April Federico
Director of Fashion Communications & Creative Development at Maria Del Carmen Mercado
About
I'm Director of Fashion Communications at Maria Del Carmen Mercado.
Experiences
- Elementary School Teacher at Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral AcademyTeaching first grade and building a classroom of readers
Scholastic Book Fairs meant the world to me, so I started a campaign to stock my first graders' library.
- Ms. Rhode Island North AmericaUsing my Ms. Rhode Island title to push education reform
I'm preparing for the international stage, and The Valley Breeze featured my push for reform.
- Director of Fashion Communications & Creative Development at Maria Del Carmen MercadoHelped a designer I once interviewed reach Times Square
I pitched Maria's designs to Visual Art Journal and secured her a feature, an interview and a billboard slot.
- MAT in Elementary Education and Teaching at Rhode Island CollegePitched student parliament on a home for future teachers
They called it very impressive, and our Education Students Association went into effect the next morning.
- Long Term Substitute Teacher → Special Education Teacher at Providence Public SchoolsWent from substitute to special education teacher
A principal's belief in me changed my path, and Influential Women honored my time in Providence schools.
- 3Editorial Intern at Rhode Island MonthlyTook a professor's advice and wrote my way to RI Monthly
A Spanish professor said I NEED to write for an outlet. Later I edited for Hollywood.com and worked at MIT.
- Early lifeSang in chorus hoping to be the next Miley Cyrus
I started out as a ballerina, have written since I could hold a pen, and graduated 8th in my class.