ACADEMIC PREPARATION
English Single-Subject Teaching Credential, Sonoma State Univ., June 2006.
M.A. English (emphasis in American literature), Sonoma State Univ., Rohnert Park,
B.A. English, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, December 2002, Advisor: Rachel Borup.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
English Teacher
Cardinal Newman HS, 2006-Present
Summer School English Teacher
Maria Carrillo HS, June-July 2006, 11th grade English
Montgomery HS, June-July 2007, 12th grade English
Student Teacher
Maria Carrillo HS, Sept. 2005 – May 2006
Sierra Youth Center at Sonoma County Juvenile Hall, Summer of 2004
Writing Center Tutor
Sonoma State University, March 2004 –May 2005.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Substitute Teacher of the Year in 2003-2004 as awarded by Sonoma County Office of Education for my work in alternative education schools.
#3 rated teacher of 2008 on RateMyTeachers.com in the US and Canada.
CONFERENCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Advanced Placement training in English Language and Composition in February of 2009 at Aragon HS in San Mateo
Attendee at the 2008 NCTE Convention in New York City
Attendee at the 2004 and 2006 American Literature Association Conferences in San Francisco
Co-presenter of “Gateways, Funhouses, Subways: Writing Centers Working at the Point of Access” with Scott Miller at
the Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Francisco, 2005
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of National Council of Teachers of English (Attendee of 2007 annual convention in New York City)
Member or American Literature Association (Attendee of 2004 and 2006 annual conferences in San Francisco)
