...I also worked as an adjunct professor, training the next generation of teachers. I spent a year in China and a summer in Japan teaching ESL, and have also taught ESL domestically. I love working with people from around the world as well. (read more)
...In high school, I found myself drawn to mentoring my peers, a role that deepened during my college years when I served as the head of academic advising for our 240-piece marching band. Guiding fellow students through their academic challenges, I began to appreciate the power of asking the right ... (read more)
...V. I have been helping students to gain a real understanding of science, while having fun doing it, for 14 years. Because I have worked as a Manufacturing Plant Chemist, a research assistant for UC Davis, a Process Control Supervisor, owned my own business, and did research at the National Institutes of Health, I know how science is applied in the real world. (read more)
...I even piloted a program the year before we made any decisions on programs to adopt. I have taught in the same district for 17 years. I taught K-1, 6th, and now 2nd grade. (read more)