Personal Information

§     Nationality: American  Born: August 20, 1969

§     Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Education

December 2001  Eastern Illinois University     Charleston, Illinois USA

Bachelor of Arts/Political Science Concentration in International Relations

Accreditations

TESL teaching certificate - 120 total hours of classroom instruction, simulated teaching and supervised student teaching.

Work experience

February 2007-August 2010    Korean International School            Beijing, China

Head of Science Department

·         Taught Physical Science to grade 10

·         Taught General Science to grades 7 and 8

·         Taught Biology to grade 11

·         Taught Chemistry to grade 9

·         In charge of the design and development of the entire Science program for the school to be taught in English

·         Taught and monitored lab classes for all the above classes

September 2005-August 2006 New Bridge International High School Beijing, China

High School English Teacher

·         Taught conversational English to high school students ages 15 to 18

·         Taught conversational English to two Key middle schools

November 2004-June 2005 Jumhumbumpum School Bangkok Thailand

Science Teacher

·         Taught Science to grades 5, 6, and 7

·         Helped to design and developed the Science program for the school to be taught in English

·         Developed and ran the extracurricular science club Discover Your World. 

March 2004-July 2004  Pan-Pacific Management Institute    Beijing, China

Executive English Trainer

·         Assist in developing and teaching an English program for the Directors of a large telecommunications company in Beijing. Large focus was on Business English.

·         Spend five days a week, 12 hours a day with students in a total immersion English training program.

March 2002-February 2004 Delter/Telfort Business Institute Beijing, China

Director of Education

·         Responsible for all academic aspects of running an English business school. Recruited, trained and managed an international staff of 22 teachers.

·         Assisted marketing department to recruit new students.

·         Responsible for student development and satisfaction with quality of education.

·         Selected and approved teaching materials.

·         Assisted students in arranging overseas study opportunities.

·         Went to various businesses in the Beijing area to establish training opportunities/programs between Delter/Telfort and the business employees.

·         Taught ESL classes and Business courses.

Volunteer experience

Assistant Zookeeper – Beijing Zoo
Assist with the care and feeding of a large variety of animals.
Work with Dr. Carin Harrington to select, design and build animal enclosures and provide enrichment opportunities for the existing animal enclosures. Also responsible for planning fundraising events to raise funds for a variety of projects.