Lisa Bodziner Resume
Debbie Barnes
March 29th, 2013
Lisa Bodziner
5425 Mt. Gilead Rd.
Reisterstown, MD. 21136
Shalom,
I read with great excitement your posting for the position on the JewishJobs.com website. As my resume indicates, I possess a dynamic skill set having experiences as a formal Jewish educator, as an informal experiential Jewish educator as well as the current signature programs and curriculum coordinator at the Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown, MD.
As an employee of the Pearlstone Center a specific phrase of our mission statement stands out very clearly in my head, “to ignite Jewish passion” in what we do as an educational as well as an hospitality facility. This has been my own personal mission statement as a Jewish educator. I have led week long social justice trips, have planned, executed and evaluated conferences and created summer programs for college age participants and older. I have a great passion for igniting Judaism through many avenues and am a warm, social and friendly person by nature.
I have attached my resume for your review and I look forward to speaking with you further regarding your available position.
Sincerely,
Lisa Bodziner
LISA BODZINER
CURRENT ADDRESS
5425 Mt. Gilead Rd, Reisterstown, MD. 21136
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EDUCATION
Hebrew College, Shoolman Graduate School of Education. Boston, MA 2006 - 2008
Master of Jewish Education
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Pardes Educators Program Jerusalem, Israel 2004 - 2008
Certificate of Advanced Jewish Studies
University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 2000 -2004
Bachelor of Arts, Religious Studies; Minor, Jewish Studies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Signature Events and Curriculum coordinator Reisterstown, MD 2011-2012
The Pearlstone Retreat Center/Kayam Farm
- Developed, coordinated, implemented and evaluated experiential education, Grades early childhood-senior
- Developed, coordinated, implemented and evaluated conferences, summer programs and retreats
Teacher San Diego, CA 2010-2011
San Diego Jewish Academy
- Developed year curriculum course and teaching Foundations of Torah, Grade 6
- Developed year curriculum course and teaching Mishna, Grade 8
- Developed Semester course Comparative Religions and teaching, Grades 10-12
- Head leader, developer and coordinator for New Orleans Habitat for Humanity Junior Class Trip
- Head Leader Conservative Minyan, Grades 6-9
Summer Curriculum Workshop
Pardes Institute
- Participated in a two week curriculum development workshop Jerusalem, Israel Summer 2010
Summer Curriculum Workshop
San Diego Jewish Academy
- Participated in a three day curriculum development meeting San Diego, CA Summer 2010
Teacher
The San Diego Jewish Academy San Diego, CA 2009-2010
- Developed year curriculum course and taught Foundations of Torah, Grade 6
- Developed Semester courses entitled Judaism and the Arts and Jewish Ethics, Grades 10-12
- Developed New Orleans Habitat for Humanity Junior Class Trip
- Head Leader Conservative Minyan, Grades 6-10
- Developed Reading Comprehension curriculum, Grade 6
- Bat Mitzvah Tutor
- Participated as a mentor/supervisor in an ongoing visit of a potential Jewish educator
Summer Curriculum Workshop
Pardes Institute
- Participated in a two week curriculum development workshop Jerusalem, Israel Summer 2009
Teacher
The San Diego Jewish Academy San Diego, CA 2008-2009
- Developed year curriculum course and taught Foundations of Torah, Grade 6
- Developed Semester courses entitled G-d, Theology and TaNaKh, Megillot, and TaNaKh, Grades 9-12
- Developed Cyber Education After school program, Grade 10
- Head Leader Conservative Minyan, Grades 6-10
Pardes Alumni Blog San Diego, CA 2008-2010
The San Diego Jewish Academy
- Created and posted monthly entries of my first and second year teaching on a Pardes Alumni Blog providing reader access around the world
Student Teacher
The Weber School Atlanta, GA March 2008
- Developed curriculum and taught Biblical women for Grade 12, Bible for Grade 9
Student Teacher
The Rashi Reform Day School Newton, MA April 2007
- Taught Samuel II, Pirkei Avot, and holidays for Grades 6 – 8
- Developed original curricula, incorporating Jewish arts
Jewish Studies Teacher
Midrasha (Supplementary School) Madison, WI 2002-2003
- Developed curricula and taught Jewish Ethics and Moral Dilemmas in the Bible to Grades 8-9
Assistant Director
JEA Day Camp Savannah, GA. Summer 2005
- Coordinated logistics and programming for 7 week-long camp sessions (for grades K-6)
- Supervised high school and university-aged counselors and specialists
Instructor of Nature Arts and Crafts. Ages 8-16.
Tripp Lake Camp (residential) Poland, ME Summer 2001
- Supervised the daily routine, health, and well being of 7th grade campers
- Taught hands-on creative projects, integrating art and nature
- Encouraged an appreciation for environmental awareness
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
P.R. Representative, Ethio-Israel Jerusalem, Israel 2006-2008
- Promoted (to local Israelis and tourists) kosher Ethiopian bar/restaurant through fundraising, music and film events, catering, designing fliers
Intern, Project Melitz Jerusalem, Israel Summer 2007
- Developed 60 ready- to-go projects to bring into the classroom, synagogue, or community which was included in the Melitz package “Israel at 60”
Volunteer, Hazon Yeshaya Soup Kitchen Jerusalem, Israel 2005-2006
- Prepared and served food to the homeless and to residents of the north during the Second Lebanon War
Volunteer, Mevaseret Zion Absorption Center Mevaseret Zion, Israel 2005
- Co-coordinated, developed and implemented after-school activities for Ethiopian families
Participant, JESNA Graduate Seminar Jerusalem, Israel 2004-2005
- Attended monthly lectures and meetings pertaining to careers in Jewish Education in North America
Project Intern, MAIMONIDES Milwaukee Kollel Madison, WI 2004
- Participated in weekly lectures and weekend Shabbat seminars
Jewish Women’s Intern, Hillel Madison, WI 2004
- Facilitated Rosh Chodesh activities, guided women’s gatherings/camping, led women to “March for Women’s Rights” in Washington D.C.
Volunteer, Kibbutz Palmachim Palmachim, Israel Summer 2003
- Worked in a concrete factory , studied Hebrew
Life Member of Hadassah
CREATIVE INTERESTS
Jewish Scribal Arts; create calligraphic and artistic renderings of the ketuba and Eshet Hayil texts
Jewelry craft and design; work with metal, glass, bead, thread, and fabric (sold original pieces)
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Heritage Seminar in Poland Winter 2008
- Intense study and journey, examining Polish Jewry of the past and present
Voyage of the Volga, Project Kesher, Jewish Women’s Grassroots Organization Summer 2004
- Traveled through Russia delivering Torah Scrolls and promoting Torah education among Jewish Women of the FSU; empowered women’s vocational opportunities
AWARDS
Advanced Pedagogic Award of Excellence Fall 2010
Advanced Pedagogic Award of Excellence Fall 2009
REFERENCES
Barbara Rosenblit, Mentor and Lead Jewish Studies Teacher, Weber Academy, brose...@gmail.com, (404) 325-3914
Jeff Davis, Principle of San Diego Jewish Academy, jda...@sdja.com, (858) 967-1189