Experience

Los Gatos High School

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2014 - Present



Bold Strokes Books

• New York

• Writer

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  I am a writer of Young Adult LGBT Literature. My first novel, The You Know Who Girls, debuted in 2012 and was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Independent Publishers Silver Award. Its sequel, Driving Lessons (Bold Strokes Books, 2014) is out now and both are available wherever you buy your books. I am a writer of Young Adult LGBT Literature. My first novel, The You Know Who Girls, debuted in 2012 and was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Independent Publishers Silver Award. Its sequel, Driving Lessons (Bold Strokes Books, 2014) is out now and both are available wherever you buy your books.



Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley New Teacher Project

• Santa Cruz, CA

• Mentor/Coordinator of Participating Teacher Professional Development/Grant Lead

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2014

  New Teacher Mentor: Manage a caseload of 13-15 new teachers, assist with completing all required formative assessment processes, provide and model classroom management strategies, collaborate with teachers to build effective and rigorous Common Core aligned lessons, support teacher/parent communication, assist with implementing classroom systems, offer emotional support, and help teachers develop positive, professional and collaborative relationships with colleagues Leadership Team: Prepare and present weekly mentor trainings, present mentor academies to first year mentors, communicate our work with stakeholders, attend and present at national induction networking conferences, participate on mentor interview panel, collaborate with colleagues to make improvements and changes to the program Coordinator of Participating Teacher Professional Development: Schedule and reserve rooms for participating teacher professional development, organize end of year colloquia to showcase new teacher inquiries, organize end of year celebration for new teachers, train mentors in presentation skills Grant Lead: Facilitate collaboration within the NMCHS English Department, write and present multi-department professional development, lead Common Core focused inquiries, create opportunities for teachers to share best practices and successes



North Monterey County High School

• Castroville, CA

• Teacher

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2011

  English Teacher: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 10th Grade Honors AVID Teacher: 11th Grade Department Leader Club Advisor: GSA, Environmental, and Veggie English Teacher: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 10th Grade Honors AVID Teacher: 11th Grade Department Leader Club Advisor: GSA, Environmental, and Veggie



North Monterey County Middle School

• Castroville, CA

• Teacher

  • Aug 2001 - Jun 2004

  6th grade Social Studies/English Core 6th grade ELD 8th Grade English Electives: Sign Language, Journalism, Poetry 6th grade Social Studies/English Core 6th grade ELD 8th Grade English Electives: Sign Language, Journalism, Poetry



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• R4 Recycling Program Assistant

  • 1999 - 2001

  Campus-Wide Student Recycling Team Coordinator Responsible for campus-wide and local school Waste Reduction educational presentations Campus-Wide Student Recycling Team Coordinator Responsible for campus-wide and local school Waste Reduction educational presentations