EDUCATION 

   1995-1999       MA in English, Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

   1990-1994       BA in English, Yale University, New Haven, CT

RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

   2007              "Beyond ADHD: The Educator's Guide to Executive Functioning" Dr. Chris Kaufman

   2007              "Methods for Understanding and Managing Differences in Learning" Schools Attuned                                       (Dr. Mel Levine) through Bank Street College of Education.  New York, NY

check out Mel Levine's web site

TEACHING CERTIFICATES

                        English Teacher grades 7-12, Maine and New York

                        Special Education Teacher grades 7-12, Maine

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

   2006-2007       Special Educator, Casco Bay High School, Portland, ME

   2005-2006       English Teacher and Wilson Fellow, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA

   2004-2005       English Teacher, King Middle School, Portland, ME

   2000-2003       Science and English Teacher, El Puente Academy, Brooklyn, NY

   1995-1999       Math and Humanities Teacher, Booker T. Washington School, New York, NY

OTHER EXPERIENCE

   1999-present     Student of meditation and yoga

   1998                ESL Teacher, Kapawi Eco-Tourism Project, Amazonia, Ecuador

   1990-1994        Director and member, Just Add Water, improvisational comedy group