Teaching
Experience

City of Berkeley Aquatics- Swim Instructor, Coach & Senior Guard, Berkeley CA, 2004 – 2020

Water Safety Instructor & Swim Team Coach. Conduct swim practices, motivating students, and instructing students athletes in game strategies and techniques.

Senior Guard. Supervise and evaluate aquatics programs, provide training and professional development for personnel and facilitate workflow and maximize effectiveness of the work environment.

Bay Area Community Resources, Ruth Acty Elementary School- After School Supervisor, Berkeley CA, 2015-2016

5th Grade Supervisor. Responsible for planning and supervising a developmentally appropriate child care program. Responsible for daily operations at the program site. Coordinate planning and implementation of daily programs. Provide leadership and supervision to childcare staff and children at all times; serving as a positive role model.

Archway School- Grades 6-8 Teacher, Berkeley, CA, 2014 – 2015

Spanish Teacher. 6th, 7th, & 8th grade.

Social and Emotional Learning Teacher. 6th & 8th grade.

Science Technology Art Engineering and Math Teacher. 6th and 7th grade.

Physical Education Teacher. 6th, 7th, & 8th grade.

St. Catherine of Siena School- Grades K-8 Spanish Teacher, Martinez, CA, 2012 – 2014

Spanish Teacher. 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th grade, two days a week.

All Souls- Grades K-8 Spanish Teacher, South San Francisco, CA, 2013 – 2014

Spanish Teacher. K through 8^th grade, two days a week.

Classroom Matters- Grades K & 4th/5th Spanish Tutor, Berkeley, CA, 2014 – 2014

After School Spanish Tutor. K & 4^th/5^th grade, two days a week.

Head-Royce School- Grades 1-12 Substitute Spanish Teacher, Oakland, CA, 2012 – 2013

Substitute Spanish Teacher. Implement existing lesson plans in a manner that ensures the integrity of the curriculum, and motivates students to learn and participate.

Converse International School of Languages- Activity Leader Ages 15-19, Berkeley, CA, June-July 2013

Activity Leader. Prepare plans for each activity. Engage with students and, in turn, make sure that the students engage with all aspects of the program: classes, activities and excursions.

Zion Lutheran School- Grades K-8 Spanish Teacher, Piedmont, CA, 2010 – 2013

Spanish Teacher. 6th, 7th, & 8th grade, two days a week.

Stellar Preparatory High School- Grades 9 & 10 Teacher & Mentor Hayward, CA, 2010 – 2012

Spanish Teacher. 3 classes, ranging from 9th-10th grade, four days a week.

Role Model and Mentor. As an instructor at Stellar Prep, an all-boys school for the “underprivileged, inner city youth,” I also functioned as a role model and mentor to the young men who attended my classes.

Curriculum Designer. By approval of the head of school, I introduced a new curriculum that added a focus on reading and writing to complement the oral focus in the existing program.

ARC Lazier Middle School- Grades 6-8 Tutor, East Oakland, CA, 2005-2009

After School Bilingual tutor. Worked one-on-one with elementary school students in subjects including Spanish, Math, English, Science, reading, and study skills.