- E-mail: resume@reinish.net
- Website: https://dan.reinish.net
Overview
I’m an award-winning educator and technologist with over 13 years of experience creating print and electronic media; a proven ability to manage complex projects, oversee logistics, and integrate digital tools to meet and exceed operational goals; and a strong background in computer programming, communication, and design.
I take great interest in all aspects of information and how we convey it. Whether writing code or writing an essay, building a web application or building a high school journalism program, I have turned my hobbies and passions into leadership opportunities in the classroom and beyond.
Primary Experience
Software Engineer
Providing engineering support for the range of news sites and other web properties within the States Newsroom network. This includes implementing code fixes and updates to maintain and expand website functionality while also assisting the digital support help desk.
Director
Set strategy, developed agendas, and maintained morale for a professional association supporting high-quality journalism education throughout Virginia, especially as teachers navigated the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Interim Associate Director / Manager of Curriculum Operations, SLATE Initiative
Oversaw (as Interim Associate Director) the publication and distribution of interactive curricular materials—including cases and multimedia content—while providing leadership continuity, project management, and supervision of two direct reports during a team member’s leave of absence. Continued to provide technical and analytical support after her return as Manager of Curriculum Operations. Upon returning to a previous teaching job, continued web developer relationship as a long-term contingent worker.
(Note: Since returning full-time to teaching in August 2017, I have continued to work remotely on projects for SLATE as a part-time web and database developer.)
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Journalism Teacher / Newspaper & Yearbook Adviser
Served as faculty adviser to two student publications while also teaching courses on the fundamentals of news-writing, photography, desktop publishing, design, and media literacy.
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English Teacher
Primarily taught English 10 Honors with occasional International Baccalaureate courses (Literature, Language & Literature, and Theory of Knowledge).
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Curriculum Team Leader
Organized the three- to five-person English 10 Honors team. Responsibilities included setting the agenda and serving as the team’s liaison to the English department chair, other grade level teams, the school administration, and the centralized testing office.
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Technology Skills
Education
Master of Teaching — English
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Bachelor of Arts — Cognitive Science & English Literature
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Other Experience
SAT/ACT Course Instructor & Private Tutor
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Computer Repair Technician & Sales Associate
Teaching Intern & Substitute Teacher
Summer Camp Counselor
Credentials
Adobe Certified Professional
Recognition of expertise in “Print & digital media publication using Adobe InDesign.”
Certified Journalism Educator
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Postgraduate Professional Teaching License
State-wide credential with endorsement in middle/high school English and mathematics. Renewed in 2014.
Professional Awards & Distinctions
Virginia Gazette Award
Distinguished Yearbook Adviser
Special Recognition Yearbook Adviser
Board Appointment
Washington and Lee Young Adviser Award
Additional Credits
- Presenter, Business Management at various journalism workshops, including YearbookNV, HJ Signature Workshop, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association spring convention, Virginia jDay, and the VHSL Media Championships.
- Presenter, Transitioning to a Hybrid Publication at the VHSL Media Championships, Fall 2018.
- Presenter, Media Literacy at the Fairfax County Public Schools English in-service, Fall 2012.
- Publication evaluator for several critiques, competitions, and feedback sessions offered by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Northwest Scholastic Press Association, and Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers (2013-2023).
- Appraiser for Destination Imagination (Jefferson Region tournament, 2007-2009).
- Staff Writer and Associate Editor, Life section at the Cavalier Daily student newspaper (University of Virginia).
- Inaugural member and first secretary of the U.Va. chapter of the Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society.
- Inaugural member of the Cavalier Marching Band (University of Virginia).