Experience

Literacy Assistance Center

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Professional Develoment Associate

  • 2001 - Present

  Conducted staff development for adult literacy teachers Coordinated professional development Designed training sessions Developed evaluation instruments Assessed learning outcomes Developed curricula Conducted health literacy training activities for healthcare professionals Worked with teachers to infuse health literacy into their instruction and curricula. Developed partnerships between literacy organizations and health agencies Convened borough wide collaboratives bringing together literacy and health professionals Pioneered health literacy study circle training for ABE/ESOL teachers Conducted Freirean popular education study groups and Summer Institutes Show less



City University of New York (CUNY)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• ABE/GED Teacher

  • Sep 1990 - Aug 1994

  Developed curricula for ABE/ESL students Taught reading, writing and math Taught GED students test taking skills Engaged in theme based instruction Developed curricula for ABE/ESL students Taught reading, writing and math Taught GED students test taking skills Engaged in theme based instruction



University of Guyana

• Guyana
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Lecturer

  • 1980 - 1990

  Taught Sociology of Education Managed the Programming and Conferences division of the Institute and Adult and Continuing Education Organized and supervised adult and continuing education classes in Georgetown and other parts of Guyana. Promoted extra mural community based education programs in various communities. Conducted workshops for trade unions and other social service agencies Taught Rural Sociology at REPAHA Taught adult learning principles at MEDEX and Georgetown Hospital School of Nursing Show less