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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

- Mandarin Chinese educator in a secondary school with an integrated program emphasizing innovation, human-centered design, and entrepreneurship, as well as competency-based assessments- Co-designing curricula for grades 7-12 with integration points in other subject areas- Residential life house parent for middle and upper school boarding program throughout the academic year- Supporting extracurricular theatre program through production stage management and mentorship of a new student stage management program

Spring 2024: - Developed and managed inaugural Wings Program, a 3-week study abroad program inviting middle school students from our sister school in Hangzhou, China, to study sustainability and social entrepreneurship.- Served as primary point of communication between NEIA and our partner institution, including hosting weekly Zoom meetings, managing all shared documents and materials, attending campus operations meetings, etc.Summer 2024: - Managed summer programs (day and boarding) for over 100 students from multiple countries, grades 4-12. - Served as primary operations and support coordinator for instructors from NEIA and Babson College.- Supervised 5 summer programs support staff members. - Responsibilities included managing communications, operations, applications, and the boarding program's procedures and social programming.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Co-managed company’s direction and processes during a public relations crisis as interim managing director.- Restructured all internal procedures and operations based on best practices of non-profit arts administration as well as initiating new community partnerships. - Continued as general manager for managing general operations, including managing audition and artist hiring processes, arranging production and rehearsal space rentals, overseeing bookkeeping, writing company press releases, co-writing grants, managing summer youth programming, and more.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

- Builds and maintains strong rapport with cast and creative/production team. Experienced in working with middle school students through professional Equity actors. Also experienced in working with diverse groups of people in regards to race/ethnicity, cultural & socioeconomic backgrounds, gender, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, etc.- Designs and maintains well-designed, accurate, and professional-level stage management paperwork and reports in digital organization systems (e.g., Google Drive) for greater access.- Experienced at calling (or directly running all sound/lighting tech for) tech-heavy productions with multiple hundreds of cues. Calls shows with very high accuracy, even with limited tech rehearsal.- Skilled and efficient in blocking notation, including notating main choreographed movements in musicals.- Experienced at teaching courses, leading workshops, and mentoring students and professionals developing their stage management skills and expertise- Additional Theatrical Production Skills: theatrical costume design, properties design, sound design, Q-Lab programming, light board operations, vocal coaching, and music direction. Intermediate pianist, advanced fiber artist, can hand-stitch and mend clothing.

Owings Mills, Md

- Founded Mandarin Chinese program, including developing an original curriculum and teaching multiple levels in a college preparatory private high school serving students with dyslexia and other learning differences- Designed curricula and taught additional year-long courses for Spanish I, Latin I-III, academic and professional writing skills, study skills, stage management, and musical theatre- Served award-winning and internationally recognized extracurricular theatre program in multiple roles, including director, assistant director/production stage manager, music director, vocal coach, and costume and properties designer- Served in school leadership roles as World Languages Department Chair and Troupe Director of the theatre program as part of the International Thespian Society

Maryland, United States

- Board member of statewide organization for educational theatre, the Maryland branch of the national Educational Theatre Association (EdTA).- Co-organized major competition event that provided workshops, speakers, adjudication, scholarships, and additional opportunities for high school theatre students and teachers (the Maryland Thespian Festival).- Production stage manager of opening and closing ceremonies.- Coordinator of the student leadership program (State Thespian Officers).

Changsha, Hunan, China

- Taught spoken English lessons for mixed-level classes, grades 4-9. - Led and participated in professional development activities with the school's English department, including faculty meetings, presentations about standards-based North American world language pedagogy and teaching practices, and open lessons (in which English teachers were invited to observe my lessons)- Met weekly with teachers from various departments for language exchange-style tutoring and conversational language practice

Shangrao, Jiangxi, China

- Taught spoken English lessons to 7th and 8th graders in the top-performing public middle school of Shangrao- Participated in langauge exchange-style language tutoring with faculty on campus- Helped design activities for and host a weekly "English Corner" club

Boise, Idaho

- Independently contracted tutor with two companies, teaching elementary Mandarin Chinese English to speakers of other languages, both face-to-face and through online synchronous lessons- Students' levels ranged from novice to advanced, age ranging from 6 years old to adult

Mountain View Middle School

- Taught four levels of Mandarin Chinese to 5th through 8th grade students in a public middle school, re-designing curriculum to align with existing Spanish language program and increased visibility and enrollment in a program with previously dwindling enrollment- Supported special education students with a wide variety of learning profiles through the inclusion model- Provided English language services to a small population of English language learners and taught extracurricular classes in knitting, elementary guitar, and mindfulness/stress management

Phelps Architecture, Construction, And Engineering High School

- Founded the Mandarin Chinese program in a public application high school that provides students a college-preparatory education alongside vocational certification in the fields of architecture, construction, or engineering, designing curriculum and teaching three levels of Chinese- Supported special education students with a wide variety of learning profiles through the inclusion model- Chinese program was recognized by international press (China Daily) and the Asia Society as an exemplary program (2012)- Taught beginning guitar as part of after school Guitar Club - Mentored a teacher from China through the U.S. State Department's Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP)- Assisted in development of a DC Public Schools district-wide curriculum for Level 1 Mandarin Chinese

Hefei, Anhui Province, China

- Taught conversational English courses to college freshman and an American literature course (conducted in English for intermediate/advanced learners) for the university's continuing education program- Revised and edited English documents for various university departments as needed, including their new textbook titled "Extensive Reading 阅读拓展" published by Anhui University Press- Tutored weekly in conversational Mandarin Chinese, Chinese writing composition, calligraphy, traditional watercolor painting, and erhu

Amherst, Ma

- Served as administrative secretary in a small liberal arts college's international studies office, which supports students at all stages of studying abroad- Responsibilities included website maintenance, bookkeeping and accounting, reception, student advising on initial steps for study abroad, general clerical responsibilities, and assisting with event planning- Served as one of the primary point-people for the visiting international scholars program, including numerous from our partner university in mainland China, supporting them in all areas of life as they taught and conducted research in the U.S.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

- First contact for students regarding social integration and conflict mediation, navigating college's student life and academic resources, problems with dorm facilities, etc. - Assisted in programming, including a focus on social connection, charitable programs, improving well-being, stress reduction, and multicultural competency- Assisted with bookkeeping of programming funds, reception, and general clerical duties.

Bachelor Of Arts, Second/Foreign Language Education (Tesol, Chinese, German)

Activities and Societies: Volunteer ESL Tutor, Residential Assistant, TA for Beginning Chinese, TA for adult ESL classes, co-founder.

Master'S Degree, Foreign Language Teaching

Post Graduate Study, Teaching Chinese As A Foreign Language

Participated in a summer language study program at Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China, for current Chinese language teachers..

Post Graduate Study, Chinese Studies, Teaching Chinese As A Foreign Language

The academic program includes coursework in second language acquisition, foreign/world language pedagogy, Chinese literature, Chinese.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society, marching band, concert band, jazz band, wind ensemble, visual arts, fiber arts, science.