Special Education/Expert Profile

Expertise

Character Education - Books, Media and Program Advice and Research Parenting Tips - specializing in elementary age children and adolescents. ESL - strategies, books and curriculum

Experience in the area

Professional experience includes; CWK Network, Inc - Atlanta, GA Director Educational Sales and Marketing Western Regional Director - Education Sales & Marketing Curriculum Development and Research - CONNECT! & Parent Tip Sheets 2001-2004 * developed highly effective character education program utilizing media and classroom curriculum/video programming for grades 3-5 / 6-8 and 9-12 (CONNECT!) * wrote various Parenting Tip Sheets for weekly news topics distributed to local and national news stations (See publications list below for reference) Pearson Education - White Plains, NY Senior Marketing Manager - ESL Division 2000-2001 Scholastic Inc., - International School Division- New York, NY (Switzerland) European Sales Manager (Textbook and Trade) 1999-2000 Pearson Education - UK /(Simon & Schuster - International School Division - Needham Heights, MA) Sales Manager - Eastern Europe, Scandanavia & The Netherlands 1997-1999

Organizations

Delta Gamma Women's Fraternity - Wilfrid Laurier University (Zeta Omicron Chapter - 1991) Collegiate Adviser - Eta Beta Chapter - Delta Gamma (University of Hartford), 2008 Hartford/New Haven Delta Gamma Alumnae Chapter - Member / 2008

Publications

CWK Network, Inc. (Parenting Tips) Prescription Drug Abuse, February 18, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/112_feb18/abuse.html Protesting is Healthy, February 18, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/112_feb18/protest.html Dyscalculia, February 26, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/113_feb26/dys.html Grade Inflation, February 26, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/113_feb26/grade.html Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug? , February 26, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/113_feb26/pot.html Do Terror Alerts Frighten Kids? , March 5, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/114_mar05/alert.html Preparing for Code Red, March 5, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/114_mar05/code.html Teachers Who Bully, March 5, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/114_mar05/bully.html Downloading Copyrighted Music, March 12, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/115_mar12/music.html Low Math Expectations for Girls, March 12, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/115_mar12/math.html Public vs. Private Schools, March 12, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/115_mar12/school.html Anger Management in Schools, March 26, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/117_mar26/school.html After-School Programs, March 19, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/116_mar19/after.html Girls and Drugs, March 19, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/116_mar19/drugs.html Teens and War, March 26, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/117_mar26/war.html Families Disagree about War, March 26, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/117_mar26/disagree.html Senioritis, April 9, 2003 URL: http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2003/119_apr09/senioritis.html

Education/Credentials

M.Ed./P.G.C.E. - University of Sussex - UK / 1996 CTEFL - RSA/Cambridge University - British Council - Muscat, Oman / 1995 Honors BA - Sociology & History - Wilfrid Laurier University / Waterloo, ON, Canada / 1990