Who Is Tyler?
Tyler, or Ty if you're a pal, grew up outside of a small, former industrial city in Indiana.
In high school, Tyler found interests in government, journalism, and Spanish. Tyler took part in International Club and was a co-editor of his high school’s bi-weekly newspaper. Tyler was awarded “Government Student of the Year” and received a Future Teacher scholarship. Tyler graduated high school with Indiana's Academic Honors diploma.
Tyler took advantage of student leadership opportunities his freshmen year at Ball State University (BSU) and was soon hired by the Office of Housing and Residence Life (HRL) as a Multicultural Advisor. As an undergraduate, Tyler presented workshops for the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH).
As a senior at Ball State, Tyler ran for and was elected president of the BSU Community Association of Scheidler and Anthony apartment homes. As president, Tyler served the diverse programming and community development needs of non-traditional college students and post-graduates. Tyler was awarded the RHA “Four Years of Service" pin his senior year. Tyler graduated Ball State University with a bachelor of arts degree in English studies with a minor in Leadership studies.
Tyler was invited to attend Valdosta State University’s Dewar College of Education for graduate studies. Tyler accepted a graduate assistantship offer with VSU's HRL and joined the Blazer Nation. At VSU, Tyler lead Resident Assistants and other student leaders as a Residence Hall Director. Tyler soon earned his Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership.
After graduate studies, Tyler returned to Indiana and worked as a Student Loan Counselor for Sallie Mae. He later returned to Valdosta State University in Georgia, where he worked for the Office of Financial Aid as an Assistant and later for the Office of the Registrar as a Records Coordinator.
Tyler served as the Secretary for Campus Pride Connection. CPC a faculty-staff-student committee aimed toward enhancing LGBTQ+ community presence, student identity development, and staff personal and professional development.
Today, Tyler creates original web content, provides professional document editing, and offers English as a Second Language (ESL) private tutoring sessions. Tyler also facilitates proprietary career readiness seminars to students and paraprofessionals in the San Diego area. Tyler produces creative writing projects and is developing a subscription-based interactive emerging reader website.
Cool Backpack Club (CBC) is anticipated to launch March 2022. CBC will provide kindergarten thru 4th graders and their guardians with monthly interactive reading kits aimed to engage and facilitate reader comprehension development outside of the traditional classroom.
If you are interested in commissioning Tyler for web content development or professional editing services; or for more information on leadership development seminars and ESL sessions, please submit your requests and contact information via Tyler's contact page.
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