Experience

St. Louis Park Friends of the Arts

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Poet

  • 2010 - Present

  This position aims to Inspire community members of all ages and backgrounds in St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, to engage with poetry as readers, listeners and writers. It includes organizing readings and contributing a monthly poem to the newsletter for Friends of the Arts.FOTA). This position aims to Inspire community members of all ages and backgrounds in St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, to engage with poetry as readers, listeners and writers. It includes organizing readings and contributing a monthly poem to the newsletter for Friends of the Arts.FOTA).



Self-Employed, ESL Professional Development

• Independent ESL Consultant

  • Jul 2006 - Present

  Presents professional development workshops at national/local conferences Reviews professional articles for national clearinghouse Works as instructor of new teachers in the TEFL Program at Hamline University Presents professional development workshops at national/local conferences Reviews professional articles for national clearinghouse Works as instructor of new teachers in the TEFL Program at Hamline University



Minnesota Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adult Basic Education ESL Program Specialist

  • 1985 - 2005

  Managed grantmaking processes from RFP to allocations. Developed statewide ESL programs for adult refugees and immigrants(curriculum, standards,policy) Designed workplace classes for industry Set national guidelines for adult education Managed grantmaking processes from RFP to allocations. Developed statewide ESL programs for adult refugees and immigrants(curriculum, standards,policy) Designed workplace classes for industry Set national guidelines for adult education