Experience

Mesa Community College

• Mesa, AZ

• Short Term Dean at Mesa Community College

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  I served as Division Chair for the Division of Modern Languages for the past 6 years and also served as Faculty Senate President this past year. I Teach Developmental and Critical Reading Courses. Summer Division Chair of Modern Languages Member of SAAC committee, Honors Committee and E Learning Committee. Presented at the Democracy Commitment National Conference on using Social Media to facilitate greater Civic involvement. Certified Quality Matters Reviewer for Online and Hybrid Courses. Global Migration Fellow at Harvard University for the 2015/16 school year. Co-Chair Women's History Month Committee. Host of annual poetry slam at EMCC Show less



Glendale Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct English Instructor

  • Jan 2006 - May 2012

  Taught English 101 and English 102 courses. Presented at Adjunct Faculty Association Spring Conference.

• Adjunct Instructor

  • 2006 - 2009



Glendale Elementary School District

• Teacher

  • 2005 - 2011

• Teacher

  • 2005 - 2011



United Federation of Teachers Teacher Center NYC Dept. of Education

• I.S. 111K and I.S. 145Q New York City

• Teacher Center Specialist/Literacy Coach

  • Jan 1998 - Jun 2005

  Provided on site, job-embedded professional development which included workshops, demonstration lessons and one to one teacher mentoring. This position covered all content areas although I was a literacy specialist. Provided on site, job-embedded professional development which included workshops, demonstration lessons and one to one teacher mentoring. This position covered all content areas although I was a literacy specialist.



United Federation of Teachers Educational Programs

• Teacher Consultant/Staff Developer

  • Apr 1997 - Jun 2005

  · Mentor Teacher and Peer Coach for all new teachers, teaching fellows, and experienced teachers in jeopardy of receiving an unsatisfactory rating · Modeled lessons across the content areas incorporating New York State standards into Balanced Literacy and workshop model · Provided professional development for implementing ELL strategies in all classrooms · Literacy Coach for 60 literacy teachers using America's Choice model · Wrote community school reform grants implementing programs assisting English Language Learners and at-risk populations · Conducted ongoing staff development for all teachers on current instructional methods and professional development issues including pursuing higher education, team teaching, and classroom management; · Coordinated and facilitated UFT Vice Presidents' classroom management workshops for teachers K-12. Bi-annual workshops with enrollments of up to 300 teachers · Conducted city-wide parent workshops on literacy-based topics for families with children at all levels · Conducted new teacher workshops and support groups · Instructor for LAST Writing for the Essay prep course · Assisted in editing LAST packet for student use · Assisted in developing ATS-W writing packet · Identified and facilitated inter-school visitations for Best Practices Show less



Chancellor's District Action Team

• Facillitator

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2001



I.S. 111K NYC Board of Education

• Teacher

  • 1998 - 2001



Leonardo da Vinci School

• Teacher

  • Sep 1989 - Jan 1998

  · Teacher of Language Arts and Creative Writing to diverse population that averaged 6 native languages plus dialects per class · Developed curriculum for Creative Writing program, using an interdisciplinary approach · Assisted in development of seventh grade Language Arts curriculum · Assisted colleagues through Peer Intervention Program under direction of Peer Intervenor · Achieved a 96 percent improvement rate on DRP Reading and PCT Writing tests with remedial reading students · Elected United Federation of Teachers chapter delegate for two consecutive terms Show less



Racial Harmony Committee

• Co-Chair

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1997



Day, IS

• Co-Facilitator

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1993