1. Tampa, Florida 33618
813-416-5328
Marketta Lemen
Professional Summary
Ownerof Lucille BusEventRentalsinwhichIconcentrate on all aspectsof our limo/bus business.
Dedicatedassistantprincipalwhoconcentratedon managingthe needsof the students atGaitherHigh
School by maximizingtheirlearningopportunitieswith theirinstructorsindiverse classroomsettings
and guidingthemtomake responsible decisions fromJuly 2009 throughretirementinApril 2013.
Resourceful instructorof Earth Space Science,Physical Science,ChemistryandIS3coursesthroughout
teachingcareer.Chose toworkwithunmotivatedstudents;Iwasalwaysupfor the challenge.Took
pride inmakingstudentsbelieve inthemselves.Participatedinthe FUSEprogramsince itsinceptionwith
HillsboroughCountySchools.
Qualifications
Abilitytomotivate others
Clearpublicspeakingskills
Excellentmanagementskills
Effective Marketingskills
Social Media:Facebook,LinkedInandTwitter
ConstantContact newsletterdesigns
MicrosoftWord, Excel,PowerPoint,Adobe Reader
Positive Atmosphere Promotion
1.5 yearsas a businessowner
21 yearsin education;17 yearsas a science instructor;4 yearsas an administrator
Education
M.ED. in Educational Leadership, December 2005 University of South Florida, Tampa
B.S. in Secondary Education, December 1988 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2. Experience
Owner/CEO, Lucille Bus Event Rentals Gunn Highway – Tampa, Florida
August 2013 to present
Handle all aspectsof the limo/busbusinessincluding:marketing,designingnewslettersthrough
constantcontact, callingandfollowingupwithclients,buildingclientemail lists,updatingbusiness
Facebookpage,networking, invoices,drawingupcontractsfor rentalsandassigning/scheduling/paying
drivers.
Assistant Principal, Dean of Students Gaither High School – Tampa, Florida
July 2009 to April 2013 (retired)
Guidedourstudentsintheiracademicactivitiesthroughoutthe school.Monitoredtheirbehavior,
assigneddiscipline suchas detention,ISS,OSS(asa lastresort),encouragedapositive teaching
environment,andcollaboratedwithteachersonhow toimplementnew curricula throughour
evaluationsystemandclassroomvisits.
Secondary Science Teacher
Gaither High School – Tampa, Florida
July 2004 to June 2009
Organizedandimplementedthe EarthSpace Science ProgramandIntegratedScience curricula.Served
on the committee fordevelopingandupdatingsemesterexamsforPhysical Science,IS3(Chemistry)and
Earth Space Science curricula,aswell as,instructedsummerworkshopswiththiscurricula. Participated
inFuse science programeach year co-teachingwiththe ESEteacherto collaborativelyplan,deliver
instruction,andevaluate studentprogress.Co-taughtwithachemistryteacherdue toclassroomsize
restrictionswithfull collaborationoncurriculaandstudents.Science instructorinGaitherAdult Credit
Recoveryprogram 2007.
H.B. Plant High School – Tampa, Florida
July 2001 to June 2004
OrganizedandimplementedEarthSpace,IntegratedScience,andBiology Honorscourses. Participated
inFuse science programeach yearco-teachingwiththe ESEteacherto collaborativelyplan,deliver
instruction,andevaluate studentprogress.
Gaither High School – Tampa, Florida
July 1995 to June 2001
3. OrganizedandimplementedEarthSpace Science,PhysicalScience,General Science andIntegrated
Science courses. ParticipatedinFuse science programeachyearco-teachingwiththe ESEteacherto
collaborativelyplan,deliverinstruction,andevaluate studentprogress. Science InstructorinGaither
Adult Program (NightSchool) 1999 – 2001.
Sligh Junior High – Tampa, Florida
July 1994 to June 1995
Organizedandimplemented7th
grade comprehensivescienceprogram.
Volunteer High School – Hawkins County Schools, Church Hill, Tennessee
July 1992 – June 1994
OrganizedandimplementedEarthScience,FundamentalBiology,Health,andGeographyclasses.
Summer Employment
Teacher/Counselor – Hillsborough Parks and Recreation, Camp Sparks
Summer 2001 Tampa, Florida
Supervised andcoordinateddailyactivitieswithhandicapstudentsof variousbackgroundsand
abilities.
Participatedinweeklyfieldtripstolocal parksandaquaticcenters.
OrganizedanddevelopedCampSparksactivitybook.
Research Assistant – Teacher Quest Program, University of South Florida
Summersof 1995, 1996, 1999 & 2000 Tampa, Florida
Dissectedlaboratoryrats,analyzedbraintissuewithlesions,andassistedinvariousactivities
relatedtoresearchon spinal corddamage and rheumatoidarthritis.
Research Assistant- Kodak Teacher Scholarship, Eastman Chemical Company
Summer of1994 Kingsport,Tennessee
Researchedcareeropportunitiesinthe chemical industrytopromote studentinterestinthe
scientificfield. Workedextensivelywiththe magneticresonance,gaschromatographyand
infraredanalysislabs.