
EDUCATION
2004
M.A.,
Special Education, University of New Mexico
1995 M.F.A.
candidate 1995, Naropa institute, Boulder, Colorado
1992 B.A.,
English, 1992 from SUNY Albany. Albany, New York
Other Education
'97 - '01 NMAEYC
conferences and preschool workshops. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(New Mexico Association for the Education of Young Children)
'98 - '99 UNM,
Albuquerque, NM. Music education training workshops in the
audiation-centered
Jump Right In music curriculum.
Spanish Education
Immersion at ICO,
Instituto
Cultural de Oaxaca (Mexico), Summer 2000.
Spanish 101, Fall 2000, TVI.
Albuquerque,
NM.
Spanish 102, Spring 2002, UNM.
Travels to Spain and Europe,
2001-2002
Teaching (and coaching soccer) in a primarily Spanish-speaking school,
2002-2005.
MUSIC & TEACHING
<>'05-pres. Jefferson Middle School, ABQ, NM. Special Education teacher, grades 6-8.>COMMUNITY SERVICE & FIELD WORK
'97-'98
Peacecraft. ABQ, NM. Volunteer for ATO (Alternative Trade
Organization).
Served as editor of
newsletter.
'96
Rusty's Morningstar Ranch. Cornville, AZ. Live in care-provider for
5 autistic
adults. Meals, meds,
work tasks, hygiene, etc.
'95
Chestor House. Boulder, CO. Live-in care provider for two
adults,
one autistic
and the other
hydrocephalic.
All meds, hygiene, etc.
'94-'96
Carmel. Boulder, CO. RLS (residential living specialist)
for adults with mental
and emotional issues
including
mental retardation, pedophilia, seizure disorder, autism.
Duties
included medication administration, hygiene, daily living management.
'94
Volunteers for Israel. A volunteer program in conjunction
with the IDF (Israeli Defense Force)
'93
Bozeman Free Press Bozeman, MT. Co-founder of
alternative newsweekly.
Reporter, staff
writer,
editor, photography, layout.