Experience

• Duke University

  Lecturing Fellow, Curriculum Developer, English for International Students program, Graduate School

  • Taught courses in Academic writing, Academic presentations, & College teaching for International Teaching Assistants
  • Mentored newer faculty on EIS courses and Duke culture, sharing my expertise and resources
  • Assisted in developing EIS curriculum/materials, improving courses. Aided in curriculum design of graduate-level EFL (English as Foreign Language) writing course for Duke Kunshan U.
  • Coached international graduate students and law school students (presentations, interviewing, writing, pronunciation, intercultural norms)
  • Assisted in needs assessment (2016) for EIS courses and (2014) related to Duke Kunshan courses

• Duke University

  Multilingual/ESL Specialist, Faculty member, Thompson Writing Program

  • Advise writing faculty on cultural inclusivity, best practices with multilingual/L2 writers
  • Advise Duke Writing Studio consultants on best practices in working with L2 writers
  • Teach undergraduate students how to improve their writing & other communication skills
  • Facilitate weekly intercultural conversation gatherings
  • Develop multi-media materials (screencasts & video lessons) for instructional website
  • Network with peers across campus who support international students
  • Coordinated Sanford School tutoring program, managing tutor training/scheduling
  • Assisted in curriculum design of undergraduate EFL course for Duke Kunshan U.

• American Accent Training

  Online Instructor/coach, Private coaching sessions in pronunciation

  • Taught individualized online classes in U.S. American English pronunciation
  • Planned lessons, coached individual students, provided feedback in and out of class
  • Used pedagogy and materials created by Ann Cook (author of American Accent Training) as well as designing original support materials
  • Held classes via Skype video conferencing

• Rene Caputo Coaching

  Professional coach: Writing, presenting, interviewing, speaking

  Rene worked at Rene Caputo Coaching as a Professional coach: Writing, presenting, interviewing, speaking

• The Fuqua School of Business

  Director: Writing component; Tutor/coach: Business culture, Fuqua International Student Bootcamp

  • Directed writing component of the summer International Student Bootcamp, 2011-present
  • Conducted intake proficiency testing of ~100 Master's students each summer
  • Taught English for Specific Purposes (ESP) business writing class focused on problem definition memo
  • Oversaw written feedback to students, supervising colleagues on feedback norms
  • Tutored groups of students in business culture and communication
  • Assistant to the writing director, 2009-2010

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Instructor, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  - Taught English for Specific Purposes: business idioms, grammar, and accent modification, all focused on Business English.
  - To international MBA students at UNC. (HEELS Program ~ As an employee of The World Company).

• El Pueblo, Inc.

  Volunteered as: Board member, 1997. La Fiesta del Pueblo publicity chair, 1996. Get out the vote committee, 1996. Publicity committee, 1995. Performer, 1994-1997.