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La Flor, Costa Rica

El Rincon de Lectura is a literacy and community library initiative to provide access to quality and diverse books, educational stimulation, community building, and a safe space to engage for community members in the Rio Cuarto region of Costa Rica.

Badger Precollege International Team~ Design programming and curriculum, facilitate online classes, and internationally recruit for high school courses. Oversee and conduct solo recruitment in Western Hemisphere for international high school programs, identifying prospective countries, cities, and schools, evaluate collaborative opportunities, conduct in-person in Spanish & English. Plan curriculum, prepare instructional materials, conduct outreach for course collaborators, and design & perform assessment for virtual college prep course.

Madison, Wisconsin

Design, implement, recruit for and facilitate short-term international student programs at UW-Madison under a variety of themes. Conduct outreach throughout campus and the community to provide incoming students academic and professional engagement opportunities. Develop & collaboratively implement international recruitment plan, including international travel to Latin America. Fully develop English curriculum and facilitate English courses for visiting students. Our team entirely coordinates and hosts precollege, undergraduate and graduate student groups from all over the world, developing programs that are customized to the needs of the group and allow for campus and community integration and cultural immersion.

La Flor De Rio Cuarto, Costa Rica

Design and host life-changing travel opportunities for groups to off-the-beaten path locations in Costa Rica. Through Go Tico!, we are able to help groups live the Spanish language, immerse themselves in the incredibly welcoming Tico culture, give back to the communities in which they volunteer or visit, and explore amazing natural areas less trampled by tourists.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Madison English and Community Immersion Center (MECIC) facilitates short-term English Language and Cultural Immersion Programs that engage professionals, international residents and visitors in English language acquisition and practice in and around vibrant, dynamic Madison, Wisconsin and the region.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Worked in predominately Spanish speaking classrooms at the elementary and middle school levels in a variety of roles: General Education, Special Education, Bilingual Resource Teacher, and Physical Education, among others.

Madison, Wisconsin

In this role, I taught students and facilitated classrooms with learners from over 30 countries across a variety of skills, including writing, grammar, reading, listening/speaking, public speaking, business, vocabulary acquisition, and TOEFL test preparation, among others. Additionally, I worked in collaboration with fellow instructors to develop and integrate multi-level curriculum and assessment for ESL learners and coordinated out of classroom experiences for students to encourage community engagement and true language application, including touring local businesses and engaging in sustainable construction projects.

Madison, Wi

During time with ServiceMaster Building Maintenance, I oversaw and collaborated with staff of 40+ to market, sell, coordinate, and execute various facility-related projects and contracts ranging from days to years in length, as well as overhaul cleaning systems & training methods to reduce staff production time/cost by 15-20%. I also developed and implemented a departmentally integrated marketing plan, including identification of prospects, budgeting and promotional pricing to target over 500 potential clients in an industry that historically focused on direct mail and cold calling campaigns.

Buena Vista De Rivas, Costa Rica

English teacher in rural public elementary school. Prepared curriculum, activities, and assessment for students grades one to six.

Certificate, Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages

Activities and Societies: Mu Kappa Tau, Hoofers Sailing, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Residence Hall Committee

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing

Activities and Societies: Mu Kappa Tau Graduate School - staff

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