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** 127 N. MAIN STREET • WARRENTON, NC, 27589 • PHONE (252) 425-1641 ** ** ryanjameshurley@gmail.com **
 * Ryan J. Hurley **

=** EDUCATION **=

May ‘07 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
 * Secondary English Language Arts Teacher Certification GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

May ‘06 Malone College Canton, OH
 * Majors: Political Science, Bible Theology GPA: 3.4 / 4.0


 * EXPERIENCE **

// August ‘06 - Present Warren County Schools Warrenton, NC // Prepared lessons and taught English I, English II, and Yearbook Journalism at Warren County H.S. Became the inaugural English teacher at Warren Early College High School in 2009 From 2006 to 2010, 225 of my 287 English I students passed the EOC for a 78% passing rate Advised the planning, funding, publication, and sale of the WCHS 2007-2008 yearbook Head Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track Coach Coached back to back runner up finishes in the Northern North Carolina Athletic Conference Coached first athlete to qualify for the State Cross Country Finals in school history Named the 2007 NNCAC Co-Coach of the Year
 * Secondary English Language Arts and Yearbook Journalism Teacher

// August '06 – June '08 Teach for America Eastern NC / Atlanta, GA // Completed rigorous summer training institute, student taught in Atlanta public schools Attended professional development workshops one Saturday a month Collaborated with several secondary English teachers throughout Eastern North Carolina // July-August, ’07 Hope Community Center North Kinangop, Kenya // Volunteer taught at an orphanage in Central Kenya, East Africa Prepared lessons and taught Math, Science, Language Arts and Physical Education // August – June, 2004-05 Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights Kingston, Jamaica // Coordinated various aspects of a ground breaking nation wide Human Rights educational initiative Delivered many Human Rights presentations during school assemblies and in individual classrooms at the primary and secondary level Conducted interviews, edited articles, and reported various Human Rights abuses involving Death Row inmates, Haitian Refugees, children, and the mentally ill
 * Corps Member
 * Visiting Primary School Teacher
 * Administrator

2009 - 2010 Warren Early College High School Teacher of the Year 2009 Warren County Schools Technology Early Adopter 2009 North Carolina Public Radio, featured in an interview on rural education 2009 Fund for Teachers Fellowship recipient
 * AWARDS & RECOGNITION **