University of Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh, PA                                                                                           9/03-5/07                                                                                                                  

B.A. in Political Science with Honors, Cum Laude         Concentration: Latin American Studies

Marshall University                                 5/07-8/07

TEFL Certificate

Literacy Network- Site Director, Madison, WI                                                                2/10-present

·Managed and supervised English classes for adults

Leopold Elementary School –AmeriCorps Program Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator , Madison, WI                9/09-present

·   Developed and managed academic after-school program for low-income students

·   Recruited, trained, and managed community and university volunteers

·   Tutored students in reading

Dalian Polytechnic University-Professor, Dalian, China                                                                   9/08-7/09  

·   Planned and taught Oral English curriculum to 400 Freshman, Sophomore, and Grad students

·   Counseled students and assisted in student led activities

Only English-Teacher, Shanghai, China                                                        9/07-4/08

·   Taught English to adult students

·   Led English Corner

English town-Teacher, Shanghai, China                                                        3/08-6/08

·   Taught English to students aged 5-13

Jing An Education College- Teacher, Shanghai, China                                                               8/07-7/08    

·   Planned and taught English Classes to 500 Middle School students

·   Taught English Writing and English Teaching Methods to English teachers

Jumpstart-AmeriCorps Member, Pittsburgh, PA                  9/06-4/07

·   Worked to build literacy, language, social, and initiative skills in low-income pre-school children by being paired one-on-one with a child for the school year

·   Completed extensive training on community development and early childhood education

·   Worked as teaching assistant in inner city pre-school

MSCR- Program Leader, Madison, WI                                                                                     6/06-8/06 

·   Developed and implemented summer English program for young students

·   Languages: Proficient in spoken and written Spanish, conversational Mandarin Chinese

·   Personal Interests: Hiking, crew, camping, basketball, travel