Lauren O.

Maloney
155 Abby Road Falls, PA 18615
Lmalo076@live.kutztown.edu, 570-954-2951

OBJECTIVE:
Obtain employment as a teacher of the blind or visually impaired.

EDUCATION
B.S. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
Major: BSED Special Education/Visual Impairment/Elementary Education PreK-4 May 2019

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
The Importance of Self-Defense Skills for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired
TVI’s and O&M Specialists were surveyed on the topic
Presented at:
 Penn-Del AER Regional Conference in Harrisburg, PA (April 2017)
 National CEC Conference for the Division on Visual Impairments & Deaf-blindness in Tampa, FL
(February 2018)

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children Summer 2017 and 2018
Boy’s Counselor
 Worked with 20 new blind or visually impaired children each week for up to 8 weeks in the summer. Was
responsible for taking the children on a variety of different activities.
Head Boy’s Counselor
 Served as the head boy’s counselor my 2nd summer with the home. Served as a mentor for the new
counselors and helped the training process.
Professional Semester Placement Fall 2018 Semester
 Currently placed in a 1st grade classroom at Blue Mountain East Elementary School.
 1 week professional placement at Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia, PA.

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Alpha Sigma Tau National Sorority Spring 2017-Present
 Served on the Executive Committee as the Vice President of Organization Development. This required
constant contact with the national office and to hold disciplinary hearings with local members of the
sorority.
Braille Bears Fall 2016-Present
 Served as a member of the vision program’s club and helped prepare different shirt orders, community
service events, etc.
 Served as the club’s president for the 2017-2018 academic year.
K.U.A.B.L.E Fall 2018-Present
 Served as a member of the American Sign Language club on campus.
 Participated in different bake sales and events to raise awareness for the deaf community.
National Student Ambassador for CEC’s Division on Visual Impairments and Deaf-blindness January 2018-Present
 Promote the Division on their social media
 Attend the national 2019 conference in Indianapolis

WORK EXPERIENCE
Fine Wine & Good Spirits December 2015-Present
 Seasonal Employee in different locations throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
 Fall 2016, 2017 & 2018 served as a seasonal employee at the Kutztown location while taking classes full
time.
 Lauren O. Maloney
155 Abby Road Falls, PA 18615
Lmalo076@live.kutztown.edu, 570-954-2951

Turn The Page Spring 2018

 Served as an after school tutor for students struggling in different areas of reading and comprehension.

CLEARANCES
*Available upon request* Updated Fall 2018
 Act 34 Criminal History Report
 Act 151 Child Abuse History Report
 Act 114 FBI Federal Criminal History Record (Fingerprinting)
 Act 126 Mandated Child Abuse Reporter Training
 Tuberculosis Test

REFERENCES
Dr. Nicole Johnson
 Kutztown advisor
 Email: njohnson@kutztown.edu
Anna Ackley
 Director of the Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children Summer 2017
 Email: annaackley29@gmail.com
Emily O’Donnell
 Director of the Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children Summer 2018
 Email: Dillerblindhome@gmail.com
 Phone: 610-329-6133
Abby Gifford
 Itinerant TVI for Anne Arundel County Public Schools
 Former colleague
 Email: agifford@aacps.org
 Phone: 856-840-9169