Dr. Cherie Ward

Change Agent, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Journalist, Producer, Project manager, Student, Writer/Editor

Dr. Cherie Ward wardcherie@hotmail.com Education Ph.D: Communications, Culture & Media Studies; Specialization: Educational Media for Special Education, Howard University M.A.T.: Curriculum and Instruction/Reading Specialist. Howard University, Washington, DC B.A.: Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Business Administration. Howard University Specializations: Writing and producing audio and visual media; Event production; Creating curriculum (written/oral, audio and visual); Professional Development Specialist; Certified Reading Specialist; Moderator/Host/Emcee; Performance Poet/Author; Research design and implementation. Experience Present – January 2016 – Adjunct Professor – Public Speaking – Instruct three (3) sections of the course Public Speaking which involves teaching students on the principles, practices and techniques of orally delivering and writing persuasive, informative, Impromptu, Special Occasion/Performance, motivational speeches; create and implement assessment measures, instructional materials and other resources; input data into Blackboard (campus-wide software) for attendance, grades and class summaries. Present – June 2014 –Executive Producer and Event Coordinator -TEDxHowardUniversity – Office of Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies – Manage and design the origination of the entity; Coordinate staff participation; hiring and supervising technical crews (contractors) and vendors; venue acquisition, liason between TED organization and the Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies; budget and cost manager for equipment acquisition; reception coordinator and administrative duties; prepare updates and reports for staff and consultants; create and implement assessment tools for event and audience for research, supervise and coordinate prop acquisition and Senior Producer of overall event. 2015 –2013- Graduate Assistant for Graduate School –Office of Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies - Manage daily office to greet faculty, staff and students, liaison between Graduate School and university wide campus, process defense applications, prepare defense rooms, set up for presentations, attend meetings on behalf of the Office of the Dean, prepare written reports and meeting summaries, contributing writer for the Graduate School newsletter. May 2012 – Aug. 2013- Substitute Teacher – Langley Education Campus – Stood in for teacher absences, provided testing support instruction, fulfilled lessons provided by absent teachers, wrote and implemented curriculum when none was provided, operationalized effective classroom management techniques for grades pre K-8th. May 2012-Aug. 2011- Adjunct Professor – Trinity University – Taught the course Public Speaking (Com 290) which involved instructing students on the principles, practices and techniques of orally delivering and writing persuasive, informative and motivational speeches; created and implemented assessment measures, instructional materials and other resources; input data into Moodle (campus-wide software) for attendance, grades and class summaries. Spring Semester 2012- Communications Coordinator – Office of the Senior Vice President and Executive Dean for Health Sciences, Howard University – Create , write, coordinate and produce video presentations, write annual reports including the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, coordinated video crews for recording Research Day, write, create and produced videos and text for website, liaison between the Office of the Senior Vice President and its enterprise entities. Present -2006 - CEO/Executive Producer – Lumumba’s Playground, LLC Create, write and produce educational children’s television show pilot and educational cd (focuses on reading, and spoken literacy skills); hired and supervise consultants and crew of 25, pre and post production outlay; selected and directed cast of 8; and responsible for budget, scripted and co-produced www.lumumbasplayground.com (nominated for Kidscreen Award “Best Companion Family Website”). Present – 2009 – President/Founder – Lumumba’s Literacy Project Established and coordinated a non-profit organization to implement educational arts program to engage, educate and entertain students in urban environments; developed relationships with the Capstone Institute, Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and WHUT- Howard University Television; scripted and co-produced www.lumumbasliteracyproject.org. 2009-2004 - English Teacher-District of Columbia Public Schools (Hine Jr. High) Instructed students grades 7-9 on the fundamental practices and procedures with reading, writing and spoken literacy skills with, created and wrote curriculum; Coordinator- “Reach For Tomorrow,” after school program-recruited, tutored and directed students on computerized tutorial programs to increase reading, writing and mathematical skills; Director/Drama Club-scripted and directed, “Rob and Jalesa: The Remix”, and urban tale of William Shakespeare’s, “Romeo and Juliet”; produced and directed Black History Program, “ A Tribute to Langston Hughes; nominated by Metropolitan Life for Teaching Achievement, Selected as “Best Female Teacher” by the student body 2004. 2004-2002 –Educational Curriculum/Media Specialist - Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk (CRESPAR /Capstone Institute) Created, developed and implemented professional development curriculum manipulatives and practices within classroom settings, conducted and collected research initiatives and data, wrote reports reflecting change and progress, created and produced half-hour documentary on CAPSTONE objectives and outcomes; promoted to Classroom Management and Behavior Specialist-created and developed curriculum for talent development for teachers and students, conducted and collected research initiatives and wrote reports reflecting change, progress and outcomes. Other Related Experience Radio and Television Producer/Talent, WHUT TV32 Anchor/Reporter, City Cable 16 Host/Talent, DC Lottery Board Host, Feelings on Fire Productions Reporter/Field Producer, BET Host/Announcer, Howard’s Homecoming Relief Host, WYCB AM Producer, Reuter’s America Television Weekend News Announcer, WHUR FM Consumer Analyst, WJLA TV 7 Associate Producer, WDJY-FM Editorial Assistant, WUSA TV 9 Film and Stage 2015 – TEDxHowardUniversity – Discoveries (Poem) and TEDx (Poem) 2004 -“Cherie Ward-One Voice: Empowerment Poetry Echoing Realities of Life” (Nominated for Women in Film and Television Award- Originally written and produced) 2003 - “Speak to My Heart: A Gospel Transformation”-(Originally written, produced and directed) 1998 -Movie Extra, “True Lies” –Screen Actors Guild 1997 - Movie Extra, “Major League 2” – Screen Actors Guild Presentations and Panels 2016 - Presenter - DKG International Society of Women Educators Convention - Using Poetry as a Communication Multimodality to Engage African American Learners in Reading: A Case Study 2016 - Reflection - DKG International Society of Women Educators Convention Fourth Meeting - 85 Years and Beyond and By The Rubric of Rhythm, They'll Read 2016 - Artist/Poetry - DKG Interntional Society of Women Educators Convention Fine Arts Gallery Workshop 2016 – Moderator- DC Commission on the Humanities – “Humanitini” Events – In celebration of 225 years of the District of Columbia 2016 – Panelist – WHUR-96.3 FM Howard University Radio – “The Daily Drum,” – Women Who Have Babies After 40 2016 -Educational Consultant -Panelist- WHUR-96.3 FM Howard University Radio – “The Daily Drum,”- Howard University’s School of Education Job Fair: Preparing Future Educators 2015 – Educational Consultant – Panelist – WHUR 96.3 FM Howard University Radio – “The Daily Drum,” Making Good Decisions 2015 – Presenter – Close-Up Foundation – Communications in Society, Howard University 2013 - Presenter-Univ. of Arizona at Tuscon – New Directions – (DIS) Embodied Disciplines: Blurring Boundaries in the Academy 2011- Heritage Film Festival Panel and screening of “Lumumba’s Playground” pilot – Educational children’s television program Publications 2016 – Thursday Morning Mom, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International of Key Women Educators - International On-Line Fine Arts Gallery – Poetry 2016 – Conversations, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International of Key Women Educators- On-Line Fine Arts Gallery – Oratory 2016 – Lumumba’s Lula, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International of Key Women Educators, On-Line - Film 2015 – By The Rubric of Rhythm, They’ll Read, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International On-Line Fine Arts Gallery – Poetry 2014 - Howard University Research Magazine - Issue 5-“Research Day 2014”; “Blacks in Engineering: Black History Perspectives with Dr. Gary Harris, Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies 2000 - “Cherie Ward-One Voice: Empowerment Poetry Echoing Realities of Life,” self- published book of Poetry (2nd ed.) 1998 – “Cherie Ward-One Voice: Empowerment Poetry Echoing Realities of Life,” self-published book of poetry (1st ed.) 1996-1992 - Smithsonian Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s, “Using Art to Inspire Writing Series” (George Segal, Beauty, City Lights exhibits) Awards and Honors 2010-2014- Miles Memorial CME Scholarship 2012- Telly Award Winner – “Children’s Educational Television” 2011-2012- Frank Savage Scholarship 2011- Lumumba’s Playground –Children’s educational television pilot screened at the Heritage Film Festival 2010 - Nominated for Kidscreen Award for Best Family Website - Lumumba’s Playground 2008 – Nominated for Gracie Award from Women in Film and Television- Cherie Ward – One Voice: Empowerment Poetry Echoing Realities of Life Memberships Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG) Society International for Key Women Educators - Alpha Chapter Chair, Fine Arts Committee; Nu State - Chair, Media Relations Committee

I am passionate about using poetry as a multimodal text (written/oral, visual and audio) to engage learners with mild intellectual disabilities in reading.

Language in use and how it is articulated and represented to convey meaning in the area of reading literacy. Once learners connect to the message by way of their individual schema, reading may become a more enjoyable process within the community of learners.

Communications, Education; English teaching;Broadcast Journalism; Television Pro, Educational Media Content, Perfomance Poet, Public Speaking

On the campus of Howard University there is the atmosphere of transformation, rebuilding and growth. Working in the Graduate School's Office of the Dean, I interact with scholars across all disciplines with great ideas. I was astounded to learn that very few of them had heard about TED. Recognizing what a great platform TED would be to help promote and unveil some of the outstanding research and work that is being done, I proposed to the Dean to allow me to create a TED satellite post. Further, when I heard his presentation at one of the forums on campus, I felt in this climate of STEM across the country, his demonstration is one for the masses of all ages. This seemed to coincide with the initiatives of the TED organization and now, I'm trying to coordinate this alliance to be a win-win situation for TED, Howard University, the Washington, DC metropolitan area and the global community.

People don't know that I am good at cooking, the creation and performance of poetry, hosting events and listening.