ESL Instructor

Biogrophy

Current Classes: 

• Vocabulary and Pronunciation for Beginners
• Beginning I Comprehensive
• English at Home

Education:

• M.A. Instructional Systems Development/ TESOL concentration, UMBC
• B.A.  Russian Language and Literature/ Russian Area Studies, James Madison University

Previous Professional Experience:

• Howard County Public School, High School ESL teacher
• Frankfurt International Airport, Germany:  Business English Instructor
• Translator, U.S. Government

Languages:  Russian, German

Travel: 

• Germany
• United Kingdom
• Czech Republic
• Russia
• Hungary
• Austria
• Switzerland
• Spain
• France
• Sweden
• Italy
• Morocco
• Greece (Crete)
• Canada

Hobbies:

• Gardening
• Performing with a Dixieland jazz band at nursing and retirement homes
• Tennis
• Singing in a church choir
• Walking my dog