Work experience
JOHN MUIR CHARTER SCHOOLS, San Diego, CA (headquarters in Nevada City, CA) 8/2009 - current
Dropout recovery high school with vocational training partners for youth ages 16-25
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Director of Curriculum and Professional Development 2/2015 – current​​
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WASC and Common Core Coordinator 9/2013 – 2/2015​​
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High school teacher for YouthBuild participants: Grades 9-12 8/2009 – 6/2013
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO, San Diego, CA 8/2010 – current
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Parent Educator​
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DAVID STARR JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL, LBUSD, Long Beach, CA
2/2007 – 6/2009
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Grade 9 Teacher: English, Literacy Workshop and Advanced Expository Text
COLEGIO PANAMERICANO, Bucaramanga, Colombia
8/2005 – 6/2006
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Grade 1 Teacher
CORKY MCMILLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CVESD, Chula Vista, CA
7/2002 – 6/2005
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Grades 1, 4 Teacher
Credentials
BCLAD Multiple Subject
English Single Subject
Supplemental authorizations in
English, Spanish and ESL
Languages
English
Spanish
Hobbies
Reading
Hiking
Learning
Traveling
Being at the ocean
Exercising
Family time
Publications
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
Masters of Education in Educational Leadership
High Tech High Graduate School of Education, expected 6/2020
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Single Subject Professional Clear Credential, English
California State University, Long Beach, 2008
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Masters of English
National University, 2005
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BCLAD Multiple Subject Professional Clear Credential
San Diego State University, 2002
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Bachelor of Arts, Spanish Literature with a Minor in Education
University of California, San Diego, 2001
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University of Barcelona, Spain, 1999-2000
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"Learning to Talk About Race" available at
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“A New Kind of Love.” This I Believe: On Love. Ed. Dan Gediman. Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2011. 11-13. Book.