Resume

• 2013

  La Piccola Scuola Italiana

  West Valley College

  Self employed Tutor

  Italian American Heritage Foundation

  Bought and ran established

  local coffee house.\nAdded and Italian deli to the business.\nCooked 90% of all food served at the restaurant.\nBecame an accomplished Barista.\nPerformed all tasks associated with owning a business like administrative

  food prep

  cooking

  cashiering

  opening and closing duties etc.\nEstablished strong customer relations.\nRan off-site catering as part of the business.\nEstablished strong public relations skills with business and local community.

  Mrs. Coffee and Italian Specialties

  Private Tutor-ESL

  Volunteered 2 hours a week for the Livermore Read Project as an ESL tutor.\nProvided private

  one-on-one instruction and support to a non-english speaking adult in the program.\n\nPrivate tutor to elementary school-aged children in areas of English and Language Development.

  Self employed Tutor

  Taught Italian language

  culture

  and history to pre-k children in a fun

  festive environment.

  La Piccola Scuola Italiana

• 2012

  Gallop Communications LLC

  Mrs. Coffee and Italian Specialties

  San Jose State University

  Translate incoming Spanish and Italian emails to the company into English.\nProvide thorough company replies in Spanish or Italian to the communicator.

  Gallop Communications LLC

  West Valley College

  Saratoga

  California

  Provide instruction for Spanish 1A and 1B courses.\nPrepare lessons

  lecture

  and facilitate in-class activities in a communicative style for effective learning.\nEvaluate work and maintain organized records.\nMaintain office hours for extra student guidance.\nInstruct 6 separate online Spanish 1A and 1B labs which focus on language acquisition

  grammar

  writing

  culture and oral proficiency.\nProvide students feedback and updates on their lab progress.\n\nProvide lab instruction for Italian 1A and 1B

  which focuses on language acquisition

  grammar

  writing

  culture

  and oral proficiency. \nProvide students feedback and updates on their lab progress.

  Spanish and Italian Lecturer

  San Jose

  California

  Office Manager: Responsible for all administrative tasks to keep the business side of our non-profit running effectively and efficiently. Manage membership dues; help board members facilitate club events. \nHall Rental Coordinator: Market and sell the IAHF Hall for weekend and weekday events. Manage all hall rental contracts.

  Office Manager Administrative Assistant

  Italian American Heritage Foundation

  Assisted Teacher in Communication Delayed (CD) and in a Severely Challenged Special Day Class.\nPrepared and administered daily activities in the classroom.\nTaught various subjects in small-group settings.\nWorked one-on-one with each student on speech therapy exercises with the school's Speech Therapist.\nHelped children in Adaptive P.E. along side the A.P.E. teacher.\nSupervised classroom and playground activities.

  Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

  San Jose State University

  San Jose

  California

  I teach Foreign Language 100W

  an upper division writing workshop for Juniors and Seniors on track to graduate. Through Literature and Film analysis

  students with majors in World Languages sharpen their English writing skills through essays and research papers to achieve the writing level expected of college graduates. Important English grammar concepts are also reviewed and practiced throughout the semester.\n\nOther classes I teach are:\nSpanish 1B

  a second semester class of beginning Spanish where oral

  writing

  and listening skills are learned in a communicative manner along with culture lessons. \nSpanish 25A

  Intermediate Spanish

  where speaking and grammar skills are enhanced in an interactive and communicative style using Spanish literature excerpts

  videos

  music and oral presentations. \nSpanish 101A

  an advanced

  upper division Spanish grammar and writing course. \nSpanish 102B

  an upper division GE course for non-Spanish majors taught in English focusing on Latin American civilization

  history and culture.\nItalian 1A

  Beginning Italian where language acquisition and culture are stressed.

  Lecturer

• 2009

  Presentation High School

  Masters Degree (MA) Spanish

  Spanish Language and Literature

  San Jose State University

• 1982

  Spanish

  Italian

  English

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  Business

  Management

  Marketing

  and Related Support Services

  San Jose State University

• Curriculum Design

  Public Speaking

  Time Management

  Language Teaching

  Highly Accomplished Cook

  Nonprofits

  Research

  Teaching

  Microsoft Word

  Teach Cooking Classes

  Higher Education

  Student Affairs

  English

  Community Outreach

  Transcription of Pueblo Papers of Alta California

  Curriculum Development

  Spanish

  Event Planning

  Volunteer Management

  Translation

  Bernardi

  Anna

  Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District