Experience

• Hudson County Community College

  Adjunct Instructor, English

  Dynamic, experienced instructor with proficiency in English, Humanities and Holistic Health Studies.
  
  Co-founder of College's Women's History Month celebration.
  
  Faculty Advisor, Meditation Club
  Former Faculty Advisor, The Orator
  
  Tutor, Abagail Douglass Johnson Student Services: The Writing Center
  
  Academic Courses Taught (Classroom, Online)
  Academic Foundations Reading and Writing
  Business Communications
  Business and Technical Writing
  College Composition and Research Methodology (MLA and APA)
  Cultures and Values (also developed online course)
  Ethics and Contemporary Moral Issues
  Introduction to College Level Studies Analytical Thought, Reading, Writing
  Introduction to Drama
  Introduction to Journalism
  Introduction to Literature
  Introduction to Women's Studies
  Survey of American Literature
  Speech/Public Speaking
  Women in Literature
  
  Instructor, Continuing Education Division
  Courses Developed and Taught:
  Introduction to Qi Gong
  Intermediate Qi Gong
  Introduction to Holistic Health
  You and Your Energy
  
  

• Holistic Wellness Resources

  Holistic Wellness Educator/Consultant

  Through teaching qi gong (energy work), holistic wellness therapies, and providing Reiki energy work, upon request, I can show others that each one of us holds tremendous energy that we can direct, enhance, and use as a wellness tool. I also teach Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and show clients how to achieve calm and a proactive approach to daily stressors.
  
  I can also develop courses and a complete holistic curriculum to meet client needs. Courses can be taught in classroom format, group sessions or individual instruction. Qigong form can be adapted to meet individual needs.
  
  Clients include: UMC Hackensack Mountainside Medical Residents Education Program, Cerebral Palsy of Northern New Jersey, The Arc of Northern New Jersey, Green Hill Retirement Community, Job Haines Home, Daughters of Israel Geriatric Center, Montclair Health Department, Hudson County Community College Continuing Education Division.
  
  Selected Presentations
  
  Qigong: Moving Meditation, Montclair Shares ( 2018)
  
  This Is QiGong--TV 34, Montclair Township (2015)
  
  Winter Wellness--Lunch and Learn, Montclair Health Department (2015)
  
  Holistic Approach to Management In The Classroom: An Interactive Workshop--Hudson County Community College (2012)
  
  Moving Toward Balance: Holistic Approach to Managing College and Life --Student Leadership Conference, Hudson County Community College (2013,2014)
  
  Cancer and Holistic Wellness: A Personal Approach--Georgian Court College Undergraduate Holistic Health Seminar (2004)
  
  Virtual Community: Frequency of Participation in a Moderated Colorectal Cancer ListServ and Self Reported Holistic Wellness Responses: A Pilot Study--Johns Hopkins University Alternative and Complimentary Medicine Conference: An Empirical Approach (Posterboard Presentation 2009)
  
  
  
  
  
  

• KinderSmile Foundation

  Deputy Program Coordinator, Community Service Learning Program

  Developed and expanded student volunteer program to accommodate needs of clinical and administrative divisions of busy community oral health care
  
  Supervised, mentored, recruited volunteers. Facilitated monthly meetings, semester evaluations, and orientation for new volunteers.
  
  Assisted in coordination of annual international mission including supervision of student volunteers helping with preparations, communicating with donors, foundation staff.
  
  Assisted in staffing area community outreach efforts including offsite oral health education sessions, annual Give Kids A Smile event, participation in area college health fairs and community events.
  
  Assisted in public relations and marketing including monthly student volunteer program Eblast, Foundation publications including newsletters, media outreach.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Colorectal Cancer Alliance

  Represent CCA at area wellness events and provide information and encouragement. Offer one on one support as part of "buddy" program.