Experience

Directors Training Group
• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Global Relationship Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present


Directors Languages & CulturalBriefings.com

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Instructor and Operations Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Managed, recruited, and onboarded team of 25 instructors and support staff • Wrote and developed curriculum and bespoke Learning Managing System for Qatari Armed Forces recruits • Conducted regular observations and evaluations of instructors to facilitate implementation of communicative, student-centered teaching methods • Liaised between Qatari Armed Forces, contractor, and teaching team to ensure student and institution success • Led professional develop workshops on an on-going basis Show less



The American University of Kurdistan

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director of Studies and Instructor, English Language Institute

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Managed and recruited team of 20 teachers • Selected curriculum and created assessments for program of over 300 students • Coordinated implementation of US State Department English Access Microscholarship Program • Taught general English and EAP to young adults • Managed and recruited team of 20 teachers • Selected curriculum and created assessments for program of over 300 students • Coordinated implementation of US State Department English Access Microscholarship Program • Taught general English and EAP to young adults



SABIS®

• Lebanon
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Teaching 30 student classes of grades 3 and 4 English and Social Studies (30 lessons/week) • Preparing students for weekly and monthly diagnostic testing • Teaching 30 student classes of grades 3 and 4 English and Social Studies (30 lessons/week) • Preparing students for weekly and monthly diagnostic testing



One World Lingua

• United States
• Translation and Localization
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

  •Taught general English, business English, EAP, and test prep to students of varying levels, ages, and group sizes •Taught general English, business English, EAP, and test prep to students of varying levels, ages, and group sizes



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Rural Primary School Literacy Instructor

  • Oct 2013 - Sep 2015

  •Taught EFL and literacy at the primary level in a resource-poor school to 120 students •Developed English literacy curriculum for grades 2-8, targeting at-risk students •Facilitated professional development workshops in technology and pedagogy for local counterparts •Fundraised approximately USD 10,000 from international and local organizations to support community development projects •Managed the budget and logistics and developed work plans to successfully implement three projects to improve the health and welfare of the community •Interpreted for the US Army medics at rural medical clinics during the United Nations Small Islands Development Symposium Show less



CHILD, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Start Teacher

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

  •Planned lessons based on Scholastic curriculum Managed 20 student classroom of students aged between 3 and 4 •Planned lessons based on Scholastic curriculum Managed 20 student classroom of students aged between 3 and 4



Teach and Learn with Georgia

• Georgia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  •Taught basic English to grades 1-6 in collaboration co-teacher in a remote village •Incorporated modern teaching and evaluation methods in resource-poor schools according to the Ministry’s development goals •Facilitated professional development in English and pedagogy for local counterparts •Taught basic English to grades 1-6 in collaboration co-teacher in a remote village •Incorporated modern teaching and evaluation methods in resource-poor schools according to the Ministry’s development goals •Facilitated professional development in English and pedagogy for local counterparts



The Guivy Zaldastanishvili American Academy in Tbilisi

• Georgia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

  •Tutored students in preparation for IELTS, FCE, SAT, ACT, GRE, and LSAT tests •Taught 90 students standardized test taking, EAP, and critical reading skills for a two week summer camp •Tutored adults in small class settings in business English •Tutored students in preparation for IELTS, FCE, SAT, ACT, GRE, and LSAT tests •Taught 90 students standardized test taking, EAP, and critical reading skills for a two week summer camp •Tutored adults in small class settings in business English


Tasty! Specialty Food Marketing
• Promotions Associate

  • Oct 2010 - Feb 2012

Live 105
• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• Promotions Assistant

  • May 2011 - Jan 2012

Various Companies
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Server

  • Jul 2005 - Jan 2012

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• AmeriCorps Educational Mentor

  • May 2010 - Oct 2010

Albertsons
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee
• Customer Service Clerk

  • Apr 2004 - Jul 2005