Lisa Spero
14 Lexington Circle, Wolcott, CT 06716
 [Send email to request phone number] 79-8978 – [Send email using form at bottom]


Current Employment:

•	Marrakech Inc-  March 2004- present
Woodbridge, CT
Human Services
Job Title: Independent Living Skills Support Program Counselor
Job Description: Providing rehabilitative care for individuals with brain
injuries and mental health issues.  Re-training these individuals in life skills,
and supporting involvement in the community.  Maintaining a safe environment. 
Assisting and supervising with personal finances.  Recording legal objective
documentation.
Jobs skills include:
Rehabilitation, Independent Living Skills Instruction, Behavior Modification &
Redirection, Objective Documentation and Incident Reporting
Certifications and Accomplishments Include:
Adult/infant/child/automatic defibrillator CPR
First Aid
ABI certified care provider
Companion Certification
Allied Services Transport Provider Certified
HIPPA compliant
PMT certified
Med certified
Perfect Attendance Award for 13 consecutive quarters
Maintaining professionalism and treating clients with alacrity with little to no
supervision in the workplace

•	Wagging Tails Pet Sitting Service- February 2004-present
Southington, CT
Professional Services
Job Title: Professional Pet Sitter
Job Description: Caring for pets in their own homes while owners are away. 
Maintaining a secure home, and protecting the owner’s privacy.
Job Skills and Accomplishments Include: 
Member of Professional Pet Sitter’s Association of America
Bonded and Insured
Nominated for Pet Sitter of the Year Award
Pet CPR/First Aid Trained
Subjective documentation, medicating, (including injections) transporting
Working with no supervision
Previous Employment:

•	Wolcott Board of Education-August 2001- June 2003
Wolcott, CT
Job Title: Latchkey Program Instructor
Job Description: Providing childcare for school aged children, including
assisting with schoolwork, developing a syllabus, arts/crafts projects.

•	Jan’s Family Daycare- September 1998-June 1999
Dawsonville, GA
Job Title: Lead Teacher
Job Description: Developing and teaching the class syllabus for the 2 and 3 year
old classes, and substituting in the infant class as needed.



•	Hoyt’s Cinemas- Nov 1994-Nov 1996
Queensbury, NY
Job Title: Assistant Manager
Job Description: Managed a 7 screen movie theater, including overseeing
approximately 30 employees.  
Documented and reported per-capita income 
Developed and executed strategies to increase per-capita income
Financial management, Deposits and Documentation
Inventory and Ordering
Scheduling and Payroll
Developing new marketing strategies and promotions
Training new hires
Customer Service
Loss Prevention

•	Meadtown Movie Theatre June 1985-July 1990
Kinnelon, NJ
Job Title: Assistant Manager
Job Description: Managed a single screen theater, including overseeing
approximately 10 employees.
Training employees, scheduling, interviewing, hiring and firing
Running projectors & concession stand
Management of grounds and building maintenance
Developing new promotions and marketing techniques to increase revenue and
per-capita income
Loss Prevention
Security
Customer Service
Accounting and financial record keeping
Inventory and Ordering


•	Education:
Attended Naugatuck Valley Community College Sept 2001-June 2002, maintained a
4.0 GPA, and made the Dean’s List.

Butler High School 1984-1988
Butler, NJ
Graduated from the accelerated advanced placement program 
with high honors.

Achieved CCE (certified childbirth educator) through Assisted Homebirth
Association

•	Hobbies and other skills include: 
Building and maintaining a 12 page layered website
Feline rescue, fostering and rehabilitation
Developing a breeding program which consistently produces high quality show
cats.
Continuing my education
Volunteer work in the public schools
Volunteer history with the Humane Society, including fostering, medical
treatment and behavioral screening
Member of the CFA Cornish Rex Breed Council
Obedience Training to achieve Canine Good Citizen/Therapy Dog Status with our
Shepherd
Choir member and volunteer in our place of worship