Experience

The Loomis Chaffee School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Department Head

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  • Lead a team of educators in advancing organizational and departmental goals. • Coordinate and facilitate professional development for a department of seventeen educators. • Train other instructors in curriculum implementation and current best practices through professional development workshops. • Train new hires in the use of relevant software (language lab and learning management systems).

• Instructional Designer, Spanish Educator, Content Specialist, and Curriculum Creator

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  • Develop culturally responsive, ACTFL standards-based curricula and lessons. • Cultivate a student-centered, communicative learning environment through a variety of instructional strategies. Classes emphasize speaking, writing, culture, and grammar in context. • Collaborate with other language teachers to develop curricula and share resources. • Experience teaching and collaborating virtually using several learning management systems. • Collect and interpret survey data, formative assessments, and other relevant information to inform professional practices. • Create common assessment tools such as rubrics for use across different classes. • Experienced using PowerPoint, learning management systems (such as Canvas and Veracross), Zoom, Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook. Show less

• Instructional Designer

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2023

• Instructional Designer

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2023



Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal

• Eglin AFB, FL

• Security Officer

  • May 2012 - Nov 2012

  • Supervised more than 45 joint service personnel in tasks vital to the physical security department. • Trained two new hires to operate compound alarm systems. Coordinated security at school events. • Supervised more than 45 joint service personnel in tasks vital to the physical security department. • Trained two new hires to operate compound alarm systems. Coordinated security at school events.



Defense Language Institute

• Monterey, CA

• Certified Arabic Linguist

  • Jun 2010 - Jul 2011

  • Excelled in intensive 50-week immersion Modern Standard Arabic program. • Graduated with honors with a 2+ in Listening, 2+ in Reading, and a 2 in Speaking. • Excelled in intensive 50-week immersion Modern Standard Arabic program. • Graduated with honors with a 2+ in Listening, 2+ in Reading, and a 2 in Speaking.