About

Welcome to my site! I am an international educator originally from the United States (personal pronouns: she/her/hers). I most recently worked at Hanoi International School in Hanoi, Vietnam, where I taught MYP Theatre and founded the DP Theatre programme, and served as Head of Arts. During my first two years at HIS, I also taught MYP English Language Acquisition. Previously I taught at Chadwick International in Songdo, South Korea, where I designed, launched, and implemented the primary school PYP drama program for two years, expanding from three grade levels to all seven years in the elementary school. I later served as the Theatre Operations & Production Manager, then returned to the classroom teaching MYP Drama and Individuals & Societies. I am a caring and driven educator who is passionate about helping young people find their voice.

Holding a B.A. in Psychology & Education and Religion from Mount Holyoke College, early childhood and special needs teacher licensure in the state of Massachusetts, an M.A. in TESOL with a concentration in Digital Technologies for Teaching and Learning from the University of San Francisco, and an M.A. in Theatre Education from the University of Northern Colorado, my experience includes elementary education both domestically and abroad, ESOL and SEI instruction, drama education at primary and secondary levels, stage and production management, technical direction, and lighting, sound, multimedia, and properties design. I am an experienced and certified teacher of PYP Homeroom, PYP Drama, MYP Theatre, and DP Theatre.

In my collegiate and professional life, I have served as producer, director, stage manager, or technical director for over twenty productions. Favourite credits include directing The Importance of Being Earnest at The Harker School in 2007 and again at Mount Holyoke College in 2012; directing The Vagina Monologues at Mount Holyoke College in 2010 and 2011; stage managing Chadwick International's annual musicals Mulan (Mar. 2015), High School Musical (Feb. 2016), Peter Pan (Nov. 2016), and Little Shop of Horrors (Nov. 2018); directing Chadwick International's first ever upper school plays, Lend Me A Tenor (May 2017) and The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (Feb. 2018); and directing Hanoi International School's first ever secondary productions of The Addams Family (Mar. 2020) and A Holiday Carol (Dec. 2022).