Education

Master of Arts – Teaching English as a Second Language, May 2014 University of Central Missouri – Warrensburg, MO

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature, May 2010
University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO

Certificate – Teacher of English to Students of Other Languages, January 2007 TESOL Training International, San Diego, CA

Adjunct ESL Teacher January 2017 – Present
Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS

• Teaching Academic Speaking and Listening Level 4

Adjunct ESL Teacher September 2014 – March 2015
Portland Community College OIE – Cascade Campus, Portland, Oregon

• Taught Beginning Writing integrated levels 1-3
• Taught American Culture integrated levels 1-3

Adjunct ESL Teacher September 2014 – December 2014 Portland Community College – Southeast Campus, Portland, Oregon

• Taught Integrated Skills Computer Literacy Level 1
• Taught Integrated Skills Computer Literacy Level 2
• Taught Integrated Skills Computer Literacy Level 3
• Taught Academic Writing Level 6

Adjunct ESL Teacher August 2009 – August 2014
Applied Language Institute at Metropolitan Community College Penn Valley, Kansas City, MO (MCCKC-Penn Valley)

• Taught ESL Reading and Vocabulary Advanced I
• Taught ESL Reading and Vocabulary Advanced II
• Taught ESL Speaking and Listening Novice I
• Taught ESL Speaking and Listening Novice II
• Taught ESL Grammar Novice I
• Taught ESL Grammar Novice II
• Taught ESL Grammar Intermediate I
• Taught ESL Composition Novice I
• Taught ESL Composition Novice II
• Taught ESL Composition Intermediate I

Adjunct ESL Teacher August 2008 – August 2010
Applied Language Institute at UMKC – Kansas City, MO

• Tutored UMKC ESL students in Verbal GRE, Verbal GMAT and Business English and all levels of reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar
• Administered speaking and writing level placement
• Taught Basic ESL Grammar
• Taught Basic Composition
• Taught Basic Reading and Vocabulary
• Taught Basic Speaking and Listening.

Tutoring Experience

ESL and English Composition Tutor February 2017– Present
Kansas City Kansas Community College – Kansas City, KS

• Tutoring KCKCC ESL students in and all levels of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar, as well as, compositions of all kinds across departments and student spectrums.

ESL Tutor August 2008 – August 2010
Applied Language Institute at University of Missouri – Kansas City, MO

• Tutored UMKC ESL students for Verbal GRE and Verbal GMAT, Business English and all levels of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar

ESL/English Tutor January 2007 - December 2007
Grossmont College/Tutoring Center, El Cajon, CA

• Tutored ESL and native English speaking students in reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, vocabulary, Modern Language Association (MLA) style documents and formatting, and academic sentence, paragraph and essay structures.
• Tutored for Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

ESL/English Tutor January 2007 - December 2007
Grossmont College/English Writing Center, El Cajon, CA

• Tutored all levels of ESL and native English speaking students in writing MLA style documentation and formatting guidelines and academic sentence, paragraph, and essay structure.

Professional Development

• TESOL International Conference, Portland, Oregon 2014
• Cambridge Midwinter Conference, Raytown, Missouri 2013
• Cambridge Midwinter Conference, Raytown, Missouri 2012
• MIDTESOL, University of Iowa, Ames, Iowa 2012
• Cambridge Midwinter Conference, Raytown, Missouri 2011
• MIDTESOL, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri 2011
• Cambridge Midwinter Conference, Raytown, Missouri 2010

Other Certifications

• Certified Ballroom Dance Instructor
• Certified Yoga Instructor