Experience

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Workforce Success Coach

  • Jan 2023 - Present



City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Transition Specialist

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2023

  -Increased number of students in transition programming +400% compared to previous year-Created, promoted, and ran weekly marketing event that promotes programs and resources-Recruited both new and currently-enrolled students to enroll in transition programming-Met with and counseled students in both English and Spanish-Forged relationships with community partners to co-sponsor events and increase enrollments

• Adult Education Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  -Acted as sole manager of a large adult education department (1,000+ students & 30+ unionized educators)-Monitored program metrics to ensure that school stayed in compliance and met established goals -Observed ESL & HSE instructors and gave evaluative feedback based on classroom performances-Worked to transition 80+ live classes to online courses to serve 1,500 students during COVID-19 pandemic-Created a new online network of instructor resources for 80+ educators across two campuses-Helped create campus schedule, assigned teaching hours, and designated campus classrooms for use-Managed textbook inventory, supplementary materials, and online resources for new CCC curriculum-Met with and counseled adult education students in both English and Spanish



Self-employed

• Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Private ESL Tutor to MLB employees, players, and families

  • Jun 2010 - Mar 2020

  -Work with several MLB players, MLB agents, and families to to improve their English skills and help assimilate to life in the United States -Private ESL tutor to an MLB Interpreter -Work with several MLB players, MLB agents, and families to to improve their English skills and help assimilate to life in the United States -Private ESL tutor to an MLB Interpreter



Midwestern Career College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director of Language Training

  • May 2018 - Dec 2018

  -Oversaw a growing program of 200+ international students -Managed 14 part-time instructors -Created and designed 5 new vocational ESL courses -Developed curricula, choose textbooks, and created assessment materials for six new classes -Observed, trained and conducted performance evaluations of new and existing faculty members -Helped prepare school for visits from accrediting institutions -Taught Advanced ESL and Business English courses -Oversaw a growing program of 200+ international students -Managed 14 part-time instructors -Created and designed 5 new vocational ESL courses -Developed curricula, choose textbooks, and created assessment materials for six new classes -Observed, trained and conducted performance evaluations of new and existing faculty members -Helped prepare school for visits from accrediting institutions -Taught Advanced ESL and Business English courses



City Colleges of Chicago

• United States
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2018

  -Taught a class of 20-35 adult learners, Hispanic immigrants ranging in age from 19-70 years -Prepared lesson plans, deliver dynamic student-focused classes utilizing my Spanish-language skills -Recorded daily attendance, monitored student progress and level promotion, maintained student records -Taught a class of 20-35 adult learners, Hispanic immigrants ranging in age from 19-70 years -Prepared lesson plans, deliver dynamic student-focused classes utilizing my Spanish-language skills -Recorded daily attendance, monitored student progress and level promotion, maintained student records



University of Illinois at Chicago - Graduate College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant (Linguistics)

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  -Lectured to first-year MA TESOL students on course design, materials creation, assessment, etc. -Assisted professor with course planning and course delivery -Met with MA TESOL students during office hours to assist them with assignments -Lectured to first-year MA TESOL students on course design, materials creation, assessment, etc. -Assisted professor with course planning and course delivery -Met with MA TESOL students during office hours to assist them with assignments



Shorelight

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Imbedded Tutor

  • Jan 2017 - May 2018

  -Acted as a liaison between between UIC Global students and UIC professors -Acted as an embedded tutor in two English classes and two history classes -Designed and delivered weekly review sessions and special exam review sessions -Prepared and delivered workshops for UIC Global students on academic skills, study tips and best practices -Assisted UIC Global staff during weeklong orientation (Testing specialist, academic workshops, campus tours) -Designed and delivered workshops on essential study skills at Orientation and during the semester



Loyola University Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• ESL Teaching Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  -Prepared lesson plans and taught two different High-Intermediate Reading classes -Prepared lesson plans and taught two different High-Intermediate Reading classes



Kaplan

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Teacher/ Designated School Official

  • 2009 - Jul 2015

  14+ years experience teaching adult ESL learners at Kaplan:-Rated as the most popular and highest-ranked teacher via student survey data.-Observed and counseled new teachers on curriculum delivery, classroom management, etc.-Asked to deliver workshops to multiple Kaplan centers to work with their faculty on improving dynamic instruction. ----Most recently taught Advanced English and TOEFL Preparation classes.-Developed curricula for original courses like "Pre-TOEFL,"​ "Pronunciation Power"​ and "English through the Simpsons."​-TOEFL students transferred to Kaplan specifically to be in my class due to the number of highly successful scores my students were able to earn.-Many students entered highly-ranked LLM, MBA and other Master's degrees after studying with me.

• Academic Manager

  • Mar 2001 - 2009

  7+ years experience hiring, training and managing ESL teachers:-Helped grow small ESL program (3 classes) into one of Chicago's largest (30+) and finest programs-Managed academic program for over 200 students and 20 faculty-Auditioned, hired, trained, observed and evaluated more than +150 ESL teachers-Approved biweekly payroll and managed sub schedule for 30+ employees at a given time-Managed resource library and teacher resource budget-Created, developed, organized and hosted seminal school-wide events including Kaplan Prom, Kaplan Idol, Kaplan Spelling Bee and Kaplan Field Day-Encouraged and received unparalleled teacher loyalty



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• ESL Intern

  • Jun 1999 - Aug 1999

  -Taught ESL to U.S. State Department language instructors from 10+ countries -Created ESL Handbook and Resource List for Foreign Service Institute -Assisted U.S. State Department Spanish department with language immersion exercises -Taught ESL to U.S. State Department language instructors from 10+ countries -Created ESL Handbook and Resource List for Foreign Service Institute -Assisted U.S. State Department Spanish department with language immersion exercises