , NY
Special Education Teacher
7/88 to 8/88
Duties included teaching a self-contained class of mentally disabled students for the summer school program.

N. Syracuse Junior High School , N. Syracuse , NY
Resource Room Teacher
9/87 to 6/88
Duties included assisting 9th grade learning disabled and emotionally disabled students in the areas of math, reading, and writing to facilitate their progress through school.

The Learning Center , State College , PA
Teacher
9/85 to 8/87
Duties included working one-on-one with students ranging from 3rd grade to college in the following areas: study skills, time management, organization, goal-setting, thinking skills, math instruction, and reading skills. It also included tutoring in math, Latin, and English.

Davis Elementary, Hattiesburg , MS
Student Teacher
3/85 to 5/85
Duties included supervised teaching in the areas of reading, math, and language development for an intermediate class of learning disabled students.

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Graduate Assistant
10/83 to 3/85
Duties included supervising the Special Education Department Materials Center.