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I am a versatile, community-oriented, and technologically savvy English literature and composition instructor seeking a position with a diverse and inclusive institution dedicated to realizing the potential of its students.

  • Work ethic: self motivated, self starter, fast learner, excellent multitasking, goal-driven
  • Talented thinker: auto-didactic, creative, problem-solver, efficiency coordinator
  • Communicator: good listener, effective in written and verbal information sharing, semi-fluent in Spanish
  • Computer savvy: advanced user of MS Office suite, Quark, Photoshop, HTML, Dreamweaver
  • Attitude: natural leader, supportive, encouraging, proactive, flexible, engaging, enthusiastic, organized

 
fEDUCATION AND ASSOCIATIONS

  • Masters in English Literature: 2006
  • California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Emphasis in Creative Writing and Composition Instruction
  • Bachelors in English Literature: 2002
  • California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo, CA                 
  • Emphasis in Creative Writing, Black Theatre, and Animal Science
  • Sigma Tau Delta
  • Outdoor Writers Association of California
  • National Council for the Teachers of English

fEXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer                                                                         Varies                                    2000 – Current
Publications include: The Alpinist, SLOCityNews, the New Times, Aussie Times, Climb High, and RockClimbing.com

  • Ongoing connections with a diverse audience and subject population; deadline and goal-oriented; strong personal voice when appropriate, familiar with APA, AP,  and MLA language conventions. Some copy-editing.
  • Teach non-transfer and transfer-level community college literature courses with attention paid to all genres (including media) and composition skill refinement; make use of all available and applicable technology (Smart Rooms, multimedia, BlackBoard) and culturally diverse texts; design and innovate constantly evolving coursework using multiple modalities and pedagogical theories.

Writing Coach
Private                                                                                                    Central Coast, CA                    2007 - Current

  • Coach professional students in resume and cover letter construction, business writing, police reports, college entrance essays. Devise lesson plans based on desired deadline of proficiency.

Substitute Teacher
San Luis Coastal Unified School District                                                 Central Coast, CA                       2005 - Current

  • Manage medium-to-large classrooms for grades 6-12, specialize in English, Spanish, and Physical Education instruction.
  • Marketing                                                                                 San Luis Obispo, CA                2006

Impact Learning Systems

  • Responsible for producing a lead-generating online newsletter which generated strong positive feedback and improved subscription rates and retention; wrote project proposals resulting in multi-year contracts with Fortune 500 companies; contributed to our company’s website redesign both graphically, technically, and through text composing editing; developed ongoing short- and long-term marketing strategy.

Lecturer/Graduate Assistant
Cal Poly English Department                                                                San Luis Obispo, CA                     2004 - 2006

  • Taught multiple levels of college composition ranging from introductory grammar to argumentation skills; made use of all available and applicable technology and culturally diverse texts; designed innovated and constantly evolving coursework using multiple modalities and pedagogical theories;  was chosen to evaluate student essays submitted during a university- and discipline-wide graduate writing requirement (GWR); courses and teaching consistently earned a 3.5 average evaluation on a 4-point scale; assigned for two full years, nearly unheard of in this particular department.

Writing Tutor/Coach
Cal Poly Writing Skills Department                                                       San Luis Obispo, CA                     2002 - 2005

  • Worked in the University Writing Lab assisting students in composition and literature analysis for a variety of disciplines; developed innovative teaching techniques; delivered presentations to auditoriums regarding grammar and strategies for passing the university’s GWR; counseled students one-on-one in preparation for or after failing the GWR.

f        ADDITIONAL EXEPERIENCE

Publicist/webmaster: rockclimbing.com, theaustralianshepherd.net (Australian shepherd education and community bulletin board), SLO-Op.com, and ClimbingSLO.com (local climbing resource); administrator and photo editor for Rockclimbing.com
Copy editor: SuperTopo LLC (climbing guidebooks)
Management: Former goalie and captain for Cal Poly’s lacrosse team, co-founder and manager of SLO-OP, LLC (a non-profit climbing gym)
Director/Treasurer/Public Relations: Australian Shepherd Club of America, also serving on the Breed Standard Review Committee, liaison to the Agility Committee, member of the Strategic Planning and Aussie Times committee, former chair of the Junior Committee and member of the Education and DNA & Genetics Committees
Business Developer: Responsible for research and development of business plans, ombudsmanship of marketing material, plans, and implementation for: Slo-op Climbing, Nimble Ventures LLC, Apartment and Home Finders, Big Dog Landscape, and the Australian Shepherd Club of America.