CATHY

C|L LARSON
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
WRITER

CONTACT PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Experienced and adaptable professional with over twenty years of experience and proven
knowledge of curriculum development, education administration, training, writing,
562-243-7971
communications, and content delivery in both public and private industries.
Team-, people-, and detail-oriented, learned from years of success in leadership and

larsonbunch@gmail.com management.

EXPERIENCE
Franklin, TN

TEACHER ADMINISTRATOR | AUHSD / BUSD

www.cathylarson.com S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 3 --
- May 2020

Secondary classroom teacher, department chair, technology coach, district trainer, lesson
EDUCATION design coach, and Teacher on Special Assignment.

 Design and deliver classroom instruction using various instructional strategies, resources
M A S T E R ´S D E G R E E and technology, including e-learning
B u s i n e s s A d m in i s t r a t i o n  Train and coach staff using adult learning principles on new product launches, best
CSULB practices, and content creation
MAY 2000
 Write policies, procedures, grants, state and national level reports and award
applications.

BACHELOR OF ARTS  Manage teams of teachers and students, schedule training programs, and ensure
E n g l i sh E d u c a t io n understanding of expectations
CSULB  AP College Board National Trainer in the field of AP Composition and Literature
MAY 1994

D I R E C T O R O F T R A I N I N G A ND C O M M U NI C A T I O NS | b u y . c o m
EXPERTISE A u g u s t 2 0 0 1 --
- September 2003

Managed a corporate training and customer service staff, including all operations and human
Technical writing resources responsibilities.

Writing
 Developed company-wide training programs and curriculum for new employees,
Adult Learning Principles including two off-site customer service call centers with staffs of over 100 to manage
information, workflow, onboarding, curriculum library, delivery, and facilitation
Leadership/Coaching  Managed vendor relations and contract negotiations related to customer service and
communication initiatives for the e-commerce website
Team Building
 Designed and delivered internal company communications
Training

Curriculum Development
 T E C H NI C A L W R I T E R A ND T R A I N E R | U s e r t e c h
S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 9 --
- August 2001

C|L
Working remotely, wrote and delivered technical materials to Fortune 500 companies across
the United States for new implementation of Enterprise Resource Programs, including HR,
CSX, AP/AR, and Payroll.

 Kept abreast of training and development research: learning theory, adult learning
principles, and motivation theory
 Analyzed, evaluated, and provided feedback related to training effectiveness
 Tested, evaluated, and offered feedback on new system updates
 Managed outsourced and internal resources and projects
CATHY LARSON
 Designed training plans and delivery of content to all stakeholders
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING

SKILLS RELATED EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL

Microsoft Office Suite
Google Suite
Learning Management Systems
Evernote and Zoom
B O A R D M E M B E R | R O S S MO O R H O M E O W N E R S A S S O C I A T I O N
J u n e 2 0 1 5 --
- May 2020
Board member of an elected association to manage the business of a 3500-home
neighborhood. In addition to the business of the organization, research3e, wrote, and edited
the content of the quarterly communications magazine, including biographies, current
events, business features, and historical archives.

PERSONAL
OWNER | Write Away U
Decision Making J u n e 2 0 1 0 --
- August 2019

Problem-solving
Built and owned a business designed to help children from first through ninth grade discover

Creativity their voice through the written word. Worked with over 500 children in nine years through
summer and year-long programs, bridging the writing gap and preparing them for academic
Communication success.
Designed and facilitated district-wide workshops as a consultant for Clover Park School
District to supplement and vertically-align language arts curriculum across all grade levels.
CREDENTIALS

CA Single Subject Secondary English AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

CA Single Subject Intro Business

CA Administrative
PU B L I S H E D A U T HO R | Y A R D W I N E : I t’ s a N e i g h b o r l y T h i n g
2010
A nonfiction book written to show how to create a Yard Wine neighborhood, to use the power
of Yard Wine to turn a neighborhood into a 21st century Mayberry, and to find the secret of
INTERESTS happiness and rejuvenated spirit in any front yard.

Reading / Writing
REFERENCES
Running

Travel
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