2016-present: Instructional Coach, Mason City Community School District, Mason City, IA
2006-present: English teacher, Mason City High School, Mason City Community School District, Mason City, IA
2015-16 teaching assignment: English 9 and Honors English 9. Past teaching assignments include English 12, World Lit, College Writing, Foundations of English 9, Creative Writing, Academic Decathlon, Language Arts 10, Composition, Independent Reading, and AP English Lit and Comp. I am also the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) adviser and Academic Decathlon coach.
2014-present: College Board Advisory Panel, ETS, New York, NY
2011-present: Exam Reader, Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition, ETS, Louisville, KY
2005-2006: Test Development Associate, Language Arts, ACT, Iowa City, IA
Responsibilities included writing, editing, revising, and reviewing Reading and English units to be published in ACT and PLAN exams, working closely with freelance item writers to develop units, and working with other ACT staff on such assignments as aligning state standards with exams, creating new curriculum, and revising and developing the Writing section of the ACT exam.
1994-2005: English teacher, West Des Moines Community School Disrict, West Des Moines, IA
Teaching and extracurricular assignments included Advanced Composition, Language and Literature, 8th grade Language Arts, Play Director, 9th grade Language Arts, and Department Chair.
1991-1994: English teacher, Shafter High School, Kern High School District, Bakersfield, CA
Teaching and extracurricular assignments included 9th, 10th, and 12th English courses and cheerleading adviser.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, English and Secondary Education, University of Iowa
Master of Arts, Secondary Education, Viterbo University
Awards and Fellowships
Who's Who Among America's Teachers
Fulbright Scholar: Romania and Bulgaria