Courses
All Composition Courses and various Literature classes
Academic Service
WVC English Faculty from 2001-present
WVC Writing Center Coordinator from 2012-2015
WVC Success Center & Embedded Tutoring Coordinator from 2015-2024
Teaching History
Has been teaching English at the college level since 1998.
Spent 4 years teaching gymnastics to kids/adults ages 15 months to adult.
Spent 3 years teaching after-school enrichment and summer classes to K-5th graders (art, cooking, dance, gym, tutoring, writing, etc.).
Designed and co-lead a 10-week summer arts camp for kids ages 6-15.
Tutored English/Writing for 1 year at UCLA + 3.5 years at Humboldt State.
Interned in and co-ran the HSU Writing Center for 2 years.
Institutional Roles/Responsibilities
Academic Senator
Department Chair (English & Success Center)
Writing Center Coordinator
Embedded Tutoring Coordinator
Member of various department and campus committees, trainings, focus groups, and more.
Conference presentations: OnCourse, ACTLA, CA CSC (including conference co-chair).
Additional Roles/Fun Outside of WVC
Make-up Coordinator & Designer for Little People's Repertory Theater (2015-ongoing)
Co-director, "The Wakers," a play in the 8 Tens at 8 Festival in Santa Cruz, CA (2025)
Former member & Friend of the California Curriculum Studies Commission
Besides the above, I love nature, animals, cooking, reading, and anything arts-related!
Education
B.A., English, UCLA
B.A., World Arts & Cultures, UCLA
M.A., Teaching of Writing, Humboldt State (Polytechnic) U
Coursework (no thesis) for M.A., Literature, Humboldt State (Polytechnic) U