Professional Experience

Principal Intern, SDP's Pathway to Leadership - 8/2024-6/2025

Supported a wide variety of academic, cultural, and community building initiatives at Southwark School and Penn Alexander, while completing coursework and internship hours.

Dual Language Kindergarten Teacher, Southwark School - 9/2019-Present

Created an equitable and rigorous learning environment, fostering community across diverse linguistic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Curriculum Writer, School District of Philadelphia - 8/2019-12/2022 

Wrote original Spanish Language Arts curriculum and designed a user-friendly website for teachers to access the scope and sequence, as well as unit and lesson plans.

Multilingual Programs Intern, American Reading Company - 6/2019-8/2019 

Trained in bilingual curriculum and classroom library design, Spanish text leveling, and the trans-creation of books from English into Spanish.

Dual Language Program Coordinator, Elkin Elementary - 9/2017-5/2019

Provided instructional and cultural leadership by recruiting and supporting DL teachers, designing PD, promoting the program, and planning cultural and community events. 

Award Recipient, “Dual Language Teacher of the Year,” PAHSA - 5/2017

Recognized for distinguished teaching and leadership in advancing educational equity for multilingual students by Pennsylvania Association of Hispanic School Administrators.

Dual Language Kindergarten Teacher, Elkin Elementary - 9/2016-5/2019

Provided a safe, caring, and high-achieving bilingual learning environment for multilingual students, many of whom faced trauma and socioeconomic challenges.

Workshop Leader, Mighty Writers “El Futuro” - 2/2017-5/2020

Designed and led bilingual workshops that fostered cultural identity and addressed social issues affecting immigrant students through storytelling, puppet-making, comics, and murals.

Spanish Immersion Kindergarten Teacher, Hostos School - 9/2013-5/2016

Worked to raise the status of the Spanish language and improve the Spanish proficiency of  heritage speakers, while holding students to high academic and behavioral expectations.

Philadelphia Teaching Fellows Program - 6/2013-8/2013

Admitted to a selective cohort committed to closing gaps and raising student achievement.

Assistant/Enrichment Teacher, Clementine Montessori - 10/2012-7/2013

Guided and supported students during their regular classroom work, while also providing specialized art and Spanish classes, and running after-school art and Spanish clubs.

Bilingual Education Evaluator, Princeton University - 9/2011-5/2012

Administered, scored, and analyzed the bilingual language evaluations of preschoolers in an innovative bilingual program for the Education Research Section of Princeton University.

Visiting Teacher, Bolivian Public Schools - 1/2011-6/2011

Designed and implemented original physics and "self-awareness" lessons at a public high school and middle school in La Paz, Bolivia, using hands-on experiments and creative writing.

ELL Tutor with volunteer programs, Princeton University - 9/2007-6/2010

Tutored, interpreted, and translated legal correspondence for inmates at a correctional facility, tutored inner-city high school students, and taught English to Princeton employees.

Art Teacher, Caregiver and Muralist, Voces Libres Orphanage - 6/2005-6/2009

Provided art classes, literacy support, and holistic care to women and children. Collaboratively designed and painted three large scale murals at locations in La Paz and Huatahata, Bolivia.