Writer, Editor, Managing Editor

• May 2019 - Present

Freelance Writer and Editor

• Jan 2015 - Present

Teacher

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

Instructional Specialist

• Oct 2015 - Jul 2018

Teaching basic literacy skills using the Lindamood-Bell program Teaching basic literacy skills using the Lindamood-Bell program

Fulbright Scholar--English Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

Guest lectured on professional development and English-language topics; served as advisor for first student newspaper; led after-school initiatives, Literary Society and Leadership Society; published The Other Side of Somewhere, a book of student photography and poetry highlighting township communities Guest lectured on professional development and English-language topics; served as advisor for first student newspaper; led after-school initiatives, Literary Society and Leadership Society; published The Other Side of Somewhere, a book of student photography and poetry highlighting township communities

Speaker, Panelist

• Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

Presenter on best practices in an FET college setting; Panelist on the South African Fulbright Scholars panel discussion titled: Life on U.S. University Campuses Presenter on best practices in an FET college setting; Panelist on the South African Fulbright Scholars panel discussion titled: Life on U.S. University Campuses

Editor

• Aug 2013 - Mar 2014

Edited materials for book and online publications Edited materials for book and online publications

Teacher, Textbook Editor, Curriculum Advisor

• Sep 2013 - Jan 2014

Taught for the afterschool program, Monster Math; edited student workbooks and textbooks; assisted on the creation of a curriculum using Khan Academy for Management & Training Corporation (MTC), the largest Job Corps contractor with the U.S. Department of Labor Taught for the afterschool program, Monster Math; edited student workbooks and textbooks; assisted on the creation of a curriculum using Khan Academy for Management & Training Corporation (MTC), the largest Job Corps contractor with the U.S. Department of Labor

Certified Yoga Instructor

• Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

Teacher of hatha and vinyasa yoga Teacher of hatha and vinyasa yoga

3rd and 4th Grade Teacher

• Sep 2010 - Jul 2013

One year teaching 4th grade, all subjects; Two years teaching 3rd grade literacy and social studies; In the 2012/13 school year mastery of yearly literacy objectives at 83% as measured by a rigorous tracker One year teaching 4th grade, all subjects; Two years teaching 3rd grade literacy and social studies; In the 2012/13 school year mastery of yearly literacy objectives at 83% as measured by a rigorous tracker

Tutor--Community Leadership Center

• Oct 2012 - May 2013

Literacy tutor for Rutgers’s Leveled Literacy Intervention program Literacy tutor for Rutgers’s Leveled Literacy Intervention program

Resource Room Specialist

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

Worked with incoming corps members to find resources and plan effective lessons; Specialist in elementary (all subjects) and data management Worked with incoming corps members to find resources and plan effective lessons; Specialist in elementary (all subjects) and data management

Corps Member

• Jun 2010 - Jul 2012

Two years as a corps member with Teach For America, a national teacher corps of high-achieving individuals committed to raising student achievement in low-income communities Two years as a corps member with Teach For America, a national teacher corps of high-achieving individuals committed to raising student achievement in low-income communities

Teaching Assistant

• Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

In-class support for ESL second grade students; Proctored literacy assessments; Graded assignments In-class support for ESL second grade students; Proctored literacy assessments; Graded assignments

Tutor (2006-2010), Director (2009-2010)

• Sep 2006 - Jun 2010

Tutored children and adults in reading and math; Directed tutoring site for adult English language learners; Trained tutors and organized/implemented educational seminars; Oversaw the organization’s application and admissions process Tutored children and adults in reading and math; Directed tutoring site for adult English language learners; Trained tutors and organized/implemented educational seminars; Oversaw the organization’s application and admissions process