Experience

Envision Education

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

• English Teacher

  • Jul 2023 - Present



Freelance

• Freelance Translator (Italian-English)

  • Dec 2009 - Present

  Translated texts ranging from scholarly articles and monographs on literature and psychology to short stories and essays for a general audience. List of translated texts available upon request. Translated texts ranging from scholarly articles and monographs on literature and psychology to short stories and essays for a general audience. List of translated texts available upon request.



Oakland Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Credential Candidate and Student Teacher (English)

  • Aug 2022 - May 2023

• Substitute Teacher

  • Mar 2022 - May 2023



Presidio Knolls School

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

• Auxiliary Associate

  • Jun 2021 - Feb 2022



University of San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer (Italian)

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021



The San Francisco School

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

• Extended Day/Substitute Teacher

  • Oct 2020 - Jun 2021



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Thinking Matters Fellow

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  Instructor for required, team-taught courses designed to provide critical thinking skills to first-year college students. Course topics ranged from love in the Western tradition to Chinese film, political philosophy, and medical storytelling. Course coordinator for four courses; duties included organizing and delegating logistics, scheduling, and communications for lecture courses of over sixty students. Instructor for required, team-taught courses designed to provide critical thinking skills to first-year college students. Course topics ranged from love in the Western tradition to Chinese film, political philosophy, and medical storytelling. Course coordinator for four courses; duties included organizing and delegating logistics, scheduling, and communications for lecture courses of over sixty students.



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2016

  Taught eight Italian-language courses (all levels, novice to advanced) and one advanced literature survey course conducted in Italian. Co-developed and taught one Italian cultural-studies course, offered three consecutive years. Assisted as a Foreign Language Tutor in four Italian-language seminar courses for undergraduate majors.

• Director, Casa Italiana Residence Hall

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2014

  Led a curricular enrichment-programming team of students and staff in a 50-person dormitory. Oversaw the budget for cultural enrichment activities. Organized event planning, oversaw residential curriculum, and served as a member of the residential support staff. Designed and taught seven required seminars on various topics related to Italian culture. Hosted weekly dinners and open office hours to help talk students through the challenges they faced balancing social, family, and academic… Show more Led a curricular enrichment-programming team of students and staff in a 50-person dormitory. Oversaw the budget for cultural enrichment activities. Organized event planning, oversaw residential curriculum, and served as a member of the residential support staff. Designed and taught seven required seminars on various topics related to Italian culture. Hosted weekly dinners and open office hours to help talk students through the challenges they faced balancing social, family, and academic obligations.



Notre Dame de Namur University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Italian Language Instructor

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Designed and implemented first-year language curriculum across two semesters. Designed and implemented first-year language curriculum across two semesters.