Objective: To support students and families in their efforts to read purposefully, think critically and write effectively. 

Qualifications:

• Virginia state licensure, secondary English, July 2017
• Master of Arts English, concentrating in the teaching of writing and literature, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2008
• Bachelor of Arts General Studies, School of Education, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, 2000
• Teacher-Consultant, Northern Virginia Writing Project, 2005 (top)

Professional Experience:

• The Writing Well Educational Services, Owner, 2007-present
  • Provide individual and group tutoring services to contracted clients, specializing in the development of effective written communication, critical thinking, literary analysis and study skills
  • Assist home-schooling families in curriculum development and composition instruction
  • Teach creative and analytical writing to local home-schooling groups during weekly composition courses
• Northern Virginia Community College, Development English Department, adjunct professor, fall 2013
• Paul VI Catholic High School, teacher, 2000-2007
  • Instruct learning disabled, ESOL, college prep and gifted and talented students in various literary genres while emphasizing the development of writing skills through an intensive writing program
  • Develop appropriate assignments and forms of assessment to challenge and evaluate students of all skill levels
  • Mentor beginning teachers in pedagogy, assessment, and classroom management
  • Advise a four-year homeroom of approximately 15 to 20 students
  • Perform other duties as assigned
• Paul VI Catholic High School, yeabook adviser, 2000-2004
  • Advise staff of roughly 20 students in planning, writing and publishing an award-winning, 312 page publication
  • Teach graphic design and journalistic writing according to CSPA guidelines
  • Encourage teamwork and responsibility through staff activities (top)

Publications and Presentations:

• Catholic365 contributor profile

• “Magical Moments“; New Beginnings Magazine (a publication of La Leche League, Interntational), November 2008

• “Escaping the Five Paragraph Dungeon: Realizations of a Writer Teaching Writing”; The Journal of the Northern Virginia Writing Project, Fall 2005

• Co-Presenter, Northern Virginia Writing Project’s Language and Learning Conference, March 2006 (“Blogs, Forums, Wikis and Other Beasts: Teaching Writing with Online Tools”)

• Presenter, Northern Virginia Writing Project’s Language and Learning Conference, March 2007 (“Composition, Computers and the Classroom: Blogging and Discussion Forums as Writing Tools”)

• Presenter, Office of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Arlington High School Inservice, March 2006 (“Composition, Computers and the Classroom: Engaging the Student Writer”)

• Presenter, Office of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Arlington Annual Diocesan Education Institute, October 2007 (“Creating a Culture of Writers: Fostering Fluency and Critical Thinking in Student Composition” )