Wendolyn Denise Martin

1014 Stoneriver Drive Birmingham, AL 35211 Mobile: (228) 324-5918 Email: wmartin@bhm.k12.al.us

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Master of Science in Secondary Education Samford University, Birmingham, AL, Expected Dec 2014 GPA 4.0 Bachelor of Arts, English University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, Dec 2011

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
7th & 8th Reading/ELA Teacher WYLAM K-8 SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM, AL Oct 2013-Present Responsible for creating a classroom environment that develops in each student skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing that are fundamental to effective communication and literate citizenship. Develops appreciation of good literature of all types. Motivates students to read widely for information and recreation. Develops standards for critical judgment of written and oral communications transmitted by mass media. Discovers and develops special talents of students in the field of English to prepare each student to meet the Alabama Course of Study (Common Core) Standards

WORK EXPERIENCE
Deputy Tax Collector HARRISON COUNTY TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE, GULFPORT, MS 2011 -2013 Collected, processed, verified and recorded property taxes, vehicle registrations, state sales tax and other revenues received by the Mississippi Department of Revenue. Dealt with hundreds of people from across the MS Gulf Coast on a daily basis. Handled phones and completed data entry. Had a working relationship with the main office staff of MS Dept of Revenue in order to clear up problems and/or concerns of the constituents of Harrison County, MS. Receptionist and Tutor STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM, HATTIESBURG, MS 2010-2011 Assisted students with educational needs using support resources allocated by the University of Southern Mississippi; specifically, by providing additional academic coaching in the areas of English

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Meaning of Service Program, USM, 2011 Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities Meaning of Service is a reading and discussion program for service workers to explore fundamental questions about the meaning of public service by examining diverse philosophical, historical and literary texts. Trained facilitators lead discussions that provided volunteers the opportunity to examine, refine and regenerate the beliefs underlying their work. Caribbean Studies Program, USM International Studies, Dec 2010-Jan 2011 - Literature of the Caribbean Traveled to Jamaica and examined the literature of the Caribbean from diverse perspectives while living within its cultural context. Five major papers were written throughout the course that analyzed our experiences as they compared to the literature that was read.

McNair Scholar Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, USM, 2010 - Research Project: Hip Hop Education in The Coldest Winter Ever. The aim of this research was to explore and evaluate the tragic figure of Winter Santiaga in Sister Souljahs work The Coldest Winter Ever. A literary analysis of the novel explains the characterization of Winter Santiaga as it applies to her identity and the type of education she receives throughout the novel. This research highlights the importance of Hip Hop culture as an emerging focal point for research today.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND LEADERSHIP

Southern Miss Activities Council, Member, USM, Hattiesburg, MS 2008-2011 Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer, Hattiesburg, MS 2008-2011 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Member, 2009-Present College Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority, Recruitment Counselor, USM, Hattiesburg, MS 2010, 2011 Golden Eagle Welcome Week (GEWW), Team Member, USM, Hattiesburg, MS 2010, 2011 SUCCEED MS (Strategic Urban Community Coalition for Economic and Educational Development), Volunteer Biloxi MS 2013-Present K&J Foundation, Board of Directors Member, Gulfport, MS 2013-Present