Teach writing courses, traditional and hybrid, including Rhetoric and Composition, Basic Writing, Business Writing, Technical Writing, and Writing in the Social Sciences to a diverse population of U.S. and international students; Teach research, critical thinking, library, and presentation skills. Provide detailed editing suggestions including positive aspects of work and opportunities for additional clarity and persuasiveness.Coordinate First Year Engagement (FYE) courses and activities including soliciting faculty participation, training peer assistants, developing training and social activities and events, creating an online resource site, developing sections for under-served student populations such as student parents, collaborating with faculty and staff to help first year students, researching first year programs, and assessing program successes and opportunities for improvement.Create online lessons and assessments. Use online learning resources and Penn State's LMS, ANGEL, to communicate syllabuses, assignments, grades, and resource links with students. Provide academic support and resources for support in other areas (emotional, financial, psychological, healthcare); help first-year students transition successfully to college.Former faculty Adviser for the campus literary and arts magazine, The Abington Review; solicited students to contribute submissions and work as editors for the magazine; significantly increased the number of students who participated as contributors and editors; Included publication reception in annual student creativity week presentations, which quadruped+ campus attendance at the magazine's publication reception.Special Recognition Award for work with campus literary magazine.Nominated for Outstanding Teacher Awards.Also work with:ESL students and assessments.Enhanced English program for developmental writing.

Self-owned training and consulting company specializing in computerized executive systems for marketing analysis and decision-making. Created all marketing, training, and business documentation. Clients were Fortune 500 firms including Merck, J&J, P&G, Nielsen, IBM, and Kraft Foods. Managed projects until I started my family, then decided minimize travel, which was typically from 50 - 100% of the time, and focus on family, then find work closer to home.Handled all aspects of starting and running the business including marketing, sales, financial reporting, and administrative tasks such as accounts receivable and training material preparationRepeat business from all clientsCreated training materials using the client's data to help their employees learn the executive tools using real data and their own business questionsPresented classes and consulted on report development

As a systems analyst, supported the marketing department with business development reporting. Used the Metaphor computer system and Nielsen data to generate -- and help brand managers generate -- sales reports for McNeil and competitive brands. Taught support staff to use office tools; presented Quality training.

Liaison between Marketing and Systems departmentsSignificant contributor to team that received the highest service rating from customersTrainer selected to work with many levels of employees from VPs to clerical personnelUtilized excellent communication skills as a liaison between information systems and marketingDeveloped marketing reports using executive system for marketing personnelTaught Crosby quality classes to company-wide audience

Selected to become corporate trainer Business Support System Trainer; Presented classes on PC, mainframe, and executive systemsDesigned PC, mainframe, and marketing executive system coursesAccountant in charge of two general ledgers