Professional Summary Successful and motivated education specialist, trainer and consultant with over 15 years of experience. Highly effective communicator and educator serving across the local, national, and international spectrum of education. Results-based education coordinator increasing student performance by an average of 1-1.5 standard deviations in 1 school year. Accomplished community education organizer and coach with over 20 years of experience

1. Joy E. Obidike
338 West Hampton Avenue. Apt. 10 | C (803) 406-5172| Email: joyobidike@yahoo.com|
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-obidike-10125940/
Professional Summary
Successful and motivated education specialist, trainer and consultant with over 15 years of experience.
Highly effective communicator and educator serving across the local, national, and international spectrum
of education. Results-based education coordinator increasing student performance by an average of 1-1.5
standard deviations in 1 school year. Accomplished community education organizer and coach with over
20 years of experience.
Education
MASTERS OF SCIENCE, HONORS | MAY 2010 | MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SC
Charleston SC
Major: Biomedical Sciences
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE, HONORS| MAY 2004 | CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Charleston, SC
Major: Professional Biology
Minor: Spanish
Skills
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Written and Verbal Communication Flexible
Dependable Strong Work Ethic
Collaborator Effective Listener
Patience Critical Thinking
Creativity Passionate
Instruction Lesson Planning
Leadership Classroom Management
Management Curriculum Knowledge
Results-driven Technology
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Work Experience
CAPS Institute |Founder & Academic Specialist| Remote/Online
· January 2017-Curent
Increased student education scores by creating a remote tutoring service which cares for total student
development in academics, leadership, career readiness, soft skills, and character building for grades K-12
and adult education.

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Accelerated community involvement in student education by establishing a working model which
collaborates with families, local schools, students, and various branches of the private sector to bridge
important communication gaps necessary for student success.
Stimulated hope in everyday families by cleverly providing a results-driven and cost-efficient
supplementary academic system which fosters a healthy balance between public, independent and home -
school education models.
Boosted student grades and test scores by an average of 1.5 standard deviations a year through a
carefully tailored education plans which focuses on each student's individual needs.
Generated local and national attention to needs in education by being invited to interview with the ABC hit
show "Shark Tank" in recognition of social and community-based entrepreneurs.
AIM Group|Motivational Speaker & Coach| Remote
· October2010-Current
Motivated groups of teachers and education specialists nationwide by leading seminars and training
sessions on proven methods which enhance classroom management and academic performance.
Enhanced multi-dimensional performance by personally designed presentations relating to growth,
professional development, brand building, organizational management, and continuing education.
Spearheaded diversity goals which successfully engage participation and dialogue from groups of variant
ages, gender, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.
Science Education |Sumter School District| Sumter,SC
· May 2015-August 2016
Orchestrated school-wide laboratory sciences program using innovative, modern and technologically
driven education methodology.
Increased student classroom scores and statewide standardized testing scores in the sciences through
carefully tailored lesson plans incorporating STEM and Common Core Curriculum standards.
Slashed school-wide laboratory costs by securing a state funded education grant for scientific
advancement in South Carolina school systems in less than 9 weeks.
Pioneered school district's first student-led service club which builds student leadership, community
service, and promotes careers in science, mathematics, and technology.
Science, Educationand NASACorrespondent | US Senate| Washington,DC
· May 2004-August 2006
Mastered multiple private databases related to national legislation in education, medicine, science, NASA,
and health subsequently driving informed and healthy bipartisan discussion with follow-up actions to
improve the quality of lives for individuals in America and abroad.
Achieved constituent satisfaction and bolstered constituent trust by effectively serving as the state and
federal visitation liaison with a very personal and hands-on and community centered approach.

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Capitalized national community service initiatives by serving alongside prominent volunteers like the late
Senator Ted Kennedy in the Everybody Wins at-risk youth reading intervention program for inner-city
students in the District of Columbia.
Expedited collaborative proposals by facilitating/organizing meetings between US Senators, members of
the White House, Pentagon, military, international guest, as well as federal and state agencies to include
but not limited to: Smithsonian Museums, Federal Trade Commission, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Department of Energy, and the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
Dept. of Immunology Intern| Medical Univ. of SC| Charleston,SC
· May 2003-August 2003
Advanced medical research and national funding for Scleroderma and Pulmonary Fibrosis by working as a
co-participant in an elite team of researchers on uncovering signal transduction pathways in patients
afflicted with the disease.
Created brand new discovery protocols by integrating state-of-the-art laboratory and cellular/molecular
biological techniques to include by not limited to Transfections, tissue culture, West Blotting, ELISA,
electrophoresis, and cDNA arrays into classical approaches for disease prevention and intervention.
Produced and delivered daily reports to discovery and potential therapeutic interventions to a team of
talented scientists, doctors, researchers, clinicians, and peers.
Dept. of Pharmacology Researcher| Medical Univ.of SC| Charleston,SC
· August 2006-May 2010
Pioneered research trends in leading proteomic analysis by utilizing state of the art mass spectrometry and
imaging.
Integrated novel research methods and discovered tissue based assays used in studying vision disorders
at both the tissue and subcellular level.
Chaired monthly departmental academic meetings which engaged community partners and led to the
advancement in funding and discovery.
Produced and delivered presentations for national and international conferences which in turn enhanced
collaboration across disciplines and perspective funding sources.
Volunteer Community Diversity Organizer| SC Outreach| Sumter, SC
· August 2006-May 2010
Improved education scores and academic assessments for students of Hispanic descent, grades K-12,
who demonstrate English as second language education by teaching in the community as a volunteer
Spanish Language Educator.
Spearheaded the education, tutoring and translation initiatives and successfully engaged community,
promoted diversity and strengthened district-wide support for school-aged children and families in need.

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Fostered student's commitment to learning and leading by recruiting, mentoring and training students
grades K-12 in city-wide programs that build skills in professional development, goal setting, education,
economic opportunity, self-esteem and cultural diversity.
Guided students and families in using education technology to support education support.
Additional Coursework
 Blood Born Pathogen Certification
 Assessment and Intervention in Early Childhood Education EDU 654
 Data Analysis and Decision Making EDU 661
 Capstone EDU 695
 Changed Leadership for Differentiated Educational Environment EDU 675
 Science Policy, Doctoral Level Cognate, Clemson University; SC
 Health Communications, Graduate Level Cognate, The College of Charleston; SC
 Social Media, Graduate Level Cognate, The College of Charleston; SC
 Organizational Management, Graduate Level Cognate, The College of Charleston; SC
 Classical Rhetoric, Graduate Level Cognate, The College of Charleston; SC
Accomplishments
 2017 ABC Shark Tank Candidate (In Recognition of CAPS Institute), 2017
 Secured a School Grant in Science Education from state government within 8 Weeks of
Employment at Sumter SC School District, 2016
 Pioneered first Scientific Innovation Scholars Club at Kingsbury Elementary School, Sumter School
District 2015-2016
 Head District Science Fair Judge and Coordinator, 2016
 Published Scientific Author, 2010 National Dean’s List, 2010 Medical University of SC (MUSC)
Presidential Scholar, 2009
 MUSC Presidential Scholar Advisory Committee, 2009
 Multicultural Graduate Student Association, Secretary/Treasurer, MUSC, 2009 Cover Feature Story
in Leadership, Charleston Southern University, 2007
 National Deans List Consecutively from 2000-2004
 Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honors Society, 2004
Publications
 Evaluation of Patient Pulmonary Tissue Samples as a Platform for Studying Pulmonary Fibrosis in
Patients with Scleroderma, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC; Abstract and
Professional Presentation
 Study of Retinal Degeneration in Relationship to Oxidative Stress, Calcium Overload, and
Mitochondrial Metabolism, Medical University of SC, Charleston SC; Abstract and Professional
Presentation
 Posttranslational Modifications of the Bovine Lens Beaded Filament Proteins Filensin and CP49.
Investigative Ophthalmology Vision Science. 2010 Mar; 51(3): 1565–1574. doi:10.1167/iovs.09-
4565
 Career Focus and Leadership in the Sciences Feature Story. Buc in Print Magazine. Charleston
Southern University. 2007