I began my career as a teacher of hearing impaired children in Halifax, Nova Scotia and continued in this career for about 10 years in Boston and Seattle. After receiving a doctorate in Marketing, Communications and Instructional Design, I worked as a Project Manager at Merrill Publishing. I also have international experiences: English language instructor for locally employed staff at USAID-Jakarta, Indonesia; Acting Director of a Primary Education Program (PREP) in Accra, Ghana managing a $35 million project; College Counselor at Colegio Maya, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Research Analyst at Westat, Rockville, MD; International Baccalaureate Coordinator, Skopje, Macedonia; Community Liaison Office Coordinator, Santiago, Chile; Mentoring Coordinator in Mayor Bloomberg's Educational Initiative, NYC. Native English speaker and intermediate level Spanish (spoken and written).Specialties: Speech and language therapy, instructional design, research analyst, college counselor, community organizer, educator, communications and marketing professional, trainer in English as a Second Language, Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT)
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