Experience Summary
I have spent much of my work experience as a journalist. I also spent some time as the public information officer and part-time communications director for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. My degree was in communication arts which was a catch-all for English literature, media and other liberal arts studies. I tutored people in the 1990s at the Literacy Council in Grove City, Pa. (That's why I put "1" in the tutoring column above.) I also was a student "teacher: for a humanities class in my senior year in college. Also, throughout my journalistic career, I have guest lectured at my alma mater.
Teaching Style
One of the most rewarding experiences of my life was the time I spent tutoring at the Literacy Council in Grove City, Pa. Taking someone who could not read, teaching them one-on-one phonetically and then hearing back from one of the council officials that the person had passed the literacy exam with flying colors made me immensely happy. My parents and an uncle were teachers. The greatest influences in my life, other than my mom, dad and uncle, have been my teachers. I strongly believe any person can be made to learn if you make it enjoyable and there are few things more satisfying than seeing someone advance because of something you have taught.