Degrees and Certifications

• Master of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.  

• Artium Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Arts) in Classics:  Latin, Ancient Greek and Romance Languages:  Spanish and French from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.  

Fellowships and Honors

• Selected as a Fulbright: Teachers for Global Classroom (TGC) recipient for the 2020-2021 academic year.  Completed a two-week International Field Experience in Finland (Fall 2022) as part of the first cohort of Fulbright Finland TGC fellows.  

• Attended a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) sponsored Summer Institute, Timeless Parallels: Veteran Voices & Classical Literature. The three-week summer seminar focused on the continuity of veteran experiences including homecoming and reintegration into civilian life; the treatment of veterans; trauma; and, the role of society in sharing these burdens.  Sponsored by Valencia College and hosted by The Hill School in Pottstown, PA.  (Summer 2022)

• Selected as a College Board reader to score and grade the Advanced Placement Latin Exam.  Orlando, FL (Summer 2022-23)

• Attended ACTFL Leadership Initiative for Language Learning training to empower individuals to become agents for change, in order to foster a growth mindset focused on effective teaching and learning, and purposeful nurturing of leadership skills, all in the service of learners.  Hosted by the Univ. of Colorado-Boulder in Boulder, CO.  (Summer 2022)

• Attended an NEH-sponsored Summer Institute, Roman Daily Life. The three-week summer seminar examined Roman daily life through the lens of the Satyricon, written by the Roman author, Petronius, and realia found in Pompeii.  Sponsored by Gustavus Adolphus College in Minneapolis, MN.  (Summer 2021)

• Selected to attend a four-day AP with WE service seminar at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA. (Winter 2020) 

• Attended an NEH-sponsored Summer Institute, Frederick Douglass, and Literary Crossroads.  The one-week institute offered language arts educators opportunities to enrich their views of how Douglass’ Narrative resides at the intersections of autobiography, creative arts, and African American literary studies.  Sponsored by Southern Illinois Univ.-Edwardsville in Edwardsville, IL. (Summer 2019)

• Recipient of the Manson A. Stewart Teacher Training Award by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South

• Attended an NEH-sponsored Summer Institute, Houses of Mortals and Gods: Latin Literature in Context.  Selected nationally to attend a five-week intensive Latin workshop beginning with one week at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore and continuing for five weeks throughout Italy. Participants combined reading Latin texts with visits to related sites in Latium and Campania. (Summer 2008)