1818 Newkirk Ave. #4g , Brooklyn , NY 11226 | C: 917-573-9331 | [email protected]

Experienced educator and history, writing and nature enthusiast who brings kids out of the classroom and into the world to get them excited about life-long learning.

10+ years as teacher in NYC
school system
Experienced team leader, adviser
and curriculum creator
strong writing skills
outdoors, science, nature
enthusiast
Chair/8th Grade Teacher Team Leader
ESL Department
Teach 6th - 8th grade Beginning and Intermediate ESL classes.
Teach 8th grade Field Studies course consisting of experiential,
performance-based Science, Social Studies, Art, and ELA units that use
New York City's parks, museums, and cultural and historic sites as a
travelling classroom.
Supervise and coordinate ESL department.
Supervise and coordinate 8th Grade Teacher Team.
Additional activities include running the Campus Garden Club and
coaching high school flag football.
09/2008 to Current ESL Teacher/Field Studies Teacher
Lyons Community School
09/1999 to Current Freelance Journalist
Various Publications
Wrote record reviews, artist profiles, features and poems for print and
web publications including Straight No Chaser, Pitchfork
(pitchforkmedia.com,) AllHipHop.com, Citysearch.com,
PopMatters.com, Frequency etc.
09/2006 to 06/2008 Coordinator of Student Activities/Senior Advisor
Walton High School
Coordinated, planned, organized, advised and lead the majority of
student extra-curricular activities including Student Government,
Campus Student Council, Yearbook, Town Hall Meetings, Blood Drives,
Food Drives, Penny Harvest, Senior Trips, Prom, and Graduation.
09/2003 to 06/2007 NYC Teaching Fellow/ESL Teacher/ELA Teacher/Journalism Advisor
Walton High School
Taught five to six ESL classes per day with a predominantly Spanishspeaking
student population ranging from beginning to advanced levels
of English proficiency.
Taught English classes including Regents preparation.
Proposed, designed curriculum for, and taught elective Journalism class.
Advised and published "Walton Times" school newspaper.
09/2002 to 05/2003 GED Instructor
Lifeworks - Austin, TX
Taught two three-hour classes a day in writing, math and social studies
for hig