BACKGROUND OF CONNIE FRAYER

Since 2000, I have been working with students from kindergarten through adult. In grades 3 and up, I have primarily tutored in math, algebra and English grammar and language skills. As of spring 2003, I have been certified in SLO County to substitute teach in the public schools.

At Trinity Lutheran School I have been a volunteer classroom math aide and a tutor working independently on class curriculum with students needing individualized instruction. Outside the classroom, I have been working privately with students to clarify assignments, provide individualized instruction and focus students on their lessons. I have also had ESL training through the county volunteer program

In addition to working with students in math and English language arts, I have worked as a volunteer Sunday school teacher for grades pre-school through 1st and assisted adults in computer usage. I enjoy working with students of all ages, especially in helping them to understand material that they find difficult or encouraging them in keeping up with their assignments or technology.

Work history includes years of training and instruction in the corporate and non-profit environments including staff training, management training, development of training materials and aids, presentations and professional publications. These skills are brought to my classroom, study and tutor sessions and are applicable to students of all ages.

EDUCATION

Certified SLO County substitute teacher. California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) scores on file with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

SLO County Office of Education Substitute Training Academy, grades K-8th, Certificate of Completion

Master of Science, Business Administration, Pepperdine University
Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Pepperdine University
Certificate, Transportation Demand Management, UCLA
Certificate, Program Management, Defense Systems Management Institute

Experience includes:

TEACHING
 Substitute Teacher
Volunteer aide and independent tutor – Trinity Lutheran School, Paso Robles
Private Tutor

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
 Management Consultant - State of California Department of Transportation

NON-PROFIT SECTOR
 Executive Director, Food Bank Coalition of SLO County

PRIVATE SECTOR
 Founder and Principal, Transcon, Ventura County, CA
Director, Cost Estimating and Pricing, Rantec, Inc., Calabasas
Manager, Cost Analysis, Hughes Helicopters, Inc., Culver City
Manager, Project Controls, FMC Corporation, Inc., San Jose
Coordinator, Project Controls, Hughes Aircraft Co., Canoga Park

Non-Profit In-Kind Experience
 Marketing and Outreach Coordinator – Trinity Lutheran Church
Grant Writer – Oak Shores Community Association
Consultant - Regional Technology Alliance
Board of Directors - Vice Chair, Family Growth Center
Personnel Board, Our Savior Lutheran Church
President, Conejo Valley Republican Business Women Federated

Public Speaking and Training engagements include:
 Hughes Aircraft Company Women in Management - Career Change
Rantec, Inc. - Pricing, Federal Acquisition Regulations, Cost Estimating
Chamber of Commerce - VICA program (3 years)
CSUN, Delta Sigma Pi - Motivation and Management
Various seminars on Time Management and Personal Growth
Educational Institutions Network - Management

Publications:

California Consumer Perceptions on Transportation Systems and Potential Intelligent Transportation Systems Innovations, December 1995
        Selected for presentation at the 75th Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, 1996
        Selected for publication in ITS American, Quarterly, Spring 1996 edition

I-110 Harbor Freeway Traffic Management Origin & Destination Survey Report, 1993 (limited publication).

Central Coast Regional Technology Alliance (CORTA) proposal to the Office of Strategic Technology, California Trade and Commerce Agency, January, 1996:
        Author Central Coast Tourism Program Development Concepts submittal in support of the Economic Development Plan segment,