Professional/Qualifications & Experience:

• 4 years as Elementary Assistant Principal at the American International School of Guangzhou

• 8  years as Elementary homeroom teacher at American International School, Vienna, Austria

• 4 years as Elementary homeroom teacher at Island Pacific Academy, Kapolei, Hawaiii, USA

• Masters in Education, Learning & Teaching Program - 2007, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Mass., USA

• B.A. in International Environmental Studies, minor in Geology & Spanish - 2003, Colby College, Waterville, Maine, USA

• K-6 Teacher Certification, New Jersey, USA / K-12 Administrators Certificate, Michigan, USA

FUN FACTS:

When not in school, I have many passions and hobbies, including:

• Rock climbing, trekking, camping and the mountains

• Sailing, surfing, scuba diving, fly fishing and the ocean

• Cooking and sampling new cuisines

• Reading fiction and literature classics

• Learning about history - visiting ruins, reading about ancient civilizations

• Music - listening to all types of music, and playing guitar, ukulele, and occasionally bass

I am thrilled to join the ACS community and help the school learn and grow. Bolivia is a dream destination and our whole family is overjoyed to be moving to La Paz. I do speak some Spanish and am very excited to be “reawakening” this language, which has been relatively dormant in my mind for almost 20 years.