Maria Salmonson
Chicago
Summary
Dynamic professional with a diverse educational and financial background, transitioning to Business Administration. Strong competencies in strategic management, team leadership, and multilingual communication support a commitment to enhancing organizational efficiency and client engagement.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Teacher
The Gardner School
Lincoln Park
06.2025 - Current
- Prepared and conducted assessments
- Led a team of dedicated teachers
- Fostered multilingual competency in the classroom
- Maintained positive relationships and consistent communication with clients
- Created weekly lesson plans and monthly newsletters
- Created and managed student portfolios
- Problem solved with clients and staff
- Designed a classroom schedule
- Oversaw daily maintenance
Assistant Nido Guide
Guidepost Montessori
Magnificent Mile
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Facilitated intentional Montessori education
- Conducted sensory activities and experiences
- Supported the creation of a bilingual program
- Managed the Montessori environment
- Worked closely with a team of educators
- Established meaningful relationships with clients
- Followed state sanitization and cleaning practices
Infant & Toddler Teacher
Bright Horizons
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Conducted new client intakes
- Managed individual schedules of students
- Planned and facilitated developmentally appropriate activities
- Fostered positive relationships with clients and staff, promoting a sense of community and inclusion
- Collaborated with teachers in facilitating classroom activities and maintenance
- Actively sought growth opportunities
- Provided responsive and individualized care to meet each student
- Maintained meaningful and professional relationships with clients
Teller
Merchants Bank
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Provided exceptional customer service
- Trained new tellers on customer service protocols and financial procedures
- Conducted opening and closing procedures of the financial institution
- Maintained punctuality to support consistent branch operations
- Collaborated with coworkers to streamline daily operations
- Conducted and organized financial paperwork
- Answered and directed organization phone calls
- Learned and understood the policies of my company in addition to government regulations
- Scored above average on all performance reviews
Education
Masters in Business Administration - Finance
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL09-2027
Bachelor of Arts (B.A) - Latin American and Latino Studies
DePaul University
Chicago, ILPSEO
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, MNSkills
- Curriculum development
- Lesson planning
- Curriculum assessment
- Assessment strategies
- Inclusive practices
- Bilingual communication
- Spanish language skills
- Multilingual support
- Spanish language skills
- Spanish language skills
- Educational technology
- Leadership
- Department leadership
- Team leadership
- Team building
- Training mentorship
- Staff development
- Behavior modeling
- Key decision-making
- Budget management
- Strategic management
- Compliance
- Customer support
- Feedback evaluation
- Educational research
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Microsoft Access
- Educational research
Awards
- Dean's list
- Junior Honoree at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Annual Honors Convocation
- Awarded Outstanding Senior in the Latin American & Latino Studies Department
Languages
Spanish
Professional
French
Elementary
Portuguese
Elementary
Timeline
Lead Teacher
The Gardner School
06.2025 - Current
Assistant Nido Guide
Guidepost Montessori
06.2024 - 12.2024
Infant & Toddler Teacher
Bright Horizons
08.2023 - 01.2024
Teller
Merchants Bank
08.2019 - 08.2021
Masters in Business Administration - Finance
University of Illinois Chicago
Bachelor of Arts (B.A) - Latin American and Latino Studies
DePaul University
PSEO
Inver Hills Community College