...I loved that I was able to take the knowledge from my Spanish courses and apply it in the world. I gained incredible insight as to how to go beyond book work to make Spanish come alive. This is the insight that I seek to share with my students to help this beautiful language come alive for them. (read more)
...During my career, I was a manager with a Big 4 accounting firm, Direct of Internal Audit, Division Controller, and subsequently CFO of an international Group of Companies. In these roles, I had complete operating responsibility for the units. The combination of my practical experience and my tutoring experience has made me a more effective tutor. (read more)
...I left this position because my family did not like living outside the US. I am currently teaching at the University of Pittsburgh where I worked for seven years prior to heading to Kazakhstan. I have also taught at Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University in Utah. (read more)
...I have continued to study the science of reading. I have kept abreast of changes in best practices for successful teaching of reading skills and strategies. I am presently enrolled in an Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory program for teaching dyslexic learners, and I connect with experts in the field in any way that they are accessible. (read more)