Professional Practice

I am a bilingual English–Spanish educator and curriculum designer with classroom experience across grades 4–11 in English language arts, social studies, and mathematics. My work emphasizes disciplinary literacy, historical and literary inquiry, project-based learning, purposeful scaffolding, and formative assessment to help students become increasingly confident, independent thinkers and writers.

Academic Foundation

My academic background includes a B.A. in Spanish and Political Economy from UC Berkeley and an M.S. in Real Estate Development with an emphasis on post-catastrophe reconstruction from New York University. I am currently pursuing an M.S. in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) at Mercy University. I am trilingual in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with advanced academic study in the literary traditions of all three languages.

Instructional Philosophy

My approach to education is also informed by extensive training in Michelen-starred hospitality, classical Hatha Yoga, and embodied attention. I am developing an approach I call Embodied Literacy, exploring how sustained attention, visualization, metacognition, and bodily awareness can enrich reading and writing instruction.

Current Focus

My professional interests increasingly center on multilingual education, curriculum development, learning design, and the thoughtful integration of artificial intelligence into instruction. I am particularly interested in how technology can support precise feedback, meaningful revision, and the teacher's evolving role as a facilitator of independent learning.