Experience Summary
If someone would pay me to be a student, I could continue going to school for my whole life. I love to learn and come from a family of teachers. My award for service learning integrated information from the fields of Education and Sociology to improve learning opportunities for abused children. I have extensive experience writing and editing through professional training (BA in Journalism) and experience (various editing projects). I participated in mentoring projects in my undergrad experience. I co-presented a workshop on Adult Learning Styles at an AmeriCorps conference.
Teaching Style
With my years of being around and in an educational environment, I have picked up patterns of repetition and summary to reinforce ideas being conveyed. I, myself, learn best by doing. Through studying adult learning styles, I discovered that studies show utilizing all facets of learning - writing, audio, visual, and hands on - leads to the highest levels of retention. I teach by 1) talking by the student to determine his or her best learning style and 2) utilizing the various methods listed above so that the student can retain the maximum amount of information through his or her best learning style.
| Type |
Level |
Year |
Title |
Issued by |
| Degree |
BA |
1999 |
Journalism |
Gonzaga University |
| Degree |
MBA |
2005 |
Master's of Business Adminstration |
The University of Montana |
| Other |
Advanced |
current |
Spanish |
ITESM, Campus Queretaro |
| Other |
Award |
1997 |
Best Service Learning Project |
Gonzaga University |
| Other |
Award |
2001 |
Member of the Year |
AmeriCorps/Volunteer Montana |
| Other |
Award |
2002-2003 |
Dean's List for 4.0 GPA |
The University of Montana |
| Other |
Award |
2003-2005 |
Graduate Teaching Assistantship |
The University of Montana |
| Certification |
Education + Experience |
In Progress |
Nonprofit Administration Certificate |
The University of Montana |