EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Russian Literature, French)
M.A.T. (Education, French)
M.A. English,
French)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2005 – present Des Moines Area Community College
Professor,
ESL
·
Taught:
Listening and Conversation Skills I and II,
Communicative
Grammar for ESL,
Intro
to Writing Skills,
Advanced
Academic Grammar for ESL
Advances
Academic Writing for ESL
Advanced
Academic Writing online
Advanced Academic Grammar online
· Serve as an International Club Advisor. Organize and administer a variety of field trips and acculturation events
·
Presented papers at In-service CSI and ICLC conference
* Annually attend TESOL conferences (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
June 2004 – present Free-lance
Simultaneous
interpreting at the International Veterinary Biologics Training (May 2005,
Translation
/ Interpreting, tutoring and private lessons: Russian, French, ESL, and
consulting services.
August
1990-May 2004
· Taught Russian and French language courses; a variety of courses on Russian business, literature, history and culture both in Russian and English, as well as Jewish Studies course in English via long distance for ISU, UI, and UNI; Honors Seminars.
·
Organized, budgeted
and directed
seven Study Abroad Programs in
· Served as Russian Club Advisor. Administered a variety of field trips and multi-cultural programs for the students and public. Invited guest speakers and performers, organized students’ concerts. Annually participated in “Faces” festival in Ames.
· Served in the following committees: Curriculum Committee, Convenor for the Russian Studies, Library Liaison, Jewish Studies Committee, Chair, Events and Colloquia Committee, Drake Senate, Joint Committee on Students’ Concerns.
· Presented papers annually at conferences of American and British Associations of Slavic Studies.
· Published a number of articles on Russian literature, have a contract for a book publication.
· Was awarded several grants and a Certificate of Appreciation for teaching contribution made to the Iowa State Honors program.
May 1995 –Dec.1999 Interlink
Founder and President
· Provided and coordinated a number of translating and interpreting services for Council for International Understanding, Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Iowa Export and Import, Jewish Family and Community Services, Compressor Controls Corporation, Legal Language Services in NY, Great Plaines in KS and others.
· Created the curriculum for 16 week course of intensive
Russian for Dowling,