Fulbright Exchange Teacher, Szerb Antal High School, Budapest, Hungary, August 2009-Present.

Accepted into competitive international teacher exchange program to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to Hungarian students. Worked closely with host country colleagues and counterparts creating and adapting curriculum and fostering cross-cultural and professional experience with students and school colleagues in Hungary and the USA.

Secondary English as a Second Language Teacher, Wheaton High School, Silver Spring, Maryland, May 2005-June 2009.
Implementing standards-based curriculum and creating and teaching reading and writing curriculum to immigrant students from various backgrounds. Collaborating with colleagues on curriculum implementation and course design. Communication with administration and parents. Continuing to participate in professional development activities.

Graduate Student Fellow, George Washington University; Montgomery County Public School System, MD; January 2005- December 2006.
Accepted into competitive education graduate fellowship for former Peace Corps volunteers. Intern and substitute teacher in secondary and elementary public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. Enrolled in classes in educational theory and practice.

Secondary School Teacher, Social Studies; American International School, Escuela Internacional Sampedrana, San Pedro Sula, Honduras; 2003-2004.
Developed and implemented lessons and testing for United States History, Geography, Sociology, and World History for grade levels 8, 10, and 11. Collaborated with colleagues in redesign of social studies curriculum for classroom and school use. Participated in school accreditation evaluation and procedure.

Peace Corps Volunteer, TEFL Education; Benin, West Africa; 2001-2003
Created and taught a complex English language curriculum for French-speaking high school students. Designed and led methodology classes for new volunteers. Collaborated with host country educators in implementing effective English education. Developed English Club, girls' football team. Managed the school's internationally funded structural improvement project.


Education

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Bachelor of Arts in History 1998

George Washington University, Washington, DC, Masters of Education in Secondary Education, concentration and liscensure in English as a Second Language and Seconday Social Studies, 2007