Teaching

Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA

January 2024 – Present

• Instructor of record for English 1A: Principles of Composition I courses for Summer and Spring 2024
• Instructor of record for English 3: Introduction to Creative Writing course for Summer 2024
• Developed adaptable assignments and lesson plans for a dynamic learning environment to serve an array of diverse student learning needs

Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA

August 2023 – Present

• Instructor of record for Writing 1: College Writing courses for Spring 2024 and Fall 2023 
• Created an adaptable syllabus and lesson plans for a dynamic learning environment to serve an array of diverse student needs

Cypress College, Cypress, CA

August 2022 – Present

• Instructor of record for ENGL 103: Critical Reasoning and Writing courses (Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023)
• Instructor of record for an ENGL 101: Enhanced College Writing course for Fall 2023
• Instructor of record for three ENGL 100: College Writing courses for Fall 2022
• Developed adaptable syllabi and lesson plans for a dynamic learning environment to serve an array of diverse student needs
• Supported students through navigating obstacles in educational and professional life
• Tutored students in their writing and on English worksheets as a faculty mentor in the English Success Center

Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA

January  2023 – Present

• Created syllabi, lesson plans, and Google Classrooms for a variety of writing and literary-focused courses: 18th and 19th-century Women's Literature, Crime Fiction Writing, Virginia Woolf Study, Fanfiction Study
• Taught Introduction to Creative Writing classes at the CSArts Academy during Summer 2024 and 2023
• Adapted to a variety of students’ needs, including those documented in IEPs and 504 plans

Chapman University, Orange, CA

August 2023 – December 2023

• Instructor of record for an English 103: Seminar on Rhetoric and Writing course with a focus on the Rhetoric of Popular Culture for Fall 2023
• Developed adaptable assignments and lesson plans for a dynamic learning environment to serve an array of diverse student learning needs

Boys & Girls Club, San Juan Capistrano, CA

October 2021 – August 2022  

• Created and led a journalism workshop with the purpose of engaging youth through the creation and curation of a Boys & Girls Club-focused newsletter and associated activities
• Created and led a 10-week creative writing workshop to introduce youth to various genres of creative writing and to develop skills in editing, reviewing, and presenting their work to others

Chapman University, Orange, CA 

August 2020 – May 2021

• First-Year Composition Instructor
• Developed syllabi and lesson plans for a 16-week Spring semester course focused on the Rhetoric of/around Fandom and its practices
• Developed syllabi and lesson plans for 16-week Fall semester course focused on Creative Nonfiction, Composition, and Rhetoric

Recovery Education Institute, Orange, CA 

February 2020 – March 2020

• Led a six-week creative nonfiction writing workshop focused on personal narrative and memoir writing
• Created, designed, and implemented a class teaching plan 

Chapman University, Orange, CA 

February 2020 – May 2020

• Aided students throughout all stages of the writing process
• Taught the foundations of crafting an argument, structuring a paper, and self-editing skills

University of California, San Diego Writing Hub

September 2017 – June 2019 

• Worked individually with students through all aspects of the writing process from brainstorming to final draft feedback
• Taught the mechanics of creating and organizing an argument along with basic self-editing skills
• Experienced tutoring on a variety of papers including literary or critical essays, research projects, cover letters, applications, and more
• Selected to pilot a mentoring program for newly hired tutors where I was given two mentees with whom I met weekly and trained
• Represented and promoted the Writing Hub at a multitude of university events
• Received over 40 hours of training a year focused on tutoring practices, styles, and strategies

Career Technical Education Credential, Specialization: Art, Media, and Entertainment

Orange County Department of Education 

• To be awarded: December 2024

Online Teacher Training Course

Cypress College

• Completed: November 2023

Principals of Effective College Teaching Online Course

Magna Publications 

• Completed August 2021

Teaching Community College Workshop Series

Chapman University, Orange, CA

• Completed May 2021

English 582: Composition Pedagogy and Research Practicum
Chapman University, Orange, CA

• Completed December 2020

English 580: Teaching Composition
Chapman University, Orange, CA 

• Completed May 2020

Teaching Techniques: Developing Curriculum

LinkedIn Learning

• Completed December 2020

Learning Canvas

LinkedIn Learning

• Completed August 2020

Learning to Teach Online

LinkedIn Learning

• Completed June 2020