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RicAwards , Honors and Activitieshard’ Member or Toastmasters, completed first level and 2007-2008 Vice President of the Redstone Chapter Member of Pi Lambda Theta –International honor Society and Professional Association in Education 2006-2007Member of the Policies and Procedures Com. of the Morgan County School System AEA 2006-2007 Manchester Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals 2006-2007 Cambridge Who’s Who 2005-2006 Who’s Who of Graduate Studies 2003-2007 Several Times on the Deans List or President List because of GPA 2000-2001 National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals 1996 Outstanding Young Men of America Nominating Committee Member 1988 Outstanding Young Men of America Member Member of Kappa Delta Pi National Education Honor Society Member of the National Association of Special Education Teachers Member of the National Association of Science Teachers Member of the National Education Association and the Alabama Education Association Past Member of the National and the Alabama Association of Social Studies Teachers Past Coordinator for the United Way Annual Fund Drive for my school Volunteer for the National Children’s Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama Southern Baptist Licensed and Ordained Minister Past member of the Decatur Alabama Lions Club Involved in many denominational leadership positions while a Minister on the local, state, national and international level. Past President of the Madison Baptist Pastor’s Conference During 2007 Spring Semester 100% of my students passed the 7th Grade State Writing Assessment Test and several made high “3’s” and “4’s”. In Ed.S. Degree Program Graduated with 4.0 GPA In M.Ed.. Degree Program Graduated with 3.7 GPA Member of Toastmasters In Spring 2006-2007 Semester Ed.S. Action Research Project completed at West Morgan Middle was “Funding for small, rural schools”. Resulted in over $25,000 in equipment and grants or donations being given to the School. One of a select few from across the country that won the 2007 3M Ingenuity Award- $3500, Awarded $1200 in a Community Grant from CVS Pharmacy Inc.,Ball Aerospace Engineering Awarded $2500 Grant.Awarded $4000 grant from Honda of Alabama Manufacturing, Vulcan Materials, etc. 2007-2008 Member of the 21st Century Learning Committee and the Grant Committee at Clay-Chalkville High School Published several articles in local publications Sponsor of PALS an organization for High School Students at Clay Chalkville with the purpose of working with the Severely Handicapped and Multi-Disability students as a service organization Below is a letter from a teacher outside of St. Louis, Mo. who wrote a letter to my Principal as a way of letting him know that the time that I took off from school was worth while….   Mr. Laney,         I wanted to write to you to thank you for allowing Mr. Richard Reynolds to come and speak to my public speaking classes Friday, September 14th in St. Louis.  It was a long day for Mr. Reynolds, as he had to speak to my second hour class at 8:15 a.m. and then had to wait until my other two classes, which were not until 12:45!  I appreciate his patience and willingness to speak to my classes.  The kids I have are a little rough around the edges and Mr. Reynolds did a fantastic job keeping them interested–he appealed to them on their level and kept their attention throughout his presentation.  On Monday, I spoke with the students about Mr. Reynolds’ presentation and asked them to discuss the tools he used in order to appeal to their age group.  The students retained most if not all of the information that he had spoken to them about!  I was quite impressed!  They learned a lot from him and will now be able to put that information into action as they begin tackling their more difficult speech presentations in the next few weeks.  His presentation was enjoyable and filled with excellent information for my students of public speaking.  I imagine that his educational background was very helpful to him in knowing just what to say and how to say it in order to reach these dynamic groups of individuals!  Once again, thank you for allowing Mr. Reynolds to travel to St. Louis and present to us!              Sincerely,           Bonnie Zigler         Public Speaking Teacher, Wildwood & Crestview Middle Schools    I would like to take this opportunity to recommend Richard Reynolds toteach at your school.  Mr. Reynolds substituted for us while gettinghis certification.  He did an excellent job. He is extremely dedicatedand works well with the community.  Mr. Reynolds has worked in some verydifficult situations in the past couple of years. During that time heremained a team player who worked hard to insure the success of hisstudents and the program.    Teresa Terrell Assistant Principal Sparkman Middle School    Other References can be provided upon request ________________________________________ Education ·          University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALEd.D. Instructional Leadership with Administration Certificate “Add On” Currently pursuing Ed.D. with tentative graduation date of 2009.·          Middle Tennessee StateMurf., TNEducational Specialist Degree Administration and Supervision GPA: 4.0Administration degree with just a couple of classes lacking for Alabama AdministrationCertificate.Ed.S. Action Research Project was “Funding for small, rural schools”. Resulted in receiving about $25,000 in supplies and financial resources for West Morgan Middle School. ·          Alabama A&M UniversityHuntsville, ALMasters of Education Secondary Ed- Special Ed GPA: 3.7Degree allowed me to achieve Highly Qualified status5th Year Alternative DegreeBachelors Degree Courses were also taken to achieve the NCLB standardsOver 110 hours completed to achieve this degree·          The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KYMasters of Divinity Degree Pastoral Studies GPA: 2.9SACS Accredited Seminary91 Semester Hour Program·         Samford UniversityBirmingham, ALBachelor of General Studies Biblical StudiesDegree was not an Adult Degree when I graduatedThis degree was chosen because I could take a wide variety of classes choosing the best professors and the courses that would best assist me in my diverse ministry.There was no Minor but if there would have been a declared Minor it would have been a triple Minor in Business, Psychology and Sociology. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS ü        27 Years in Professional Public Speaking and Trainingü        7 Years in Professional Salesü        4 Years as a Professional Educatorü        Leadership and Administrative Ability from ministerial, sales and education experience while also from formal training in my advanced degrees.ü        Ability to lead and train all sizes and types of groupsü        .Multicultural Training on the Graduate Levelü        Special Needs and IDEA Training through Professional Training and Graduate Courses including the Masters of Education in Secondary Ed-Special Edü        English as a Second Language Training through Professional Development Courses and Graduate Trainingü        Ability to motivate crowds of different sizes, ages, genders and ethnicitiesü        Sales Expertise and knowledge of sales trainingü       Ability to speak to crowds of all sizes Community- Member Kappa Delta Pi National Education Honor Society, Member National Council of Social Studies, Member Alabama Council of Social Studies, Member of Alabama Education  Association, Member of 2004-2005 Who’s Who of Graduate Studies, Member of 2000-2001 Who’s Who of Executives/Professionals, Member of the 2006-2007 Manchester Who’s Who registry of Executives and Professionals,1996 Member of the Outstanding Young Men of America Nominating Committee, 1988 Member of the Outstanding Young Men of America, Past member of the Lions Civic Club of Decatur, Past President and Vice President of the Madison Baptist Pastor’s Weekly Pastor’s Conference. Currently speak the first Wednesday night of each month at the Downtown Rescue Mission for their Chapel Service Education- Excel in communication and teaching, knowledge of current trends in education, strive to incorporate technology; can work with many different ages and group sizes. Classroom management and differentiated, collaborative teaching a strength ·         Administration/Leadership- Excel in administration and leadership of both large and small groups, have completed extensive training in Leadership, have managed/led both secular and religious groups, strive for flexibility and teamwork while striving to follow the vision and mission statement of the organization Professional Associations       Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development       National Association of Special Education       Member of Pi Lambda Theta –International honor Society and Professional Association in Education        National Staff Development Council Member        Toastmasters International     American Society for Training and Development       ience… Richard presents practical ideas and tips that your audience can apply immediately… Richard customizes his presentations using stories and examples th