I am an experienced, skilled educator who understands initiating and building functional
relationships. A sincere connection between student and teacher is the conduit for
learning, and without that, teaching and learning often short-circuit. I have the
education, compassion, and, most importantly, the experience.
I am a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Education. I have a
Secondary Social Science license in Wisconsin and am certified to teach U.S. History,
World Civilizations, Western Civilizations, Political Science, and Geography. As well, I
am certified to teach K-6 science in California.
As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone, I taught English and Social Studies to
primary and secondary students. I relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, where I
taught elementary science and attained significant experience and skill with minority,
special needs, and at-risk students. Similarly, I extended my experiences teaching
secondary social sciences in Wisconsin. Again, the demographic was predominantly
special needs and students at risk.
Licenses and certifications are essential elements of any teacher's portfolio. Experience
gives life to the titles; however, the skill to build functional and compassionate
relationships makes a teacher. Above all else, a teacher must be genuine and connect
with a student in a way that demonstrates to the student they are important, capable,
and entitled to the instructor's best effort.