2000-2003:     Alexandria City Public Schools, Alexandria, Va. ESL teacher.
                      Design curriculum and teach ESL to elementary students at Mt. Vernon
                      Community School.
                      Part of the school leadership team as ESL team leader
                      Head of the Multicultural Committee

1998-2000: American Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico, Vice-Consul
                      Consular officer in Non-immigrant Visa section and in American Citizen Services
                      Adjudicated visa cases for both immigrant and non-immigrant petitions
                      Adjudicated American citizenship claims and aided distressed Americans in
                      Mexico.

1996-1998: University of Toronto, Instructor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering
                      Taught first year writing courses and an advanced oral communication course.

1996-1997: Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. ESL Instructor, School of English.
                      Taught intermediate structure and writing classes spring and summer terms.

1995-1996: Sheridan College, Toronto, Ontario, ESL Instructor.
                      Developed curriculum and taught advanced ESL and job search skills including
                      Business English and Technical Writing
                      Taught ESL courses for engineers and medical personnel
                      Taught an intensive intermediate summer course
                      Taught an intensive 13 week TOEFL preparation course.

1990-1994: Volunteer Activities, Montevideo, Uruguay
                      Organized a program to integrate English speaking women into Uruguayan
                      society through volunteer activities in service organizations.
                      Served on the self-study steering committee for accreditation for the Uruguayan American School
                      Served as an elected member of the Uruguayan American School Board of Directors
                      for three years
                      Presented professional development workshops on ESL teaching methodology
                      Presented seminars on cultural awareness activities for the elementary and high school teachers.
 

1985-1990: Alexandria City Public Schools, Alexandria, Va. ESL teacher
                      Taught ESL to elementary students at John Adams School
                      Developed and led cultural awareness training workshops on the local, state and national level
                      Co-wrote grant proposals and piloted a full-day ESL program for beginners at John Adams School

1977-1980: Pinewood Schools, Thessaloniki, Greece. ESL Specialist
                      Developed and taught an ESL program for grades K-12
                      Taught beginning English to Greek businessmen through a USIA program

1977-1974: Telemedia, Inc., Tehran, Iran, ESL Instructor and Senior Instructor
                    Taught technical English to Iranian military students
                    Supervised classroom building with eight instructors and an audio-visual lab
                    Wrote curriculum materials for the language lab.
 
 

Professional References:
 Dr. Carol Lisi, ESL Center, Director
 Kathy Keenoy, ESL Curriculum Specialist
 Alexandria City Public Schools
 Burke Library
 Seminary Lane
 Alexandria, Va. 22311

 Dr. Lilia Lopez, Principal
 Mount Vernon Community School
 2601 Commonwealth Ave.
 Alexandria, Va. 22305