STUART HICKS, M.S.

STUARTHICKS@SBCGLOBAL.NET
415 846 1337

WORK EXPERIENCE
Peters Place Nursery School
San Francisco, CA September 2010 - July 2016
Preschool Teacher
Began working at Peters Place as a Child Development Specialist (as described below) to support specific children with
special needs. After two years, accepted offer to become a full time teacher. Overall responsibilities included working
closely with the experienced, thoughtful and creative staff to address the social, emotional, physical and learning needs of
each child as well as the group. Specific responsibilities included curriculum development, classroom supervision, working
closely with parents as needed through daily interactions and conferences, presenting at open houses and orientations,
managing special projects (i.e. school plays, monthly newsletters, reorganizing large library, etc.) and continuing to
expand knowledge and experience by attending local, regional and national early childhood conferences and workshops.

Self-Employed
San Francisco, CA September 2003 - Present
Child Development Specialist
Currently offering therapeutic services to young children with special needs (ages 2-6) and their families on a
private, as-needed basis through referrals from occupational therapists, psychologists, past clients and teachers.
Responsibilities have included helping children navigate physical, social, emotional and academic challenges at
school as well as being a therapeutic play partner at home. By collaborating extensively with parents, teachers and a
range of specialists, Ive provided support and guidance to children and their parents in order to deal with real world,
day to day challenges. To date, I have worked with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, PDD-NOS, Nonverbal
Learning Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, ADHD, Sensory Integration Disorder and auditory processing issues.

Virginia Frank Child Development Center

Chicago, IL September 2002 - August 2003
Educational Therapist
Began as an intern providing on-call support in this therapeutic preschool which operates within a culturally diverse
family services agency. After two months, I was hired as an Educational Therapist where my responsibilities included
working directly with four children, ages 2-5, who faced a range of social/emotional issues and developmental delays.
Collaborated closely with the childrens families, agency social workers and consulting therapists in order to develop
and implement proper treatment strategies that might best serve each child.

Francis W. Parker School

Chicago, IL October 2001 - June 2002
Assistant Junior Kindergarten Teacher
Assisted in supervision of eighteen 4-5 year olds in this leading Chicago private school. Helped to provide a nurturing,
safe and fun environment in order to enrich each childs cognitive, social/emotional, language and physical
development. Worked closely with the Junior Kindergarten grade head teacher on specific developmental challenges
that some of the children were facing including one child with an Aspergers Syndrome diagnosis.

Various Advertising and Marketing Firms and Own Business (Bulls Eye Communications)
New York, Boston and San Francisco
1983 - 2001
Graphic Designer, Account Executive, Small Business Owner

EDUCATION !
Erikson Institute ! Cooper Union ! University of Michigan
Chicago, IL ! New York, NY ! Ann Arbor, MI
Masters of Science in Child Development ! BFA in Graphic Design ! 1980-1983
2003 ! 1985