English Teacher
Current- Selected as cultural ambassador and English teacher for 3 public senior high schools in Japan’s largest cultural exchange programs (JET), run by 3 Japanese government ministries
- Evaluated English language program on 18-person team as only non-Japanese member; created over 40 original Oral Communications lessons and 4 semester-long writing curricula; developed and implemented Super Science High.
- Coached 3rd place student in Chugoku Regional High School Speech Contest, 1st and 2nd place students in Yamaguchi Prefectural Contest, and 1st place student in Himeji University High School Contest; selected as panel.
- Founded “Operation Issho,” Prefecture-wide letter writing campaign in response to Great East Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11th, 2011; over 100 letters sent to children in Tohoku region of Japan
- Presenter at several English teacher seminars and training sessions about topics such as team teaching strategies, writing lessons for advanced high schools, and effective lesson planning