Experience

Santa Monica High School

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  I am currently an English Teacher at Santa Monica High School in California where I teach sophomore and junior levels of English as well as AP Language and Composition. I am thrilled to be teaching in my own backyard, enjoying the shared experiences and sense of community that comes from being a part of my neighborhood school. I am currently an English Teacher at Santa Monica High School in California where I teach sophomore and junior levels of English as well as AP Language and Composition. I am thrilled to be teaching in my own backyard, enjoying the shared experiences and sense of community that comes from being a part of my neighborhood school.



Portal Learning

• United States
• Education Administration Programs

• Humanities Coach

  • Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  I was a founding teacher at this new venture: An education designed for future game-changers, entrepreneurs, and innovators. Through Portal Schools’ career-immersed education, students earn their high school diploma and college credit in tandem. With interactive learning and on-the-job experience, Portal is redefining education to support the needs of young minds in an evolving world. Our goal is to make our small campuses and tight knit cohorts a place where students to thrive in a meaningful, empowering and enriching environment. Show less



Teacher Created Materials

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic Officer

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2021

  Developed national presentations and provide customized professional development for Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources and Shell Education professional resources that are inclusive of the most current educational research and best practices. Wrote conference proposals and presented at national and regional conferences. Wrote responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) from school districts across the country. Served as a link between the editorial departments, marketing, and sales by readily applying knowledge about educational research, curriculum and instruction, and education policies and initiatives. Show less



Redondo Union High School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • 2015 - Jun 2021

  Teach a standards-based curriculum with a focus on collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking in grades 9 and 10 English classes. Implement the UC approved curriculum I created as a senior English elective, “RU/LA: Understanding Culture Through Literature and Design.” Facilitate student examination of the culture of Los Angeles (ethnicity, nationality, class, spirituality, sexuality, gender) in order to gain understanding and empathy. Guide students in identifying problems in L.A. and using the design thinking process to create solutions. Support ELLs in the ELD classes to acquire language, become fluent, and have a successful school experience. Show less



North High School

• Torrance, California, United States

• Teacher

  • 1997 - 2013

  Teacher – English (grades 9, 11, 12) Reading CREW Freshman (Intervention) Stage Production Theatre Arts (Beginning and Advanced) Writer’s and Reader’s Workshop (ELD) Teacher – English (grades 9, 11, 12) Reading CREW Freshman (Intervention) Stage Production Theatre Arts (Beginning and Advanced) Writer’s and Reader’s Workshop (ELD)