Joseph L. Lennox-Smith

3008 S. Malijo Ave.

Tampa , FL 33629-7055

Home & Business (813) 831-4159 Fax (813) 839-3190

task@pos-ed.org

 

Professional Profile:

  • 15 years dedicated to educating and developing curriculum for those afflicted by a catastrophic illness.
  • Sought after speaker and dedicated educator of youth, adults and underserved populations, demonstrating exceptional communication and motivational skills.
  • Gift for analogy through written and spoken word, and graphic representation punctuates a talent for curriculum development.

 

Professional Experience:

 

Executive Director 1997-Present

Positive Education, Inc ( Tampa, FL)

 

  • Administration – Fiduciary and organizational responsibility
    • Responsible for income generation, corporate bookkeeping
    • Supervising employees, volunteers and interns
  • Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Teaching Materials
    • Authored The AIDS Survival Kit (T.A.S.K.) and other materials– available in text, audio CD’s, PowerPoint presentations, Flash and DVD, and on-line modules
  • Instructor and Trainer
    • Instructed trainers on how to present materials
    • Instructed in high schools, colleges, universities, conferences, support groups
    • Facilitation and evaluate the presentations and participation of others
  • Maintenance of Funding Deliverables – more than 10 years of course evaluations available
    • Produced written evaluation and spread sheets analysis of demographics, course materials and instruction (averaging 4.5 on a 5 point scale from poor to excellent in both areas)
    • Example of can be found on our web site
  • Maintained Corporate Web Site – www.pos-ed.org
    • Designed, posted and updated web site using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign

 

Service Rep 1980-1993

GTE (Now Verizon) ( Tampa, FL)

 

  • Service Representative
    • Sold telephone lines and services and resolved customer service issues
  • Telephone installation and repair
    • Installation, repair and maintenance if public telephones (AC/DC Electrical certification)
  • Assistant administrator of Learning Lab
    • Administered and Facilitated self paced learning facility
  • Operator
    • Provided dialing instructions and rates to inter-continental long-distance operators

 

 

Education:

 

Master of Education February, 2007

Concentration: Instructional Technology Hoffman Estates, IL

American InterContinental University

GPA 3.88

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts March, 2006

Concentration: Visual Communication/Digital Design Hoffman Estates, IL

American InterContinental University

Current GPA 4.00 (Summa Cum Laude)

 

Associate of Arts in Business Administration December 2004

American InterContinental University Hoffman Estates, IL

GPA 3.91 (Honors)

 

 

Computer Skills:

MS Office

Lotus Office

Windows XP

Computer Repair and Building, and Networking

Adobe Photo Shop, InDesign, Illustrator, Audition

Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks – experience with Java and action scripts

Various other cad/drawing, video and audio production software

 

 

Volunteer Work:

 

  • Currently serves on 3 state advisory groups:
    • AIDS Insurance Continuation Program (AICP)
    • Project AIDS Care – Medicaid Advisory Group
    • AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)

 

  • Recently served on the curriculum committee of the Hillsborough County School Board HIV prevention steering committee
  • Spoken at national, international, regional and state conferences
  • Founder and Executive Director of Positive Education, Inc. and author of The AIDS Survival Kit (1994)
  • M ember of the local Community Planning Partnership
  • FL Community Planning Group
  • Ryan White Titles I and II Care Council, and consultant to Title IV grantee
  • Served as a speaker and trainer for National Association of People With AIDS, the State of Florida, local county schools and American Red Cross
  • Volunteer Probation Officer, Cobb County, GA 1972/73 Since 1993
  • Youth Sanctuary Inc. 1971

 

 

Honors:

  • GTE – Several Letters of Appreciation, Quest for Quality Award and Check – Perfect attendance award
  • US Navy Reserve – Radioman 2 nd Class E5 1987 Honorable Discharge 1995 – Several letters of Appreciation – 2 Letters of Commendation – Meritorious Service Medal (2) – Gulf War Campaign Medal – Navy Achievement Medal
  • Community – Many Letters of Appreciation and Certificates for work in HIV Community