My Resume

Luana Fukumoto

I have over 10 years of experience working with children of all ages from birth thru high school. I also have 2 children of my own; a 13 year old & a 2 1/2 year old. My experiences range from a home child care setting, to case management, and volunteer work with my church and Women Helping Women. I've also been certified in CPR & First Aid. My educational background is Culinary Arts & Early Childhood Education.


Work Experience

Pukalani, Maui
Licensed Family Child Care Provider
1999-2003

•  Oversee the functioning and daily operation of FCC Home
•  Maintain current DHS licensing requirements
•  PATCH Certified
•  Create age appropriate learning experiences
•  First Aid/CPR certified

Kama’aina Kids, Wailuku
Group Leader
2003-2004

•  Responsible for the afterschool care of a group of 20 kindergarteners
•  Provide homework assistance
•  Plan and implement age appropriate activities
•  Communicate with parents any concerns regarding their child

Hotel Hana Maui Internship/Work Practicum

•  Utilize the skills acquired during school and put them to use in a professional working kitchen
•  Operate sauté, cold food, and grill cook positions
•  Communicate with servers to provide excellent customer service to diners
•  Learn the fundamentals of putting together a pre-fix menu
•  Learn the proper record keeping procedures of the operation of a professional kitchen
•  Built successful working partnerships with other departments of the hotel such as, room service, event coordinators and housekeeping

Maui Family Support Services, Wailuku
Parent/Child Educator Case Manager
2004-2006

•   Maintain a caseload of 12 participants in the Early Head Start Program
•  Provide parents with community resources to assist them in achieving their goals or financial assistance
•  Attend all necessary trainings and workshops required of me as a case manager
•  Facilitate aged appropriate activities for parents to implement at home with their child
•  Conduct monthly parent training/education classes on various topics of raising children
•  Assist families in need with finding emergency resources within the community
•  Partner with local agencies in providing a support system for parents
•  Coordinate monthly socialization activities for parents and children

Maui County PALS Program
Site Director
2006-2008

•  Oversee the daily operations of day care site of 200 children
•  Assign leaders to day care groups
•  Complete daily paperwork as required by Maui County Parks & Rec
•  Organize daily staff scheduling
•  Coordinate weekly excursions
•  Communicate with parents
•  Problem solve any issues that arise during the daily operations of child care site
•  Comply with all child care rules and regulations as set by the State of Hawaii
   

FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDER
2009-Current



EDUCATION
1999

•  PATCH Basic Series I & II
•  Positive Discipline I & II

2000 Maui Community College

•  How Nations Serve Young Children
•  ED 104
•  Introduction to the observation and assessments of young children

2002-2004
Maui Culinary Academy, Restaurant Management & Supervision

• o Pantry Cook: Food Service 54
• o Waiter/Waitress: FSER 41
• o Preparation Cook: FSER 50, 60
• o Short Order Cook: FSER 52
• o Storeroom Clerk: FSER 34
• o Fundamentals of Baking: FSER 64
• o Baker's helper: FSER 62
• o FSER: 20-Intor to FS Industry, 
• 21-Sanitation, 
• 41-Dining Room Service, 
• 70-Advanced Cookery, 
• 191v-Work Practicum
• Culinary Arts Baking
• Restaurant Supervision
• FSER 42 Introduction to Beverage Department
• FSER 23 Menu Merchandising
• Communication Arts: English
  -Mathematics 50(H),
  o Business Communication
  o Food Safety/Nutrition

2006 PATCH West Ed Basic Series:

•  605 introduction to infant/toddler care
•  309 together in care
•  102 emotional development
•  103 discoveries in infancy I
•  409 discoveries in infancy II
•  104 language development
•  506 health and nutrition
•  505 not just routine
•  207 social guidance

COMMUNITY SERVICES 1999-2001

•  Child Care Volunteer with Women Helping Women

2005-2009

•  Sunday School Teacher
•  Youth Bible Study Teacher
•  Youth Activity Coordinator
• Church Secretary
• Media and Computer Technology Ministry
• Small Group Bible Study Teacher

2009-Present

•  My husband and I are the founders of “Shore Casters for Christ” (www.shorecasters4christ.com) a fishing outreach ministry for youth and families.
•  Board Member of “Bridge Builders”- bridge builder between faith-based organizations and the community. Committed to ending domestic violence and abuse in our community and helping those affected by abuse.

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