Education

• Saint Mary's College of California

  Bachelor's of Art

  Liberal Studies, Minor in Spanish
  
  

• San Francisco State University

  Graduate Post Secondary Reading Certificate

  Reading Instruction
  
  

• San Francisco State University

  Master's Degree

  Teaching English to Speaker's of Other Languages
  
  

• San Francisco State University

  ESL Faculty (Adjunct)

  
  • Designed and delivered intermediate to advanced level conversation, pronunciation, and presentation courses for non-native speaking professionals • Initiated material and curriculum development and collaborated on course reader • Incorporated technology into instructional material while providing individualized feedback to students
  

• San Francisco State University

  Independent Teacher, ESL Instructor & Teacher Trainer

  
  • Selected to pilot and collaborate on Business Issues course targeted for pre-MBA and Business students • Designed and delivered oral communication, reading and writing, grammar, business vocabulary, and content-based instruction for beginning to advanced level international students within a pre-academic program • Developed instructional material, including course reader for new content classes, as well as collaborated on curriculum development and revisions • Mentored teachers in the areas of curriculum orientation, lesson plan development, and instruction delivery • Provided on going feedback and guidance through intensive observation and daily consultation