Todd M.

Rubin
1357 W. Argyle St. #3C Chicago, IL 60640 (847) 867-3286 Email: trubin1@yahoo.com Certifications
Illinois General Administrative Certification (Type 75), #2331635 Illinois Initial Secondary Certification (Type 09) in Social Science with an endorsement in Journalism, U.S. History, World History, Political Science, and Sociology. #2106940

Education
Masters of School Leadership, Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois. 7/07. GPA 4.0 Masters of Education, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. 11/04. GPA 3.94 Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. 1997

School Leadership Experience

Administrative

Intern

Attea Middle School, Glenview, Illinois June 2007-August 2007

Worked closely with school Principal and Associate Principal to facilitate summer planning for the upcoming school year. Responsibilities included new teacher screening interviews, updating and editing teacher and student handbooks, organizing placement letter mailings, student and teaching scheduling, and helping with summer school daily operations. Also had an opportunity to consult with district-level administrators to better understand the vision and structure of the district. Athletic

Department Intern

Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Illinois January 2007-May 2007

Worked closely with schools athletic director to plan and facilitate winter and spring sports. Responsibilities included meeting with coaches on a weekly basis, on-site management of events, overseeing safety procedures in athletic facilities, and working with organization of student fan cheering section. Primary project was to create a student run sports information department to work with athletic personnel on providing sports content to the student-body through publications and the athletics web site. Broadcast

Department Technology Committee

Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois November 2009-current

Worked closely with school technology personnel and administrators to develop a new technology and curriculum vision for the future of the broadcasting department. This included numerous meetings with technology companies to investigate the direction the program would take. Researched and provided recommendations to district administrators for final decision-making process. Recommendations were accepted and were implemented. In charge the implementation of the technology upgrades and the curriculum adjustments needed to utilize them. Organized a student-based committee to give student voice on changes and advancement in the broadcast department.

Teaching Experience
High

School Teacher (Broadcast Journalism & Television Production)

Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois August 2008-current

Teach television broadcast and production classes. Students learn basic and advanced techniques in broadcast production both in front of and behind the camera. This includes students understanding videography, digital video editing, broadcast journalism, as well as studio and remote television production. Student work is showcased on the

schools cable and on-line broadcast stations. Enrollment in Glenbrook North broadcast classes is robust and continues to grow as the program grows. In my role as television broadcasting department director my administrative duties include all budgeting, equipment ordering, and technical upkeep of facility. Additionally, I am responsible for all on-air content of the schools cable and on-line broadcast entities. These include organizing remote broadcast productions of school events, organizing and training students, and operation of all aspects of the station. High

School Teacher (Broadcast Journalism & U.S. History)

Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Illinois August 2005-June 2008

Reorganized broadcast department at a large public high school. Developed new class curriculum including course work to prepare students for a career in broadcast journalism. Created KIT-TV News, a weekly 15 minute newscast anchored, reported, produced, and edited entirely by students. Trained all students in all aspects of production to enable them to produce KIT-TV News on their own. Acted as news director of the program. In charge of ordering equipment and supplies for the department. In charge of two television/broadcast technicians who assist in the programming and maintenance of the broadcast equipment. Taught two sections of United States history to high school juniors at three different achievement levels (enriched, average, and honors). Student

Teacher

Barrington High School, Barrington, Illinois. January 2004-March 2004

Taught two sections of U.S. History and two sections of Sociology. Created unit plans, lesson plans, and facilitated lessons in a classroom setting for 120 sophomores, juniors and seniors. Worked with cooperating teachers to fine tune classroom management skills and teaching methods. Lead interactive class discussions to help students relate factual information to their lives. Observed more than twenty different teachers, many in other subject areas, to broaden exposure to a variety of teaching approaches and styles. Substitute

Teacher

District 214, Arlington Heights, Illinois. September 2003-June 2004

Serve as a substitute teacher for District 214 schools (Buffalo Grove, Hersey, and Wheeling).

Teaching Related Experience

Director

of Broadcasting

Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois August 2008-current

In charge of all broadcast events at the school. This includes training and organizing students for complicated and technical positions. This position also included title as the director of cable programming for the school. The job includes programming all the shows and visuals that are seen over the schools public access channel that is available on cable as well as on-line. High

School Golf Coach

Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Illinois May 2007-current

In charge of running all operation for the ETHS freshman/sophomore golf team which included scheduling, planning and running tryouts, facilitating a summer golf camp for middle school students, and day to day functions of team management. High

School Bowling Coach

Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois April 2010-current

Worked with interest students to establish a strong bowling program at Glenbrook North High School. This new club attracted more than 40 students in its first season and more than 60 in season number two. The interest in the program has resulted in the school now proposing bowling as an official sport for the 2011-12 school year. Organized all aspects of the club including recruiting, promotions, budgeting, scheduling, organizing tournaments, practices, communication, and negotiating with private businesses for usage of their facility.

Middle

School Baseball Coach

Deerfield Youth Baseball Association (DYBA), Deerfield, Illinois April 2003-current

Eight years experience managing a travel/feeder baseball team for Deerfield High School. Worked primarily with young adults in 5th through 8th grades teaching them the high level skills necessary to compete with local teams. Organized team schedules, and managed all operations of team functions on and off the field. Deerfield Youth Baseball Association Assistant Commissioner, October 2005-current Second in command for Deerfield Youth Baseball Association which includes more than 1,200 youth ages 5-14. Responsibilities include organizing registration which involves both publicity of event, operations of registration, and processing forms and financials. Also organized volunteer appreciation events for more than 250 people. Director of Instructional Clinics, October 2002-October 2004 Responsibilities include developing baseball clinics for players ranging from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. In charge of creating the clinic skills to be addressed, producing the clinic literature, distributing and publicizing the clinic information, and following through with instructional assistance during the clinics. Boys and Girls Club of America Youth Baseball Coach, May 2000-October 2004 Volunteered at local Boys and Girls Club in Springfield, Missouri as a youth baseball coach. Worked with underprivileged players ages 10-12 organizing events, providing uniforms, and making their summer a heck of a lot of fun.

Management/Broadcasting Experience
Television

Sports Anchor/Reporter

WDJT-TV (CBC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 2004-August 2005

Sports anchor and reporter at Milwaukee CBS affiliate. Responsible for writing, producing, anchoring nightly sports reports on newscasts. Managed events and personnel of sports staff including scheduling, budgeting and employment decisions. General

Manager

Hunter Restaurant Group Inc. Libertyville, Illinois. September 2001-June 2003

Managed an American-style steakhouse. In charge of front of the house operations including hiring staff, training staff, customer satisfaction, public relations, advertising and promotions. Television

Sports Anchor/Reporter

KOLR-TV (CBS) & KDEB-TV (FOX), Springfield, Missouri. December 1999-August 2001
Anchored, produced and edited six weekend sportscasts for two different network affiliates. Created, anchored and produced a Friday night high school football show from scratch that quickly became the markets most popular football wrap-up show. In charge of stations sports intern training program. Worked with high schools and college-level students to give them hands on experience in the sports broadcasting field. Consulted with local high schools on design and development of their broadcast journalism programs. Television

Sports Anchor/Reporter

WTWO-TV (NBC), Terre Haute, Indiana. December 1996-December 1999

Submitted live and packaged reports on local sports events. Created and delivered four weekend sportscasts. Coanchored and produced Friday night high school sports show. Produced and emceed a series of school assemblies surrounding the 1998 Winter Olympics. Guest lectured in broadcast journalism classes at two local high schools and Indiana State University. Radio

Sports Commentator/Show Host

WIUS-Radio (1570 AM), Bloomington, Indiana. April 1994-May 1996

Broadcast Indiana University Mens Basketball and Football for three years. Assistant director of the sports department responsible for coordinating staff schedules and writing sports updates. Hosted the Bobby Knight coaches show in 1995-96.

References
Dr. Mark Friedman Former Superintendent Libertyville K-8 District 70 Current Superintendent Winnetka District 36 847-634-0961 (home) 847-446-9400 (work) markfriedman@winnetka36.org Bruce Romain Associate Principal Grades 11/12 Evanston Township High School 1600 Dodge Ave. Evanston, IL 60204 847-322-6564 (cell) Jim Woell Principal Attea Middle School 2500 Chestnut Ave. Glenview, IL 60026 847-638-8555 (cell) 847-729-7710 (work) jwoell@glenview34.org Jed Curtis Head Golf Coach/Math Teacher Evanston Township High School 1600 Dodge Ave. Evanston, IL 60204 847-424-7603 (work) 312-909-9917 (cell) curtisj@eths.k12.il.us Chad Davidson Instructional Supervisor Glenbrook North High School 2300 Shermer Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 847-509-2455 (work) 847-323-7791 (cell) cdavidson@glenbrook.k12.il.us Steve Taub Director of Baseball Deerfield Youth Baseball Assoc. Deerfield, IL 60015 (312) 388-1112 (cell) (847) 236-9488 (home) tbrutx@sbcglobal.net