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I am returning to education after a long career in another field.

People climbing books

     I spent over 20 years in the field of Television -Film - Broadcast management. I was a logistics and operations specialist for news, entertainment and sports programs. I coordinated satellite feeds, locations and crews, and was responsible for content in educational programs. It was a fast-paced and interesting field.

     Events in the fall of 2001 changed my focus. 

Illustration: Graduation Day

    I was in a position to change the direction in which to move my life. A long-ago stint teaching English to diplomats and students, and my lifelong desire to continue my graduate studies in applied linguistics, prompted me to enter my currrent graduate program at the George Washington University.

     When I am finished, I will have earned a Master's degree in Education with licensure in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESOL) for grades K-12. I will be licensed to teach in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

 

Teacher w/pre-school students
     I have found that working with children who need help communicating in English fulfills my desire to make a difference. The smiles on their faces when they see that I can help them tell me that I was right to take this path.

     I hope to continue my graduate studies in linguistics, to make a contribution to that field. 

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One of my ESOL classes.

GRADUATE EDUCATION:
 
Teachers 2000 Fellow in Masters Program in Education at George Washington University
 
Teaching internships at the following Montgomery County, Maryland public schools:
 
Rockville High School
Oakland Terrace Elementary School
Takoma Park Elementary School
Farmland Elementary School
 
Graduate credits in applied linguistics:
 
Georgetown University
University of Michigan
 
Maryland State and
District of Columbia licensure
expected May 2004
 
 
M.Ed. degree
expected August 2004
 
 
B.A. in French
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
 1976

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1978-2001:
 
Television production and broadcast management at:
 
National Geographic Television
Fox News
ABC News
Reuters News Service
Public Broadcasting Service
 
Film and Video location management for many events, including:
 
Feature Film "Contact" (Warner Brothers)
Atlanta Olympics (Atlantic Olympic Broadcasting)
President Bill Clinton Inauguration #1 (Quincy Jones Productions)
President Bill Clinton Inauguration #2 (Fox News)
World Cup Soccer (EBU Sports International)
Bush-Gorbachev Summit meeting (ABC News)