Biography
I currently serve as a Lecturer in Spanish at UNC Charlotte and will be the program lead for the University’s Spanish Language and Culture in Costa Rica program in the summer of 2015. I love to travel; I have visited nearly all of North and Central America and plan on visiting all of South America in the coming years.
EDUCATION
- M.A. Spanish – Language, Literature & Culture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2011
- Certificate in Business Spanish, UNC Charlotte, 2010
- B.A. Business Administration and Spanish, Furman University, Greenville, SC, 2003, cum laude
COURSES TAUGHT
- SPAN 1201: Elementary Spanish I (hybrid)
- SPAN 1202: Elementary Spanish II (hybrid)
- SPAN 2200: Spanish for Reading Knowledge
- SPAN 2201: Intermediate Spanish I
- SPAN 3201: Advanced Grammar and Composition
- SPAN 3202: Advanced Conversation and Composition
- SPAN 3220: Spanish for Business and International Trade
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Credit Specialist/Assistant Vice-President, Carolina First Bank, Hendersonville, NC/Greenville, SC, April 2005 – June 2009
- Soccer Coach, Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News, VA, 2003-2004 school year
EXPERIENCE ABROAD
- Summer Abroad 2013, traveled throughout Central America; Highlights include learning to surf in Costa Rica and visiting the ruins of the Ruta Maya in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala
- Semester Abroad, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Summer 2010
- Micro-lending Internship, Viva Nicaragua, Granada, Nicaragua, Summer 2010
- Stove Building Project, Global Vision International, Copán Ruinas, Honduras, May 2008
- Missionary, Sinaloa/Baja California Sur, Mexico, January 1999 – September 2000