EXPERIENCE
Community Volunteerism
Education Committee Chair, Lebanon School Board, 202-present
Finance and Facilities and Education Committee Member, Lebanon School Board, 2021-present
School Board Member, SAU88, 2021-present
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
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
Coordinator, New Faculty Orientation Committee, Community College of Philadelphia (CCP)
Faculty Representative, Business Writing Curriculum Committee, CCP
Program Planning Committee Member, Community College Humanities Association, CCP
Faculty Representative, English Department Committee on General Education, CCP
Co-Chair, Sub-Committee on Campus-wide Recruitment for Literature/Creative Writing, CCP
Graduate Assistant, Office of Women’s Affairs, University of Delaware (UD)
Graduate Assistant, Hispanic and Latin American Concerns Office, UD
Assistant to the Graduate Director, English Department, UD
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”