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Washington, DC

Plan and execute foreign language courses for adult students from government and military agencies as well as from the private sector to prepare them for diplomatic posts abroad.

Washington, DC

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Riverdale, MD

Created foreign language assessment materials for the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) on contract with the DoD. Coordinated the production and editing of hundreds of documents each month.

College Park, MD

Taught three sections of Academic Writing (ENGL101 and ENGL101x with students for whom English is a second language) and one section of a Fiction Writing Workshop (ENGL272)

College Park, MD

The Office of External Relations: Wrote briefings and speeches for the Dean, helped plan events for donors and alumni, and wrote proposals for major donor contributions to scholarships, student groups, professorships, and facilities.

Wellesley, MA

Designed curricula and taught summer classes to rising 8th and 9th graders in darkroom photography, robotics, astronomy, and Japanese language and culture. Led daily activities in arts, crafts, and sports.

Wrote weekly news updates and monthly feature articles including interviews with orthopedic surgeons and medical device company CEOs.

Chengdu, China

Assisted a micro-finance project and taught English to students affected by the 2008 earthquake.

Kobe, Japan

Worked with Japanese colleagues to team-teach 280 first-year students. Developed class projects which enabled students to feel confident and excited to speak English.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Literature, Creative Writing, Japanese

Mfa, Fiction

Japanese Language, Literature, History, And Culture

Study abroad through the Associated Kyoto Program (AKP) at Doshisha University; lived with a Japanese host family in Kyoto