EXPERIENCE
Community Volunteerism
Education Committee Chair, Lebanon School Board, 202-present
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Finance and Facilities and Education Committee Member, Lebanon School Board, 2021-present
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School Board Member, SAU88, 2021-present
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President, Lebanon Middle School PTO, 2020-present
Parent Representative, SAU 88 Fall Proactive Planning Team, 2020-present
Parent Consultant, LHS “Vision of a Graduate” Committee, 2019-2020
Coordinator, “The Voice” at Lebanon Middle School, 2019-2021
Secretary, Hanover Street School PTO, 2019-2020
Chairperson, Hanover Street School Book Fairs, 2017-2020
Parent Instructor, Four Winds Nature Institute, 2017-2020
Founding Chairperson, Qatar Academy PTA, Doha Qatar, 2015-2016
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Volunteer Coordinator, Doha Mum's Library, Doha, Qatar, 2014-2016
Organizer, Al Rayyan Oasis Parent Bus Services, Doha, Qatar, 2014-2016
President, Parent Board, Shaker Heights Cooperative Nursery School, 2013-2014
Shaker Heights, OH
Editor/Writer, Parent Newsletter, Shaker Heights Cooperative Nursery School, 2012-2013
Shaker Heights, OH
Resume Instructor, Outreach Learning Center, Charleston, SC, 2006-2007
Charleston, SC
Student Assessor, Alternative Diploma Program, Philadelphia, PA, 2004-2005
Philadelphia, PA
University Service
Faculty Representative, Committee to Design English Department Newsletter (Folio)
College of Charleston
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Coordinator, New Faculty Orientation Committee, Community College of Philadelphia (CCP)
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Faculty Representative, Business Writing Curriculum Committee, CCP
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Program Planning Committee Member, Community College Humanities Association, CCP
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Faculty Representative, English Department Committee on General Education, CCP
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Co-Chair, Sub-Committee on Campus-wide Recruitment for Literature/Creative Writing, CCP
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Graduate Assistant, Office of Women’s Affairs, University of Delaware (UD)
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Graduate Assistant, Hispanic and Latin American Concerns Office, UD
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Assistant to the Graduate Director, English Department, UD
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Organizer, Minority Discourse Group, UD
Professional Experience
Freelance Editor & Writing Specialist (2011-present) Developmental and Content Editing
Copyediting and Proofreading
Indexing, Formatting, & Bibliographies
Specializing in Academic Publication Editing
SAT Essay Exam Preparation
College Application Essays and Personal Statement Writing
Visiting Assistant Professor, English Department (2005-2008)
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Introduction to Composition and Literature
Professional Writing Tutor, Writing and Learning Center (2005-2008)
The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Writing Consultations
Developmental and Content Editing
Copy Editing and Proofreading
Resume Consultation and Design
Instructor, English Department (2005-2006)
Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC
Introduction to Composition
Assistant Professor, English Department (2003-2005)
Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
English Composition I & II
English Essentials/Basic Writing
Introduction to Prose Literature
Introduction to the Humanities I
Introduction to Women’s Studies
Report and Technical Writing
Adjunct Instructor, English Department (1997-2003)
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
English Composition I & II
Business Writing
Advanced Composition
American Literature
Introduction to Literary Theory
Education
M.A. English Literature, University of Delaware (May 1999)
Areas of emphasis: 20th Century American literature, women’s literature, autobiography, minority and world literatures
B.A. English Literature, Pomona College (May 1995)
Thesis: “Things Fall Apart: An Exploration of a Seminal Text in Postcolonial Literature”