*June 15-16,2009 – Michigan English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) - Rangefinding Committee Meeting - Review Rubric and Scoring Manual; Field Test Prompt Scoring; *August 6-7, 2009 – Michigan English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) -Bias,Sensitivity,and Content Review Meeting - Identify bias in standardized test items to make recommendations for revision, relating to stereotyping, erroneous group representation, and other controversial material, including in graphics *June 1-2, 2011 – Michigan English Language Proficiency Assessment ( ELPA)- Rangefinding Committee Meeting – Review Rubrics and Scoring Manual; Field Test Prompt Scoring *August 30-31, September 1, 2011 - Michigan English Language Proficiency Assessment ( ELPA) - Data and Initial Bias Sensitivity Review *October 25-26, 2011 – Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP)-Content Advisory Committee Review *April 24-26, 2012 - Michigan English Language Proficiency Assessment ( ELPA) - Item Writer -Created test items for the English Language Proficiency Assessment *October 17, 2012 – Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) – Writing Item Review *July 17-18, 2014 – Michigan Interim Assessments High School Science and Social Studies - Bias and Sensitivity Content Data Review *April, 2014- Present - Metritech, Inc. Passage and Item Writer for the New York English as a Second Language Assessment Test (NYSESLAT)*April 27 -28, 2017 and May 19, 2017 - Participated in the Trainer of Trainers three day workshop conducted by the Michigan Department of Education on Academic Language for English Learners using Structured Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) *July 12-14, 2017 - Presented at Oakland Schools, Pontiac, MI to an audience of educators on using the SIOP strategies with English Learners

The Indian Express - Hyderabad, India - June, 1983 -October, 1983 * Sub-Editor/Reporter – covered beats, wrote articles, and revised to meet editorial standards.Freelance Writer – 1999 - 2004 *Michigan Reading Journal, the Daily Tribune, and the Health Care Weekly Review – 1999 – 2004 For the latter, I interviewed doctors on current health care trends, chronicled their input into reader friendly writing, and sent this electronically to the paper for publication.)Great Oaks Academy Published Books - Warren, MI - January, 2011, and September, 2011 * Diverse Brilliance – Student Perspectives of the 21st Century Classroom - The book is a compilation of student essays. I wrote the conclusion to this book and also made proofreading, grammatical, and layout changes to it. * From Tiny Acorns Great Oaks Grow – Instructional Practices at Great Oaks Academy - There were eight staff members who contributed to this book. In addition to writing my own chapter, I provided the editorial guidance to recommend changes to the work of several contributors. Hyderabad Welfare Association, Michigan – November, 2008 -November, 2015 * Journalist at Large for the annual magazine of the Hyderabad Welfare Association, Michigan, a non- profit organization raising funds to support organizations and people in need in many parts of the world

* Identified, interviewed, assessed, and placed Els within program at the beginning of each school year* Informed parents/guardians via a Title III letter regarding students' placement *Monitored program and provided reports on student schedules/progress as needed * Complied with state and federal laws for Title III program * Provided English Language Development (ELD) instruction to identified Els to enable acculturation* Planned lessons so that Els received content instruction while learning English in collaboration with general education teachers utilizing research based methodologies such as Structured Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)and best practices in education*Participated in bi-monthly meetings with staff to determine how best to meet the academic needs of identified students * Coordinated and administered World Class Design Assessment (WIDA) tests at the beginning of the school year to new students and each Spring to all Els and English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) prior to that* Made suggestions for Title III allocations for Els when requested* Served as a liaison between the parents/guardians and the school*Organized after-school Lending Library for ELs * Worked with at-risk students*Served on Response to Intervention (RtI) team aimed at reviewing student work and behaviors to address deficits *Attended conferences and workshops to bring back best practices for staff at our school *Planned and executed Professional Development workshops for staff and parents *Prepared and used formative assessments school-wide *Mentored and modeled lessons for teachers *Researched and prepared standard based brochures in English Language Arts and Math for parents *Provided guidance to paraprofessional staff in delivering lessons* Taught in first and third grade self-contained classrooms differentiating instruction*Monitored/Mentored support staff

University of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ -May, 2005 - July, 2017*Online Faculty *Taught e-Learning courses utilizing a Learning Management System Courses Taught *US101 – Introduction to University Studies ~ Academic and personal success for first-year university students through goal setting, stress reduction, using university resources, and time management *ENG 101 - Effective Essay Writing ~ Use the writing process to craft an expository essay; conduct basic research *COM 140 – Contemporary Business Communication ~ Create effective business communication for both internal and external audiences focusing on purpose, audience, structure, tone, and content with proper grammar and bias-free language *COM 150 - Effective Essay Writing ~ Develop academic writing skills using the writing process to construct an expository essay -topic sentences, paragraph development, citations, and formatting; Difference between fact and opinion; Grammar exercises that focus on subject-verb agreement *COM 155 – University Composition and Communication ~Key elements of effective academic writing - sentence, paragraph, prewriting, drafting, and revising essaysSouth University – Pittsburg, PA - July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 * Online FacultyCourse Taught *SPC1026 - Public Speaking ~Analyze audience and adapt presentations in response to that audience – delivering the message ~Research speech topics and organize supporting materials; Identify components of sound reasoning and solid argument ~Understand the process involved in developing an effective outline and condensing it into key words. ~Understand what types of visual aids work best in different situations and plan, design, and prepare visual aids ~Listen critically to analyze speeches and offer constructive criticism – critical listening and group communication dynamics focus ~Deliver a speech with confidence

* Part-time Adult ESL Instructor – Beginner English Learners ~ Develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and numeracy in a sequential order; Focus on grammar to meet life skills needs of adult English Learners ~ Demonstrate an understanding of simple words used in everyday life ~ Articulate basic needs - ask simple questions, participate in face-to-face conversations ~Demonstrate comprehension of previously learned words, short sentences, directions and simple signs ~Print the letters of the alphabet legibly, numerals, and transition to writing a shopping list ~ Fill out simple forms requiring personal information

*Training Instructor *Proof Operator * Teller ~ Taught proof operators how to use the encoding system to balance debits and credits~ Provided coaching and feedback consistently to improve employees' performance~Encoded debits and credits to balance banking entries daily~Provided customer service at teller window and balanced register daily

*Resource Room Teacher/Student Teacher ~ Field Experience as part of the teacher training requirements~Long term substitute teacher in the Resource Room after completion of student teaching

I worked in the Personnel Department.