Find out more about me and my teaching orientation.
Experience
Born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised near Chicago, Illinois, I have a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois, with minors in psychology and Spanish. My experience studying Spanish at my university changed my life. (See how)
I successfully completed a Master’s-level course entitled “Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language” from the Illinois Resource Center.
I was a member of TESOL (Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages) for 8 years, and attended their annual conventions of 8,000 of the best English teachers all over the world, accessing the most up-to-date methods and materials.
I’ve been helping my students learn English for 20 years, often using innovative approaches.
My client base includes executives from leading multinational and local companies, as well as professionals of all types, including doctors, psychologists, lawyers, architects, etc.
Here are some examples:
• A well-known television news anchor
• A criminal law judge
• Ex-Coordinator of the Federal System of Emergencies (Ex-Chief of Staff direct report)
• CFOs and CEOs
• PR Director of a major newspaper
• A former candidate for Senator of the National Congress
• Regional Marketing and Sales Managers of various multinational companies in different industry sectors
• Heads of Manufacturing and Technical Operations
• Finance directors
• Heads of IT and software design