Position Sought

A position where I can make use of my talent for languages, my passion for

travel and my facility in meeting and building relationships with people

from all walks of life.

Profile

. Experienced case worker and mentor (BOCES Head Start, and others)

. College degrees in Spanish Language and Spanish Literature

. New York State and Connecticut middle- and high-school certification

. Expert writer and editor

. Talent for quickly mastering technology and adapting to new

environments

. Accustomed to handling sensitive, confidential records

. Life coach, academic and occupational advisor

. Demonstrated history of using productive and engaging pedagogical

techniques

. Flexible and versatile-able to maintain a sense of humor under

pressure

. Demonstrated ability to transcend, adapt to and assimilate cultural

differences

. Thrive in deadline-driven environments

Relevant Skills Summary

Online and Hybrid Course Creation Bilingual English/Spanish

Curriculum Development

Academic Advising Occupational Advising ESOL

Instruction

GED Instruction Cold-Calling Public

Speaking

Seminar Preparation Translation/Interpretation Life

Coaching

Mediation Conflict Resolution Mission

District Leader

Journalistic Writing Investigative Reporting Page

Layout and Design

Self-Publishing Writing (all genres)

Cartooning (Editorial)

Advanced Cultural Sensitivity Creation of HTML Code General

Office Skills

Graphic Arts and Design Business Planning

Creation of Study Abroad Programs

Professional Experience

PEDAGOGY, ADMINISTRATION, LEADERSHIP

. Taught Spanish, GED, ESOL, Adult Basic Education, Action for Personal

Choice and Life Management

. Created online textbook guide, with explanations and self-correcting

exercises and tests

. Created course curricula in Accelerated Spanish, Spanish History,

Business Spanish and ESOL

. Created course curricula for Spanish GED preparation, including Math,

Reading, Writing and History

. Trained in online and hybrid course preparation and presentation

. Created an instructional video series to supplement Spanish textbook

. Taught medical Spanish to employees and management of Strong Memorial

Hospital, Rochester

. Have made use of Essential Elements of Effective Instruction, Mastery

Learning and Portfolio Assessments

. Served on and chaired committees for faculty search, rank and tenure

promotion evaluation, and others

. Acted as liaison for students with local and state agencies and

services

. Mentored full- and part-time faculty on policies, procedures and

classroom concerns

. Determined proper placement for students coming into the Spanish

program

. Advised Spanish and Foreign Language clubs

. Organized a community-wide celebration of the 400th anniversary of the

publication of Don Quijote de la Mancha

. Collaborated on the semi-annual Foreign Film Festival

. Represented Spain in the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival sponsored

by community leaders

. Participated in Rippowam Middle School's Data Team

. Participated in Rippowam Middle School's Focus Walk Team

. Trained in International Baccalaureate

WRITING

. Published FACES OF RAPE: TIME TO TELL (March, 2014) in at attempt to

raise awareness of this issue

. Covered all beats as a staff writer for a daily and a weekly newspaper

. Actively preparing novels, books of poetry and a Spanish textbook for

publication

TRANSLATION

. Contributed translations of Spanish news stories to

www.watchingamerica.com

. Translated Pablo Neruda's Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Joaquin

Murieta into English for publication

. Translated the Rimas of Gustavo Adolfo B cquer into English for

publication

. Translated poems of Hector de la Cruz into English for the book Gritos

de libertad

. Official translator for CAFRED (Central America Foundation for Rural

Education Development)

. Acted as freelance translator/interpreter at hospitals, mental health

clinics and doctors' offices

Employment History

. RIPPOWAM MIDDLE SCHOOL (2010-present) - Stamford, CT

. BERLITZ LANGUAGES INC (2009-present) - White Plains, NY

. CAFRED (2009-2011) - Washington, DC

. NAZARETH COLLEGE (2003-2009) - Rochester, NY

. MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2001-2009) - Rochester, NY

. ITESM (Fall, 2000) - Cuernavaca Campus, Cuernavaca, Mexico

. BATAVIA DAILY NEWS (1999-2000) - Batavia, NY

. WYOMING COUNTY'S COUNTRY COURIER (1998-1999) - Warsaw, NY

. WYOMING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (1994-1998) - Attica, NY

. SUNY POTSDAM (1991-1993) - Potsdam NY

. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (1989-1991) - Syracuse, NY

. INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL (Fall, 1990) - Madrid, Spain

. KESHEQUA MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL (1987-1989) - Nunda, NY

Education

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE, NY

MASTER OF ARTS IN SPANISH LITERATURE

SUNY GENESEO, GENESEO, NY

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH, WITH SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATION

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