Curriculum Vitae

Education

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, Las Cruces, NM
Ph.D. in Educational Administration, May 2013 – Graduate specialization in K-12 Educational Leadership & Administration, Dissertation- Navigating Race and Cultural Identity: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of African American Secondary Principals on the U.S.-Mexico Border of El Paso, Texas

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, Las Cruces, NM
M.A. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, December 2003- Graduate specialization in Secondary Language Arts (Grades 6-12)

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, Las Cruces, NM
M.A. in English Literature, Department of English, July 2001, Thesis- Missing in Action: A Discussion of the Absence of African American Women Poets Writing During the Harlem Renaissance

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, & ARTS, Ann Arbor, MI
B.A. in English, May 1999

Key Skills:

  • College Readiness & Scholarship Advising
  • English Rhetoric and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
  • Blended learning
  • Instructional Technology
  • Curriculum Design
  • Project-Based Learning
  • Differentiated Learning
  • Scaffolded Learning

Certifications

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Teaching Experience

  • Bethel High School (August 2018-Present)
  • Clint Early College High School (July 2015-July 2018)
  • El Paso Community College (August 2009-July 2018)
  • Mountain View High School (August 2006-June 2015)
  • Santa Teresa High School (January 2002-June 2006)

Professional Presentations

Featured In

Courses Taught

  • Pre-AP English II (10th Grade)
  • English III (11th Grade-TX)
  • English IV (12th Grade-TX)
  • Advanced Placement English Language
  • Advanced Placement English Literature
  • College Transition
  • Dual Credit English 1301
  • Dual Credit English 1302
  • Dual Credit English 2322
  • Dual Credit English 2323
  • Dual Credit English 2332
  • Dual Credit English 2333
  • English 11 (VA)
  • English 12 (VA)

Service

Bethel High School, Hampton, VA (August 2018-Present)

  • Media, Art, & Design (M.A.D) Academy: (January 2019-Present)
    • Media, Art, & Design (M.A.D) Academy Team Leader (August 2019-Present)
    • New Teacher Mentor Lead (October 2021-Present)
  • Academy League: (January 2019-Present)
    • Academy League Instructor (January 2019-Present)
    • Curriculum Writer for Summer Institute (March 2019)
    • Curriculum Writer for Academy League-Winter PBL (December 2019)
    • Summer Institute Collaboration with NASA and National Institute of Aerospace (2019)

Clint Early College Academy, Clint, TX (July 2015-July 2018)

  • Interview Committee [for Advanced Reading Instructor] (July 2015)
  • Book Club Sponsor (August 2015 – May 2016)
  • English II Grade Level Team Leader (August 2015 – July 2018)
  • Gifted & Talented Coordinator (August 2015 – July 2018)
  • Gifted & Talented Representative at the District Site-Based Decision-Making Committee (August 2015 – August 2017)
  • Interview Committee [for English Instructor] (June 2016)
  • Interview Committee [for Counselor] (May 2018)
  • AVID Site Team Member (August 2017 – July 2018)

El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX (August 2009 – July 2018)

  • Online/Dual Credit English Committee [Valle Verde] (August 2017 – July 2018)

Mountain View High School, El Paso, TX (August 2006 – July 2015)

  • Sophomore Class Sponsor (2006-2007)
  • Junior Class Sponsor (2007-2008)
  • National Honor Society Faculty Council (2006-2008),
  • English Department Head (2007-2008)
  • MVHS Think Tank (2007-2008)
  • Saturday School Instructor (2008-2010)
  • Dual Credit Facilitator (2008-2009)
  • Clint ISD Textbook Advisory Committee (2009-2010),
  • College Readiness PLC Leader (2010)
  • AP English Vertical Alignment Team Leader (2011-2012)
  • University Interscholastic League (UIL) Literary Criticism Coach (2015)

Santa Teresa High School, Santa Teresa, NM

  • Literary Magazine Sponsor (2003-2006)
  • Book Talks (2003-2006)

Professional Association Memberships

  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development