Keri Height Stein

OBJECTIVE

To utilize my knowledge and skills to educate, inspire, and further develop the talents of my students.

EDUCATION

Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Bachelor of Music in Music Education Masters in Instructional Technology
August 2010 – May 2014 January 2019 – Present

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professional Experience

Voorhees Township Public Schools, Osage Elementary – Somerdale, NJ July 2018 – Present
▪ Developed and implemented lesson plans created to accommodate differing learning
styles for students in first through fifth grade.

St. Peter’s School – Philadelphia, PA August 2016 – July 2018

▪ Developed and implemented lesson plans created to accommodate differing learning
styles for students in preschool through third grade.
▪ Conducted choir and handbell choir for students in grades five through eight.

Elementary Music Teacher - Ketterlinus Elementary School, St. Augustine, FL August 2014 – May 2016
▪ Developed and implemented lesson plans created to accommodate differing learning
styles for students in prekindergarten through fifth grade.
▪ Conducted choir for grades three through five, in weekly choir rehearsals which
incorporated grade-level standards at each rehearsal.

The Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary- Vocal Performance Staff July 2014 – August 2014
▪ Acted in the leadership position of alto section leader and lead group sectional rehearsals.
▪ Taught voice lessons and directed vocal ensembles made up of students in grades 8-12.

Camerata Vocal Ensemble, Director August 2012 – December 2013

▪ Directed an auditioned a cappella ensemble of undergraduate students.
▪ Responsibilities included auditioning new members, choosing repertoire,
planning and conducting rehearsals, and coordinating performance opportunities.

Elizabethtown College Children’s Choir, Director January 2013 – May 2013

▪ Created and conducted unique lessons each week for the Gray choir made up
of students in grades four through six. Lessons incorporated music reading,
composing, and singing a variety of repertoire.
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Spruce Street Baptist Church Praise Ensemble May 2016 – Present

• Vocalist and Keyboard Player
Regency Church of God Choir, Regency Church, Jacksonville, Florida September 2014 – May 2016
• Guest conductor with country artist Gordon Mote, January 2016
Senior Voice Recital, Elizabethtown College November 2013
Community Orchestra Elizabethtown College, Student Conductor February 2013 – May 2013
Junior Recital in Voice, Elizabethtown College November 2012
Pirates of Penzance (Ruth), Elizabethtown College May 2012
Elizabethtown College Concert Choir August 2010 – May 2014
• 2014 President and Alto Section Leader
Lancaster Symphony Choir Fall 2010 – May 2014
Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic Choir August 2008 – May 2010
Choral Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania August 1996 – May 2010

HONORS AND AWARDS

Rookie Teacher of the Year, Ketterlinus Elementary, St. John’s County Public Schools 2015 - 2016 School Year
Provost Scholarship, Elizabethtown College August 2010 – 2014
Music Performance Scholarship, Elizabethtown College August 2010 – May 2014
Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society Spring 2010 – May 2014
Grace Blough Scholarship, Elizabethtown College May 2013

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Facilities Management Student Administrative Assistant May 2013 – December 2013

▪ Scheduled appointments, answered phone calls, managed front desk,
recorded weekly meeting minutes, and recorded department spending
and budgets.

Elizabethtown College Special Events and Summer Programs May 2012 – August 2013
▪ Student Assistant: Planned and oversaw music activities on the college
campus during the summer; reserved spaces, created rehearsal set ups,
scheduled lodging, meal counts, and informed the college’s summer
staff of convention and camp needs.

Elizabethtown College Peer Mentor Program Fall 2011 and 2012

▪ Worked as a mentor to guide first-year students academically and
socially through their first semester of college

Moving Forward Together with Milton Hershey School Students August 2010 – December 2011
▪ Volunteered to guide high school students in improving their academic
achievement
▪ Promoted their involvement in the community
▪ Assisted in developing their personal goals
▪ Assisted students with challenging personal lives to develop positive attitudes
toward their academic and future life decisions