Honor Society® member
Suzanne Coleman
lead teacher at April 2012 – March 2013 VATTEROTT COLLEGE OF COURT REPORTING Court Reporting Teacher • Primary duties entailed teaching the Beginning Level StenEd Theory to prospective Court Reporters and Realtime Closed-Captionists using CAT (Computer-Aided-Transcription) that would enable the student to branch out into various fields of CAT-Realtime Dictation, such as, Court Room Stenography, Television Closed-Captioning for the Hearing impaired and Freelance Stenography; Administered weekly written and Stenographic testing to enhance the Student’s speed for the Required Mastery of 225 wpm with 95% accuracy; Produced daily Attendance Reports for the College Registrar and Department of Financial Aid; Counseled Students regarding their progress/regress; After-hour tutoring for those Students who were facing Scholastic Probation.
- criminal justice
- Class of 2023
- Bryan, Texas
Member since March 2023
About
My name is Suzanne Coleman, and I reside in Bryan, TX. I am a retired Prison Manager, where my tenure expanded to more than 15 years, I obtained my BAAS, from Sam Houston State University, and an AAS in the field of Court Stenography, from San Antonio College where I was fortunate to teach prospective Court Reporters in Arlington, VA, During my tenure with TDCJ-CID, I was a Sergeant of Correctional Officers, where I was a Unit Chemical Agents Instructor in a maximum security facility, and with the U.S. Marshal detainees, in Washington DC, where I was a Shift Commander with the rank of Captain of Correctional Officers. I am an avid motorcyclist and own a Suzuki Boulevard M109R, 2 female dogs, namely, an English Bulldog and a Neapolitan Mastiff. I have been married for 29 years, to a U.S. Army (disabled) Veteran. I am trying to obtain my Masters in Criminal Justice Administration, with a graduation target date of August 18, 2023.
Education
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The University of Texas Permian Basin
criminal justice administration
2022 – 2023
Honors and awards
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national honor society
I was honorably nominated to accept entry into this prestigious recognition shared by many across the nation.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Upon graduation, I am planning on furthering my education with a desire to obtain my Doctorate in Criminal Justice in order to pursue my career as a University Professor.
- Graduate school interests
To continue to excel scholastically where my commitment to excellence can be effectively utilized throughout the field of Criminal Justice.
- Outside the classroom
I am an avid motorcyclist
Cooking
Interior Decorating
Bowling
Deep sea Fishing
Experience
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lead teacher
April 2012 – March 2013 VATTEROTT COLLEGE OF COURT REPORTING Court Reporting Teacher • Primary duties entailed teaching the Beginning Level StenEd Theory to prospective Court Reporters and Realtime Closed-Captionists using CAT (Computer-Aided-Transcription) that would enable the student to branch out into various fields of CAT-Realtime Dictation, such as, Court Room Stenography, Television Closed-Captioning for the Hearing impaired and Freelance Stenography; Administered weekly written and Stenographic testing to enhance the Student’s speed for the Required Mastery of 225 wpm with 95% accuracy; Produced daily Attendance Reports for the College Registrar and Department of Financial Aid; Counseled Students regarding their progress/regress; After-hour tutoring for those Students who were facing Scholastic Probation.
Apr 2012 – Mar 2013
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shift supervisor
• A Mid-Level Manager of 4-Lieutenants; 6-Sergeants; 55-Correctional Officers and serving as Duty Facility Overseer on Visitation in the Washington, DC Metro area where 800 Adult Male and Female U.S. Marshal Detainees, in addition to the DC offenders in all custody levels to include Maximum, Close, Medium, Minimum, Protective, and Juvenile Offenders were housed; Responsible for facility count procedures; Coordinated scheduled days off with the Facility Scheduler; Approved/disapproved Overtime using the KRONOS time system; Attended weekly Managers staff meetings; Responsible for ICS ACTIVATION, as the INCIDENT COMMANDER, where I had to designate various Correctional Personnel to serve as Chiefs of key responsibility areas, such as operations, logistics, planning and ACA (American Corrections Association) and U.S. Marshal Audit Compliance Procedures with the Facility Contract Monitor; As ICS Commander/Chemical Agents Instructor, I was tasked with carrying out instructions during potential hostage, escape and riot control incidents involving the use of chemical agents, where various non-lethal chemical delivery munitions were utilized. For example, OC (Oleoresin Capsicum), CS/CN deployment of canisters, rubber ball grenades, 37 mm Gas Gun, Pepper Fogger, Scat Rounds, Blast Dispersion, and Continuous Discharge Grenades had to be deployed based on ICT-50 (Incapacitation Concentration Time) and LCT-50 (Lethal Concentration Time) with a mathematical formula based on the height, length, and width of the target area. Assisted Canine Security Personnel in the event of a Search and Rescue detail was needed. Trained subordinate Managers on Chain of Custody and PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Procedures on a quarterly basis; Trained subordinate Managers on Workers Compensation Procedures; Use of Force Procedures; Approved and Denied Visitation in the event of hostile situations, and any other duties as assigned within the Penal Institution by the Chief of Security, Assistant Warden and or Senior Warden .
Jun 2010 – Aug 2011
Volunteering
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Non-applicable
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
Additional information
Organizations
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none at the moment
