John Pirtel

Create and instruct youth in the art of comics (Narrative/Sequential Art) Design and Instruct courses for all abilities and levels from children to adults

Substitute for classroom teachers * Elementary general education (K-5) *

Church Street Elementary School Elementary, Middle School and High School art/music *

Developed and implemented sports-based youth development programs for the New Haven community Developed and implemented curriculum for after school tennis and life-skills program for 50 children and youth grades K-8 in New Haven Public Schools Maintained program budget and wrote grants for funding as needed Developed and implemented seasonal marketing campaigns Worked with local, state and national organizations to expand program reach within the community Developed and implemented programs for partnering community groups Hired and supervised year-round and summer program staffing consisting of 10 workers

Developed and implemented curriculum for a variety of visual art classes Taught visual art classes to children and youth grades K-8 as well as adults Developed opportunities for center's youth to expand on their visual art knowledge Worked with Executive Director to expand programs and recruit instructors

Developed and maintained Special Olympics sports programming for special needs children, youth and adults Developed local unified sports programs Served as aquatics coach (both individual and unified)

Created year-round recreational and educational programming in 5 Connecticut cities* for children and youth grades 2-8 Hired staff or partnered with community groups for resource/ recreation program implementation Worked with on- site staff to create educational resources within the neighborhoods Taught swimming to children and youth Implemented aquatics lessons and programs Hired, scheduled and supervised transportation staff Developed transportation policy *New Haven, New London, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury