Profession: ESL Teacher, Olsa International, Medellin, Colombia
Education, English Language Instruction
• Assist in preparing interactive lesson plans focused on developing a communicative classroom environment.
• Demonstrate ability to manage the classroom in order to ensure equitable participation from all students.
• Clarify English grammar points.
ESL Teacher, EF Education First, Remote work
Education, English Language Instruction
• Delivered group and private lessons online to adult learners worldwide.
• Assessed their goals and needs in order to provide customized instruction.
• Provided students with detailed after class reports to help guide their learning.
Therapeutic Mentor/Mental Health Case Manager, Family Preservation Services, Asheville, NC
Mental Health
• Completed all assessments required for initial and continuing authorizations for mental health services and submitted necessary documentation to ensure continuity of care.
• Led child and family team meetings to assess child and family needs.
Therapeutic Mentor, RHA Behavioral Health, Asheville, NC
Mental Health
• Provided psychoeducation to adult clients, collaborating with them to identify specific challenges they were having, and developing coping strategies to address them.
• Helped link clients to community resources that could aid with various needs.
Therapeutic Mentor, CNC Access, Asheville, NC
Mental Health
• Delivered one on one services to clients in a school setting, providing redirection and positive feedback in an effort to keep them on task.
• Processed stressful and anxiety producing events with them, to identify effective coping strategies.
Interests: Prior to teaching, I worked for many years in real estate and also in the mental health field. I can help with specialized vocabulary and knowledge about these fields as well.
Education: Bridge Education Group
English Language Instruction, Education
120-hour TEFL/TESOL Certificate
• 60 hours of Core Curriculum
• 40 hours of Grammar
• 20 hours of Business English and Teaching Young Learners
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Government
Bachelor of Arts in political science
Spoken Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Basic)
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