Biography
Education:
- Master’s in Education, Holy Names College, Oakland, California
Emphasis in Educational Therapy
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Education, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Teaching credentials in Preschool, Elementary, and Special Education
Experience:
- Lark Elementary School, Northwood, Ohio
K-5 Resource teacher and developed a peer tutoring program for the elementary school
- Schafer Park Elementary, Hayward, California
K-3 self contained classroom for students with learning disabilities
- St. Anthony’s Catholic School, Oakland, California
2nd grade teacher, supervised and planned the after school program, and initiated the Student Study Team for the school.
- Raskob Day School, Oakland, California
Taught middle school students with primarily language based learning disabilities in a private school setting. Head teacher.
- Educational Therapist, East Bay, California
Educational therapy for both children and adults. Services include parent consultation, academic/behavioral modification (sensory integration, speech/language strategies, social skills modeling, self-help skills, study skills, and academic support and remediation), and advocacy training for students and parents.
Previous and current students served in the following schools:
- Piedmont Unified School District
- Oakland Unified School District
- Berkeley Unified School District
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Acalanes Unified School District
- Mt. Diablo Unified School District
- Lafayette Elementary School District
- Orinda Union School District
- Moraga School District
- Black Pine Circle School
- Escuela Bilingue Internacional
- Saklan School
- Head-Royce School
- Bentley Schools
- Redwood Day School
- DeLa Salle High School
- Palmer School
- Contra Costa Jewish Day School
- Springstone School
- Orinda Academy
- Diablo Valley College
- Berkeley City College